'Train set in a briefcase'

[John Ashworth]

Paul Smith Train Set In A Briefcase Allows Model Train Aficionados To Take Their Secret Shame To Work… Secretly

May 6th, 2009 @ 10:10 pm ... C. S. Magor

Model train enthusiasts can be a scary bunch, depending on how [sic] extent to which their fascination strikes them. Having a little train set in a briefcase would make you king of a really nerdy castle, and there are people that are prepared to spend big bucks to achieve just that (which is probably the logic that led to a fashion designer selling a train set).

The Blumenau train set in an aluminum briefcase will cost $1500

This can be found, with photo, here.

And the ignorant and ill-informed stereotypes of model railway enthusiasts ("a scary bunch", "nerdy", "Secret Shame", etc)? Yawn...

[Derek Walker]

Many years ago the Marlklin Mini-club used to have sets small enough that you could pop them in a briefcase, or a pizza box! I recall pics of one that was on a record player. They were beautifully detailed too, and even smaller than N gauge. I dont know if you can still get Mini-club, but back then they cost the equivalent of the GDP of a small country.

[Derek Walker]

As I was saying before the forum timed me out. Mini-club was Z gauge (6.5mm) and it looks like it is still available.
http://www.ministeam.com/acatalog/Marklin_Z_Scale.html