Pardon if this is a stupid question, but was there a problem with the trucks/chassis/shell? I own 5 SD40-2's and have never had a mechanical...
I just noticed the UP "Desert Storm" loco at the bottom - holy cow. This will be amazing in Z. This is going to be an expensive couple of years.
Check out what I just saw in the Micro-News! This is fantastic news! I'll be pre-ordering some SP, ATSF, and GATX....
Awesome! I agree, the detail looks very crisp from the photos I can find.
I noticed that the F7A is being re-released with upgraded shell tooling, and it looks nice! Only question; the sample picture for the WM version...
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Well, first time weathering in Z scale wasnt so bad afterall. Here's the result of the base coat airbrush weathering with Poly Scale paints. I'm...
Well, thank you for the kind words. It still makes me nervous - maybe I just need to quit worrying and fire up the Badger and start spraying.
Thanks! The video was done with a Canon VIXIA HF20 Digital Camcorder in full HD, and then downsized to a web format.
Oh, by the way, I found that woodland scenics HO scale stone and cement culverts work very well for Z scale tunnel portals! I raised them on 1/4...
Funny you should mention that - I've been putting off weathering the rolling stock simply because of the high cost of Z scale trains. I'm pretty...
Thanks! The wheels are made from rod and tube styrene I found in this Evergreen Plastic assortment: [IMG] Its fairly close to the right size....
Corrugated aluminum (cooking foil) applied with quick set epoxy: [IMG]
Z scale Guardrail, carved from styrene and thin stainless sheet: [IMG] [IMG] Coal tipple drawing and first cut pieces: [IMG] Base paint: [IMG]
Although not focused properly, another view: [IMG] [IMG] Ford Taurus: [IMG] [IMG]
Wow, thanks! I didnt expect such a response. There are definitely areas to improve on my layout and things id do differently if I could start it...
Here's a quick video. Shot in poor lighting - gonna have to re-do this in direct sunlight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGKxvSwNAE8
Heres a current birds eye shot. I know a lot isnt very prototypical about this layout's track plan...it was more of a testbed and it's since...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] This is a earlier photo - before a lot of detail was added, but it shows the creek. [IMG] Still have lots of fine tuning to...
Hello everyone! Just wanted to post a few pictures of my little layout-in-progress. Before I moved to my apartment, I had a big HO scale endeavor,...
