ZtrakZ
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Things are truly hopping in Z Scale. 2008 promises to be a very busy year. Uncle Will from Full Throttle will be at Ron's shop on July 12th 2008. There will be a lot to talk about and see. I've taken the liberty of posting a link to the Announcement site - Les Skeans
See you July 12th, 2008 at London Bridge Toys in Emmaus!!!
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Our group promotes Z Scale in a very unique way. ZtrakZ was originally designed as a show layout for use in conjunction with shows presented by the RF&PMRR Club, which is incorporated in Virginia. ZtrakZ’s evolving design showcases new uses of composite materials as well as innovative interconnection techniques. Our 8’ x 8’ layout can be set up by one person in 5 minutes flat!
Ron Ruddell of London Bridge Hobbies and Bob Olsen of Penzee fame have modules and are forming a group in Pennsylvania. Brent Moore is making a transitional module so we can run with the Z-Bend group in Northern Virigina.
Baltic Birch (˝” Cabinet Grade Plywood) 8” x 32” frames (Similar to Jim Fitzgerald’s Ntrak specifications)
Corner modules match 8” on track ends (Similar to Jim Fitzgerald’s Ntrak specifications)
Armstrong Armalok Interlocking Flooring (Quick Module Setup)
Track soldered to Circuit Board (No interconnecting track, even quicker setup!)
658B Modular Telephone wiring (Inter Module Wiring, fastest wiring on earth)
Foam scenery laminated to thin hard board base (You can stand on it!)
DCC operation (Decoders mounted to track, utilizing DCC RF Handheld Throttles)
Last, but not least, Phenoseal adhesive (Nectar of the Gods)
Specifications
Brent Moore is responsible for the birth of ZtrakZ. It’s amazing what you can do with a million dollars worth of tools in a well equipped production shop. However if you have talent like Brent, there is no limit to your creativity. ZtrakZ is a testament to Brent’s brilliant mind. New scratch building projects are in the works.
John Crockett adds his stability in keeping the layout up and running at shows. Our recent show at the Richmond's Union Station (Science Museum of Virginia) was a success in no small part due to John's efforts.
Jim Crockett has this thing about Stock Cars and Great Northern operations. His help is always appreciated.
Leslie Skeans (that’s me) pushed the Armstrong flooring and Modular wiring (Western Electric standards). Just like Frank Lloyd Wright, I throw crazy ideas into the breeze and see which ones stick. By the way, life is very good!
| Leslie Skeans | skeans@att.net |
| Brent Moore | brent_wood1@comcast.net |
| John Crockett | jctrainman@aol.com |
| Jim Crockett | jcwlprwz@lynxconnect.com |
| Front Track | Pair 1 | White/Blue |
| Rear Track | Pair 3 | White/Green |
| Accessories | Pair 2 | White Orange |
| Accessories | Pair 4 | White/Brown |
The colored lead is hot, the white is not!
Jack Cords
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ZtrakZ Links
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