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Model Train Talk Workshop => Layout Design => Topic started by: capeklr on December 07, 2014, 10:37:26 PM
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I have been busy for quite some time designing my new layout.
Of course space is never big enough, I have HO so some space is needed.
Have a room that measures 7.8m x 2.65m.
Not enough >:D, but lets see what we can get into that space.
I hope that the plans show here, designed with Wintrack in Märklin K Track.
First the stagging yard lowest level.
The two tracks going nowhere are in fact for a special purpose.
Will explain later.
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Okay seems that with the kind help of Loovile I have finally learnt to ad pics from a image hosting site. :thumb:
This is the second level of the staging yard.
Consideration during design and very important to me are relative wide radius turns, the sharpest radius that I am using is 553 mm, wide radius turnouts 902mm and long staging tracks as I enjoy watching long unit goods trains.
My longest passenger train is the Santa Fe ABA F7 Märklin set with 10 passenger coaches. 3.2 meters of awesome train. 8)
Goods trains I will have at least 2 over to 4 meters in length.
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Do a screen print and then load that up as a JPG.
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Hi Ed, how do I do that??? ??? :innocent:
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Good Morning capeklr,
Please check you inbox. I mailed you.
Cheers, Evert
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For the rest - just do a "alt + PrtScn" (print screen button) and ctrl + V into MS Paint. You can then select part or the whole image and save it as a JPG.
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For what it's worth.....I took a snap shot of my screen with my phone, it works quite well!
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:biggrin:
Yes I have been known to resort to that trick. :thumb:
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For what it's worth.....I took a snap shot of my screen with my phone, it works quite well!
:biggrin:
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The upper level of my planned layout.
The different colours are the different levels. So you can follow the levels by the colours. Lowest level orange, becoming green and then grey which is the main level/station. The blue section will be the highest point and fully visible.
I will need to scratch build at least one big bridge.
The left side will be mountains with a castle in the top left hand corner.
One beer brewery and a sawmill with track loading facility.
A small lake with a few houses around it is also a scene that I like.
So now I am open for comments, criticism and whatever you want to throw at me. ;)
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No comments? :peep:
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Very, very nice, I like it.... :thumb:
What's happening between the Station and the turntable ? Just landscape ?
Cheers, Evert
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What's happening between the Station and the turntable ? Just landscape ?
I have a few ideas for this, but am also open to suggestions.
One of my ideas is to have a road pass under the station and then to have a few shops under the station in the Arches of the Wall see attached pic.
Towards the back maybe a bit of a town scene.
Jörg.
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In my first post in this thread I mentioned that I will explain about those 2 tracks going to nowhere.
In Germany, I suppose that you could import them if you have the cash, you can buy a product called Train Safe. www.train-safe.de
I liked this idea very much, but could not afford it. So I built my own. :thumb:
That's what these two tracks are for, one for bringing the train onto the layout and the other for taking it off.
Here are some pics how I built these train tubes.
This extends my staging yard and instead of hiding the trains under the layout I get to see them in a display any day.
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A good idea indeed! I have seen these for myself and they are beautiful to say the least.
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A great idea! Are the perspex tubes bent on the corners or cut and glued?
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Cut, then the cut is sanded with 120 grit sandpaper and then with 600 grit waterpaper and soapy water finally sanded smooth.
Then glued with the correct chemical for perspex.
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Really looks awesome..... :thumb:
I like the idea, and you can display them nicely.
I might just try to build those for my n scale too.....
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Update on my layout.
Monday morning the builders arrive and prep will be started on the layout room. :thumb:
Remove bar and braai, new floor and roof.
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Hey Joerg!
Thats great, you look forward and organise big action... ;) But don't forget to make some pics, we all likes to see, wat's going on (for your lay out...) ;D
Cheers, Battli
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Update on my layout.
Monday morning the builders arrive and prep will be started on the layout room. :thumb:
Remove bar and braai, new floor and roof.
That's real cool. Keep us updated.
Hmmm, you removed the bar.... Where's the beer at? :stir:
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Will build a new bar and indoor braai in another room. :thumb:
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"Will build a new bar and indoor braai in another room."
Like to help you! :howzit:
Hans
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Märklin Loco's are know to be made of metal, so they are a bit heavier than others.
So a good foundation is required! >:D
(https://s26.postimg.org/ctjdxjxll/P_2._1.jpg)
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...big work with narrow bounds...
Cheers
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That's a good way to get a quick foundation. :thumb:
Niel
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Jörg.....I'm quite sure a lot has happened since the last post!
Your plans are quite great! I like your idea for shops under the Mainline Overpass. The 'new' or rather, upgraded, London East Overground line is like that.....it looks great!
.....The area between the Station & Turn - table......'my opinion' - excellent for a nice secluded Diesel Servicing area :biggrin:....I love them Diesels!
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Hi Marius,
thanks for the interest, yes a lot has happened here since my last post. The builders are finished and left me with lots of work to do.
Not to worry, have never been afraid of hard work or getting my hands dirty.
Currently busy with the entertainment room, bar, indoor braai and dining area.
New bar has been built, just need to secure the counter tops and then sand and varnish them.
As far as starting the layout, will still be a bit of time, but am planning to built the one staging yard still this year. :thumb:
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Finally managed to do some work on the layout room. :thumb:
Extra insulation into the ceiling.
Then the battens to mount the ceiling and conduit for the wiring to the down lighters.
Then starting to get the ceiling in, I like to use Isoboard, great product and easy to work with.
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Ceiling is nearly finished, then the cornices and paint.
Considering to round out the room corners with hardboard, will have a look what I can do there.
Will certainly make any backdrop look a lot better.
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Hello, Hello,
Awesome job, it is really starting to look good. Soon you can start some bench work and then layout :thumb:
Cheers.
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All that space makes me envious
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Hi,
got a bit more work done.
Getting levels on the walls, for drilling lots of holes for the wall plugs.
Then cutting some boards for corner pieces and mounting these to the walls.
Screwed and clamped together in set of three to get them all the same.
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Corner section up.
The first hardboard sheet up, :thumb: in this corner I did not do a full 90 degrees, you will see later why.
I'm happy with the result.
Will try and get one more up tomorrow.
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Hi,
Awesome...... Looking great..... clever idea to make the corners round. Then the background will flow nicely :thumb:
Cheers.
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Very quiet here, but at least I do have a good reason why I have not posted anything for a while.
Got some more work done.
All corners rounded now, painted, ceiling in, Led down lighters and now the new floor.
All that is now needed are the skirting boards.
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Yea, it is really quiet here.....
I'm hoping to post soon too.....
Looking really good :) Nice to have a room in the house to work with.
Enjoy and speak again.
Cheers.
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Hey my friend...
unbelievable, you was really working fine this weekend!
Now the furnitures for the launge - or more chairs for the bar? >:D
Fantastic!
Cheers, Battli
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Looking good J.
I do think your room is better suited to Normal scale rather than that horribly oversized stuff... :stir: :peep:
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Looking good J.
I do think your room is better suited to Normal scale rather than that horribly oversized stuff... :stir: :peep:
I think an On30 layout would look awesome in there. :stir: :stir:
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Looking good J.
I do think your room is better suited to Normal scale rather than that horribly oversized stuff... :stir: :peep:
I think an On30 layout would look awesome in there. :stir: :stir:
On3, turn of the century loging line, has crossed my mind, but I have to much Märklin stuff so will have to live with it.
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Xmas in August for me today. :biggrin:
Just received a parcel from Germany with the turnouts that I need for the first staging yard and because the Märklin turnout solenoids are known to be unreliable I want to try with Servo's.
ESU makes a Servo decoder that can be used with MM, DCC and even analog.
They also supply servo's with all the attachments needed for turnouts. So I just have to give it a try.
So one Servo decoder and four servo's as well as 5 left turnouts arrived. :thumb:
Will try and make a test build in the next few days and report.
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Nice...... That will be awesome. I was also thinking of doing this, but going to be an expensive option for me. Have you started with the bench work already?
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Yes this is not a cheap option of switching, but this ESU decoder and four servo's is actually slightly less than a Märklin decoder and four solenoid switches which are known to be unreliable.
No I have not yet started on the bench work, I have just built a couch and still need to do a side board for the lounge.
Want to try and start in October, we'll see.
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Okay as I promised, I did a test build on a piece of plywood with a switch and one of these servo's underneath.
Works very nicely, easy to program the stroke and speed.
Will be getting more of these.
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Keep it coming. I am enjoying this thread. :thumb:
Regards
Glynn
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Thanks will do, hope to start some track laying in October. :biggrin:
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Awesome :thumb: Can't wait......
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Thanks will do, hope to start some track laying in October. :biggrin:
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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So the wife is away for the weekend and I decided to use the opportunity to use the dining room table to set up a test build of the Southern Station entrance. just wanted to get a feel for it.
Seeing it for real is always a bit different than on a computer screen or on a paper plan.
Well I discovered that my platforms are to narrow for my liking, so I changed it around a bit and got some extra 20mm width for the platforms. :thumb:
Most times due to space constraints model platforms are quite a bit to narrow, so I'm quite happy to be able to make them a bit wider.
Now its back to the drawing board to change the plan, but that is no problem, look forward to it.
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Nice :thumb: Looking good.....
Now to move that piece on to the bench work ;D
Cheers....
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Yes, now to put track to plank...
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Yes, now to put track to plank...
Hmmm, that dining room table would make some nice plank for the layout... >:D Just cut the ends straight.
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Sitting here coming down with the flu, but I got to work on the track plan to incorporate the changes.
Also changed the industrial tracks in the upper left section. Looks better to me now.
Wider platforms fit in well, very chuffed with the result.
Cheers Jörg.
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Looks awesome..... Can't wait to see the start of the build, it is going to look awesome :thumb:
Ai, the flu :( Not good, hope you feel better soon.
Cheers.
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Looking good Jorg!
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Thanks Ed and Evert, yes I am at that point now where I also want to start laying track and see the first train run.
Cheers.
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Okay I'm back in one piece, but with a broken bike >:D, from an awesome trip to Lesotho, beautiful country.
Today I stole a bit of time of work and went shopping.
Eight sheets of plywood for the layout.
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Tonight I started laying out some track so that I can mark out the cuts on the first few boards and maybe cut on Saturday. :thumb:
Will post results when I have done so.
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So today the circular saw and jig saw came out and I made lots of saw dust. :)
Made a total of nine baseboards for the 2 staging yards.
Here are the results, track just lying loose on the boards to check for fit.
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Some more.
So the next few days or better evenings I will join the boards together properly and also screw some 22x44
pine battens to the underside for strength.
Then get some cork sheeting and glue that on.
Stay tuned. :thumb:
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Well,well, well - you got long evenings the whole day... ;Ds
Looks good!
Cheers, Battli
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That's impressive. Nice work!!
Niel
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Looking good J!
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Good to know you back safe ;D
Awesome to see some track in the room. It's going to look awesome. :thumb:
Cheers.
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Awesome J!
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Thanks everybody.
No physical work done today, but spent some time this evening working out the signal placing on the plans.
Got 15 block signal in which I will be able to set to automatic for a working block system. :thumb:
Should be able to run six or more trains at once. ;)
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Jörg, what size ply are you using and where did you buy?
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Ed I'm using 9 mm and found the best price at Penny Pinchers in Brackenfell.
R. 253,16 ea.
If you want 12mm ply the price goes up to something like R. 450.00 each.
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4' x 8' sheets? Seems like a good price!
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Yes 4x8 sheets.
Or in metric terms 1220x2440mm
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Man thats looking cool.
I know its some time away, but i Cant wait to see the scenery and structures going up.
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Tonight and last night busy with the 22x44 pine battens under the boards.
Tonight also I had the first piece of rolling stock on the board.
As you can see in the pic I'm using M8 threaded rod to mount the second layer so I need to drill the holes now before laying the track.
Had to check for clearance with my longest coach.
Perfect. :thumb:
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Nice!
Be warned - to keep progress up remove all rolling stock off layout. Otherwise you'll be playing more than working... :biggrin:
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Nice!
Be warned - to keep progress up remove all rolling stock off layout. Otherwise you'll be playing more than working... :biggrin:
Are you speaking from experience?
:innocent:
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Yes :innocent:
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Got a bit of work done again.
Bought some cork sheeting and stuck that down today.
First sheet down. lots more to go.
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Also started with the first ramps, centre one goes down the two outer ones go up.
Checking the gradient. 2% :)
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Few pics of what everything looks like now, Saturday is the big day when officially the first track will get laid and screwed down properly.
Further updates coming soon. :thumb:
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Very nice Jörg! :thumb:
In a few years, when the Model Train Convention comes to Cape Town, your layout can be included...
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That would be a honour. :thumb:
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Hey, Hey Jörg,
Really looking awesome, in a few weeks we can come visit you also. :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi everybody,
yesterday was the big day, friends over for a nice braai and the official first track laid. :thumb:
There was a photo of that moment taken, but not on my camera so I can't show the photo as the owner of that camera has not yet emailed me the photo. :stir:
So last night after everybody went home I did some more work and at 8:30 I could test run the first train. :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Today lots more work and this is what it looks like now.
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The first Loco that had the honour of being on my layout is my Danish Diesel, I got this unit when I was 2 years old, converted to digital a few years ago and she still runs well.
The 2 oil tankers are my latest coaches, only received them on Friday.
Specially produced by Märklin for the Stummi Forum in Germany. Only 249 of each one made. So very rare.
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Hmmm, I smell diesel.
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Hey, Hey..... Looking awesome. Comming along nicely.
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First staging yard has been built, will post some photo's soon.
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Finally I can watch a few trains running. :thumb:
Of course its for testing purposes only. O:-)
I case you are wondering what those white spots are on track, its prestic which I am using to secure the copper wire while the glue dries.
Close up of the Peco flextrack with the copper wire for the pick up shoes.
Where ever I want the train to stop I just simply drill a hole through the base board and put the copper wire through it so I can connect track power as needed.
Black triangle means interrupted centre stud and red arrow is a power feed.
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My Roco Class 012 oil burner stretching her legs a bit.
German push/pull commuter train, when I visited Germany a few years ago I watched this exact combination of Loco and coaches in the Station of Sinsheim. I had to put a train together just like it.
As the original Loco from Märklin does not have red lights I had to drill out the dummy lights and fit small red Led's.
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Stunning, Stunning...... :thumb: Now we have to come visit ;D
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Will try and arrange something soon. :thumb:
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Did not have much time the last week, but did get a bit done today.
Also have the photo's of the official first track being laid.
Friends on the big day.
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Cut out and fitted 2 corner pieces today.
Got some trains on the layout, only for testing of course. >:D
But its nice to see them run a bit.
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Nice..... Very cool pictures.
Now more fun is going to start :thumb:
Looking good Jorg ;D
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Friends on the big day.
(http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62/capeklr/Pic%2001.jpg)
Aha! The usual suspects... And a new face I spotted at the Train Fair.
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That new face was only here for one week from Germany.
He did live in Cape Town for 5 years some time ago and did build a layout while here.
You might have met him at Wolfgang's place in the past.
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You might have met him at Wolfgang's place in the past.
Nope, never met him. Only saw him at the show. Heard a lot about him.
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It seems that the plywood I bought is still alive. ;)
Sprouted a branch overnight. :P
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Is this the branch line ? ???
Steve
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Got some more done today.
Glued down the cork underlay and a bit more track.
Two tracks going up and the middle one down.
Started marking out some more baseboards tonight, will try and cut tomorrow.
Note the string circle for marking the curves. Simple but effective.
Last, but not least, had to check for clearances with the biggest Loco that I have. :biggrin:
What a machine, no problems with clearance anywhere. :thumb:
Cheers.
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Wanted to do some work on the layout on Sunday, so I sent the wife to work >:D and had a productive day working on the layout. ;)
Cut a few pieces of wood, just loosely clamped in place to check for clearance.
Fits. :thumb:
Take note that I used an electric with fully extended panto's.
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Next was to complete track running off the layout used to connect the displays.
From these 2 photo's you should get the idea what I'm trying to do.
Had to take a decent sized block of wood and route a square hole into it so that I can slide the display in and connect to the track.
Checking for fit and marking for cutting.
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Finished, and it works. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Still needs a bit of fine tuning, but I have been able to easily drive complete trains on and off the layout. :biggrin:
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That is totally awesome Jorg !!!! :thumb: Nice progress. I also managed to do a bit. Finished the painting of the legs and the frame is built, ready for styrofoam and then track ;D I'll post pictures later in the week.
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Well done Jörg! As someone who have seen your display "racks" I can fully understand where you are going with this. Seems like a great concept.
Silly question: won't piano wire as guides be easier to slide the rack in position? I wonder if that "click" will not jar the locomotives off the track?
