Chesapeake Bay in 9 Modules, all in 1:220 // NEW MODULE

Thank you, Aaron!
What do you think about this (prototype) picture of 4 Chessie cats at work?
Best,
Sven

Very nice! That will make a good photo scene on your layout

While working in Stockholm, Sweden, I got a phone call from Dirk. Dirk told me that he started with the detailing of first parts of the layout. Huh, now it is getting exciting! Why, because Dirk (as well as Karl) do not just place details on a layout, much more - they are telling stories. Let`s see if I can capture his stories correctly and translate them here for you.

Just as an example, you may remember the Z-scale travel report to the Trollfjord in Norway in the Jan/Feb issue of Z-Track Magazine ( www.ztrack.com/issues/issues_15.html )? One of the pictures pointed toward the beach:



Unfortunately, in the Z-Track Magazine you cannot zoom in, but here you can! 
Come on, don`t be shy - come a little bit closer:



Now you that the people are put in small groups - very important! And there is a reason why they are there - e.g. the two ordering ice cream, the ones looking at the BBQ, .....,. Did you note the one who is caught in his umbrella?



And even those who seem to be alone, have eye contact with others (you have to change the perspective a little bit to catch what the man on the chair is observing......). Everybody has a reason why to be exactly at this point..........

While we are waiting for Dirk to come up with the first pictures of his detailing work, you may want to have a look at Karl`s new layout webpage >> www.spur-z-atelier.de/spur-z/schwedisch-norwegische-anlage.php . It is a really small layout (90 x 60 cm), but it displays techniques that are very useful for every Z-Modeller,



e.g. the way he built the mountain wall or the water fall.



Importantly, there is just one house built on the whole layout! This minimalistic approach underlines the impression of the Norwegian landscape Karl wanted to make. 



BTW, I believe the same scenery can be found in Canada or Alaska.................. 

Yes, the engines are swedish (SJ) and Harald Freudenreich offers the freight locos (Rc2) in different color and type variations



as well as the black passenger loco (Rc3):

BTW, the Trollfjord layout has been built back to its original German theme named "Sinnweiler". Since that one has never been published, except on Jens`web page >> www.zettzeit.ch/Sinnweiler.html , I will show you some of my favorite pictures here:



A German diesel, a V36 (a brass model from Michael Bahls, >> www.lokomotiven-bahls.de ) is driving downhill, all details highlighted in real sunshine,



another German diesel, V80 (a brass model from SMZ, >> www.sondermodellez.at ) is pulling a custom painted passenger train.



a two-way lorry rests in the very little shop of Sinnweiler - please note the small turn table (a brass model from Westmodel!

If you want to see the German engines in full action please take a look at Jens`Youtube video: