Monday, August 16, 2010 The Ztrains Store Opens Designed to work with the new Micro-Trains Line through-girder bridge, our new cut stone abutment set has the texture of the stone taken from an actual slate surface for added realism. The large cut stones are scale accurate and aged to show years of facing the elements. Ztrains Store: Cut Stone Abutment Set Included are a pair of Micron Art etched brass access ladders. Price for this set is $12.95. We're very happy to (finally) have this store section of our site open, we'll be adding some of our earlier existing pieces soon. John Cubbin Ztrains: Z Scale (1:220) Model Railroading Information
It costs more than the bridge! Just kidding, it's a hell of the deal for this quality of detail. I need to look for place for both, the bridge and the abutment on my next module.
Thanks Dan, Both for the compliment and the support! I'm happy to say the reaction to these abutments has been very good. I'm also building a small scene using these new abutments for the next Z Scale Basics bridge article: Ztrains: Z Scale Basics: Through-Girder Bridge, Page 3 John Ztrains: Z Scale (1:220) Model Railroading Information
WOW!!! [/url] Ztrains Store: Cut Stone Abutment Set[/center] This is an awesome abutment. My jaw is on the floor!!!!
time to rethink, now where can I put a bridge in ? Hmmmm . . . . Awesome stonework. Hien, you see those ???? Thats why I suggested this kind of bridge on either side of the center bridge. John, taller ones in the future ? .
Thanks guys! If you are interested in taller abutments drop me an email at Ztrains with suggestions and I'll see what I can do! John Ztrains: Z Scale (1:220) Model Railroading Information
John, I had considered this and if I may build one in the near future... John Ztrains: Z Scale (1:220) Model Railroading Information
John, Just wanted to say that I received my abutments, and they are great. Very nice fit and finish. I liked the packaging, too. Dan S.
How about an add-on to make the ones you have taller..is that workable? Just stack them if people want bigger ones..now here's another idea, make some middle ones so you can add the bridges together for one long bridge?
Received mine in Norway and also liked the packaging. And I got my 10 bridges from Loren and a bunch of trees. I must continue building....................:tb-biggrin:
Dear John, Very nice work! These seem to be universal for many parts of the country (and the world for that matter). The other suggestions are valid; a center post for two MT bridges and some kind of universal base to increase the height. Just another wish! Best, Ron
Hi John, I am working on a new layout and your abutments look great. I think I can use your shorter abutments. Can you supply the actual height from the base to where they attach to the bridge? Thanks, John
John, From the base of the abutment to the "shelf" the bridge sits on is 1.45" high. John Ztrains: Z Scale (1:220) Model Railroading Information
I'm actually rolling out an earlier abutment design in 2 varieties later today, Sunday. The design is a poured concrete look with individual forming boards. The variation I have is one seriously cracked and aged version, you can see that here: Ztrains Store The other version will be a clean, newly poured looking abutment. The final molds are now in the pressure pots and I'll have both sets in my store on Sunday afternoon. I made the cracking pretty severe on this set as I really like this look of disrepair but folks can minimize the cracking if they wish by sprinkling on a little hydrocal and running a finger over it to fill and level the cracks, then misting with water to set the hydrocal. Another option is to make the abutments abandoned... no bridge at all, just the abutment in a hillside overgrown and choked a bit with trees and weeds. This is kind of a cool look as it gives a section of a scene a bit of history... an abandoned rail line. John Ztrains: Z Scale (1:220) Model Railroading Information
Good to hear John, thanks! I'll be casting today and everything gets shipped on Tuesday (with the holiday on Monday). John Ztrains: Z Scale (1:220) Model Railroading Information
