This site shares images and notes for my Z-scale model railroading projects.

 

I'm Brad Saunders, residing in the Portland, Oregon area and I'm an active member of the Cascade-Z-Modelers (CZM) group focused on enjoying Z-scale model railroading.  Prior to my getting into Z-scale in 2005, I modeled in N-scale for many years - the transition was primarily dictated by a relocation and need to reduce the footprint of my hobby to something more manageable.  I soon learned that there were other great reasons to model in Z, most notably the ability to get an even larger empire in limited spaces :o)

For those interested in the ZTM-440™ module concept, please check the Notes section of this site.

Latest Forest End Module notes:

The Forest End Module
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Breaking ground on the Lumber Mill

One of the major features of the Forest End Module will be its lumber mill and its time to start building it up.

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An abandoned siding and industry

Along the logging branch line, there exists a former warehouse that has long been abandoned - even the siding has been bypassed with some more recent mainline upgrades.

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Latest P&W Railroad notes:

The P&W Railroad
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Starting land forming on the other side

Again with the pink foam but also using some old-fashioned techniques.

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Installing a bridge and some portals

Still roughing in the land forms but some good progress made with the addition of the major bridge feature and some portals.

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Latest Central End Module Notes:

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The passenger station nearing completion

An update on its progress …

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In need of a larger passenger station

After struggling with finding a passenger station design that I felt was large enough to adequately fill the available space, I decided to kitbash the solution using two copies of this Archistories ‘Torrnstein’ station.

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