A brief excursion into something small

been uncomfortably hot this week and just doing the normal domestic chores has been difficult, but I've had the odd few minutes here and there to finish laying the track and assemble and install the avalanche barrier.

The barrier is made up of a roof and five supporting arms each of which had a 4.5mm collar that had to be cut out and stuck to the bottom of the arm.

My Stanley Knife's blade was too thick to cut the collars out, but luckily I had a scalpel with a thinner blade.

Collars top left with a pencil for comparison.  <br /> It's

The barrier in place

and the layout as it is now.

Wow Ed, this is / has turned into a delightful and very interesting layout with real operational interest and the usual skilled modelling to be expected from your workbench.

Thank ypu for showing us all how rewarding Z scale can be. I imaging one can probably get it in French outline.
 

Mainly German, Japanese and American outlines Bill.

The track feeds (droppers) are not connected together yet, so the next job is to tidy up the wiring and get a train running.



Ed

Although I have got insulated rail joiners fitted on the crossovers, which would enable the layout to have two trains running at the same time, for the purpose of this Z scale test I'm wiring all the track feeds together for just one controller.

Thought I'd try these lever type connectors, as I could then dissconnect things pretty easily at a later date if I ever did decide to run two trains at the same time.


 

Few dabs of hot glue to hold everythig in place.



The different coloured wires  (red/black & brown/blue) don't mean anyting, it's just what I had to hand as I was wiring the track feeds.



Ed


Edit: Forgot to say the three lots of coiled wires are for the point motors, but not sure if I'm going to bother with wiring the points up.

Some cobbled together clips of a Marklin Southern Pacific F7 pulling some box cars.

(It's very noisy and doesn't like the points)

That's about all the options for running there are on this layout (train set) 


Ed


 

I reckon that is a win Ed! Fettling N scale is hard enough. Z scale is another step down into fiddly again. Bravo.

Not sure if it's a win Marty  

I've some buildings and trees/bushes to add and some extremely small figures, when I get round to it.

It's an interesting, if expensive, experiment, but I don't think it's a scale I'd want to seriously model in.

Just a bit of fun really, in a small space.

Add some snow and it's probably great for going round the base of your Christmas tree.



Ed

Bought some buildings,.

(The suggested Faller and Viessmann / Vollmer ones are eye-wateringly expensive.)





Ed

I was intending to start assembling these yesterday afternoon, but all my superglue had gone off.

One bottle was rock hard, and the other, although still liquid wouldn't stick anything.

Didn't realise superglue had a shelf life.

Best laid schemes ……………………..

 



Ed

Ooooo…. tiny buildings.

I always buy the little tiny tubes of super glue, 5 or 6 to a packet and cheap, usually from the supermarket or pound store. Less wastage for the little things I do.

keep going Ed.

Used to buy those Marty, but not being as mobile now have to get most stuff online.

Glue has arrived, but I'm now waiting for some sheets of clear plastic for the windows, as the one that should have been included with the kits wasn't.

I've had loads of spare clear plastic sheet lying around in the past, but where it's all gone I haven't a clue.



Ed

Same place as my scalpel handle…. 

Marty said

Same place as my scalpel handle…. 

From “Post #288,191”, 14th July 2023, 8:41 AM

 





Ed

Very small and fiddly 3d printed kit, but take acrylic paint ok.




With a pencil to show size.




In place.









Ed

I'll take my hat off to you Ed… I can do small but I just don't have any interest in that tiny! 

N gauge is going to seem big after this  



Ed