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Last update:
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Status from the
layout on 28.02.04:
| I have now interrupted the
building of the layout and started with my first module
based on the norwegian Zmod-standard. Follow
the building here, but continue to stay tuned on
this page also. I will continue working on the
mainlayout, so it will be more reports here on this page
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Status from the
layout on 26.02.04:
| All tracks are now painted
and almost all tracks are also ballasted. More parts of
the landscape have been finished with grass and bushes,
but it's still much to do... |
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Status from the
layout on 23.02.04:
The weekend
has been busy finishing the rocks on the layout. Now the
first coloring of the rocks is finished, more grass has
been installed and some more bushes. Still some white
areas that shall be covered with grass, before the
planting of more bushes and trees will start. The
skyline in the back, is still unfinished and waiting on
the final form. Ballasting has not been done yet, and
will be one of the next step to finish the layout. On
the top picture you have a good overview of the whole
new section, with the different levels visible.
The progress can also easely be seen if you compare the
lower right picture with the same picture from 2 days
ago. Some coloring do miracles...
Today I have also been "chatting" with the
z_scale group, with many other Z-heads online, from
around the globe. Great and something to repeat. |
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Status from the
layout on 21.02.04:
| The work to finish the
rocks have started. Between all molded rockpieces, there
must be added more plaster. In the middle of the process
it looks like in the left picture. Many small pieces of
dry plaster, removed just before it's set. After
removing all extra plaster, as seen in the right
picture, it's ready for coloring. There are still some
other areas to finish before coloring, but we are soon
there.... |
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Status from the
layout on 19.02.04:
| Now all tracks crossing
the sectionborders, are aligned to the other section, so
it's soon possible to run trains. There is still some
wiring to do. All tracks are connected to centrally
placed panels under the layout, but they need to be
connected to the powerlines. There are still much work
to do with the rock and plaster between the
rockmoldings. The left picture shows one of the
connections between 2 sections. |
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Status from the
layout on 11.02.04:
| Tonight I have set up the
whole layout and connected all 3 sections together for
the first time. I have created a panoramapicture, using
6 different pictures merged together, to create this
overview image. You may see some edges. The final
trackworks on the middle section, where this section is
connected to the other sections, will be finished next.
After that, the terrain can be finished on the middle
section. Soon the first train can run through the whole
layout, from section to section.... |
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Here you
can see the final trackplan and configuration for the
three sections this layout have. (Actually it is 4, one
section is in the closet, containing the lower
helix)
All the tracks can be seen on the drawing, also tracks
hidden under the terrain and the hidden station on the
middle section. |
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Status from the
layout on 09.02.04:
800
pixels wide nightshot. Extra wide nightshot: 1200
pixels. Bonus nightshot 800
1200
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See
the action
in 3 min 7 sec
Run
the video and watch the action with the
AZL
GS4 4449 Daylight.
Again and again and again...
Run the windows
media file now.
(You must have Windows Media Player installed. The file
will be streamed and should start to run before all 8Mb
of data is downloaded completely.)
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I have got my
new toy; the AZL
SP GS4 #4449 in Daylight colors, with 7 PennZee
Reefers. Wonderful. This is a very nice model and it
runs really good.
I was lucky to meet Hans Ridderwold, the owner of AZL
and the creator of the models, in his office in Oslo, 2
days ago. It was near like heaven..... All models from
AZL were exposed in the showcase on the wall. I should
have taken with me some more money(or plasticcard), but
I ended up with my origional order for a GS4 and 7
PennZee reefers. After some hours talking, I returned
home with my new jewels.
The number of the engine is special. I understand that
this number, 4449, is the only running engine today. I
also have a video from 1984, where the 4449 is running
on Tehachapi. Cool...
There have also been some progress on the layout the
last days. Many rockcastings have been installed. They
will have plaster in between, before everything shall be
colored. Some areas have got the final cover, with green
gras and bushes. Only all the details are missing....
On the 2 top pictures, the GS4 is waiting on the
crossing, when the AZL Santa Fe E8 in warbonnet colors,
are passing with the long passengertrain.
On the 2 bottom pictures, the SP GS4 is just leaving the
station, and the E8 is waiting on all passenger, to get
on board. |
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Status from the
layout on 30.01.04:
| Tonight i have finished 2
tunnelportals on the layout. The final painting is not
finished. The portals are made in cardboard and glued
together. The model for the portal is tunnel 10 near
Tehachapi Loop in California. Hopefully you will see
that I have tried to create something similar to the
real one. Here is a picture from Greg
Hewgill's site: Portal tunnel
10, the model for my little replica. |
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Status from the
layout on 20.01.04:
| Now the roadcrossing in
the junction is ready for painting and some final work.
A lot of traffic waiting(to much?) in the junction area.
The green building shall later be replaced by a brass
switchtower. |
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Status from the
layout on 18.01.04:
| There have been some
progress in the central area of the layout. Parts of the
city have started to grow. Preparation for a road
crossing over three of the tracks has started. The
frontboard is completed, partially seen at the bottom of
the pictures. The development is a dynamic process, with
changes all the time. New ideas, the old plans need to
be changed. One of the great thing with this hobby, you
never know the final result before you are there..... |
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Status from the
layout on 11.01.04:
Tonight one part of the
final frontboard has been installed and given the
correct shape. The frontboard is glued to the frame, so
it will be no screewheads seen on it. Some of the
terrainform has been created to. See the difference,
compare with the left picture from 03.10.04, whre
the frontboard is missing.
On the right picture you can see 2 pieces of the
brickwall between levels that also have been installed
tonight. Now I need to create the tunnelportals. |
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Status from the
layout on 03.01.04:
| The first progress in the
new year is the start to create the landscape with
plastersoaked gasbind. Here you can see some of the final
terrainforms on the layout. The plaster should be
covered with more plaster in some areas, and with rocks
molded in plaster for other areas, before it is painted
and covered with different grass, etc.. |
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