{"id":4584,"date":"2026-01-20T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/specials\/the-z-scale-model-railroad-layouts-introduce-themselves\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:16:01","slug":"the-z-scale-model-railroad-layouts-introduce-themselves","status":"publish","type":"specials","link":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/specials\/the-z-scale-model-railroad-layouts-introduce-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"The Z scale model railroad layouts introduce themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;153567&#8243;]<strong>Z-gauge: Small railroad on a grand scale <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During Faszination Modellbahn Mannheim, Z-Freunde International will be presenting several interesting modular layouts and dioramas.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;211431&#8243; el_class=&#8221;hidden&#8221;]You will soon find out here which highlights can be seen at Z-Freunde International![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;459536&#8243;]The Z-gauge participants show the following showpieces on a scale of 1 to 220:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manfred Forst and G\u00fcnter Falkus<br \/>\n<\/strong>City-Run: American city diorama with cars moving as if by magic<br \/>\nLife on the river: Branch line and moving ships<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Bernhard<\/strong><br \/>\n50 years of miniclub facilities, possibly also a new surprise<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingo Sindermann<\/strong><br \/>\nDwarf geriatric facility, especially for the younger generation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erwin Kohout<\/strong><br \/>\nZ dioramas with self-propelled vehicles. As well as probably the last opportunity to experience the replica of the Miniaturwunderland &#8211; even with partially moving trains! &#8211; on a scale of 1:87 in southern Germany before it goes on permanent loan to the original in Hamburg.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Torsten Schubert and Thomas Stobbe<\/strong><br \/>\nDioramas of fairground trucks and cars, small scenes equipped with lots of LEDs, as well as soldering demonstrations of the same. Let yourself be dazzled! <\/p>\n<p><strong>J\u00fcrgen Wagner and Regina Eggers<\/strong><br \/>\nAlmsted-Segeste, a very beautifully and lovingly built layout plus a new suitcase layout<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oliver Kessler with Leonhard<\/strong><br \/>\nself-driving buses and trucks, always with new features<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Kimmich and Christine Specht<\/strong><br \/>\nDisplay case, dioramas and nostalgic Z-modules<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radolfzell Z &#8211; Stammtisch<\/strong><br \/>\nLovingly and with great skill designed &#8220;Brettchen&#8221; picture frames. Whether analog or digital, an inexpensive way for beginners or those returning to the hobby. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Conrad Ziegler and Gotthart Schmitt<br \/>\n<\/strong>Track system for &#8220;long trains&#8221; from M\u00e4rklin[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;140934&#8243;]<strong>Operator:<\/strong> Z-Freunde International with Z-Stammtisch Bayern<br \/>\n<strong>System size: <\/strong>12 x 6 m[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-885612&#8243; medias=&#8221;4394,4396,4398&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; screen_lg=&#8221;1000&#8243; screen_md=&#8221;600&#8243; screen_sm=&#8221;480&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;428023&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;153567&#8243;]Z-gauge: Small railroad on a grand scale During Faszination Modellbahn Mannheim, Z-Freunde International will be presenting several interesting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"class_list":["post-4584","specials","type-specials","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-model-railroad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specials\/4584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specials"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/specials"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4584"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specials\/4584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10225,"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specials\/4584\/revisions\/10225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faszination-modellbahn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}