The vehicles, construction equipment, boats, and airplanes found below are made by a process called
Rapid Prototyping, aka RP. Although they are a form of plastic they are neither resin nor injection molded
and have a coarser surface to them. The process of light sanding, using a primer, and acrylic paints helps
these products become a wonderful addition to your layout. Many of them, as you may know,
are hard to find in Z scale. Thanks to the creative computer designing by Stony Smith and the busy hands
at Stonebridge Models we are offering up these completely painted items. The airplanes have laser cut props.
RP items are laid down one layer at a time in very, very tiny layers. Just like the foam you used on your
last layout. The edges don't perfectly meet the first time, we had to apply a bit of work to get it smooth.
The tricky part here is that since Z models are so small, it’s hard to sand smooth the very tiny details.
These models easily pass the “Three foot Rule”, and will likely even pass a “One Foot Rule”, but just like
“the camera adds 10 pounds”, a macro lens on the camera draws out the surface imperfections.
They are hand painted by StoneBridgeModels so no two are identical, due to the hand made nature.
