In "Z" Beginning

Photos and info on the first show and construction techniques.

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Here's how it looks today. Black weathering is done with India ink in a alcohol wash.
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The "PACCAR Foundry" module with all the plaster cloth painted with "blotches" of color.
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Grass, dirt, and rock scenery is added with trees and shrubs. This is how it now looks.
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Before
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After (Most of the trees by Z-thek).
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For the NTS2004 show in Seattle, Tom did a repaint on 17 Amtrak cars.
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The competed UP cars being pulled by MT GP-35's. Note the addition of undercarriage equipment.
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We are always trying to inovate. Here is Andy's Scooter Train...not always all that easy to run in traffic.
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Andy also build a "Z-Bench" that he has used with the modules and stand-alone. It is a test and repair station during the shows.