First Z Project.

AUSSIE TRAINS Oct 8, 2010

  1. AUSSIE TRAINS

    AUSSIE TRAINS New Member

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    I guys,

    I am new to this forum so please be patient with me.

    I have been collecting bits and pieces of Z and finally decided that I should put them together.

    I have got as far as laying the track how I want it to be and now have to start detailing it.

    Lots of work still to do and will take some time.

    It has taken me 2 months since first cutting the timber.

    Z 1.jpg

    Z 3.jpg

    Z5.jpg

    Z14.jpg

    Regards,

    John.
     
  2. plugsy

    plugsy TrainBoard Member

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    Hi John & welcome to trainboard....

    Progress pics look good, I look forward to seeing the scenery pics.

    Mike..
     
  3. minzemaennchen

    minzemaennchen TrainBoard Member

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    Welcome John,

    good to see another Aussie doing Z
     
  4. SJ Z-man

    SJ Z-man TrainBoard Member

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    Quite well done ! I great start.
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  5. shamoo737

    shamoo737 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Welcome to Trainboard, John. Just by your name, I can tell you are great modeler. :D
     
  6. kevsmith

    kevsmith TrainBoard Member

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    Let me welcome you as well John.
    You will find the lads on this forum really helpful and it is a great way of finding out soonest whats going down and coming out.
    Best of luck with your layout.Keep posting pictures as you progress please.
    KEV
     
  7. Loadmaster

    Loadmaster TrainBoard Member

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    Hi John,

    Great photos, we all started somewhere. Whether you model American, European, or Japanese railroads, just remember to "stay on track". Pun intended...

    Robert
    Left Coast of USA
     
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  8. AUSSIE TRAINS

    AUSSIE TRAINS New Member

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    Hi Guys,

    Just received a pack of 40 trees from Hong Kong.

    Delivered to my door for a miserly Aus$6.

    Just trying them to see how they will look.

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    Well this has given me lots to think about.

    Regards,

    John.
     

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  9. Z_thek

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    It's not bad for the money. I would chop off the "ball" bases, paint the trunks over with a few different shades of thick acrylics, or spread on some wood filler then paint, tone down the green with a touch of olives and browns, then stick them into the plywood base with a lot shorter trunks to show.
     
  10. plugsy

    plugsy TrainBoard Member

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    there not bad for cheapies, you should try making your own, loren is the guru at making Z trees here's his you-tube link:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rf_bejdO8g

    The first few I made didnt look too good but with a bit of practice.....

    Mike..
     
  11. Loren

    Loren TrainBoard Supporter

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    Mike,
    The challenge is still to make good looking, easily made, cheap deciduous trees. That skill still eludes me. I haven't seriously pursued trying to learn a foolproof technique.

    Lately I've viewed David Smith's James River site and I see some nice looking ones there...... The James River Branch Z Scale Model Railroad

    Lack of time I think is the culprit in keeping me from actively researching a better deciduous tree.
     
  12. AUSSIE TRAINS

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    Hi Guys,

    I have added some paint now.

    I am trying to represent the dessert - mountain look of the mid west, can anyone in that area comment please.
     

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  14. AUSSIE TRAINS

    AUSSIE TRAINS New Member

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    Quarter scale Alex.

    It belongs to my eldest son, he has several quarter scale projects on the go at the moment.

    Besides the Mustang he has an FW 190 D, a Focker DV11 and a Spitfire.
     
  15. AUSSIE TRAINS

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    A bit more paint added to the mountains.
     

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  16. AUSSIE TRAINS

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    Hi Guys,

    I have started ballasting, just a trial for now.
     

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  17. plugsy

    plugsy TrainBoard Member

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    good to see your progressing, I see in on of the photos a bunch of rocks, did you make your own ballast?

    Mike..
     
  18. rray

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    Having lived in a high desert for 10 years ( Boise Idaho), I would recommend using as fine and powdery a ground cover as you can get. Everything gets covered in dust so you want to use light colored powdered chalks to dust everything.

    When you ballast, use only the finest ballast you can get for that realistic dusty desert look, and then plant tiny greenery here and there where some weeds and cactus would come up.
     
  19. AUSSIE TRAINS

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    Hi Mike and Robert,

    The material is builders sand, lots of different sized material in it.

    I need to seperate the different sizes by sieving it as Z gauge sand is mighty small.
     
  20. Rowan

    Rowan TrainBoard Member

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    Nice layout you are building mate.

    :)
     

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