Manufacturers of Z-scale Products

These manufacturers are known to specifically produce Z-scale products, or products that can be used with Z-scale. Contact the specific manufacturer, or see Where to Buy for information on obtaining these products. Feel free to write me if you have any additions or corrections to this page.

Company	Contact Info	Description	Notes
1zu220-Modelle		Trackside details, tunnel portals, horse-drawn carts	Made in Germany available through Ztrack Center
3RWorks	Kurt Lück Gutenbergstraße 5A D-88677 Markdorf, GERMANY ThreeRWorks@aol.com	modern American tank cars	Made in Germany
Alan Curtis Models		5-unit spine car kit	Apparently defunct; spine cars now sold by E & D Models
American Z Lines	c/o ZTrack Magazine Ltd. 6142 Northcliff Blvd Dublin, OH, 43016, USA 614-764-1703	Brass & injection-molded American locomotives, rolling stock, trucks, & couplers	Made in Korea & China Formerly Rogue Lines / Rogue Locomotive Works My review Parts & couplers available through Ztrack Center
AMI Instant Roadbed		synthetic rubber roadbed
Animek	animek@videotron.ca	laser-cut wood structures	Made in Canada includes Dorothy's farmhouse from the Wizard of Oz
Arrowhead Scale Models	P.O.Box 53, Randsburg, CA 93554	cast buildings and vehicles	Made in USA Now marketed as Randy Brown
Artitec		cast ships and buildings
Aztec		track cleaning car	Made in USA
Bahls Modelleisenbahnen	Michael Bahls Modelleisenbahnen Wiesenstraße 2 32825 Blomberg, Germany 0173/9609067 hae1872@yahoo.de	locomotives and accessories	old site My review
BAZ Models		laser-etched wood structure kits	Made in USA available through Ztrack Center
Bernd Bauer		lighted RR crossing signs, signals	Made in Germany available through Ztrack Center
BL Products	P.O.Box 1311 Jacksonville, OR 97530, USA	telephone poles, car loads
Blair Line	P.O.Box 1136 Carthage, MO 64836, USA	laser-cut structures and billboards	unique shotgun house
BLMA		etched metal trackside accessories
Brawa	73625 Remshalden, Germany P.O. box 1274, Uferstraße 26-28 +49 (0) 7151-979350, fax +49 (0) 7151-74662	street lamps (old and modern), signals, clocks
Busch		signals, lights, trees
Chicago Railcar		plastic rolling stock	now defunct
Craft-S	info@craft-s.com	electronic accessoires, movie train	Made in Japan powered BR98 Glas Kasten not yet released
D. Beier Modellbahntechnik		trackside details, signals, outdoor furniture, props	appears to be defunct
Dave's Scratch Built Bridges	David Stockwell 15750 Arroyo Drive #178 Moorpark, CA 93021 805-529-5399 dstockwell169@roadrunner.com	elaborate wooden truss bridges	Made in USA
Digirail		electronics
Digitrax	2443 Transmitter Rd Panama City, FL, 32404-3157 850-872-9890, fax 850 872 9557	DCC decoders	line includes drop-in decoders for MTL GP35/GP9
Dmented	dimitri@dmented.com 347-538-5955 USA	vehicles	Made in USA
Downtown Deco		3-story brownstone (their only z-scale product) is now being made by Nansen Street Models
Duha		freight loads
E & D Models, LLC	4010 Brighton Lane, Canton, MI 48188 (734) 446-6824, fax (734) 446-6878 info@edmodels.com	hoppers, 5-unit spine car, 89ft flat cars	spine cars formerly produced by Alan Curtis Models
Eichhorn Modellbau	Werner Eichhorn Siemensstrasse 6 D - 82110 Germering 0049 (0) 89 / 84 67 54 werner.eichhorn@eipo-modelle.de	loads, accessories
Ellmar		British Rail Class #47 "lady diana" locomotive	now defunct
eXact Modellbau	Ronald Schulz Am Fuchsberg 56 18209 Bad Doberan (M/V), Germany schulz@exact-messebau.de	custom European locomotives	Made in Germany
Faller		structures	Z220 review
Fast Tracks	Quadica Developments Inc. 47 6th Concession Rd. Brantford, Ontario N3T 5L7, Canada 888-252-3895, 519-449-2399 fax, service@fast-tracks.net	NMRA-compliant hand-laid track assembly fixtures (including turnouts)	Made in USA
Father Nature	P.O.Box 161 Hershey, PA 17033, USA	34' wooden reefers, car loads, trackside details	available from Micron Art
Fox Valley Models	P.O.Box 1970, Des Plaines, IL 60018 info@foxvalleymodels.com	metal wheelsets, laser-cut wood structures & details, tinted windows
Freudenreich Feinwerktechnik (FR)	Schwarzer Weg 1 b D-18190 Sanitz/Meckl, Germany +49-38209-49160 (fax +49-38209-49161)	brass locomotives & rolling stock, signals, kits	Made in Germany My review Action-Z review Z220 review 1 Z220 review 2
Full Throttle	128 Burma Island Rd. Lessburg, FL 34788	spectacular cylindrical hopper, 2-bay hoppers, custom PennZee & FR hopper releases, trucks & couplers	Made in USA Uncle Will's eBay Store
GCLaser Innovations	PO Box 621 Genoa City, WI 53128 815-354-6627 (fax 262-279-6627)	laser-cut wood structures, details
GZL-Modelle	Peter-Pfenninger-Str. 35d/14 A-5020 Salzburg 0043-(0)699-10196660, webmaster@go123.net	Transfer Caboose
Halwa Feinmodellbau	Postfach 710147 70607 Stuttfart, Germany +0711-441-416923	turnouts, trackside structures	Z220 review 2
Hannes Fischer		vehicles	bought out by Noch in the 1980s
Hay Bros Garage	Gilbert, Arizona, USA	cast loads for pennzee, Marklin, and Micro-Trains gondolas and hoppers	Made in USA available direct, and from Zscale Monster Trains
Heaven Prize Hall	Tenshodo	Japanese locomotives	a new D51 Mikado available for pre-order from Hobby Search
Heckl Kleinserien	Weserstr. 15 44807 Bochum, Germany +49-234-503096 (fax +49-234-504096)	locomotives and rolling stock	Made in Germany Action-Z review
Heico	Steinschrotweg 7 96450 Coburg, Germany +09563/5036-0 (fax +09563/307124)	brass trackside structures, freight loads	recent catalog at LokShop
HEM (Historische Eisenbahn Modelle)		retooled Marklin rolling stock
Hightech Modellbahnen		constant lighting drop-in replacements for Marklin locomotives and rolling stock	Made in Germany available through Ztrack Center
HobbyCraftsNMore		American-style bumping posts
Homabed		foam roadbed (alternative to cork)	They make Z-scale roadbed, but it's not on their website
Gerard Huet	huet.gerard@orange.fr	powered North American switcher locomotives
Hugwa & wiygN		etched brass scenery & accessories
Jorger		Close couplers, track cleaning accessories	The Marklin 86501 uses Jorger cleaning pads
In Service Miniatures	P.O.Box 510 Lakewood, CA 90714-0510, USA	vehicles	Now defunct (more info)
Ingrid Lindig		vehicles
Itty Bitty Lines	5452 Cascade Dr., West Bend, WI 53095 262-675-6220	cork roadbed
JTT Microscale	8251 Westminster Blvd. Ste. 100 Westminster CA 92683 1-866-JTT-4488	trees
Kibri	Postfach 1540 71005 Böblingen, Germany +07-031-25078 (fax +07-031-226789)	structures	Z220 review 1 Z220 review 2
KingMill Enterprises	PO Box 63 Charlottesville, Va. 22902 434.962.2514 chris@kingmill.com	laser-cut wood structures	Made in USA
KPF Zeller		roller bench test stands	Made in Germany available through Ztrack Center
Krüger	Finkenstrasse 10 35232 Dautphetal, Germany +49-6466-80104 (fax +49-6466-80104) krueger.modellbau@gmx.de	locomotives, rolling stock, structures	Made in Germany Old Catalog Newer Catalog Action-Z review
KTD/HHB	Postfach 2364 D- 41554 Büttgen, Germany +49-2131-516310 (fax +49-2131-958303)	container cab cars
Kurts Bahngesellschaft		moden tank cars, hoppers
Kuswa Modellbau	In der Gartenstr. 12, 34513 Waldeck (05623) 97 37 37, fax (05623) 97 37 36	etched signs, railroad labels, accessories	Made in Germany
LayoutsNBridges		custom bridges	Made in USA
Limized	Weissmoorwg 7, 26188 Edewecht, Germany	hand-painted vehicles (originally made by MZZ and Saller)
Linie8		powered brass streetcars	Made in Germany available at Aspen Model
Live Miniaturen		vehicles	available at Z und Meer
Luetke Modellbahn	Zugspitzstrasse 8 82140 Olching, Germany +49-8142-18384 (fax +49-8142-40727)	commercial buildings, trackside structures, bridges, and furniture (!)	Made in Germany available through Ztrack Center
MakeMyModel	3772 Watercrest Dr. Longwood, FL 32779 407-616-3772	made-to-order, customizable structures & vehicles, manufactured by 3D printer	Made in USA apparently defunct
Mark 4 Design		high cube waffle side boxcar kit	Made in New Zealand
Märklin, Inc.		everything!	Made in Germany and China German website has more information & photos For a comprehensive photo catalog, see zscale.de
Marks		vehicles
Marsilius-Line	Industriestr.18, 47803 Krefeld, Germany 02151-363430 (fax 02151-761247)	85ft Passenger Cars, smooth side, ACF & Pullman	available through Ztrack Center
