One of the great things about winter (which we're still experiencing on my side of the equator) is that people work a lot on their model railroading endeavors, and sometimes they even take pictures of what they are doing. One of the things I like about Pastoolio's tutorials and such is that even his "working photos" look great: This is JoeS's Z-scale scene. He's been building some of these trucks from kits: Wolfgang Dudler's switcher is working the scrap yard: And here's a great scene from Socalz44's pike:
Mystere's N Scale Steamers TrainBoard Group has been encouraging people to photograph more of their steam models. Here's one of his: And one of COverton's: Don't have much space? Don't despair. This is a T-Trak module. You could pretty much store these on a bookshelf if necessary. Here's river_eagle's: Still too big? If you are restricted to very small dimensions, try taking Joe D'Amato's lead: (For our non-U.S. resident friends, that coin is a quarter dollar and is a little shy of 2.5 cm diameter.)
Okay... here are a few more. I know I usually stick to 6-8, but there are so many people shooting models this week. Here's Sagelake's NKP engine facility: Hutch has been weathering this bridge model. It'll be fun to eventually see it on place on a layout: And OC Engineer JD finishes off the week with this bicentennial (U.S.) scheme loco:
With the addtions I have no problem...all of them are very nice. I especially would like to acknowledge Joe's amazing work and Wolfgang's. My hat is lifted also for you fellas doing the modules. Very meticulous work. :thumbs_up:
I always enjoy the selections. Way to go folks.The Z scale stuff is always amazing and difficult to pick out if it is not labeled as such.
I only knew it was Z because I review a lot of the Z modeling threads because I get a lot of ideas there. There's some amazing stuff going on in that scale!
Thanks for all the good choices this week. I'm assuming you know Socalz44's photo is Z as well? Congrats to all. Cheers, Jim CCRR aka Socalz44 RailImages Member Galleries ยป Socalz44
And I still can't believe it!! Adam, thanks for the kind words, and what superb pictures you chose this week! -Mike
Smallbore et al. Actually once you are into Z Scale and are able to create vast scenic vistas and such, it doesn't seem that small. Everything else seems so large! Of course, Z isn't for everyone. Better for runners, though we have many operators. The following photo is about 5 feet deep. Only try this at home! Cheers, Jim CCRR
Excellent! Love all of it as usual, and especially the Southwest style Z scale block of buildings...SWEET!
Espee SW 1200 The latest project was to modify an Athearn SW7 into a Espee SW1200. The light stacks were assembled using Detail Associates parts and strip styrene. The side handrails were bent from .015 steel wire and the stanchions are Athearn. Other detail parts included numberboards and horn from Detail West. Decals by Microscale and paint by Floquil.
Hey look at that! My first photo of the week selection! Thanks! Socalz44, your work is simply amazing!
Mystere, Thank you for the shout out. I only started this modeling about 10 years ago. I lived on sailboat at the time. My wife gave the ok and Z scale was all that would fit. Now we live on land and I get my own 10'x11' room. I assume you looked at my photos here at TB. I never knew I had any skills. Thanks for noticing. In another world I may have gone to N scale. I love doing scenery and single track mainlines running through it. Z fits the bill. Cheers, Jim CCRR
Hey, I'm the same way with mainline running and scenery. I've definitely considered Z scale many times, but what ultimately holds me back is the price tag and selection. I love those steam engines, and although I see some great ones in Z, the selection still isn't close to N, and the price is way out of my budget.
