Z scale Erie Railroad billboard. David K. Smith did an outstanding job making the artwork from a real photo. David's excellent website: http://whiteriverandnorthern.net/
Z scale
C40 rail with PC board ties every inch. Wood turnout ties are stipwood the rest are laser cut.
Z scale tunout made with code 40 rail and a Fast Tracks jig.
Kitbashed from a N Scale Architect / NSM Z scale Williamstown Coal Kit. Xtra silos were cast from resin, but the rest of the building is make from kit parts. It fits against the backdrop and has no detail out back.
Layout is 8' long with a joint at the center. It is 19" wide. The mainlines just loop back around the backdrop.
Layout is 8' long with a joint at the center. It is 19" wide. The mainlines just loop back around the backdrop
As Robert Ray says, Scratchbuilt track, bridge, caboose, flatcar, and locomotive.
Testing converted Hallmark cars on my sharpest curve.
This photo shows a joint in the center of the layout. The 2 section have been un-bolted and spread about 1/2" just to show.
Z scale track joiners. Left Atlas C55 insulated. Center Atlas C55 metal joiner. Right MT Z joiner (same as ME joiner)
Z scale PAX cars.
Before and after
MT C55 flex (left) hand made C40 (right)