MCZ Models		containers	containers compat. w/ Marklin & Freudenreich cars
Mekelburg		structures, vehicles
Merten		figures (people, animals, etc.)	Made in Germany
Micro Structures	Miller Engineering LLC PO Box 282 New Canaan, CT 06840-0282, USA 203-595-0619 (fax 203-322-6116)	brass structures (incl. Victorian houses), lighting kits	Made in USA
MicroMo		US distributor for Faulhaber coreless motors	Made in Switzerland The 8mm and 10mm motors are used by Freudenreich, Railex, and others
Micron Art	8400 Washita Drive Austin, TX 78749-3908, USA 512-292-7065 (fax 512-291-0704)	brass structures, 'Model T' automobiles	Made in USA
Micro-Trains	351 Rogue River Parkway P.O. Box 1200 Talent, OR 97540-1200, USA 541-535-1755 (fax 541-5355-1932)	locomotives, rolling stock, Magne-Matic couplers, track, structures	Made in USA Unofficial MT Release Report
Mikkelsen International		custom paint jobs and shells for Marklin locomotives and rolling stock
Minitrix		N-scale locomotive wheel cleaner	subsidiary of Marklin
Mo-Miniatur Online		Tractors and work vehicles
Monroe Models	P.O. Box 1120, Cokato, MN 55321 320-286-2854 monroemodels@embarqmail.com	bridges, structures, custom models	Made in USA
Mountaineer Precision Products	6166 Ridgewood Court Florence, KY 41042, USA 859-283-5186	laser-cut wood structures	Made in USA
MZZ	Hohenstoffelstr. 19 CH-8207 Schaffhausen, Switzerland	vehicles	partial catalog
Nansen Street Models	P.O. Box 98 Carlisle, PA 17013, USA 717-448-1804 jsbart@comcast.net	cast-structures
Nelson Gray	900 E Brighton Ave. Syracuse, NY 13205	first z-scale North American rolling stock and locomotives	bought out by Micro-Trains in the early 1980s
Nigel Lawton	Nigel@NigelLawton009.com	6V, 6mm replacement motors and adapters for Marklin locomotive refits	instructions and videos Alternatives to 5-pole motors
Ngineering	20024 NE Bridlewood Road Battle Ground, WA 98604 USA 360-687-6224	LED lighting products and photo-etched details
Noch		scenery, vehicles, pre-formed layouts	Z220 review
The Other Lionel		handmade, one-of-a-kind structures and dioramas	Made in USA Often for sale on eBay
Otto's Fibelverlag		powered railcars
Paper Creek Model Works	P.O. Box 6863 Frazier Park, CA 93222-6863 USA 661-242-2421	lazer-cut paper structures
Passmann Modellbahnzubehör	Oliver Paßmann, Am Rotbusch33 D-59872 Meschede-Freienohl, Germany +49 (0) 2903 97 25 01, info@passmann.com	lighting for passenger cars, DCC accessories
Paw of a Bear	Michael Duggan 1180 Fox Ridge Drive, Earlysville, VA 22936 434-227-9628, mthduggan@gmail.com	laser-cut wood structures	ZTrains.com press release
Peco	Peco, Beer, Nr. Seaton Devon EX12 3NA, England +44 (0)1297 20580 (fax +44 (0)1297 20229)	flex track, foam roadbed	no mention of Z on their website; check catalogue
Pennzee	1333 Crums Mill Road Harrisburg, PA 17112, USA	American rolling stock, Loewy K4 locomotives, heavyweight passenger cars, cardstock structures	Made in USA My review Production taken over by William Dean Wright (Uncle Will's Full Throttle)
Petau Modellbau		street signs, etched track and turnouts
Portland Railcar		brass rolling stock	now defunct
Preiser		figures
PRMLoco	Crown Model	Japanese locomotives, train sets, & accessories	G.A. Hamilton's review
Pro-Z	Tokyo Marui	Japanese locomotives, train sets, & pre-made modules	available through Ztrack Center G.A. Hamilton's review
Railex Modellbahnen	Danneckerstr. 7 D-70182 Stuttgart, Germany fax: ++49-711-2 23 82 82	locomotives and rolling stock - rare!	Made in Germany My review Action-Z review
Randy Brown Models	P.O.Box 53, Randsburg, CA 93554	cast buildings and vehicles	Made in USA Previously marketed as Arrowhead Scale Models
RealZJ		Japanese locomotives, train sets, & accessories	formerly Akia, Plus Up G.A. Hamilton's review
Republic Locomotive Works		1926 Mack logging truck, concrete turntable	mostly makes NN3 stuff
Robert Ray		laser-cut wood kits: 24' NP and 30' NYC cabooses, centerbeam cars, buildings	Made in USA available at Feather River Trains and Zscale Monster Trains
