Stupid Question...

Also: I know "standard" Marklin HO (not HAMO) runs on AC, while their Z scale is DC; that type does their Gauge 1 run on?

Mark

When Märklin re-introduced Gauge 1 in 1969 they made these trains for AC running (like their H0 trains). Soon they also made these trains available for DC and later they were switchable. Nowadays all Märklin Gauge 1 trains are DCC.
Märklin Gauge 1 trains cannot run on the smaller radius sometimes used with G, the minimum radius is 60 cm; most larger Märklin locomotives need a radius of 102 cm. Märklin will run on any rail with a gauge of 45 mm, whether it is called G scale or not.
Regards
Fred

There really are not any 'stupid' questions here, just questions.
Gauge 1 track has a spacing of 45mm, which is what so called G scale also runs on, so your answer is yes, whatever the 'scale' of a model, if it is designed to run on 45mm track, then it will!
Fred has beaten me to your other question, which he is better equipped to answer.
Cheers,
David Leech, Canada

longer ago i read something about Maerklin-Maxi having smaller flanges on the wheels than LGB.
it was said, that this caused Maxi wagons to "fall" into the frogs of LGB turnouts.

kormsen said:

it was said, that this caused Maxi wagons to "fall" into the frogs of LGB turnouts.

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True, and also true of other slightly more finescale models. However, they should just 'bump' over the frog without derailing.