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Silly question: won't piano wire as guides be easier to slide the rack in position?
I am trying to figure out how you want to use piano wire as guides?
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Silly question: won't piano wire as guides be easier to slide the rack in position?
I am trying to figure out how you want to use piano wire as guides?
Solder it to the sides of your rails on one side - will both guide and keep in place.
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Been quiet for a while.
Was running some tests on my staging yard and it was not working as I had hoped it would.
The copper wire as centre rail did not give a reliable contact to the pick up. :-[
After considering various options I decided to give it another try.
But instead of 0.9mm wire I used 1.8mm wire now, of course this just can not be glued to the tie, but I have to screw in brass screws between the ties and then solder the wire to this. Quiet a bit more work, but the first test has been positive.
So I am now trying to finish one track so I can run more tests.
Spot the difference in the wires.
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Had a bit of time today between jobs so I started cutting some threaded rods.
Placed in their spots.
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Next level on, checking for fit, fits perfectly. :thumb:
I had planned on 20cm between levels, but spaced it down to 16cm which will allow me to reduce some of the gradients. :thumb:
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On the upper deck being installed, I would suggest you look at either doubling the thickness of the deck layer to stiffen it, or add longitudinal / cross braces to reinforce the deck to prevent sagging between the threaded rods.
Cheers,
Steve
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Looking awesome Jorg.
Comming along real nicely. :thumb:
I have to agree with Steve, just make 100% sure. The scenery will also add some weight to it.
Hope you have a good day, enjoy.
Cheers.
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Hi Steve and Evert,
I specially used plywood as it is not supposed to sag. Chipboard will sag that I know.
I have removed the threaded rods near the wall and fitted a 44x22 batten to the wall for the board to rest on and keep it nice and straight there.
They are visible in the photo.
I am pretty sure that I won't have a problem with this and if it does happen then I will just have to add some bracing later.
Currently I want to keep it without bracing as that would reduce access in case of a derailment.
Cheers.
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Refer to post #108 I have now finished one track with the thicker copper wire and tested lots of Loco's last night and its is a major improvement. :thumb:
Not a single Loco stopped once on that track. :thumb:
Now to buy some more wire and brass screws and do the other two tracks.
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Cool, looks good. Yea the battens will make a huge difference I think.
Cool, happy the thicker pick-up wire works better. Nice :thumb:
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Very nice. I really admire you guys with layouts. Makes me jealous.
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Me too Wesley. No space...
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Me too Wesley. No space...
Flog one of the cars ..........
;D
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Good idea. :stir:
But then again you should be able to fit some layout in somewhere in your preferred Normal scale.
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Been a bit quiet here. ::)
Anyway I have done a few things, have sorted the wiring so far, but did not take any photo's.
There where a few doubts as to the 9mm plywood for the upper staging yard level. Well I have now screwed on a aluminium angle to firm it up a bit.
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This angle is perfect to hold the lights for the staging yard. This is intended for maintenance work only.
Led strip lights here we come.
Nice does not shine in my eyes so should be good for any maintenance work in the future. :thumb:
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Oh shiny! Good work so far. I like the way you mounted the lights.
Niel
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Very nice J! :thumb:
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Looking awesome Jorg. Wow, that LED strips make quite a difference.
Nice work...... :thumb:
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Hi all,
last update for the year. Where did this year go???? The older you get the faster time goes.
Make the most of it.
Did a bit of work on the layout in the last week. Basically secured the boards for the second staging yard and with that completed the Led strip as well.
Here are 2 photo's one with the room in total darkness and the other with the room lights on just to show how well the lower staging yard is lit up for any possible maintance work that will need to be done in future.
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What's planned for the new year?
Well unfortunately progress will slow down a bit on the layout, I must build a sideboard for the entertainment room as well as a custom sliding door to be able to close off the layout room.
But I will try to build the second staging yard as well.
So stay tuned and lets all have a wonderful and train filled 2016. :thumb:
Cheers. Jörg.
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Awesome Jorg,
I think it will be and awesome year with lots of new challenges.
All the best and speak again......
Cheers.
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Awesome, well done Jörg! :thumb:
Wünsche Euch ein guten rutsch im Neujahr!
English friends.
Wish you all a good slide into the new year!
Cheers
W & C
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Sorry no progress on the layout yet, but have completed the first project for the house this year namely the side board.
I know its completely off topic, but here is a picture anyway.
Pine frame and sliding doors with a 32mm black wood top.
Wife is very happy. :thumb:
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Awesome Jörg! ;D
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Had lots of things to do today on the house, but thought to myself I will do something on the layout as well. :thumb:
Finally mounted the second level cross section that has been cut months ago and I keep tripping over it. ::)
Connected to the already existing second level.
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While I was at it I made a cardboard template for the other corner section so that can be cut out and I have something to trip over again. ;D
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Hi Joerg!
Very rustic-style and huge hurdles for the trains. Your idea will be a other kind of track stacking as well... :peep:
Without jokes: Not only sideboards are stylish. Go ahead! ;)
Cheers
trainmaster
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Looking good! :thumb:
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Nice Jörg,
Good to see some progress again. I know who it goes.....
I'll hopefully post something soon again from my new extension.
Regards,
Evert
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Nice going Jörg. With my previous layout (9 x 3m room) I tripped over a lot. Now with the very smaller room, I seem to trip less.
Golden rule. Don't let it stand around. Keep building! :biggrin:
Gruß
Werner
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Some unplanned progress this weekend. :thumb:
Was supposed to work, but various things happened on Friday that caused me not to receive all the parts to do the work I was supposed to do. Also I had not yet got the material for the sliding door.
So I rolled up my sleeves and did some work.
Marked out and cut some more track boards.
Did four of them, although there are only three in this photo.
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Trying to work out the levels and heights of the various sections. One goes up, another down again.
Going to be a busy corner. ;)
Note the read and brown wires hanging, I also started wiring the upper staging yard although no track has been laid there yet.
Somehow the heights don't want to work out, but not to worry I will figure it out.
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To finish the weekend I took a fresh piece of ply and laid out and marked the one main station entrance. :thumb:
Will try and cut this week sometime.
Had a few more ideas about other little problems with my design so all is good.
Was a enjoyable weekend for me. 8)
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Very nice Jörg. Beaut! :thumb:
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Nice! Just quickly again, what size plywood you using and price...?
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Ed, I'm using 9mm ply which I bought at Penny Pinchers in Brackenfell, was about R 255,00 a standard sheet.
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Received a parcel from Germany today. ;D
Got the switches and servo's for the upper staging yard.
Started laying track tonight and discovered I forgot to order track screws. :rant: :lamer:
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Oops... :peep:
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Hi Joerg!
You allways can learn - it's not to late ;D
Perhaps, this screws are available by Topfast, 021 5114477, in Paarden Eiland...
Cheers
trainmaster
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It happends to the best of us. ::)
Look at the bright side, you can order more at the model train shop. :biggrin:
Cheers
Werner
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Some great replies. ;D
Well I was looking for something in my cupboard and guess what, I found a full box of track screws. :thumb:
Track laying is underway.
Will try to update the current progress over the weekend with photo's.
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Hi Jörg,
Nice work and lots of progress. Very impressed.
Was awesome to see the layout so far in person. Really nice work.
Cheers.
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Hi everybody, the promised update. :)
Upper staging yard is mostly built, I did find an extra box of track screws and that box is empty now.
Need 3 more pieces of Peco code 100 flex track and some more screws to finish.
Then I will have to spend some time wiring it all up.
This is what it looks like now.
Decided to incorporate a shelf unit into the corner piece. At the same time it serves to secure part of the layout. :thumb:
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This is what it looks like from the other side.
In the process of getting the layouts facia built for this section.
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Measure and plan as much as you like, sometimes somewhere it will not work out as planned.
While a scale 1:1 loco will have no problem with a M8 threaded rod, I am sure that any HO loco will be stopped dead in its tracks. (pun intended) :D
Back to the drawing board for me. :biggrin:
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Layout facia and track segments being fitted.
Completed shelf unit screwed to the wall, also found a nice place to store my hiking boots now. >:D
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Another view of the upper staging yard, this time from inside the return loop.
Last photo is the new overview that you see as you enter the layout room.
Back to work this week, need to make some money to support my hobbies. :thumb:
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Grandios Jörg. :thumb: :biggrin:
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Nice..... :thumb:
Sjoe, lots of progress Jörg..... Very impressive.
Pitty about the bolt, but I'm sure it can be moved to a different place?
Cheers.
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Do'nt worry, Jörg will make a plan with the M8. Nice picture to keep in the archives. :stir:
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Small update.
M8 threaded rod has been cut off, so no more problems there.
Continued with the facia and also build a frame inside this section to which I can then secure the removable scenery section.
Further track boards have been fitted, heights set correctly with a 2% grade and the cork has been glued down.
This is what it looks like now.
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Another photo.
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I have discovered that I have miscalculated some of my gradients. :bluduh:
So what now?
Busy recalculating and looking at options.
I may have to ad a spiral to gain height, did not want to do this as it takes space away from my idea for scenery, but it does ad length to the mainline run which is also not a bad thing.
So stay tuned and see how I work this out. :)
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Nice work Jörg. :thumb:
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Thanks,
now I must just get some more track screws, I was at Model Railroad in Plumstead on Friday morning, but they where still closed and did not have the time to wait one hour.
So next time.
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Awesome work Jörg.
Mmmmm, working from 2 directions and on a incline to get them together can be tricky in any mans book.
I like the idea of an spiral, landscaping wise you can do so much. I have seen some awesome stuff they do with mountains.
You will sort it out quick, quick, I'm sure.
Looking forward to the next update.
Cheers, Evert
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Mmmmm, working from 2 directions and on a incline to get them together can be tricky in any mans book.
Don't worry I am not working from 2 directions, I had just cut the boards and they are only clamped on temporally.
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Exciting times. :biggrin:
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Doing a few things tonight I suddenly had a good idea, yes I do get them from time to time. :D
Regarding the gradients that I discovered I had incorrectly worked out and was now considering to ad a helix, in a previous post I called it a spiral, but the correct name is a helix.
Well I might not have to do that and will be able to retain my original planned free space in the room.
Will have to sit down and do some planning to check how it works out, but I am very confident that my solution will be workable. :thumb:
Of to bed now.
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Just catching up Jorg. Wonderul stuff so far.
Looking forward to more.
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Small update, without photo's as my camera has gone awol. >:D
Some more track has been laid, bought 2 boxes of track screws.
Made a wooden circle, basically a left over plank, screw on one side to centre and then drilled holes at different track radiuses to mark off the cut lines on the plywood. Works great and one sheet of plywood has been cut this week.
Have 5 more track segments that are prepared. :thumb:
More on their way.
Also spent some time looking for my bridge parts and glad to say that I found all of them.
Lots of ideas running around in my head, even for the scenery already. :)
If daily work would just not interrupt me all the time. ::)
Cheers.
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Sounds great Jörg,
LOL :biggrin: yea, I think most of us have the work interruptions to deal with.....
Enjoy and looking forward to some more pictures.
Cheers,
Evert
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Many moons ago I made a compass for myself. Very simple but effective... I can do almost 1m radius with it - more than enough for N scale.
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compass
That was the word I was looking for last night. ::)
Mine goes up to 1.3 meters.
Found the camera as well so will be taking photo's soon.
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Awesome Jörg, we can't wait.! ;D
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Hi everybody,
a promised update with a few photo's. :thumb:
First up, I have laid the track for this lower loop, have done a few test drives as well already.
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More saw dust was produced.
Track sections cut out, the three same ones have a inner radius of 1200mm this is for the upper level half circle.
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The 1200mm radius sections testing for fit, will be much higher later though.
I want to have the castle as the highest point on the layout.
Can't make up my mind if I must have a short tunnel under the castle or if I must bring that large curve a bit more forward
to have the trains visible all the way around.
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The 550mm and 620mm radius section in place, must just be lifted now, bridges also found and set out where I want them.
Hope to get some more done in the coming week or two.
Also planning to visit the Cederberg again in June for 2 or 3 days, so not only time for the trains.
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Looking good. We should pop in for a visit sometime...
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I second that Big Ed! Time to visit ;D Nicely done Jörg. :thumb:
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Well done Joerg! I wait for the first (official) running train...
trainmaster
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Awesome progress Jörg ;D
Looking awesome.... As for the castle, I would do a small tunnel. I like that on the scenery and it breaks the flow a bit also.
To me it makes a layout interesting.
Cheers,
Evert
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Small update tonight.
Continued with the up ramp to the first bridge.
Must still get a few supports, but the basics are there.
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Then came a big moment when I hung in the first bridge. :biggrin:
It fits.
My plan is coming together.
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As you will have noticed I like to use threaded rod building my layout.
On the hidden sections I just let the rod and nut sit on top, but on the visible sections I don't want that.
So I made a few fittings which are basically a piece of flat plate with a nut welded to it that can be fitted to the
bottom of the board with 2 small wood screws.
So with one threaded rod I can support 2 layers. Most probably even more.
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As for the castle, I would do a small tunnel. I like that on the scenery and it breaks the flow a bit also.
To me it makes a layout interesting.
The more I think about this the greater the possibility that I will try it.
Let see what it looks like when I get to that level.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Awesome progress..... and well done on the first bridge :biggrin: always a good feeling.
The layout is really starting to take shape nicely now, love it.
Cheers,
Evert.
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I want to have the castle as the highest point on the layout.
Can't make up my mind if I must have a short tunnel under the castle or if I must bring that large curve a bit more forward
to have the trains visible all the way around.
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Hi Jorg,
At the risk of being labelled a nitpicker, rivetcounter or whatever, I would think it highly unlikely that a tunnel would run directly under a castle. The foundations would be immense and the vibration from the rail traffic would likely unsettle the structure.
Steve (heading for cover) :happydays:
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Hi Steve, no need to run for cover. ;D
That is the beauty of a forum like this, you can discuss ideas and also get different opinions.
You are quite right, I doubt that a tunnel would be built under a castle.
There is a railway line very close to the original castle in Austria that this model is based on.
Your thought also gives me another idea, if I do run a tunnel under the castle I could always model some dungeons with skeletons for the trains to run through which can then seen by the camera car. >:D
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Very nice Jörg. :thumb:
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Hi everyone,
small update from me.
Checking that there is enough clearance for my biggest unit to get over the bridge, I would have preferred a short straight section before the bridge, but the available space dictated that was not to be.
No problems. :thumb:
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Last night I build a frame for the upper section.
Coming together.
Completed and mounted. :thumb:
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Here's a photo with the 180° corner.
Tonight I temporally mounted my controls, this will most likely stay here till I build and complete my main control panel.
I have also already connected the first booster as that will be needed once I start wiring the upper staging yard.
Enjoy. :thumb:
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Nice one Jörg......
That is some serious progess......
Awesome to follow the progress...
Enjoy and I'm following closely :thumb:
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Hi Joerg!
Avesome ... but when you like to sleep? :peep:
;D ;D
Cheers
trainmaster
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Been a bit quiet, wiring the upper staging yard and can now run trains there as well. :thumb:
While working on the wiring Sunday night I had to move the castle out of the way and I placed it on the new frame section
where I was planning to have the lake with a few upmarket houses around it.
This stopped me in my tracks and started thinking about placing the castle there instead of the houses.
Or have the castle there with maybe two houses instead of three or four.
Decisions. ::)
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This is the place that I had originally planned for the castle.
Same place from further away.
What do you think?
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Hey Jörg,
Mmmmmmm, new place much better :thumb:
You can lift the castle slightly so it is on a hill and still do the lake with 2 or so houses. Then it will also solve your problem with the tunnel under the castle. I would still build a small tunnel, but now you have the opportunity to do a nice mountain scene there.
So my vote is definitely for the new position.... :thumb: :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert
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Hey Jörg,
Mmmmmmm, new place much better :thumb:
You can lift the castle slightly so it is on a hill and still do the lake with 2 or so houses. Then it will also solve your problem with the tunnel under the castle. I would still build a small tunnel, but now you have the opportunity to do a nice mountain scene there.
So my vote is definitely for the new position.... :thumb: :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert
Just discussed it with my wife and she votes for the original position.
Reckons that the castle is to big to place in there.
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Update time. :)
Started gluing down the cork strips with the 45° chamfer on the sides for the ballasted roadbed.
This also allowed me the get the heights for the bridges correct.
Then I could cut my bridge pillars and mount them and place the base for the river as well.
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Detail shot. Taking shape.
I am also elevateting the outside of the track slightly so that the trains lean slightly into the corners like the prototypes also do.
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Busy making the removable section that is going to make up the lake with a few houses around.
Placing them for effect.