Rodney's Railroad Tools	2615 Morocco Road Ida, MI 48140	Track-laying tools and jigs	Made in USA
Rogue Locomotive Works	See American Z Lines, above.		Made in USA My article Z220 review
Rolfs Laedchen / Rolf's Brass		trackside details, structures, biycles, yard & park accessories	Made in Germany available through Ztrack Center
RSlaserKits	5145 Gaffin Rd. SE., Salem,OR 97301 503-371-4290 sales@rslaserkits.com	laser-cut wood structures, accessories	Made in USA
Saller		tractors, construction equipment
Scale Train	Alain Pelletier 15 21E Avenue Edmundston NB E3V 2B8, Canada fax 506-739-0757	trackside details
Schiffer Design	Weyerstraße 4 D-50170 Kerpen (02273) 95 92-0 / fax (02273) 95 92 32 Mail@Schiffer-Design.de	trackside details
Schmidt Modelleisenbahn	Klagesweg 6 31787 Hameln, Germany +49-5151-98760 (fax +49-5151-67541)	locomotives, ghost wagons, rolling stock, accessories	Made in Germany Production ceased; contact Michael Bahls Action-Z review
Scholz		streetcars
Shawnee Railroad Co.		custom-painted MTL boxcars
Shire Scenes		scenery accessories	pictures at Scale Link
Small Scale Logistics	6990 Vance Road Kernersville, NC 27284 info@smallscalelogistics.com	accessories
Smokey Mountain Miniatures		freight car loads
SMZ Sondermodelle Z	smz@gmx.at	custom paint jobs and shells for Marklin locomotives and rolling stock
Stammtisch Untereschbach		accessories
Stevens International		street lights
StoneBridgeDesigns		laser-cut wood structures, accessories
Swiss Z Lines	c/o ZTrack Magazine Ltd. 6142 Northcliff Blvd Dublin, OH, 43016, USA 614-764-1703	Swiss locomotives and rolling stock	Made in Korea & China Swiss leg of American Z Lines
System Jörger		details & accessories	Designer of the Marklin 86501 track cleaning car
Tammy Oram	t.oram1@hotmail.com	hand-made structures	Made in USA available from tincoco1 (eBay)
TeeterTotterTreeStuff	100 Lily Court Allen TX 75002 glen@teetertottertreestuff.com	WheelWipers for MTL locomotives, model railroad tables	Details in Improving Locomotive Power Pickup
Terr@netz		Japanese passenger trains	G.A. Hamilton's review
Thonfeld	Tueckinger Hoehe 28 58135 Hagen, Germany +49-02331-44518	locomotives and rolling stock	Action-Z review
TimeCast	GDS Building, Lancaster Road Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3NF, England 01743 465676 sales@timecastmodels.co.uk	historic cast structures
Train Control Systems (TCS)		DCC decoders	Made in USA line includes two different drop-in decoders for MTL GP35/GP9
TrainCat		Photo-etched brass structures, bridges, accessories	Made in USA
Uncle Will's Full Throttle		See "Full Throttle"
Velmo		drop-in DCC decoders for Marklin Z
Victoria Car Foundry		TTX flat cars
Viessmann		detailed signals and lights	Made in Germany
Vollmer		plastic structures	Z220 review
Westmodel	Kannenhoferweg 68a 41066 Mönchengladbach, Germany +49-2161-663583	locomotives and rolling stock	Made in Germany Action-Z review
William Dean Wright (WDW)		See "Full Throttle"
Woodland Scenics		scenery
Wright Turnouts	Peter Wright Boston, England	hand-laid, live frog, Marklin-compatible turnouts	Made in England See my turnout article
z-modellbau	Dr. Andreas Scheibe Zschopauer Str. 198 i, 09126 Chemnitz tel/fax +49-371-561 33 77 service@z-modellbau.de	tiny powered locomotives (incl. the first powered Köf II!)	available through Ztrack Center
Z Train Things		tunnel portals, piers, abutments
Zclub (GB)		accessories
The Zelatory	9116 N Oswego Ave., Portland, OR 97203 thezelatory@gmail.com	bolt-in center sills for Marklin rolling stock, allowing easy conversion to Micro-Trains trucks	see Coping with Couplers
Zthek	olaj@verizon.net	trees (excellent), landscaping scenes, switching locomotives, vehicles, display cases, electronic accessories	Made in USA available through Ztrack Center, Micron Art and occasionally on eBay ZThek store closed "temporarily" as of June 2009
Ztrack Intermodal	c/o ZTrack Magazine Ltd. 6142 Northcliff Blvd Dublin, OH, 43016, USA 614-764-1703	brass shipping containers, TTX container cars	available through Ztrack Center

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