Welcome to the Arizona and Southwest Model Railroad Society. We are a friendly Tucson, Arizona based club enjoying N scale model railroading using N-Trak/NRail standards. We are adding TTrak modules (smaller than NTrak to the club. If you have an interest in model railroading, visit us Wednesdays at our Green Valley layout, chat with us…
Membership and FAQ
Join Us! When you are ready to become a member, you can visit one of our Business meetings, which are each month. Membership benefits include use of the club layout in Green Valley, advice from our “experts” and discounts at MicroMark tools supply. The Business Meeting is a time where the club members get together…
Upcoming Meetings, Events and Shows
TUCSON NTRAK BUSINESS MEETING G V Village space 13-2 near the management office Wednesday’s 9 am to 1 pm
Green Valley Village Layout in
February 10 2024 New Space 13-2 near Management office Come on these days, Wednesdays 9-1 in space 13-2 as it may be a while to have a chance to run again Bring the kids of all ages (just please don’t touch). Admission is free. Directions Click here for Google Maps Or if you like written…
Come Join Us
Benefits of membership: Fellowship – OK – Truth is, not everybody loves trains. However, everybody in the club loves trains, and it is nice to be with a group of friendly people that ALSO like trains as much as you do. Many of us enjoy rail fanning in the area along with modelling the trains….
Visit us on Facebook or YouTube to see more!
Go to Tucson NTrak Facebook page We post videos on our YouTube channel including how our modular set up goes together for shows. Go to Tucson NTrak on YouTube New members are welcome, if you are interested in modeling buildings or scenery, detailing trains or just watching them run around the layout, you are welcome….
Structures and Scenery
Les gave us a presentation on building structures (and water). He explained the differnt types of kits and buildings available, how to add lighting including room by room lighting and how to beef up the kits to last a lifetime. Les’ structures can be seen on many of the Green Valley modules IN March, Mike…
Trains! Action Videos from recent club meetings
Shots from space 55 Mike’s detailed Sun Pacific rolls on by. Later Mike showed how to weather boxcars with pastels. More Sun Pac action Four Santa Fe locos delivering oil. Small BNSF oil train pulling through town. Heading home after a long day on the Burlington Route The old 97 from New York Central in…
Track work
A second end loop module. Great details cools you off to look at it. Details by Les . Our yard now has lights to show which way a switch is thrown. Wiring by Roy. One way to test whether a long cars will fit. I believe You can see videos on YouTube as well Above:Exiting…
What is N Scale
From Wiki (thanks!) N scale is a popular model railway scale. Depending upon the manufacturer (or country), the scale ranges from 1:148 to 1:160. In all cases, the gauge (the distance between the rails) is 9 mm or 0.354 in. The term N gauge refers to the track dimensions, but in the UK in particular N gauge…
The Library opens again April 20 I will schedule a meeting for May at that time to vote in a new Treasurer so please attend 