Maybe I should build the one first. :D
Another shot, different angle.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Awesome update :thumb:
Was wondering about those narrow cork strips, but now I see, 2 next too each other.
Really starting to take shape nicely now.
Next time I'm there by you we run a train all the way around..... LOL hint, hint :biggrin: :biggrin:
Enjoy and speak again.....
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Jörg, very nice. I love the idea of lifting the track on one side. It's effect is awesome. :thumb:
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I am also elevateting the outside of the track slightly so that the trains lean slightly into the corners like the prototypes also do.
(http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62/capeklr/DSC04193.jpg)
Great plan. :thumb: Very few people actually do this. Glynn Chamberlain up in Joburg did this IIRC.
Nice work. As soon as you have a loop running, we'll come a squatting... >:D
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Rainy Sunday means working on the layout. ;)
Installed some bridge pillars, so those bridges at the back are now fitted.
Completed the cork strip around the 180° corner.
Also played a bit more with the house placements and drew in the outline for river and lake.
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Nice :)
Will look awesome. Next step is to get some track around the 180 bend >:D HeHeHe....
Cheers,
Evert.
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Hi all,
I have a small, but nice update. ;)
Finally got the correct height or the castle and made and fitted the platform.
Of course I had to get some wires to it as well and connect it up.
So first building in place on the layout and lights working. :thumb:
Now I need to build the mountain for it.
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Another shot with some of the room lights off.
I also did a temporary track connection between the lower and upper staging yards, so now I can run my trains right around. :biggrin:
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Awesome Jörg, nicely done! :thumb:
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Sorry no new updates, now that I can run my trains right around I'm enjoying that to much. :thumb:
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Awesome Jörg,
Very, very cool.
Cheers,
Evert
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Awesome Jörg! :thumb: Can you post a link to a short video? ;D
Ciao
Werner
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Awesome Jörg! :thumb: Can you post a link to a short video? ;D
Ciao
Werner
Sorry no video's yet, you will have to come and visit. ;)
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Yes! :thumb:
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First big accident tonight. ::)
Forgot to switch a point back so had the ICE train at full speed run into a standing goods train. :o
Fortunately no passengers on board so nobody got hurt. ;D
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Oh Noooooooo :eek:
That's good about the pasangers. HeHeHe.....
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Hope no panel beating required? ;D
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Hi everybody, no photo's with tonight's update, but I have got the switches working in the upper staging yard and have also done the copper wire tracks for the pickup shoes.
All working nicely so my staging yards are basically done now.
Now I will do the scenery and lake with river in the loop.
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Awesome :thumb:
Can't wait to see your landscaping work and skills.
Looking forward to it :biggrin:
Enjoy. Cheers,
Evert
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Whaaat?? No pictures? Getting lax there Jörg... :peep: :stir:
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Hmmmmm, No Pics........ :o
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Hi everybody,
update with photo's this time. ;)
Have been playing around with plaster of paris for landscaping.
Also want to ad some real stones into the scenery, can't decide on the colour yet.
First photo with a brown stone, have lots of these in the garden so supplies no problem.
Second photo with grey stones, have very few of these so would have to go and find some.
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Section with plaster on.
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As I'm going to be doing the lake and river now as well I looked for my boats and other details this weekend and found them.
High and dry for now, but look forward to incorporate these into my water feature.
Having a bit of fun.
Wiking front end loader pushing some big rocks around. :D
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Good Morning.....
That is looking Awesome.....
I prefer the dark rocks, but with some green grass and underbrush and trees, the brown will look very good.
Regards,
Evert
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Good morning, ;)
small update from my side.
Pasted the backdrop on, was quite tricky to get it nice and straight.
First three sections done.
All six sections done. This is what I have so far, will look at options to extend this.
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Castle back in place.
Decided to have a little culvert under the train line, busy with the landscaping for this.
Having lots of fun.
Enjoy. :thumb:
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Very nice Jörg, coming on nicely! :thumb:
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Good Afternoon Jörg,
That is looking really very cool.
Nicely done :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert.
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Time flies, nearly a month without an update. :eek2:
Why????
Well I've been a bit uncertain about the river and different details.
Materials and tools as well.
I have removed all the plaster from the river bed again as I just was not happy with it.
All clean again.
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So far I had only 2 different size paint scrappers to shape the still wet plaster with.
On some German video's and magazines I had often seen some very nice small pallet knifes I think they are called.
Well today I found some. :thumb:
Priced between R. 37 and R. 48 at a little corner Artshop in 12th Boston, right next to Brights.
Nice range of water based craft and hobby paints and paint brushes as well. :thumb:
Currently I am busy going through all my old train mags for ideas and tips.
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Nice :)
Looking forward to see the layout again.
Will come make a turn again to help with the rubber molding also. Maybe tonight?
Cheers and speak again soon.
Regards,
Evert
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Thanks Evert, I am free tonight.
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Enjoying this very much, as I have ZERO experience building a proper layout.
In the beginning you show the complete plywood sheet covered with cork.
Later on you have the cork only under the rails.
Do you put down plywood, then cork and then the RAIL cork on top of that ?
Just easily confused. ;D
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Hi Kobus,
the sections that will not be seen later when the layout is complete there I just cover the complete piece of plywood with cork.
There where the track will be seen, I use the cork strips, this track will then also be ballasted, rust coloured paint on the rails sides to make it look as real as possible.
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That clears it up. Thank you.
How do you BEVEL the sides...just with a blade or did you build youself a 45 deg sander ?
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I am lazy, so I buy the pre cut cork strips at hobby shops.
You can of course cut them yourself with a utility knife.
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Nice Jörg. :thumb: PNA has a set of 5 pallet knives. Price,..... perfect. :biggrin:
Cheers
W&C
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Small update.
Want to use some stone in my river bed.
Went to visit Stodels and bought a few bags of small stones.
Can't really see what's in the bag, but you sort of get an idea.
Got home, opened the bags and washed the stones in the kitchen sink. >:D
While in the bag I did not realize that the white stones are so brilliantly white and also a bit shiny, not so good.
Two different sizes.
Also got a bag of roundish different colours stones.
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Had a bit of time today and selected a few stones and started different arrangements in the river bed.
Also used some water paint to give the plaster a bit of colour.
And a photo with the bridge in place just to see what it looks like.
Letting it all dry nicely now and see if I like it in a few days time.
What do you think?
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Hello, Hello....
Looking good ;D
I assume you will be adding the realistic water still?
I like the idea of using real rocks.
Cheers,
Evert
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Only issue with using real rocks - they darken and stay dark...
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Yes I will be adding water.
I have some Woodland Scenics Realistic Water for that.
I like using real stones/rocks, even my previous layout had some.
Off course for a portable layout it will be a bit heavy. :)
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Nice Jörg :thumb:
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Looking good :thumb:
Its a verry stony river. >:D
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Looking good :thumb:
Its a verry stony river. >:D
Most rivers that I have seen had lots of rocks and stones.
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No update for a while, just was not happy with the colour of the scenery on my layout, so I tried different shades of grey painting the section numerous times till I was satisfied.
Then I used a very watery wash of black paint which was then quickly wiped off again with a wet sponge to create shadows
in the crevices.
Then dry brushing a bit of white from top down to create highlights.
Hope you can see it in the photo.
I am a lot happier now. :thumb:
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Was lucky on bidorbuy the other day and got this beautiful Roco 6 axle low loader with a finely detailed and printed wooden crate.
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How do you know that your wife supports your hobby?
If she comes with you to the hobby shop, helps you choose items, tells you to take more and then pays for it before you can. :biggrin:
Some scenery material.
A few trees as well.
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Some scenery work.
Path way has some sand on it.
We have the idea to blend the backdrop into the scenery by matching the colours more or less to the backdrop and gluing some foliage against it. Then I want to place/plant some trees in front to break the line a bit more.
Lets see how this works out.
First photo.
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One more, also did the path to the little cave.
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Mould for casting tunnel portals coming on.
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Now I have to tidy up, pack everything away as this week we are getting family from overseas visiting with 2 small children.
I have a supply of cable ties handy to tie up their hands before entering the train room. >:D
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Hi Joerg
No problems only challenges... comming well :happydays:
Cheers
trainmaster
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Nicely done Jörg ;D :thumb:
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Hey, Hey Jörg,
Wow, looking awesome. The rocks is really looking good.
Enjoy the family :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert
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Thanks for the positive comments.
Found a box with my scenery material from my previous layout.
Slight difference in price. ::)
Those where the days when a Rand would get you 2 US dollars.
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Slowly adding some green.
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Added a bit more green, a bench for people to enjoy the view.
Trees have not been secured yet, still playing around with placements.
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Refitted the centre piece with the lake for now, placed the 2 houses and connected them
up so the lights are on. Something for the kids to see. :)
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Awesome..... I love the massive change Scenery bring to a layout. It is awesome :thumb:
Well done Jörg, the green with the rocks make all the difference.
Enjoy :biggrin:
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What he said :thumb:
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Ditto :thumb: 8)
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Late night update. :)
Slowly adding more green, different shades as well.
I don't want to make everything to green so I am doing it slowly and getting the feel for it.
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I don't want to brag, but I really like this view. ;)
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I noticed that I have a little hole here, first thought to plant some bushes in there, but then decided a better idea was to fill it with water.
It rained recently so there is a bit of a puddle.
Woodland Scenics realistic water has been poured in, after this photo was taken, so let's see how it looks once it has set.
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I also cast my first tunnel portal today and have just removed it from the mould.
Came out quite well.
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Nice one Jörg, it is really starting to look good. Awesome idea for the puddle, put a animal there that is busy drinking ;)
Wel done on the tunnel portal cast. Looks stunning. Really came out well and saved you quite a bit :thumb:
Will have to come visit again soon.
Cheers,
Evert
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Did not have much time in the last week, but managed to do a bit.
Planted some trees, these always make a big difference to a scene for me.
Also filled the little puddle with water and a few small stones.
Picture of the little puddle, yes I also think that I need a animal having a drink there.
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Just another photo for fun.
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Nice :thumb:
Yea, trees bushes and all the small details make all the difference in the world.
Really looking awesome Jörg.
Will have to come and visit sometime, I need Electronic help :biggrin:
Cool, enjoy and have fun.
Speak again soon.
Cheers,
Evert
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Evert my family is leaving tonight so from tomorrow you are welcome to come around.
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Hi everybody,
no update for a while, but that does not mean I have not done anything or wasn't planning.
I was not to happy with my river, look at page 17 to see how it was before.
Removed the little stones and started playing around with the colours.
Here I made the centre a bit deeper blue.
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That is to blue for a river, looking at photo's of real rivers they seldom are blue, often have green colour.
So played around with water paints wet on wet, never done that before.
This is the result while still wet, hence the shine.
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All dry this morning.
There is still a bit of blue.
Let me know what you think.
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Nice work so far... :thumb:
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Yes, that looks very nice, especially the middle (deep) section. It looks very natural,
Nice one! :thumb:
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Question should I place some small stone on the river again like I did previously?
Stones are for the photo only and have not been glued down yet.
What do you think?
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Hi Jörg, my suggestion is to put the stones on the sides. With the dark green in the middle with no stones will make the river look deep. The way you mixed the colours and the dark section in the middle is awesome! :thumb:
Chiao
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You mean something like this?
Photo with the bridge in place.
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Now that is looking very good.
I think if you spread the stones you loose the colour effevt of the water.
The stones at the edge gives it a good effect. Now some water :biggrin:
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Very nice! :thumb:
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I love the look you have there. :thumb:
Just one thought - you have smooth / round rocks. In nature those rocks would be mostly angular. Maybe take those rocks and whack them with a hammer...?
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Rocks in rivers are very often rounded and smooth through the water flowing over them for thousands of years.
That is why I used these, but will think about it some more.
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True, but mostly the smaller stones. Big rocks are more angular. Then again, it's your layout and it looks good. I love what you did with the paint...
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Looks nice Jörg. :thumb: Just remember boulders are mountain ranges for the n guys.
Oh dear I :innocent: said it, now for the avalanche... :innocent: :innocent:
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Just remember boulders are mountain ranges for the n guys.
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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True, but mostly the smaller stones. Big rocks are more angular.
That is certainly also true, never thought of it this way.
Thanks for the input.
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Looks nice Jörg. :thumb: Just remember boulders are mountain ranges for the n guys.
Oh dear I :innocent: said it, now for the avalanche... :innocent: :innocent:
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Hi Jörg,
Look what I found in the latest VGB Verlag news letter.
(https://s12.postimg.org/jmbzhlxd5/J_rg_s_Villa.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/jmbzhlxd5/)
Cheers
W&C
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I saw that as well.
I have found some photo's of the real house on the net as well.
Since I can remember as a kid I always liked that Faller house so when I could get one I bought it immediately.
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It's an awesome house for the early sixties. My late Dad had it on his layout.
Good times. :thumb:
Chiao
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No update for a long time. :lamer:
But now I had a bit of time over the weekend and on Monday so here are a few photo's.
I made a Perspex front cover to finish of the river and so that the water does not run out.
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Slowly started adding some green around the river.
Some sand as well.
Hopefully I'll be able to post more updates in the near future.
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Nice Jörg :thumb:
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Awesome :thumb:
Yea I must come visit again :biggrin:
Really looking good.
Enjoy and speak again.
Cheers.
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Small update today, spent a bit more time with scenery materials last night.
Placed the bridges just to check how it all fits together.
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Yes! :thumb: ;D
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That is looking really good :thumb:
Very well done Jörg.
Cheers,
Evert
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Thanks for all the positive comments.
Tells me I am on the right track.
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Hi everybody,
managed to arrange my time today that I could do a bit of hobby shopping. :biggrin:
Went to visit Mike and walked out with a bag of goodies.
Been looking at these for a while already and now I brought one home.
Lets see how much fun I can have with this. :thumb:
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Add a few scenic detail items.
Some people and dogs.
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And finally a 800 x 600 sheet of Perspex, use for this will be revealed at a later stage. >:D
Now to find the time to do some work on the layout.
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Nice :thumb:
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Hmmmmm..... ::)
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Yes, trips to Mike tends to hurt the wallet... :innocent:
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Does Mike have new stock?
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Does Mike have new stock?
I don't know if you are looking for anything in particular, but he definitely had a few Märklin items there that where not in last time I visited.
The only way to find out is to visit him. ;)
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As seen in one of my previous posts I bought a Electro Static grass applicator.
Never used one of these before so lets see what happens.
First application was disappointing to say the least, grass is more horizontal than vertical. :rant:
Well lets try again.
Well that looks like, :blech: let me not say more. >:D
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Don't give up.
Okay I also got one of those simple bottles that you shake to make the grass stand up, well not really.
But I looked at some youtube video's and got some tips.
Now this looks a bit more like grass to me. 8)
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Nice Jörg. You must get a HO lawnmower mowing the lawn at your villa with a lion hiding in the long grass. ;D
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;D
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Nice one Jörg,
Came out quite nice at the end. :thumb:
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Jip, that does look more like grass and not like pubes >:D
This from the man that have never done that and made his first tree only last week :innocent:
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Merry Christmas to all.
Small update from me.
Spent a bit of time the last few days and can show something today.
First pic I was not happy with the two bridge pillars, I think a proper wall that is thick and looks strong
will be much better.
Before.
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Taking shape.
Getting there.
Done. Now some bushes and ground cover and then the static grass applicator will come out.
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While the glue was drying I was busy somewhere else as well.
Made a little parking lot and pathway to the look out point.
Had some fun with the grass applicator as well.
Note the tuft of grass in the parking lot. ;)
Looks like my 500SL will need to visit a panel shop, bonnet does not close properly anymore. ::)
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Merry Christmas Jörg and to all followers.
Love your grass. Coming on nicely.
Gruß
Werner & Colleen
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Thanks Werner and Colleen, I have just planted some more,
have to wait for the glue to dry and then vacuum to grass so I can take a few photo's.
Sound a bit od to say I have to vacuum the grass. :D
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Another small update.
I have vacuumed the lawn. :biggrin:
Sound crazy, but its true.
To break the field a bit found a nice stone, some gravel around it as well
a bit of small shrubbery.
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Planted a bit more grass today, I noticed that the grass was not so erect, took out the 9 Volt battery and its nearly flat. ::)
So it looks like these electrostatic grass applicators are heavy on batteries. :o
Oh well will buy some more this week.
I just had to set up a nice photo.
So out came my BR 10 as the model for the photo shoot. ;)
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From a bit further away.
Enjoy the holiday and spend some time on your layouts or models.
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Just awesome Jörg :thumb: We are busy as well. Just too soon for photos :biggrin:
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Good work Jörg :thumb:
Looks awesome!
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WOW Jörg, it is looking awesome...... :thumb:
Really liking it.
Will have to come visit sometime again.
