N Scale Marine Railings and Stairways Available

[pnolan48]

N Scale Ships now offers the railings and stairways used on our ships.

A section of railing is 12.75" (325 mm or a scale 166.67') long and a scale 42" high (7 mm or 0.276"). It has three railings plus an anchor rail, and stanchions are spaced at a nautical standard 6 scale feet. It is photo etched from 0.10" brass, and is sturdy to withstand handling and dings.  A section is priced at US $5.00; minimum order is 5 sections. Shipping is additional.

The stairways are photo etched 0.07" brass, and are designed to used for rises between floors of a scale seven to twelve feet, or eleven to fifteen risers. They are a scale 18 inches wide, and have a rise-to-run dimension of 7.5" x 8". They can also be easily used for much longer runs, such as accommodation ladders or straight runs of up to 72 risers or 48 scale feet in rise. The handrails are three-high, with two stanchions for every 12-15 steps. A section (5.2" or about five stairways) is priced at $8.00; minimum order is 3 sections. Shipping is additional.

You can see what they look like in this shot of the N Scale Mobil Engineer Tanker now under construction.



Many folks who have seen my ships at shows have asked me to make these available. If I get enough orders, I'll redo the two-rail railings and wider stairways that I've done for other ships. I think these railings and stairways can be used for a lot of purposes other than ships.

All of this is also available in Z scale, but in very limited quantities. My ship building endeavor is eating up miles of railings, so it's first come, first served, until I order again.

[Norway2112]

That's looks great Pete.  It's astonishing how much railing is in one ship.  I built an n scale NORMANDIE model.  It's 77" long but has over 35' of etched brass railings on it and I forget how many sets if stairs.  You weren't exaggerating when you said you consume miles of railing!

Keep up the good work, your ships look great and I commend you for pursuing a sector of the hobby very few go after.

Phillip

[pnolan48]

That's looks great Pete.  It's astonishing how much railing is in one ship.  I built an n scale NORMANDIE model.  It's 77" long but has over 35' of etched brass railings on it and I forget how many sets if stairs.  You weren't exaggerating when you said you consume miles of railing!

Keep up the good work, your ships look great and I commend you for pursuing a sector of the hobby very few go after.

Phillip

Thanks! The miles of railings is why I started having my own made. I needed standard railings and stairways in quantities well above what the LHS or suppliers could provide. They sure aren't fancy, but they are fine for my ships, and on large factories and mills. I'm having some railings and stairways made for specific N and Z scale ships, with height and stanchion spacing taken off of blueprints or photos. The upcoming Edna G. tugboat has two rail railings and wider stairways, with specific irregular stanchions and dips and cuts. Not sure I'll ever recoup the investment there, but it was worth a try!

I'm also having some subassemblies made, such as the pilot houses for the ATSF car barges, with mixed results. I can build them, because I know what was in my mind when I designed them. Can other skilled modelers build them, with good instructions? Can beginning or less-skilled modelers build them? At this stage of the business, I don't want skilled modelers grumbling that something is hard to build, or less-skilled modelers saying that something is impossible to build. So I'm going slow on many fronts.