Building a Z Gauge Train Village. 2019.

Building a train village for a Marklin Z Gauge Christmas train.

[@johnspisak9729]

Long time model rail roader impressed with and inspired by your work.

[@natureterp]

Thank you! Definitely a learning experience. I'm glad it takes up so little room, but I would love to do an N-scale. Lots more accessories available for the larger trains it seems =)

[@crossphase1000]

Love the X Wing! I've always planned on having a crashed ufo with maybe an alien in some out of the way place on a model railroad layout. Someday it'll happen.

[@natureterp]

Thanks! It was totally an after-thought and I didn't think of it until after I started making the swamp in the corner =)

[@KimMayin]

Noch has a ufo for trains! Noch UFO-crash 60765

[@brendandonahue3415]

Great stuff, what a beauty !

[@Jackhilts5]

Love the micro machine x wing detail haha

[@ijustpostedth1s724]

ME: "Wow. How did you get that great looking scale moss?" "Slap-chopping the shit out regular moss." FKN LMAO.

[@jimmyrants4342]

Great job Todd. I learned a lot watching this. Thanks a million.

[@tjenahoj]

Amazingly cute! Westernkind is amazing and creative!

[@debweissler7808]

Grade is always a challenge with Z. A fun project!

[@marcnissen578]

You did a fantastic job on your train display I’m in the process of doing one now in n scale size

[@natureterp]

I wish my first were N-Scale. Z was definitely a challenge!

[@dennisneo1608]

Thanks for the ideas for my in-progress z layout.

[@natureterp]

That's awesome! Good luck! I had fun making this, but it sure took a lot of patience. I hope you make a video of it. If not perhaps link some pics here in my comments. Cheers!

[@SevenWelt]

Great the video👍

[@marcusstopczynski8088]

Nice one mate.

[@aaronwilliams6989]

Good job!

[@natureterp]

Thanks AW!

[@aaronwilliams6989]

@@natureterp Yep.

[@allanegleston4931]

nice . like. u had fun. is the train still around?

[@tnthepianoplayer]

I so loved the graphics design skills :)

[@natureterp]

LOL. Sorry for such a late reply! I learned those skills from community college!

[@ShyeRidgeZwugglingen]

Well done Todd

[@shelashela6400]

Precioso puente en curva, precioso.

[@voodoochile7581]

Brilliant. So amazing to see it being done. I am going to get into this hobbie.

[@natureterp]

Sorry for the late reply! It was super fun and relaxing to make this. I would suggest a larger scale though. Z scale takes a lot of patience and it's hard to find accessories ;)

[@vaibhavzilmar8884]

Your the best

[@gka4976]

Very nice! Just getting into Z scale myself. Are those Liberty Falls buildings?

[@AnimilesYT]

Styrofoam is a lightweight, cheap, and easy to work with. But sadly just like anything else in life nothing is perfect. It is also carcinogenic to humans and it doesn't break down in nature. So all of the scrap pieces and even the entire layout at the end of its life will really hurt our environment. For these two reasons I want to use something else, but I have no idea what is available. Do you maybe have an idea what I could use instead? I could work around a heavier solution and I also don't mind if it's a little bit more expensive. But having something that's easy to work with while not being too expensive would be nice :) Anyway, you've made a really good looking layout. It turned out really nice! Especially the mountain looks really nice :D

[@natureterp]

Sorry, unfortunately I don't have any other suggestions. I save the styrofoam every time a get a package with it - to use on projects like this. I can use them for this stuff, or fill the landfill with it I guess. Thanks for your comment and for watching my video!

[@perreyalsdam7994]

That was impressing. Great build.

[@natureterp]

Thank you! I watched MANY hours of KZbin train modelers for most of the ideas =)

[@elleryparsons5766]

My Understanding Z scale is Quite Spendy not only that it looks Quite challenging And technical as well.

[@natureterp]

Indeed! Not only difficult to find accessories (cars, buildings, animals, etc), but expensive and a long time for shipping (lots of stuff I found on eBay comes from China). And yes, technical, beyond my skill and patience to make Z scale accessories on my own. And I'm adjusting that track all the time to keep the train from de-railing. Mostly because I made the slope and added flexible track. It does save space though, hehe. That 4' x 2' train village sits between two windows in the living room =)

[@Trainfan123]

Help it’s past 5 AM don’t know if I should go to sleep or not

[@thomasnl3352]

Awesome 👍 Where did you get that little x-wing?

[@natureterp]

That was definitely an eBay buy, so I don't remember specifically ;)

[@MZTrainsChannel]

crazy ;)

[@natureterp]

Your channel is great!

[@MZTrainsChannel]

@@natureterp nice thanks ;)

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Nice layout you got.Thumbs up to you..Hope you like mine diesel dave's

[@natureterp]

Thanks Double-D. I'll check out your vids!

[@jbzieg9677]

I have mine in the living room also....the wife left.

[@johnsMOBA]

did your wife leave before or after the layout moved in the living room?

[@jbzieg9677]

@@johnsMOBA before....thank god. She knew it was coming..... and she was going.

[@tjenahoj]

I saw that movie? "Close encounters of the third kind"?

[@allistairneil8968]

😂😂😂