Enjoy and well speak again soon.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Evert and friends,
We went to visit Jörg yesterday and found him covered in plaster of paris sanding dust and hard at work. The layout is coming on nicely.
Found the Makita saw in the kitchen, mmmmm...... :D Jörg did say something about the kitchen table top.... :biggrin: :biggrin:
Thanks for the nice time Jörg :thumb: :biggrin:
Werner & Colleen
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Will have to come visit sometime again.
Anytime Evert, just let me know when you want to visit.
I won't be here on the 31st and 1st.
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Spent a bit of time today.
Placing the two houses on this removable lake section.
Also considering the driveways for the cars and then I also want to make a small jetty for the boats, beach and so on.
For now the two houses with driveways.
This is the third position today.
I wait a day or two and if I still like it then I will continue.
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While building the removable section I constantly checked for fit, making sure that there would be no
problems.
Well now I have started doing the landscaping with plaster of Paris and guess what, now it doesn't fit anymore. :bluduh: :rant: >:( ??? :-[
Back to the drawing board.
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Have fun Jörg :thumb: ;D
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Planted a bit more grass last night.
Used a new 9V battery in the electrostatic grass applicator.
Battery had 9,72 volts when I took it out off the box.
After the application of the grass, see photo below how small the area is the battery was on 9,15 volts.
This morning the battery recovered to 9,49 volts.
So one thing is sure to me these grass applicators are heavy on batteries.
Rechargeable batteries might be a good investment or get a 9V power pack and use that.
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Nice Jörg :thumb: :thumb:
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Aloha,
small update from me.
Spent a bit of time laying track and doing some wood work.
Basically the two corners in the back are done now.
First piece of track board for the upper most line which will be visible right around is also secure now
and the first strips of cork roadbed are being glued down now.
Must still decide on the final position of the tunnel portal.
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Busy giving some thought, yes I can think >:D, to the continuation of my backdrop.
Off course using a different one to the one that I have already will always be tricky to get the two
to blend in to each other.
So my idea is to hide the joint behind a mountain.
This is sort of my idea for a mountain shape.
Now I need to figure out which backdrop to use to carry on.
Options from Faller are
180509/510/515/518
Must still look at Vollmer and some other, but I am also open to ideas from you.
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Awesome, Awesome Jörg :thumb:
Looking Great !!!!
We must make a plan this week for a visit? Maybe Tuesday evening.
Hope you have a great day.
Enjoy
Cheers, Evert
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:thumb:
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We must make a plan this week for a visit? Maybe Tuesday evening.
You are welcome.
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Small update from my side.
Actually two updates as I've been busy at two places of my layout.
First of I have spent a bit of time on the last corner of the river in front, I want to have a fisherman sitting on the rock.
So my idea is to have a car standing there and a gravel "tweespoor" leading there, nicely overgrown with long grass.
One photo without the car.
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Nicely done there Jörg. :thumb:
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Spent some time on the placement of the tunnel portal.
Glued in some Styrofoam and shaped it with a sharp knife.
I think this is where I will fit the tunnel portal and do all the landscaping around that.
Electric loco to check that the pantographs don't catch anywhere.
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Good Morning Jörg,
I like the "tweespoor" track to the river. Look awesome :thumb:
Tunnel is looking really nice, that casting came out awesome.
Does your BigBoy fit? I'm sure it does, but have to ask :biggrin:
Enjoy and speak again soon.
Cheers.
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The 2spoor track looks very realistic. :thumb:
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Thanks.
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Just wondering if Jörg is checking whether the Big Boy does fit. :eek: :innocent: :stir:
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Just wondering if Jörg is checking whether the Big Boy does fit. :eek: :innocent: :stir:
I do have a few grinders so I can always grind something off the Big Boy. >:D :eek: :loco:
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Don't worry, I have put the Big Boy on the tracks and he fits through that portal perfectly. :thumb:
So no grinding needed.
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Good news. :thumb: So glad the grinders were not used. I remember Jörg filing at Campsbay for the loco to pass a certain point in the stage yard on our friend's layout opening night. ;D
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Good times. ;)
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Okay update time. :)
Just to prove that the Big Boy does fit.
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Built a small frame for a partial tunnel tube.
Gluing in the tube, I may need a few more clamps. :innocent:
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Glued in and dry. Trimmed the ends of and checking how it looks.
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Spot the difference.
Mounted a piece of cardboard that I painted matt black first so that if you look into the tunnel you don't see any
white foam or other distractions.
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Tunnel tube done with imitation brick paper.
A last photo with the cast portal in front, this will now be glued to the frame, then I must weather
and ballast the track before I can fit the tunnel portal with tube properly.
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Awesome Jörg,
Yea, I should have done the black also, but that is how we learn correct.
Job very well done, I really like it.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Woodworker...
Well done.
Cheers
trainmaster
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Hi Guys,
small update from me.
Got a bee in my bonnet and decided to pour some water into the river.
First photo just after pouring.
Yes it is supposed to be milky.
After 12 hours starting to clear up.
After 36 hours, mmmm, not so good, a bit to thick in that spot and it cracked. :bluduh:
So what are my options, I don't want to rip it all out again so I think that I will maybe cover it
up with some reeds growing there.
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Looks great Jörg. :thumb: Don.t forget the fine sand! That will cover places that you are not happy with.
Off course the bushes, shrubs, wild grass and reeds grow near the river.
Then some wild birds etc. Old trees stumps on the edges will also look great.
Going to look awesome when finished. :biggrin:
Cheers
Werner
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Hi Jörg,
Looks great :thumb:
Yea, don't rip it all out, that Woordland Scenic water is expensive.
Hide it with some reeds, or make so ripples, it is close to the edge.
Even a fallen tree.
Noch have some awesome river and pond detail. There is lots of options.
Cheers,
Evert :biggrin:
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:thumb:
I need a wasp in my bonnet... ::)
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Can be arranged..... :D :stir:
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Can be arranged..... :D :stir:
I think that you are looking for trouble. :lamer:
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Just bought another 5kg bag of plaster of paris this afternoon and its about half way used up already. >:D
Stay tuned for a update.
When this bag is used up then I will have used 27kg's so far. :o
Can't quite matched the amounts used at the Mininatur Wunderland as they work in tons. :biggrin:
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Hi guys,
the promised update.
Started with the mountain around the castle over the weekend.
First some fine mesh secured with the staple gun and where that could not get in I used the glue gun.
Lots of guns in this post. ;)
First piece.
Done.
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On goes the plaster.
A few kg's later its done.
Now I need to carve the plaster and paint and weather.
Fun times ahead.
Going to make a big mess when I start carving that lot. >:D
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Nice :)
Mmmmmm, I can think and the vacuum will work overtime. Someone will have to vacuum while you carve. Will limit the mess and dust a little bit.
Enjoy and looking forward to see the end product.
Cheers,
Evert Loo
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Nice one Jörg! :thumb:
The vacuum cleaner is a great idea. Had to empty the drum twice. :D
Cheers
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Carving has started, of course I went and cut right through on
one spot and had to ad a bit of plaster again. ::)
Also busy fitting in the castle and a path way to the front gate.
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Enjoy! ;D :thumb:
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Sound great, can't wait for the next pictures :thumb:
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Update time. :biggrin:
The big mess has been made, a bit extra plaster applied here and there and lots of carving.
Two coats of grey water based paint applied as well.
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I purposely made the steps very rough and uneven, after all in 1400 something when this castle was
built they didn't have prefab concrete steps yet. >:D
This photo just shows the other side of the castle.
Now I need to use very thin black paint to bring out the crevasses, will do that tomorrow
and then dry brush white over the rocks.
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Awesome..... Looking good...... I like the steps :thumb:
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Hey, that looks fantastic! This rocks are really nature wise. Good work!
Cheers
trainmaster
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Nice Jörg :thumb: :thumb: Just make sure the steps are "climbable" for HO legs. ;D
So much inspiration.... ;D
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Hi everybody,
small update from me with a few photo's.
A bit more time spent with paint, also made a little hiking trail around the castle.
Small wooden bridge, still needs a railing.
Also did the wall next to the tracks approaching the castle.
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Planted some grass as well. ;)
Overall view of the castle section now, note the different colours on the castle itself,
I am trying to weather it slightly, not an easy task with it fully assembled, but I'm sure
I will get it looking neat.
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Decided to fit the first bridge and lay some track. :thumb:
Flex track so that you can't see where the straight piece becomes a corner.
Flowing nice and gently into the turn.
Enjoy.
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Hey Joerg!
That,s avesome! This rocks are natural, and grass (weed) is growing allo over... >:D Go ahead! I'm missing the Aloes..? ;D
Cheers
trainmaster
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I'm missing the Aloes..? ;D
I have been playing with the idea to place some on my layout.
Lets see. ;)
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Awesome Jörg. We love it! :biggrin: :thumb:
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Good Morning Jörg,
Very, very well done...... I love it.....
You are really moving quite fast.
Castle in looking part of the background picture, everything blends together so well.
Cheers,
Evert :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
looks like my river looks very inviting.
Some bathers have appeared overnight. :eek:
:biggrin:
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On a more serious note,
some more grass has been planted around the castle.
Lets see what the weekend brings.
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Like the inhabitants in the river :D
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Good Morning.....
Awesome, I love that river. Really came out so well and the hippo's looks awesome.
Sometimes I miss that kind of detail with n scale. :(
Can't wait to see it in real life again.
Looking forward to the castle update. :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert Loo
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That one hippo came straight from the bibble - walking on water an' all... :peep: :stir:
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Whahaha. :biggrin:
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Hi everybody,
yes I'm still alive although its been very quiet here.
Not much to show, wanted to paint some rails rusty, bought matt rust coloured paint and its shiny. :rant:
Have not had a chance to get some other paint some where else.
Now on a different line I have built my first signal kit.
Viessmann makes very nice Light Signals, but also offer them in kit form, cost a few Euro's less.
Here's the mast with the wires pulled through already.
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Forgot to take photo's as I was assembling the signal head, but here is a photo
of the signal installed and some wire just connected to the track to show the lights.
Unfortunately my simple little point and shoot camera will not focus on the signal, but rather on
the bigger tunnel portal behind it. :lamer:
So excuse the out of focus signal.
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Nice :thumb:
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Nicely done Jörg. :thumb:
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:thumb:
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Been a bit quiet here.
Busy with work and life, then I left my camera behind in Rooi Els when we had to evacuate.
Yesterday I remembered to bring it back with me and took a few photo's of what I've done in the last week.
I have managed to lay some flex track and install the first bridges.
I've painted the track, the sleepers dark brown and the sides of the rails rusty brown.
Now I need to do some ballasting and then complete the tunnel portal.
Some photo's.
Bridge and track.
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Photo of the tunnel, the ballast is not glued yet.
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Looking very nice so far! Well done! :thumb:
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Super Jörg! :thumb:
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Awesome, really looking very nice :thumb:
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:thumb:
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Hi everybody,
still looking for latex glue so can't secure the tunnel portal yet and do the scenery around that.
Oh well, I'm sure I will find some sooner or later.
Decided to plant some tree's around the castle.
Note the different colour of the castle walls, I'm trying to change it a bit and bring out the stone work.
At the same time weather it a bit as well.
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At the same time I also added a barrier to the road.
I want to try and complete the river scene under the big bridge now so stay tuned.
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Very, Very nice...... Like the look of the grass and the road. Almost real :thumb:
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:howzit:
Had some time and also the feeling to do something.
Busy with the little river right at the back under the big bridge.
Road and a bit of scenery as well.
Sorry I'm having trouble with a photo hosting site so have to make use of the forum image hoster meaning that the pics
are quite small.
River getting some colour, stones and reeds.
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Planted some more static grass and placed one row of bridges just to have
a look to see how it all fits together.
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Nice Jörg,
The pics are great. We just click on them and they go bigger. :thumb:
Ciao
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We just click on them and they go bigger. :thumb:
I am aware of that. 8)
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A bit more detail of the river.
Next step is to add some "water".
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As my river was not very level I decided to add a few rapids.
Lets see how this works out when I've poured in the water.
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Good Morning Jörg,
That is looking great :thumb: Very well done.
Looking forward to a visit again and see it in real life. :biggrin:
Ai, I miss working on my layout :( I HAVE to get my hobby room sorted out so that I can start to move my layout and trains in.
Cheers,
Evert
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Thanks Evert,
well you have something to look forward to.
See you on the 6th.
Cheers.
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:thumb:
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Aloha,
small update from me.
Started pouring some water into the river, some ended up on the grass, ::) oh well I can
always hide that with some bushes.
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Scratch built a small bridge for single lane traffic, as I continue with the scenery
you will see where this road goes and the need for a bridge.
Some simple styrene pieces glued together, the half round support I bent over a glass
jar with the heat gun and using cable ties to hold it while it cools.
The railing is made of copper wire, small holes drilled into the bridge and the centre upright soldered.
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Bridge painted and installed.
Still needs a bit of finishing, but I am happy how it turned out.
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Nice Jörg ; :thumb: ;D
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Nice detail - go ahead!
:thumb:
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After a nice relaxing Sunday I have another small update.
I want to have a sunken boat in my lake so I decided to take a little rowing boat from
Preiser and age it a bit, but mostly recreate the broken planks in the side from hitting a rock or iceberg. ;)
Boat as it was.
Hole cut in the side, it was not easy to make the hole irregular.
Add some brown paint.
I don't like to brag, but I think that came out quite good. :thumb:
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My river with rapids also got some attention today.
Woodlands Scenics water effects was used to try and model some white water.
The results will only be visible one it has set after about 24 hours.
The suspense and waiting is the worst.
I watched some video's on the net how to do this. One step is to lay strips of water effects
on some wax paper or plastic.
This is after I peeled it off.
Application.
Done, now to wait and see how it turns out.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Update is looking really great :thumb:
And yes, that little boat came out really awesome.
The rapids in the river also looks good, I'm sure it will be perfect once it is all dried.
Cheers,
Evert
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Love the boat. Very nice idea. :thumb: The rapids going to look great. :thumb:
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Small update again.
Spent a bit more time on the river and rapids.
This is how it looks now, will not be that visible anyway later due to the bridge
over the river.
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I consider that section to be more or less complete now so I fitted the rear most
bridge and the track.
Photo shows first test Loco on the bridge. :thumb:
Next up is the 1250mm radius curve after the bridge.
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Looking nice :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Awesome :thumb:
Can't wait to visit again.....
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Nice Jörg. ;D :thumb:
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:biggrin:
Two more flexy tracks have been laid.
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First train at the castle.
:thumb:
Without room lights.
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:thumb:
This photo I really like.
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Wow..... That is looking so cool. Very nice Jörg :thumb:
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Sehr schön Jörg. Love the train too. :thumb: :thumb:
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:eek: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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I love catenary.
This new system, which is a lot more realistic, I must ad seems to be quite a lot of work.
Oh well, a start has been made and seeing that I have to modify the masts and bridge to
make it work this is where I have started.
First two photo's.
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:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
trainmaster
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Nice! ;D :thumb:
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The weekend has come and gone, but I managed to spend some nice me time on my layout. :thumb:
Some more track was laid, the bridge is just about completed and further masts for the catenary have been
fitted.
Now I must order some more wires from Germany, but I could now at least work out what I need instead of
guessing.
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Two more pics of my efforts this weekend, last one shows how far the tracks reach now,
I must now complete the backdrop before continuing with that curve.
Backdrops are ordered.
Next job is to do all the wiring up to this point.
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Just spent some time cleaning and tiding up the layout and checking this weekends work.
Discovered that I forgot one insulation for a signal, will have to lift some of the track again, ::)
but rather now than when the layout is done and I try and get the signals to work.
Just as well I had a good look at what I've done.
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Good Morning Jörg.....
Looking great :thumb: Catenary looks awesome.
Awesome progress so far, I love it.
Cheers,
Evert
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Jörg you are right, when the ballast is down it becomes tricky when fault finding. :(
Ciao
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Hi everybody,
no work yesterday evening on my layout.
After reading about the passing of Sir Rodger Moore, I sat down put a 007 DVD on and enjoyed that instead.
So as I said in the thread about the latex glue, I have now found it and glued down the ballast in the tunnel
portal.
Once that was done I could glue down the portal frame and short tube.
Due to not being able to clamp the one side I had to resort to some solid brass weights.
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Once this had set nicely I could glue on the actual portal and finish the ballasting on
the inside of the tunnel tube.
Next step will be to paint the portal.
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I have also completed the bridge section. :thumb:
What do you think?
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The part of layout building nobody really likes, but it is so necessary for the layout
to operate properly later.
Wiring, lots of it. :eek:
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Awesome Jörg! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning Jörg,
Wow and WOW.......
