John, it comes that way in the package. It's well done and convincing, though some will flake off during construction.
Bryan is correct. The barn line we developed with Archistories includes roofs patina'd with real rust. Each roof is different between each other. We also had the boards 'weathered' for texture. The advertising is actually airbrushed on the panel. These aren't your ordinary kits!
Saturday update for my T-Trak-Z module build. I have set a goal to have it completed in the next week. Depending how much time I have in the next few days, it could be sooner. Today was all about base color. Note the abandoned siding. This is going to be a fun feature. Time to let everything dry really well overnight. Then it is on to soil and ballast!
Always been a fan of abandoned lines. Honestly it’s one of the more common features you see. I think it just adds to the touch of realism.
Sunday update... today was about the details. Inspired by the fields around Ohio right now, I decided to add yellow flowers mixed in with the spring green. A few of NOCH's new rapid-pro type pre-colored deers were added to the scene. The two spurs feature a Evans track stop (modified Rokuhan stop) and a wood tie pile from NZT products. While these are no longer available, I had a set looking for a home. Next up, is a the finishing touches. I am waiting on a grain trailer from Shapways. More photos to come as we finish out this section of the T-Trak-Z end cap module.
The home made bumpers always a winner. In fact anymore you almost see more of those because so many sours today once were more so they just got cut and stuck. Real nice!
Finished the basic scenery on my two Western Pacific Keddie yard. Still need to work on the parking lot, some more wiring for turnouts and little details that will make the T Trak Z modules come to life!
We did some wiring on Clyde's WP Keddie modules, and with all the lights operating it looks fantastic. I snapped a shot to share. It's good to have a fellow Z Scaler in town.
Yes, he has RGB fairy lights sandwiched between the skyboard and the backdrop, and can set the colors to match time of day effect.
I used about five different tole paints that you can get at any craft shop. I start with various shades of brown to get the basic color of the mountains, then I use various shades of green to make the trees. At the the top of the mountain make the trees very small. They don’t have to be perfect by any means. Then start making them larger when you get to the base of the sky board. Just don’t make them larger than the furnace evergreen trees you will plant on the layout.
Finished with my Western Pacific Railroad Keddie yard with TWO DEPOTS and twin water tanks. The parking lot is exactly like a photo I have, with the same vehicles and position where they are parked. Wiring was done by Robert Ray. The depots and twin water tanks have lighting on them. A fire barrel was done with shrink tubing and a Evans Design Kit was used for the fire. Last thing done was to make clouds from cotton, and spray the bottom with grey primer, then spray hairspray to keep in shape. Another Evans Design lighting kit was put behind the clouds. Robert made a speaker box for the speaker on his laser cutting machine, then wired everything into place. The lighting and sound really adds to the look of the T-Trak-Z modules! Here is the effect video:
Robert put a mirror as the back drop then everything is visible, I like the plan, have you created a track plan with track pieces for this I can see the possibility of doing it on two modules
Hi Garth, I used Atlas track, and here is the final track plan I used: Here is the modules completed, they will also be in an upcoming Ztrack Magazine article:
