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13 years 1 month ago #11875 by Kelley
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1/240 scale is close enough..make a Jim Dandy airshow in Z scale. I would love to have a Z scale B-52, circa 1962. There is a B-17 in 1/240 scale out there. A T-33, or F-86 D would be nice too.
I guess a really cool Helecopter for the time period would be an H-3 or even cooler would be a flying banana. (not to steal the thunder of Loren and his Chinook)

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13 years 1 month ago #11877 by Fred
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More ideas for a Z layout. I think Karin posted this a couple of years ago-- but it's worth a second look see. This site has still pictures and a corporate video- Hope this works.
www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/4-minutes-wunderland/

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13 years 1 month ago #11879 by Fred
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There are hundreds of still pictures--In Amerika they feature the Rockies, Miami, Las Vagas, and the Southwest. in other areas there is a horse painted up like a Dalmation- a penguin family going on a train ride, a cat on a restaraunt table-- lots of little interesting details- even a toppless beach :woohoo: It's conveluted to find a lot of the pictures- try visitors pics also. Worth the effort.
Fred

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13 years 1 month ago - 13 years 1 month ago #11880 by Fred
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Kelly- you worry about me and my missile containers--I'd be more MOOved By Moo and his cow herd. :woohoo:

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13 years 1 month ago #11885 by stonysmith
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News from Europe: Google TRAIN View!

dvice.com/archives/2011/10/google-street-v-3.php

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13 years 1 month ago #11886 by TheWag
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Oh yeah!!

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13 years 1 month ago #11887 by Fred
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We could replicate that in Z and not try to hide the camera. And it would be prototypical!! :)

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13 years 4 weeks ago #11922 by Kelley
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The following user(s) said Thank You: craZ13

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13 years 4 weeks ago #11923 by Kelley

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13 years 4 weeks ago - 13 years 4 weeks ago #11924 by Fred
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Yah- Thanks Kelly :( -- Now Mr Smiff will be too buzy creating "Habitat for Hermits" or "Crab Cabins" or even "Crustacean Caves" or maybe - "Crab Shacks"-!! Too buzy to do Z stuff . :evil:
Fred :P
PS-- He probably will come out with a bunch of them hooked together with a spru and call it "Crab Condominiums" :blink:

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13 years 4 weeks ago #11925 by stonysmith
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The crabs had better be 1:220 or it ain't happening.

BUT.. I'd rather just toss the crabs in 220 degree water.. yum!

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13 years 4 weeks ago #11926 by Kelley
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Fred, I know you are a shellback...
Imagine, custom F-7 shells! Paint and decal your favorite road name! Advertisement space! Bling bling shells!

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13 years 4 weeks ago #11927 by Kelley
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Well we were talking Legos this week.. this thing washed up in Florida. games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/giant-lego-man-appears-florida-beach-214642517.html

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13 years 3 weeks ago #11928 by Fred
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Some of the buildings I make have distinctive "carvings" that can NOT be replicated in Z. While in Williamsburg, Va I saw this ornate design and wanted to use it as decoration on a Z building---Haven't done it yet but ......



But I did a similar one here
www.zcentralstation.com/index.php?view=detail&id=4531&option=com_joomgallery&Itemid=178

If you see something- Take a picture and zap it down to Z on a color copier. This could include local traffic signs, store signs, eagles, etc etc. This can make your layout even more "mine" and distinctive.
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13 years 3 weeks ago - 13 years 3 weeks ago #11929 by Fred
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Another more simple example:
An eagle on a neighbor's house.
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13 years 3 weeks ago #11938 by Kelley
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13 years 3 weeks ago #11940 by Zcratchman_Joe
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Kelley wrote: Wow. We try ot take pictures of models to make them look like real things..these guys are 180 degreees from us.
games.yahoo.com/photos/fake-miniature-photography-1319664200-slideshow/#crsl=%252Fphotos%252Ffake-miniature-photography-1319664200-slideshow%252Ffake-miniature-house-with-palms-photo-1319663347.html

This is a really fun form of photography. If interested, read up on tilt-shift photography. Usually this would involve a camera that accepts different lenses, but I have recently found out that certain point and shoot cameras can accept a “tilt lens adapter”.

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13 years 3 weeks ago #11956 by Fred
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On Chat the other night we had mention of Belfrys. Here are two examples :
The upper one is in Lexington, Mass, and was rung to alert the Minutemen that the British were coming- April 19, 1775
The lower tower is at St Micheals, Maryland, Matitime Museum and both were used to call the local community to some type of important meeting.
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13 years 3 weeks ago #11957 by Zcratchman_Joe
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Fred wrote: ...rung to alert the Minutemen that the British were coming- April 19, 1775...

Man, look at the width of some of those boards used back then. Can't afford boards like that anymore (that is, if you can find them). [When building from scratch, this is a good reminder that wider boards were used way back when and got progressively narrower throughout the years simply due to the lack of availability. If you can't seem to find "z scale lumber" when building something, think of what age the building you're making is, perhaps a wider board might be more appropriate?]

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13 years 3 weeks ago #11959 by tealplanes
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Joe,
That is a good observation. Makes perfect sense. I used to see logging trucks with 2 or 3 logs as a load, perhaps just one on occasion. Now it takes a forest full to fill a truck..........sad.

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