The tunnel and tunnel portal came out so nice, really awesome.
Then the bridge is just as nice, stunning, really well done :thumb:
Can't wait to visit again.
Cheers,
Evert
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Tonight I spent some time marking of the catenary mast for the S bend towards the tunnel entrance.
Then I did a bit of testing, had to check that the Big Boy clears the masts, bridge and tunnel portal.
All clear. :thumb:
Some photo's as proof.
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Some more.
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Load test for the bridge.
Passed. :thumb: :biggrin:
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Really nice..... And that clearance is awesome, really work well :thumb:
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Schön Jörg, super. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Small detail added to start of the weekend. :thumb:
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Nice, it is the small details and finishes that make our layouts so much more real and fun to build and operate.
Well done :thumb:
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Sorry no update for a while, was busy figuring out how to best identify the wiring.
Considered a few options and finally settled on Booster number, track, signal and so forth.
First one done.
B = booster
4 = booster number
T = track
S = signal, seeing that I am using a signal system that changes the current on the track to DC when signal is red
I have to have 3 sections for every signal.
Safe is the change over section that has to be longer than a pick up shoe, because if DC goes into the track it will smoke the booster. :eek:
Brake section is self explaining.
Stop section is to make sure that the train does stop in case it was to fast.
Photo from the top, first wires connected.
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That's grazy! :eek2:
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Why crazy Ed?
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Interesting concept. I don't fully understand, but you can explane when I visit again :thumb:
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Till to perfection...
trainmaster
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That's the way Jörg, nice. :thumb: :thumb:
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Why crazy Ed?
Way too many wires for my sanity... :eek:
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Why crazy Ed?
Way too many wires for my sanity... :eek:
Don't worry, I'll be adding plenty more. >:D
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LoL ;D ;D
I bought a Brother label maker and it helps a lot to identify cables especially when most of them are red. ;D
W & C
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Can't afford to be so fancy. ::)
I'd rather buy tools. >:D
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Hi everybody,
been a bit quiet here, to much work and no time for the important things in life.
Monday I received a small parcel with some items.
Including backdrops. ;D
So tonight I temporally put them up using prestix to check how it looks and where I have to shorten them.
Also have to consider the heights.
What do you think?
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This is where I potentially have the biggest overlap.
The red line is where the other backdrop ends.
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Hi Jörg,
The backdrops look great. A little trimming and camo, big trees and you will have it look great. ;D :thumb:
Ciao
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Hi Jörg...... Looks great :thumb:
Nice challenge to blend them all together, but it will look awesome.
Cheers, Evert
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Hi Jörg, if you havent removed the press stick yet, may I suggest you do it soon. It leaves an oily mark behind to remind you forever. :rant:
Stay cool. 8)
Ciao
W
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It leaves an oily mark behind to remind you forever. :rant:
I know that, I used very little prestix so the back drops are falling down one by one on their own already.
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8) 8) :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
little time for the hobby, but did try something over the weekend.
Interior lights in the houses, in the past all we did was stick a bulb socket into the hole at the bottom and everybody was happy.
Today we have something called LED's.
So I took a strip and cut off a section, prepped a styrene strip to glue between the walls and glued my Led strip to this.
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Here's the strip fitted to the first house.
In the photo only the front part of the roof is on and its held in place by prestix.
Here you can see the light strip from behind.
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:biggrin:
Was lucky on bid or buy the other day and today I received some post.
I've been looking for this Loco for years and now I got it.
Fantastic condition. :thumb:
BR 151 electric 6 axle heavy freight unit.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Lights lookking great :) I also use that but I paint my lights with brown paint to dull them a bit and to get a warm colour.
Awesome Loco...... I love it.
Hop you have a good day and speak again soon.
Cheers,
Evert
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Wow the lights do look good
Where did you get them from?
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Hi Wesley,
these I bought from Eco Led a few years ago.
Still have a few off cuts left so used one here.
Warm white with silicon sealed water proof strip.
These strips come in 5 meters and can be bought just about anywhere nowadays.
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I have deleted all my photo's with photobucket and have now joined postimage and have hopefully fixed all the poto's so far for this thread on the first 4 pages.
I some members could check for me if the photo's are displaying correctly please let me know.
Thank you.
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Hi Jörg,
Jip, page 1 to 4 looks fine. 5 onward you obviously are still busy with :thumb:
Cheers.
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Thanks for the feedback.
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Hi Wesley,
these I bought from Eco Led a few years ago.
Still have a few off cuts let so used one here.
Warm white with silicon sealed water proof strip.
These strips come in 5 meters and can be bought just about anywhere nowadays.
Saw this on Bid or buy in Cape Town:
500mm Long Led Strip Aluminium 5630 White: **IN STOCK**R20.00
Specifications:
Input Voltage: 12V-12.7V DC (Connect direct to 12V Power Supply or 12V Battery)
Current Usage: 480mA
Led Chip Size: 5630
Led Count: 36 Leds
Wattage: 5.5 Watts
Colour: White
Strip Size: 500mm Long x 12mm x 1.2mm Aluminium Circuit Board
* You are able to cut this strip at any length at 41mm intervals and wires can easily be soldered onto + and - pads. This strip comes with 10cm Wire on already.
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So I had some time the last few days to fit all the backdrops.
Those big sections from Faller are not easy to work with and unfortunately
it didn't always go that smoothly.
Starting to go up.
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Long section done, now to consider where to cut this one and at what
height to fix it.
Prestix to the rescue, up, down left and right and then I got my idea.
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Awesome, looks great :thumb:
I can imagine that it would have been quite a challenge.
Well done :biggrin:
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Nicely done Jörg. Sehr schön! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi Joerg!
With all your circumstances you told me, the result is avesome.
Cheers
treainmaster
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Small update.
Did a bit of woodwork and metal work.
A few holes in the wall and another layer is coming up.
Need to go and buy some wood now.
Corner done.
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Nice! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Awesome.... now more track :thumb: and some more trains can run..... nice one Yörg.
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Hi,
been quiet here on my thread, but tonight I have a small update.
I've done some metal work, wood work, glued down some cork roadbed and laid a few pieces of track.
Only 19 pieces of flex track and a few pieces of sectional track. >:D
I have also had the first section of baseboard for the main station in the room to check for fit.
Basically the rear long straight section, which is also the highest part of the layout is now done.
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Station baseboard to check for fit.
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I have done a temporary loop so that I can run trains around again.
I will leave this while the main station is being built so that I can if I so desire just
sit back and watch a few trains run.
As you can see I just stacked this on top of the existing loop by extending the treaded rods.
This will be removed at a later stage.
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Naturally I had to do a test run.
;D
Here comes the Big Boy.
Second photo he's on his way back having successfully gone around the loop.
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Donner! keik lekker!
trainmaster
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Wow, when is there (if ever?) an open day pse?
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Wow, when is there (if ever?) an open day pse?
I did have a bring and braai last year once.
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Jörg, just awesome! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Hmmmmm, open day sounds nice ! ;) ;) ;)
Ciao
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Want to show my grandson but he's only 3 1/2 - can/will come early :)
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No work done on the layout, but I do have some photo's. :biggrin:
E 40 with a 12 car iron ore train of six axle Roco coaches.
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Double traction BR 43 and 44 with a iron ore train, four axle Roco and Märklin coaches.
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Castle meet.
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Hammer Jörg!! Sehr schön :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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:eek:
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Looking Great Jörg :thumb:
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Stunning and inspiring!!
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Thanks.
I've enjoyed building it so far and now I'm enjoying just sitting back to watch a few trains running.
Also servicing and repairing a few Loco's.
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Hi everybody,
don't get excited no new work has been done.
But I've had some fun running different trains for my pleasure.
I did also take a few photo's.
Simple hand held point and shoot camera.
So the pics are not 100% clear, but I like them anyway. :thumb:
Enjoy.
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Hello Nightrider! :howzit:
Cheers
trainmaster
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Geil Jörg! :) :) :)
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Hi,
My name is Alex, I am new here, where are you getting your backdrops?
I am going to go with self adhesive vinyl, which I will adhere to the a
ABS sheets which will be attached to the walls,
that way I can curve the ABS in the corners,
You apply the vinyl wet, with soapy water to eliminate bubbles and creases,
dries in 24 to 48 hours,
Hope this helps, been in the advertising business for 16 years, that's how we apply it on small format advertising boards,
I received a quote from a back ground company in the U.S, they want $4 200.00 to make it up,
plus postage and customs, too rich for my blood,
Thanks,
Alex
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Hi Alex,
welcome here.
I got my backdrops from Faller.
Most hobby shops stock some backdrops. I know the one in Plumstead has a few on offer.
I know about the trick using soapy water to apply vinyl without creases and bubbles, but these backdrops are made
of paper so that will not work so well as the paper is quite thin and tears easily when wet.
Regards Jörg.
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Aloha,
did a bit of work last night and tonight.
Basically cut some off cut plywood in a more or less shape of the scenery and attached
that to the layout.
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Glued some wood blocks to the backdrop and then added some fine
aluminium mesh which will then be the base for the plaster of paris.
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All done, now I can start making a real mess again. >:D
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Oh what fun :thumb:
That will really look nice, like your idea with the hills to disguise the overlapping of the backdrop.
Once done you can just colour the sky to mach.....
Going to look awesome, can't wait :biggrin:
Enjoy.....
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Very nice Jörg. Need some stabilizing to carry the weight between the struts. Enjoy. ; :thumb: ;D :D
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Had some time and threw some plaster at the mountain. ;D
Must just add that the aluminium mesh that I bought locally is no where as strong
as the one from Germany.
But a lot more affordable, so I just had to let the plaster set before adding more.
Now I have to wait for it to dry out properly and then I can throw some paint at it.
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Awesome, Awesome..... :thumb:
Looking Good :biggrin:
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Snowy Mountain?
>:D :thumb:
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No more snowy mountain.
First coat of paint on.
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;D :thumb: :thumb:
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Looking Good Jörg :thumb:
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Been quiet here to long, I have done nothing on my layout all this time.
Dismantling Wolfgang's layout in Rooi Els after I spent six and a half years every weekend
there helping him built it has taken a bigger toll on me than I expected.
I just have no feeling to do anything at the moment.
I will watch a DVD rather than run a few trains. :-[
So on Sunday I ran a train or two, I see the train snaking around?
What. :o
This track was straight. ???
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Track was laid in winter?
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Yes in July.
So in future do the track laying only in summer. ;)
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Ai, Ai...... I have the same problem on my bridge. Normal days it is straight but when it is very hot it makes a nice curve >:(
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Yep, same bug here. Will need to re-do station completely, but wait,..... it's almost December holidays. :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Spending a few quiet days at home with my wife, I did spend a bit of time
in the layout room as well.
Fixed the track problem.
You can clearly see the overlap.
Trimmed it and refitted the track, nice and straight now, so in winter
I'll most properly will have a big gap there.
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Besides that I've spent some time doing maintenance on some of my trains
and just enjoying running them.
Enjoy the holidays.
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Last night I took my smallest Loco out of the display cabinet.
Class ET194 with a short train behind it, had not run for about 15 years
so needs a good service now, but she does run.
Some photo's for everybody's enjoyment.
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One more.
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Last small update for the year.
My wife is very keen on me completing the lake section with the houses so today
I refitted it and did a bit of work on it.
I have to lower the lakes bottom so I started to shave it with a chisel.
Last photo for the year.
All the best for 2018 to everybody, hope that you gets lots of time to enjoy this
beautiful hobby.
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Looking :thumb:
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Looking good Jörg and Happy New Year to all of us.
W & C :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Welcome to the new year. Lets see what this one brings.
Today I spent a bit of time on my lake again, ended up breaking all the plaster out to start
over again.
Then I placed the Perspex sheet, which I bought over a year ago, ::) over it so that I can trace the out line
of the lake.
I did two so now I have to decide which one I like more.
Decisions.
Option one.
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Option two.
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Awesome to have you work and play here again .... :thumb:
Awesome little train, love it....
Mmmmmmm, I like lake number 1, think it have a nice cove on the right hand side for a nice house. Can do some awesome detail work there.
Enjoy and speak again soon.
I'm off to Hermanus tomorrow for a week.
Cheers.
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Thanks for the heads up Evert, I have changed design 2 to incorporate that cove.
I already have some ideas. ;)
So today I cut out the lake.
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Now I have to cut away quite a lot of the plaster of paris as I made this section
much to high. ::)
I have to get that Perspex sheet level and slightly below the level of the river. Red arrow.
Then I can start shaping and detailing the lakes bed.
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Getting there.
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While I'm working my wife starts playing around with
my camera.
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Beautiful.....pse keep them coming
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Hi,
spent the last few evenings working on one of the houses to be placed next to the lake.
The original plastic railings where not very nice, broken and skew, so I tried to straighten them
by heating them slightly. Well that did not work so well. ::)
Cut them off and made new ones from copper wire.
First photo the old ones.
Second photo the new ones taking shape.
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All done, now it just needs some paint.
Second photo shows the little mandrill that I made to bend the wire for the end.
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Then I started painting the house, get rid of the plastic shine.
Also note that I tried to bring out the cement groves between the bricks a bit.
Must still do a bit on the roof, but I'm quite happy how this house is turning out.
Led lights have also been installed.
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Very nicely done :thumb:
The painting of the walls and roof will really make a big difference.
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:thumb: :thumb:
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Nice Jörg. :thumb: :thumb:
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Beautiful architecture - wish more real houses looked like that :)
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So I found a bit of time during the week.
Covered the Perspex sheet with some cling wrap so that the plaster does not stick to it.
Placed it into the lake bed and more or less levelled it out.
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Mixed up some plaster and poured it in around the edge, I wanted to create a step for the
Perspex sheet to rest on and form a slope into the water.
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Worked out quite well. :thumb:
I have since then carefully cut that ledge smaller and used some more plaster to slope it nicely.
I've also added a walk way.
Now everything must dry out properly and then I can start with colours, sand, drift wood, making up some jetties
and placing that sunken boat.
I wonder where I can find some HO scale fish?
Any ideas to be incorporated into the lake?
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Nice!
I remember seeing someone making HO fish from tin foil. Looked silvery in the resin...
Some ideas I found online http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/219438.aspx
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Thanks Ed, I'll have a look at that on Sunday.
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Spent a bit more time last night, colour in the lake bed, place the Perspex sheet on again.
Remove the protective film off the Perspex.
Place some matches I the holes where I want to have the two jetties.
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Placed the two houses and temporally connected the lights.
I'll have to dim the lights in the one house.
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Houses still need to be secured properly so that there is no light leaking out under the houses.
Also need to fix the roof of one of them and a bit more paint here and there.
Then grass and plants, people and other details.
lots of fun to be had here.
Last photo for now, express train rounding the homes.
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Question time.
I want to have a fence running along the street, sort of a border to the properties.
Should I use the metal wire one or the white plastic one?
I'm tending towards the plastic one, a bit of paint some grass around it and it should look great.
I also have more of it.
What says the jury?
Some weights on the house are there to secure it while the glue dries.
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The plastic to me looks too plastic/artificial/perfect but the other one looks real authentic.
I'am only judging by the photo - I have very little experience of looking at dioramas and then it may look completely different :)
I frequent the freerails.com forum and the dioramas there are all weathered and rather authentic so pse excuse my biased view.
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Good Morning.....
First off, the Lake is looking awesome :thumb: Very nice.
Fence: I'll go with the plastic also. Looks a bit more old era and with some paint you can really make it look real.
Metal one looks a bit to modern to me.
Awesome to see you building again. Nice......
Enjoy and talk again soon.
Cheers,
Evert
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Plastic fence too - it can always be painted or weathered. Much finer detail compared to the metal one.
All's looking good... :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi,
I'm tending towards the plastic fence as well, it looks a bit more period neighbour hood fence to me.
The metal one I'm starting to think looks more like a Karoo farm fence.
Tonight I glued down the second house, also added a bit of brown colour to the lake bed.
Still not quite happy with the colours there.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Very nice, I tend to fade a bit of the brown earth paint I use into my rivers and lakes. And I also paint the center much darker. I think my water is a bit to blue on my layout but it is just an idea.
I like watching the Woodland Scenics guys doing rivers and lakes. They have a awesome video of a pond also.
Cheers,
Evert
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:biggrin:
Both house are now secured to the removable section.
No more light leaking out under the houses.
I also added 330Ω resistors to the lights of the second house and it looks much better now.
I see I'll have to do the same to the street lights.
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I added some more paint to the lake bed, blue and a bit of blue/black to give it some depth.
Six more street lights which much still be connected and some green and brown for pathways.
Just to see how my ideas are coming together.
Let me know what you think about the lake.
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Some more.
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Wow, that is really looking awesome...... Very nice :thumb:
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Very nice Jörg! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Had a few moments on Friday evening and cut some expanded foam to fill in next to
the lake.
Just a quick photo, also more or less the position for the third lake side home.
Wife came with the idea to have a tennis court next to this house.
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I was naughty, again. >:D
Lets see how this toy works.
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Hi all,
not much work was done this weekend, but quite a bit of ideas bouncing
around in my head.
In one of my previous posts I started with the section for the third house on the lake.
Of course the house should have a garage so the car collector living there can park his
toys.
So Faller make these universal garages, I have a few.
The more I think about it, its not going to look great.
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How about a underground garage?
Nice curved driveway with a single garage door opening up to a spacious under the house garage.
This could work for me. :thumb:
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Okay for me no Ferraris or Lambo's.
Porsche and Mercedes Benz SL's for me.
Although having experienced a V12 Ferrari at full chat is something I will never forget.
So today I played with the position of the house a bit and with a pencil
I started with the road and driveway layout.
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Then my wife comes with another idea.
How about a tennis court.
:thumb:
I like it, so that is another item that will be included.
Then I have a reason to have Anna Kournikova on my layout. :biggrin: >:D
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We love this. ;D :thumb: :thumb:
ColWer
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Nice, like the Tennis court idea..... I'm not to sure about the garages, they might work.
Cheers,
Evert
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I've made up my mind. ;D
Under house garage.
So I played around with a few car positions just to get a feel of the space I need.
Quite a lot.
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So out came the knife and a few other tools.
Still needs a lot of detail work, but I like where this is going.
:thumb: :thumb:
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Cool, I like that :thumb:
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Love it! Wall paper on the garage walls of motor cars and LED lighting. Yes! ;D :thumb: :thumb:
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Saturday night update.
Managed a bit of time in the week.
Secured the perpex water sheet and trimmed a box of matches
and soaked them overnight in brown paint.
So tonight I started on the first jetty.
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Placed the semi sunken boat, will have lots of reeds all around it.
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Final photo tonight of the jetty taking shape.
More on Sunday.
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Nice Jörg! ;D :thumb:
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Sunday evening and a small update.
While I was working my wife took a few shots with her cell phone.
For some reason it changes the colours.
Jetty continues to take shape.
Beaches as well.
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Hi,
last update for the weekend.
Some more beach sand has been applied, the excess vacuumed off.
I see some empty spots so during the week some more will have to be reapplied.
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Hi Jörg,
It is looking really awesome :thumb: I like the jetty and the half sunken boat, really cool.
Enjoy and speak again soon.
Cheers,
Evert
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I love the water... You can see the items floating on the water... :thumb:
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Awesome!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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First jetty is done, still needs a bit a dry brushing with white paint to highlight and
weather it a bit.
Next jetty is under construction.
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Did a bit of electrical work as well, made a 12V regulator for the house
lighting.
Attached it to the framework where I can get to it if needed.
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Nice! :thumb:
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Awesome, jetty really came out well.....
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Small update,
second jetty is also done.
Now both jetty's just need a bit of weathering, will be doing that
soon.
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Close up shot.
I tried not to make every plank straight, left some gaps as
well.
Will have to work out how to take some photo's without the reflection from the down lighters.
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I love this view.
Under the bridge across the river and lake.
You can just see the two jetty's.
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Sehr Schön :thumb: :thumb:
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Sunday update.
Prepped the area for the camp site this morning and used some water paint to colour everything in.
Placed a few of the tents just to get a feel for everything.
Don't worry all plaster and water paints where mixed with collected rain water. :thumb:
Enjoy.
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Good Morning,
Yea, camp site will work nicely, Lots of trees and bushes, I also have a tent and guys around the camp fire on my layout next to the river :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert
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Prima! :thumb: :thumb:
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Aloha,
Sunday evening update time. :)
Today I removed the lake section to work on it without leaning over the layout
all the time.
Started with the hedges for the houses.
Will now have to apply some green ground foam to them to make them look a bit
more like hedges.
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Nice :thumb: I like it....
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Hi everybody,
small little update, 1st tower mast for the catenary is up.
This is also going to hold the tensioning model.
Also a bit of grass between the tracks.
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Just vacuumed the lawn that I planted last night.
I'm starting to think that I have to much green to close to the
tracks.
What do you think?
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:)
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Really nice...... Get yourself some Woodland Scenics Earth Blend. (picture below) I use that close to the track and then I phase the grass in with that.
I would just try to add some in places before you remove anything, it might just work.
But, I really like the look of your track, balast and the grass, very nice.
Cheers,
Evert
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:thumb:
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Thanks.
Evert I will try to remember to get some of that stuff on my next visit
to MRS.
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Geil Jörg!! :thumb: :thumb:
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Aloha,
placed the removable section against the wall to start covering the hedges.
First piece done.
Now to dry and then turn the section 90 degrees and carry on.
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Super!! :thumb: :thumb:
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Nice :thumb:
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Hi,
okay I think this corner is getting finished.
Refitted the trees, glued down the bench with the couple sitting on it complete
with their dog in attendance.
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Another angle.
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Another dog having a drink of water from the puddle.
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Just a random photo.
But we all love to see photo's of each others layouts.
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Very nice J! :thumb:
I concur, that corner is looking near complete if not perfect... :bueller:
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Geil Jörg! :thumb: :thumb:
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Awesome Jörg....
That corner is really looking great and yes, it looks pretty complete.
Very well done, awesome job.
Cheers,
Evert
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Good morning,
thanks for the thumps ups.
Last night I fitted the tensioning system to the tower masts.
Tonight if I get a chance I will fit a few catenary wires.
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:thumb: :thumb:
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I think that I should go and see a shrink to have my head examined. >:D
What have I done to myself to decide that I want catenary.
Because I like it. :D
Some photo's of tonight's work.
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Photo my wife took while I was busy soldering.
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Some more photo's.
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One more.
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Awesome :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
That is really looking fantastic.
So you doing it in HO, so then I must totally be off my rocker as mine is N Scale :biggrin:
Cheers,
Evert
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Yes, you are both coo-coo, but imagine the nutters that does it in Z!
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Planted lots of grass, watered and cut it. ;)
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I also grassed in the bases of the houses, except the walkways of course.
Had lots of fun doing this.
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Now I raided my cupboards and found most of the boxes
with all the little detail parts and items that I have collected over the years.
One small part is missing so I'll have to make something myself.
Planted the two oak trees that I got this morning at the toy fair as well.
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Awesome Jörg. Where are the weeds? :D :thumb: :thumb:
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Lol, yes I'll still plant a few weeds as well.
I managed to find the missing part, so I'll be able to finish the swinging garden bench
as well.
A few more photo's of details added.
Some small and not so small pot plants.
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Sun tanning nude. ;)
Hope I don't get banned for this. :biggrin:
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Round table, drilled a hole through it to fit
the sun shade.
Some chairs around. What do you think?
These have not been glued down yet, currently playing around
with position.
Any ideas?
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This afternoon I set the section on its side and did the electrical
connections underneath.
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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8)
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Last one for tonight.
Enjoy.
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Really Awesome job !!!!!
Looking GREAT. I love the 2nd last picture. looks like a real live photo.
Enjoy,
Cheers, Evert
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Well done! So far... I suspect we'll have to braai to see up close... :peep:
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Sun tanning nude. ;)
Hope I don't get banned for this. :biggrin:
I zoomed and zoomed but were unable to see any details....VERY disappointed... :innocent:
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I zoomed and zoomed but were unable to see any details....VERY disappointed... :innocent:
:biggrin:
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Super! :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi,
if I thought doing catenary is punishment I have found something that's worse.
I must be out of my mind. >:D
Flowers.
The innocent looking box.
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The result of a few hours and lots of super glue on my fingers.
The instructions say use super glue, so I used Tamiya cement instead,
well that melts the fine plastic stems rendering them useless. :bluduh:
Oh well so super glue it is.
Now I have to arrange these in growing bunches so I can plant them in the gardens.
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Now this will be the only reason I will ever consider changing over to HO
The detail !!!!! This is pretty mush impossible in N.
Good luck, I'm sure it will look great.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Evert, Busch does make a few N scale flower kits. But it must be tricky to assemble those, the HO ones are difficult already.
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Hi Evert, Busch does make a few N scale flower kits. But it must be tricky to assemble those it the HO ones are difficult already.
* sigh *
I have N scale flowers by Bush... seems like they might be up for sale soon... :eek:
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Aloha,
the first rose patch has been planted.
First remove some grass.
Then some dark earth cover.
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Now we can plant the roses.
Make sure you have tweezers handy and lots of patience.
Sorry my elcheapo camera does not always focus where I want it to focus.
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Two more for our enjoyment. ;)
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That is looking extremely cool......
Really like that.....
Nice one Jörg :thumb:
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Consider yourself hired to come do mine... >:D
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Aloha,
small update and a few photo's.
Some more roses planted.
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;D
Spot the cat.
Lets see who can find it. >:D
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Nice :thumb:
LOL :biggrin: on the roof...... that was easy......
Looking GREAT Jörg.
Cheers,
Evert
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Did not figure you for a flower-power dude, but you pulled it off regardless. :stir: :peep: :biggrin:
Well done. :thumb:
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Good evening,
small update from my side, continued with the ground cover along the tracks.
I bought some Woodlands Scenics at my last visit to MRS.
So here goes.
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Nice...... Really looking good :thumb:
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Aloha,
no update from me. :P
I'm signing off till Monday, making a long weekend of it
and going to change some petrol to noise and dust. >:D
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Hi,
note to self!
When using plastic cups to mix paint make sure said plastic cup does not have a puncture. ::)
Now to clean up and start again.
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Damn... >:(
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Yesterdays mishap has been cleaned and no damage done. :thumb:
Completed a little bit of plaster work as well and also removed the planed
walk ways at the camping site.
I wasn't happy with those and got some new ideas so will try those now.
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Hi everybody,
small update from me.
I have repainted the walkway at the camping site.
Simpler and more curved.
What do you think?
First photo is the new design, second one is the previous one
from page 41.
Let me know.
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Ze Germans like everthing to be square, but with two tents the curves look great. Love it! ;) :thumb: :thumb:
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Aloha,
anybody want to try and guess what this will become?
Two short brass tubes.
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Soldered into each other with a short piece of copper
wire added. :)
Tomorrow I will add another clue.
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hmmmmmm :-\
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Aloha,
anybody want to try and guess what this will become?
Two short brass tubes.
Round braai ?
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Round braai ?
Yes, I got the idea from a German forum where one of the members made these on his
3D printer.
So I got the idea why not use some brass tubing.
Two more photos.
Still need to finish it of and then make a few more for the camping site.
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Awesome..... ; :D
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Hello Joerg!
You are a good manufacturer for mini-braai, why not in brass? Looks awesome!
And the new "road" thru the camping site is much more real then before.
Go ahead!
trainmaster
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And the new "road" thru the camping site is much more real then before.
Thank you.
Now I know I'm on the right path.
So today I refitted the section into the layout just to see how its all coming together.
Off course out came the camera. ;)
Some of the latest photos.
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Took a while to trick the camera not to focus on the bridge.
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First photo with some of the ceiling lights off.
Second photo with all ceiling lights off.
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Today I also spent some time with light grey paint to paint
the centenary wires, no more shiny silver wires and also makes
them nearly disappear.
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Awesome Work Jörg,
Love the braai :thumb:
Everything is really fitting together nicely.
Cheers,
Evert
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Awesome Jörg. :thumb: :thumb:
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This layout of yours are looking more and more beautiful as time goes on. We need to come visit at some point...again... :thumb:
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Aloha,
did something a bit different this weekend.
This section has been bothering me since I discovered that I had made a mistake during planning.
In my original plan the front two track that are slightly lower should have been underneath the others.
But when I built this section I discovered my mistake.
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My plan was to have this section in a tunnel, but I don't think it would have looked realistic.
Had a visit from trainmaster last week and we discussed this section.
He encouraged me to make a short section visible so I cast a tunnel portal and modified it
today to fit.
Then I will have a wall between the two layers and that should look quite nice.
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Very nice :thumb:
Yes, a wall between the two height differences will work very well. I like the idea :biggrin:
Enjoy.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Joerg!
Just that what I mean.... Very nice done, go ahead.
Cheers
trainmaster
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Hi Jörg, Super! :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi,
today was Christmas in April for me. ;D
Package arrived from Germany.
One of the items that I had ordered was a Campfire Scene by Busch.
I had forgotten about this when I had built my braai, but then I remembered and
did not build anymore braais till this one arrived.
Unpacked it and connected it up.
Pic of the two next to each other.
My wife likes mine more.
I think that the Busch one is to big.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Mmmmmmm, the Busch one is very nice but it does look a little bit to big.
Scale it and see what you end up with, then you can decide.
Cheers,
Evert
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Good Morning Jörg,
The Buschfire I can use as a small braai on my gardenrailway! Think about. Jour own model looks much better!
trainmaster
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Yes, Jörg, we like your design :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi,
everybody prefers my fireplace.
Thanks for the compliment. :)
To compare I have taken some measurements and calculated them up to scale 1:1
Busch fireplace.
O/D 2140mm
I/D 1392mm
Height 522mm
Thickness of wall 374mm
My fireplace.
O/D 1087mm
I/D 870mm
Height 522mm
Thickness of wall 174mm
Interestingly I got the same height.
But over 2 meters is really to big.
So I think I will build of few more of my design. :thumb:
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Do it! :thumb:
means
trainmaster
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Great idea Jörg. ;D Hmmmmm. I have a camping place. ;) :D
Gruß, Werner & Colleen
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Been busy with the extra tunnel tube.
Checking placement and clearance with the Big Boy.
Close, but he does clear. :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
small update from my side.
Built the other tunnel tube as well and started on the wall.
First the frame.
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The wall.
This is the section that will now be visible.
Tracks have also been painted brown already.
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Two more photos.
Enjoy the short week.
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Nice Jörg,
I think that will look great :thumb:
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Hi Jörg,
Step by step ...
But looks nice, it's coming right!
Cheers
trainmaster
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Amazing skill! :eek:
Looking good bud! :thumb:
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Nice Jörg, Nice !! :thumb: :thumb:
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No update for a while now. :-[
Sorry been busy with a few other things, but I did spend time on my layout
just can't show anything for it.
With the Märklin Digital system you can let a train stop gently at the signal
by changing the digital current for negative dc current.
You can buy a unit for this, but a one per signal it hurts the pocket.
The circuit is quite simple so I built my own many years ago.
This worked very well, Werner saw it in operation and can attest to this.
So now I fitted this to my layout and it does not work anymore. ???
Instead of slowing down nicely the train accelerates. ::)
Back to the drawing board for me.
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Do you have a copy of the circuit design? Just curious how it works.
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Sorry guys, I have no idea what Jörg is talking about........ :D :D ;) ;), ok, ok, it did work, twice,.... :biggrin: :biggrin:
Jörg, I will send you the design that Colleen and I have seen in action.
Gruß
Werner
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...
Instead of slowing down nicely the train accelerates. ::)
Back to the drawing board for me.
Turn it around? :peep:
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...
Instead of slowing down nicely the train accelerates. ::)
Back to the drawing board for me.
Turn it around? :peep:
:lamer:
;D
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Aloha.
My wife takes one look at the tunnel tubes and askes me why did I do the bricks vertical instead of
horizontal.
Oops.
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Well that has been corrected now with a second layer of bricks.
So on Sunday I glued down both tunnel tubes.
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Then I glued the plaster portal casting into its position.
The wall section is not completed yet and also not fixed to the layout as yet.
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Applied some black cardboard between the different lines, so that the lights from
one train passing close to another portal do not shine out of the wrong portal.
Finally one photo from one portal to the next.
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Awesome.......
LOL, oops for the brick direction :innocent: We all do those things hey, but luckily you could fix it before the time.
Tunnels and brickwork really looking great.
I need to come and visit again, been to long.... :biggrin:
Cheers,
Evert
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I need to come and visit again, been to long.... :biggrin:
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We should!
Looking good J! :thumb:
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Nice Jörg, glad you saw it. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi guys,
no visible update, but have been doing some testing on my signal system and discovered that my circuit does work with ESU decoders.
Have not given up yet, I will get it to work.
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Aloha,
small late night update.
During the week I had glued in the short wall between the new portals.
So this evening I started to cut and trim some plaster wall section to extend the wall a bit higher.
I will then level that in steps and have a trim on top.
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Then I also cut, screwed and glued on a piece of wood on the facia to heighten
it a bit.
Unfortunately the wood that I had was not perfectly straight so it need a few more clamps
than planed. >:D
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Nice Jörg. Just love the action. :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi guys,
question time today.
What do you think looks better?
The two angle pieces close together or further apart so that I can fill it in a bit to make the wall
look more solid.
Photo one or two?
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Hi Jörg, we like the first one. :thumb:
Greetings ColWer
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The first one :thumb:
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Two votes for number one, my wife prefers number two.
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Then thats it. :thumb: :thumb:
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Sunday evening update,
a bit of work has been done over the weekend. :thumb:
Had one or two ideas as well.
The house with the underground garage got some walls for the garage and a floor.
Found a very thin plastic sheet with paving/tiles embossed on it.
Perfect fit.
First photos of the cardboard walls before and after gluing in.
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With the new floor in place.
This is still loose at the moment and also still needs a bit of paint.
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Prepping for scenery.
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Catenary masts up for the tunnels.
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Seems I have been missing out a bit here :biggrin:
On the Question, I also prefer the 1st one.
For the rest, it is good to see some progress again :thumb:
Nice work.
Cheers,
Evert
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Very nice Jörg. :thumb: :thumb:
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:thumb:
8)
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;D
House has not been fixed to the scenery yet ,so there is light shinning through under the house,
but I just had to see how the under house garage shows up.
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Very nice idea! Looks stunning!
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Awesome :thumb:
That will look great once it is finished.
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Awesome Jörg. Posters on the inside walls. :thumb: :thumb:
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Posters on the inside walls. :thumb: :thumb:
I found some Mercedes Benz adverts from the 1960's and 1970's, but I
can't print small enough yet to place on the walls.
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Hi everybody,
mid week update, I have completed the wall between the portals. Only needs a layer of flat stones
along the top.
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Added some paint tonight.
Now to let that dry nicely and then a black wash and then some highlights.
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Nice, that is really looking great. Awesome looking wall that.
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Super Jörg, prima! :thumb: :thumb:
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:thumb:
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Hi everybody,
late night update.
Today I spent some time making and installing the push downs for the pantographs.
Five done, one more to go.
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Sorry last night for some reason I could not load up any photos. :rant:
Now its working again.
I soldered some supports in-between and I also did it on both lines for the simple
reason if I ever have to reverse a train I don't want to end up with damage to pantographs
or the catenary.
One more to do today.
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Hi,
did a bit more today.
Completed the last of the push downs for the pantographs.
Then over the weekend I had played with different colours on the tiled floor for the under
house garage.
What do you think?
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Now I have a question.
My ballast has been bothering me.
I don't like the brown colour.
On my last visit to MRS I bought some other ballast.
Tonight I did a small section, not glued down yet.
What do you think?
Brown or grey?
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Good Morning Yörg,
The tiles for the garage look awesome, it can definitely work :thumb:
Then your question. I prefer the grey :biggrin:
The reason, the brown is to close to earth and or sand/dirt. That is why I went with grey. It give a nice contrast between the track and the landscape.
Regards,
Evert
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My 2c.
To me the ballast looks fine either way, but as Evert pointed out - the contrast of gray over green makes it more visible and thus focus the attention to your tracks more that way.
Good work so far. :thumb:
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Hi there,
May I suggest you test a piece with glue. It might go darker. Let us know.... :-\
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Hi there,
May I suggest you test a piece with glue. It might go darker. Let us know.... :-\
I will do that.
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Some Mercedes Benz ads from the 50's, 60's and 70's
300SL Roadster
220S Fin tail
300SEL 6.3
450SL
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Nice, the adds on the wall is a great idea...... That is going to really become a show piece on your layout.
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That's nice Jörg! :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi,
I have glued a small section of the grey ballast.
I definitely like this grey ballast more than the brown one.
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Had a bit of time today and made a big mess. ;D
Lots of plaster of paris.
Still more to be done, but making a bit of progress.
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Moulded a nice little rock formation onto this section.
Now it must dry and then I can have some fun with paints.
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Very Nice :thumb:
I definitely also prefer the Grey Balast :biggrin:
Going to be nice once the pant and grass is on.
Cheers,
Evert
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:thumb: :thumb:
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Nice grey stones. Very familiar :D
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Aloha,
after lots of work with a panel beaters body file 8) and lots of
plaster dust I have this section more or less in the shape that
I had in mind.
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Tonight I used the paint brush and sort of out lined
my idea for road and green areas.
The front parking lot for the camp site I might just
do in gravel.
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Paint is still wet in some places hence the shine.
The rock outcrop after some paint was throw at it.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Very nice :thumb: Taking shape quickly now, I like it.
Enjoy and have fun.
Cheers,
Evert
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Very nice Jörg! :thumb: :thumb:
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I have now removed all non working photo links and reloaded all the photo's.
Should all be visible again now.
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Aloha,
did a bit of ballasting the last few days.
I don't have the patience for this, but it needs to be done.
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So tonight I decided to spend a bit of time on the roads.
I had bought some photo etched manhole covers and drain some time back.
Very finely detailed.
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Very lightly scraped some plaster away to recess the manhole covers
level with the road surface.
Now a few more and then some black paint in the hole before I fit them
permanently. :thumb:
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Awesome..... That's the one GREAT thing I love about HO, the amount of detail that can be added and that is available.
So cool :biggrin:
Nice one Jörg..... Love it. :thumb:
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Awesome..... That's the one GREAT thing I love about HO, the amount of detail that can be added
Imagine scale 1. :biggrin:
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Love Gauge 1 :biggrin: Awesome Jörg. :thumb: :thumb:
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Besides cutting cars roofs off I also did some work on my layout this weekend.
Must say was a very pleasant weekend with a surprise meeting of a few of our members
at Model Railroad Specialist in Plumstead on Saturday.
This weekend I wanted to complete the walls going down to the garage, I tried to cut some wall paper,
but quickly realized that due to the complex curves I will most probably not get it right.
Okay so I decided to make my own natural stone wall by inscribing it myself.
Was quite a tedious job, purposefully not regular as I want it to be a rough natural stone wall.
Now for some paint.
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Note that I also lifted the wall a bit to give a layer of stone at the top as well.
Trimmed the base of the house to fit.
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Then I built a door frame from styrene for the imaginary roll up garage door.
This will serve another function as well which will be revealed soon.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Awesome :thumb:
That wall is really looking great. Will look awesome with some paint and a nice wash for the mortar. Can't wait :biggrin:
Yea, nice surprise meeting you guys there, was good to catch up a bit.
Enjoy the day and speak again.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi guys,
small update this evening.
Completed and fitted the garage door frame and added a layer of plaster on top to
close up the entrance.
Once set I carved in the stone work and trimmed the base
of the house to suit.
Now this needs to set and dry out properly then I can start the painting process.
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Hi everybody,
tonight I added a first coat of paint to the wall.
Will continue over the weekend with that till I get a nice result.
Then I looked for my street lights, I still have 4 left, but can only find three. :lamer:
Then on one of them I accidentally ripped out one of the wires. :bluduh:
But that did not stop me from considering where to place them.
First photo just lying at the place and then the second photo with the holes
drilled and standing loosely.
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Looking at the parking lot for the camp site I want to have a border, fence where the cars park.
Loosely placed a piece of Faller fence, don't mind the colour I will change that.
What do you think?
I think that the fence is a bit to high if I compare it to the size of the cars.
Golf 2 and Renault 4.
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Or do I make a stone border?
Stone wall?
Any other ideas?
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Now what am I up to again.
Two strips of styrene, 300x8x0.6mm
Watch this space. ;)
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Trying out different parking arrangements for the under house
garage.
One red Mercedes Benz 280SL Pagoda
One cream Porsche 911 Carrera
One blue Mercedes Benz 500SE limo for the family.
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After a pleasant day doing various little things on my layout
I also glued down the third house.
The garage is now covered.
This week I will blend the base of the house into the scenery and the
will be grass and other details.
I also managed to find the other street light. :thumb:
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Awesome Work Jörg,
Can't wait to see the house with the lights on and the the garage. Going to look awesome......
So where is the tool box, cupboards and other detail in the Garage ? :stir: :biggrin:
Really nice.......
Enjoy and speak again.
Cheers.
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So where is the tool box, cupboards and other detail in the Garage ? :stir: :biggrin:
Hi,
I did think about those, but realised that the view into the garage is not very far so further
back nothing is really visible.
That's why I also placed only three cars at the front.
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Hi Jörg, somethine nice I saw on bookface. ;)
(https://s33.postimg.cc/uvw8l5ndn/FB_IMG_1530536573944.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/uvw8l5ndn/)
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:biggrin:
Nice collection, that red convertible is a very rare 930 Turbo
only 100 where ever built as convertibles.
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Thursday evening update,
the third house has been blended into the landscape with plaster and that has set now.
Tonight I lightly sanded and smoothed the plaster and painted on the last of my green paint.
Maybe I will plant some grass over the weekend.
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That's a serious basement garage.... Wish I had one... :eek2:
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That's a serious basement garage.... Wish I had one... :eek2:
Don't we all wish we had a real garage like that, as a nice man cave.
This is the only way I could ever have one. ;D
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Aloha,
small Saturday evening update while the rest of the world watches soccer.
Planted some grass today, will vacuum it properly tomorrow and see how it came out.
Also a bit between the tracks and a little bit on the wall.
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Painted the stone of the wall that I carved as well.
Each stone one by one. ::)
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Nice :thumb:
Wall is really starting to look good. Going to be awesome once grass, trees and all the details are in.
Cheers,
Evert
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Aloha,
small midweek update from me.
Been busy ballasting, what a time consuming job. ::)
Oh well needs to be done.
I also finally made a decision that has been holding me back for a while.
The signal just before the bridge was to close to the next one as well as the
braking distance ended up being to short.
Before.
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After.
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Ballasting in progress.
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Ups - this detail was so nice and realistic. And you damaged it... Tststs. >:D
You will have the best layout, so you must follow your specification. I understand.
Cheers
trainmaster
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Nice Jörg,
I like the grey ballast...... Awesome.....
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Just catching up here after a long lay off due to numerous factors.
The layout is looking great.
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Thank you and welcome back.
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Hi everybody,
small update, did a bit more ballasting.
Signal and two overhead masts now fitted.
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Tower mast with tensioning system done as well.
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Hi Joerg!
Looks better then the original...
Cheers
trainmaster
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Very nice.
I have to say I love the look of the brown track in the dark gray ballast! :thumb:
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Aloha,
tonight I did something that I've been meaning to get done for some time, but it never
happened.
Take some matches, drill a small hole, cut shorter and fit into holes drilled into the scenery.
Then take a fine thread and viola you have a basic fence.
Around the castle.
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Very clever! :thumb: :thumb:
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Aloha,
Sunday night update.
Had a very nice weekend doing some small and enjoyable things on the layout.
First of I planted some more grass, also added a footpath and some trees with benches.
Footpath and grass.
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Plant some oak trees.
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One more, note the benches, I also made it close to the log that is lying there
in the grass so that people can also sit on that.
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While the glue was drying I worked on the catenary and fixed a few more mast positions.
Also some ballasting work was done.
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Off course I also worked on the last house, planted some of its grass.
Tried out the position of the Aloe plants.
This was the final place for them.
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The first two Aloes glued in.
Shot of the house from across the lake.
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Then I had a little mishap, while cleaning in between different jobs
I accidentally vacuumed the one street light in and in the process destroyed it. :rant:
Lets see if I can find one or two of these.
No night time photos yet as I have not connected any of these lights yet.
Will try to do so this week.
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Really nice Jörg,
Yea, the brown track and the grey ballast is really working well.
Those trees is looking awesome, very nice.
All the scenery work is coming together very nicely now......
Cheers,
Evert
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Thanks Evert.
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So tonight I connected some wires and we have light. ;)
Second photo is with the one side room lights switched off.
Enjoy.
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:)
The garage.
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From across the lake.
Sorry I could not fool the camera to focus on the new house.
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Last photo tonight.
Overview with the one side room lights off.
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Awesome !!!!!
The lights is really looking GREAT :thumb: Very well done.
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Wow!!!!!
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Didn't know there were aloe in Germany?
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Didn't know there were aloe in Germany?
There aren't. ;D
But I thought it a nice touch as this Germany is in Africa.
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There aren't. ;D
But I thought it a nice touch as this Germany is in Africa.
:biggrin: :biggrin:
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Not much to report for the week, have been busy doing a bit of
ballasting every evening.
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A photo that my wife just shot with long exposure.
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Nice :thumb:
Very cool Picture.
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Hi there, I'm back. :biggrin: Nobody noticed anyway, but the meds are great.
The picture that Lily took is the best modeltrain photo I have ever seen. Just awesome Lily!
Well done Jörg, just lovely! :thumb: :thumb:
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Welcome back, I did notice that you had been very quiet here recently.
Lily says thank you.
She took that with her cell phone btw.
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Update time. :)
Managed to span a few catenary wires, what a tedious job. But I love catenary so it must be done.
First photo sorting out the different length that I have.
Starting to take shape.
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Also did the catenary in the tunnel portals, so now I can start
closing up the mountains.
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Then I spent some time on the mountain in the right hand corner.
Part of it I made as a farm field as the backdrop is the picture of farm fields.
Going to have a herd of grassing sheep here.
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Two more.
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Okay now I want some opinions.
As I want to start closing up part of the mountain I have to consider what I want
incorporate in the valley.
I have a saw mill and a coal mine.
Well I just found that its not a complete coal mine, but more a loading station only.
I could have the actual "Coal Mine" in the mountain out off sight
with just a conveyor belt feed out into the storage and from there into coaches.
Coal mine.
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Saw mill.
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Sunday night playing around with a few details. ;D
Watering the roses.
Hanging up the washing.
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Good Morning Jörg.....
Wow, you were busy....... Awesome work...... I love the catenary..... I want to add more to my layout also.
Awesome landscape in the corner and the sheep in the field will really look awesome.
Mmmmmm, I vote for the SawMill.... that is looking like a interesting model.
Enjoy the day and speak again.
Cheers,
Evert
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Saw mill.
My choice :lamer:
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Aloha,
not much done so far this week, work keeps getting in the way. >:D
Added a spring tensioning system to the short piece of catenary between the portals.
Now I can play the violin on my catenary. :biggrin:
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Closing up the mountain.
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Saw mill.
My choice :lamer:
Been discussing this with my wife, she feels that the saw mill is to big with the castle not far away
in the back ground.
Two big buildings to close together.
I am still undecided, unfortunately the mine is not complete, its really only a loading system with two
conveyers.
When Faller brought these kits out in the seventies I drooled over the photos in the catalogue for hours.
Now I have them and really want to incorporate this somehow.
But it must also look believable.
I will have a long and good think about this.
Comments welcome.
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Nice, the catenary is looking GREAT, I love it.
Have you considered putting lights in the tunnels? Even if there is just a hint, My dad did it and it gives a awesome perspective to the scenery.
Mmmmmmmm, true about the two big buildings together. Then you must try to find some pictures on the net and see how you can make the Coal Mine look believable, I'm sure there must be something.
Cheers,
Evert
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Small update for tonight, did some wood work to extend the bench work.
Now I can also better place a board in there so I can try different variations
for this part of the layout.
Will take my time with considering what I'll place here in the end.
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This is coming along beautifully.
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Aloha,
no real update, all I've done is clamp some boards onto the frame to place the saw mill.
Also some tracks just to see how I can get the loading and off loading of the wood to work.
Lots of different ideas at the moment.
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Hi Jörg, while my pizza is being baked, I vote for the sawmill. :thumb:
Coming on very nicely.
Ciao :biggrin:
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Hi,
spent most of Sunday looking for something and can't find it. ::)
I have placed a switch into the track at the saw mill.
Then I have found some of the narrow gauge rains that I have, just can't find the track.
Fits on N scale track, but of course the tie spacing is way out.
Playing with the idea of having a loading crane that can transfer the logs from the standard gauge
trains to the narrow gauge work train to bring the wood to the saw.
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Yea, that SawMill will actually work there. It is much lower than the Castle, so it looks good I think.
Cool, I like the narrow gauge there. awesome.
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Like the narrow gauge loco servicing the sawmill :thumb: :thumb:
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Love the idea of the narrow gauge. Nice.
Ciao :thumb:
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Sorry no work done here this weekend. 8)
But my BR 151 is now in service.
Had a bit of fun tonight running a few trains for a change. :thumb:
Three photos while the train is moving.
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Two photos standing still.
Note the cap light is on now.
I have also added a extra resistor to dim it down a bit. Looks much better now.
P.S. Another Loco is nearly finished as well this weekend complete with sound.
Will start a thread soon for that one.
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Looking really nice :thumb: Well done.....
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Aloha,
so last night I wanted to finish programing my BR 05 steam loco and put her into
service, but for some reason although I have the smoke unit on function 1 it stays on
permanently. ???
I have checked with my multimeter for any continuity or shorts to other wires, but can't
find anything.
Oh well so then I just decided to run a few trains and enjoy.
Busy corner, three trains running simultaneously last night. :thumb:
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Very nice! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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That's looking awesome :thumb: Great job Jörg.....
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Aloha,
Sunday update.
I had decided to move one of the signals. So this weekend I lifted the rails in the new location so that
I could do the power interruptions and solder on the different feed wires.
Lots of wires hanging down. :)
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All done and cleaned up.
Signal is currently just connected to track power.
Busy making more signal modules.
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Then I found my box of Iron Ore cars in the cupboard.
So here my iron ore train consisting of one BR 43 and one BR 44 with 30 coaches.
Looks awesome.
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Hammer !!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Nice :thumb: I like it :biggrin:
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Aloha,
another weekend is over. :(
But I managed to do a bit on my layout. :biggrin:
First of as I need to install more signal decoders I need another keyboard, those I have, but I needed to
make space for them.
Piece of plywood, some screws and viola.
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Back on page 52 I posted this photo with the question what am I getting up to now.
Well here is the answer.
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I stuck the strips down with lots of prestics, filled the grove with
small stones and poured some diluted wood glue over it.
The strips.
The end result with grass planted as well already.
What do you think?
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Also planted some more grass around the lake.
Next up is the camping site. That should be fun to detail.
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Awesome, love the stone wall.......
You just gave me a awesome idea for the wall of the pig pen :thumb:
Very Cool......
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I have an easier trick for a stonewall. Saw it in a mag 20 odd years ago.
Cut strips of foam or as they used in the article, pan scourers, dip it in wood glue, and then roll it in course ballast. Its even simpler to do than to type it up...
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I have an easier trick for a stonewall. Saw it in a mag 20 odd years ago.
Cut strips of foam or as they used in the article, pan scourers, dip it in wood glue, and then roll it in course ballast. Its even simpler to do than to type it up...
Now you tell me. ::)
:biggrin:
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Now you tell me. ::)
:biggrin:
You didn't ask, did you!?!? :peep:
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Nice Jörg!
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Small midweek update.
A bit of plaster and some styrofoam.
Now I need to buy another 5 kg's of plaster to continue.
Some preparations for the camping site are also underway.
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Nice jörg, and now it is closed. :thumb: :biggrin:
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Nice, and so it progress, step by step..... :thumb:
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Yes step by step, last night and this morning another few steps.
Today I need to get some plaster for the weekend.
Wife's away for the weekend so I can make a big mess. >:D
:biggrin: :biggrin:
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Saturday late morning update.
Managed to get 5 kg's of plaster yesterday so last night and this morning
its been mix, apply, mix and apply again.
Result so far.
Note the pathway for hikers and cyclists to reach the look out and overhanging rock.
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The overhanging rock for people to sit on.
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:biggrin:
Nice! :thumb:
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Super Jörg! :biggrin: :thumb:
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Aloha,
Sunday afternoon update.
A bit of colour has been applied.
First picture you can see how this will be a continuation of the twee spoor that
I started some time ago.
The winding path up the hill will be for hikers and cyclists only.
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Awesome..... Very good idea the lookout point :thumb:
Going to be a awesome scene once it is done.
Cheers.... :biggrin:
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:thumb:
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Aloha,
small midweek update.
Camping site.
Been playing around with some ideas in my head and finally decided to go for it.
Big tent got a single Led inside.
Used some old clothes and cut out small pieces to make ground sheets for the tents to be on.
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Tents glued down and the fire places placed loosely
just to check what it looks like.
I am definitely going to shorten the fire places a bit.
My idea is to have four camp stands, but one will be empty.
A few trees will also be added.
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Looking Good. Potential for loads of detail :biggrin:
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No fires? Or smoke? :stir: :peep: :biggrin:
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No fires? Or smoke? :stir: :peep: :biggrin:
Not yet, but in preparation. :biggrin:
My plan is to have two of the fireplaces with flickering lights.
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Very nice Jörg. My parents first tent was an orange one and at night with the gas light on you could see the clothes etc hanging in the inside. My Mom was chasing mosquitoes with a blikkie Doom, but that is another story....
Chiao
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Aloha,
another week has come and gone.
Tonight I did the diluted black wash over the rocks.
Still wet that's why the slight shine, lets see what this looks
like in the morning.
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The mountain above the double portal is also taking
shape and got the first black wash as well tonight.
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Another day = more ideas. 8)
What am I up to here?
Stay tuned.
:biggrin: :biggrin:
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Places to sit at the camping site.
Tree trunks cut to size.
Sorry I mean twigs ::) cut to size and sanded smooth.
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Trying out different placements at the camping site.
First two trees.
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Two more, placed close together as I wanted to have something
like an avenue with the walk way under two trees.
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But my wife didn't like that to much, reckons that I placed
the trees in to much of a straight line.
So drill a few more holes and see how it looks.
What do you think?
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Last update for the weekend.
Got the first two signals to work tonight.
Then temporarily connected the led in the tent to see how it looks.
What do you think?
I like it.
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Good Morning Jörg,
That is really looking great !!!!!
Yea, I have to say the trees need to be random. The setting in the last pictures looks good. Also easier if you work with uneven number of trees.
Any case, enjoy and speak again soon.
Cheers,
Evert
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:eek2:
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Aloha,
Saturday afternoon update.
The four mainline signals in the staging yards are working now.
The first two are also functioning automatically via feed back module and memory. :thumb:
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Further up this page I had the wall next to the signal.
Well here's what I built.
Now some paint, then glue it in.
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Ist ja schön. Nice Jörg. 8) :thumb:
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Thanks Werner.
Sunday afternoon success post.
A few years ago I had built a circuit to fade the Led's in the signal in and out.
Never got it to work correctly, gave up and left it lying in the cupboard.
Well I need this, so decide before I sit down and redesign this again from scratch let me
try and see where I went wrong.
I had one of the transistors the wrong way around. ::) :-[ ::) :-[
Now it works perfectly. :thumb: :thumb:
Now I need to make a few more.
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Long weekend update.
I have been planting some grass, no not that kind although its legal now ;D,
twee spoor completed.
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Awesome Jörg, well done. 8) :thumb: :biggrin:
Gruß
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In the meantime I have been reading up about various ways to have feedback
to switch the signals.
In the staging yards I just simply cut the one rail and as the train moves over it the metal
wheels and axels do the switching. Simple and effective. :thumb:
But for the mainline signals to switch over to the DC current for slowing the train down gently
I want some thing that is more accurate to a very specific point, there where the pick up shoe
of the locomotive is.
Infra red sensors and Led's are being considered, I have circuit diagrams for this function and have
also found the components are still available, also here in SA.
But I also wanted to try reed switches.
They are just a bit to big and obtrusive in the track to me.
Well today I fitted one by drilling in from the side between the sleepers and also a bit into the cork roadbed.
So now its nicely hidden, but the small magnets that are supplied with it are not strong enough to activate it.
I have a nice strong magnet that does work.
First picture is the reed switch in the track.
Second picture I just to test connected a light via track power with the strong magnet und the tender of the BR 44.
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Nice Jörg! 8) :thumb: :biggrin:
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Very nice Jörg.
Have you ever thought to investigate Arduino?
I bought a Arduino Uno board as well as a Arduino Sound board to use at my road crossing. Lights Sound and the booms will be operated from this. Still looking for some kind of switch. I think the Infra red sensors and Led's will work the best for this.
Have a good day.
Regards,
Evert
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Have you ever thought to investigate Arduino?
No, the way I'm doing it now is all items and systems that I have used before, understand how
they work and have also spend quite some time adapting them for my use.
This is what I am comfortable with.
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Hi Evert,
I am very interested in an Arduino and would like to hear more about it.... :) ;D :thumb:
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Hey Jörg,
No problem, you must use what works for you and what you are comfortable with :thumb:
Was just putting it out there.
Werner, we can talk, I do not know everything, but I'm learning and playing with the stuff :biggrin:
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Small Saturday update.
Did some ballasting work this week, every evening a little bit.
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Awesome Jörg! Really starting to take shape. :thumb: :thumb:
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I have managed to fit three more reed switches between the sleepers
and all have tested correctly. :thumb:
Using 6x3mm Neodymium magnets now, those are very strong.
Now I need to make some circuit boards, unfortunately the photo resist board that I still
had was so old that the transfer did not work. I still have some photo resist spray, but also
long expired. I enquired what the cost of new material is. :eek: :eek2: :blech: :bluduh: :loco: :loco:
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Still a bargain :D :eek: :thumb: :thumb: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Still a bargain :D :eek: :thumb: :thumb: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Easy for you to say.
So are you going to donate some material?
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Ballast looks good. I like the look of that.
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Aloha,
Friday night update.
Been busy this week with some electronic work.
I built two of my own design signal modules, actually I built three, but the one was shall I say
not so successful.
Actually I took a wild chance and purposefully inverted the circuit, when power was applied there was a loud
bang and then I heard the song "When smoke gets in your eyes" ;D ;D ;D ;D
End of experiment. Nothing ventured nothing gained. :)
Here's the photo of the first completed double signal module.
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Mounted under layout and starting to connect all the wires.
Plan for this weekend is to connect all the reed switches and the two signals
to this unit and test everything.
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Awesome Jörg! :thumb: :thumb:
The green LED indicates a signal?
Very nice indeed! :thumb: :thumb:
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The green LED indicates a signal?
Yes, there is a red one as well. So if I'm working under the layout I can see what the signal is showing. :thumb:
Just to make my life easier.
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Saturday night update.
Spent lots of time today wiring up the signals.
Glad to say that both signals are now working. :thumb:
One to go.
Next step is to get more of these neodymium magnets and mount these under the loco's near the pick up shoe.
Lots of fine tuning to do.
The gap to the reed switch is quite critical, but if I get to close then the magnets get stuck on the centre stud at the
points.
Two rail systems are so much easier in this aspect.
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:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
First four signals on the current section working.
Just had two trains running at different speeds for one hour with no accidents.
Next signal in progress. :thumb:
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Awesome Jörg!! 8) 8) :thumb: :thumb:
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Three trains continuously tonight for one hour without touching any controls.
:thumb: :biggrin: :thumb: :biggrin:
:happydays: :happydays:
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Good Morning Jörg,
WOW !!!!! That is awesome :thumb: Well done.... Will have to make a plan to come and visit again.
Enjoy your day and speak again.
Cheers,
Evert.
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I can imagine the slow stop, pause and slow start up of the trains. Awesome Jörg. :thumb: :thumb:
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I can imagine the slow stop, pause and slow start up of the trains. Awesome Jörg. :thumb: :thumb:
Yes it was a lot of fun watching that. :thumb:
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So after the successful weekend, Monday evening became very frustrating. On Sunday I had etched the next circuit board for the signals and set about soldering in all the components.
All done I connect the power and ten seconds later I see smoke. A lot of heat as well. So I start checking, can't find a fault. Desolder components still have a short.
Finally give up and went to bed.
Tonight I checked again and finally found that the one new diode 1N4148 is faulty. :bluduh: :rant: :blech: :rant:
Replaced that and it works correctly now. :thumb:
Fitted to layout and the last signal for now is illumated now. Wednesday evening I must connect the track power and feed back and then some more testing needs to be done.
Stay tuned.
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Nice :thumb: Sounds great....
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Awesome Jörg. That feeling when you find the fault. All running again. :thumb: :thumb: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Hi everybody,
glad to report that the fifth signal is now also fully operational. :thumb:
That's all the signals up to now.
Next step clean up a bit and then do some fine tuning on the trains.
Then some scenery work again.
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Good to hear......
Awesome feeling to get the electronics to work. Enjoy :biggrin:
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Hi everybody,
spent the weekend applying magnets to some loco's and testing those.
Had quite a bit of pleasure running trains in automatic mode, just sit back and enjoy.
Also spent some time trying out a circuit to simulate fire in the braais.
Looks like I have that figured out as well, now I just need to get some
more orange Led's.
Then I can finish the camping site. :thumb:
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I need to see this... :eek2:
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Yea, we need to go visit, it's been way to long.....
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Aloha,
small update from my side.
Remember my small round braai's.
Well here is the circuit to have some flickering Led's inside it.
Also the Led's arranged on a little styrene board.
Lastly to check for fit the board with the Led's in the braai.
Now the glue must dry, the solder on some wires to the Led's
and see what it looks like.
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Trimmed and fitted into the braai.
Now some paint, then I will partially fill the braai with clear resin and
on that sprinkle some ash.
Then experiment with different resistors to tone down the brightness a bit
as it is to bright now.
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Very Cool Jörg :thumb:
I like it.....
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:thumb:
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The electronic artist.. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Awesome, that fire looks perfect for sirloin steak one minute a side. :D :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
not finished yet, but I could not wait any longer to see how the braai looks installed on the
layout.
Quickly also placed some people around it.
What I really like is the reflection on the trees. :thumb:
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Last one for now.
Note the green light from the signal showing through the trees.
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Nice Jörg!! :thumb: :thumb:
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Awesome Jörg!! :thumb:
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:thumb: :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
small update and a accident. Must be the heat, to much gin and tonic. >:D
Fitted some more locos with magnets for the signalling and then.
See for yourself.
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Then I have been busy with my Led room lighting.
I have finally bought all the Led strips that I need as well as the pipe
to use.
Cut the pipe to length and then into five more or less equal strips.
Reflective tape inside and then a double row of Led's.
First one up, three more to go.
Working through a dimmer on 12V so that I can later incorporate this in my control panel.
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Very nice Jörg! :thumb: :thumb:
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Good job Joerg! :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
small update and a accident. Must be the heat, to much gin and tonic. >:D
Fitted some more locos with magnets for the signalling and then.
See for yourself.
Oh Nooooooo :o
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Then I have been busy with my Led room lighting.
I have finally bought all the Led strips that I need as well as the pipe
to use.
Cut the pipe to length and then into five more or less equal strips.
Reflective tape inside and then a double row of Led's.
First one up, three more to go.
Working through a dimmer on 12V so that I can later incorporate this in my control panel.
Nice, I like the LED's, but is the lighting OK? I found that LED's does not give the same visibility as normal lights.
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:thumb: :thumb:
Switch to brandy and coke.... much nicer accidents! >:D
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Nice, I like the LED's, but is the lighting OK? I found that LED's does not give the same visibility as normal lights.
Yes the light is quite different, these are cool white while the down lighters, also Led's are warm white.
I am sure that once I have all four strips up the light will be strong enough.
Time will tell.
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Saturday update time.
Empty staging yard?
What am I up to now?
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Lights, what else. :)
This is with all other light off.
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Both staging yards illuminated as well as the
Led strips on the ceiling.
These are dimmed down in the photo.
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I have this week also completed all four Led ceiling light and mounted them.
On full power its a lot of light and then as these are dimmable I can set the lights
very soft.
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Very nice Jörg. :thumb: :thumb:
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Joerg, that's perfect! You planned well. ;)
Cheers
trainmaster
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Good Morning Jörg,
Very nice, must say the LEDS give a nice effect too your trainroom.
Hope you have a good day.
Cheers,
Evert
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Aloha,
no update. :-[
Just some photos.
King Ludwig is on his travels again and passing through my layout. :thumb:
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Very nice, but- I'm missing the driver and the stoker on the loco... :peep:
Cheers
tarinmaster
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Aloha,
small update. :)
I needed a fence, so I built a jig to drill and cut some tooth picks.
Black arrows point to the two holes to be drilled with a 0.5mm drill bit through the tooth pick.
The red arrow is the cut off line.
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Then I drilled lots of holes into the layout at regular intervals.
Threaded 0.3mm wire through the holes. :eek:
A drop of cold glue on the sharp end of the tooth pick and stick it into the hole.
What a tedious job.
First photo threading the poles onto the wire.
Second photo the first section done. Now let the glue set and then some paint.
Next the sheep, some bushes and trees.
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Awesome job Jörg.
Really going to look great once it is finished.
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:eek: :thumb:
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Did some ballasting work the last two evenings, but as we all
know what that looks like I won't bore you with photos of that.
Got some trees out and currently looking at how to place them.
Update coming soon. :)
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Saturday morning update.
So last night I planted some trees, placed a few bushes as well.
Also did another meter of ballast.
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That is looking very cool.....
Awesome job Jörg :thumb:
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:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Good morning,
how to paint 60 sheep?
I had no desire to hold each one individually paint it with a brush and wait to dry.
Took a off cut plank, secured a piece of masking tape sticky side up with staples
and stuck the sheep onto this in two rows.
Aerosol can of matt white and gave them a quick cote.
Next day turn them around and paint again. :thumb:
Worked perfectly.
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First few sheep are now crazing peacefully.
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Nice Jörg :thumb:
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Placed a few more sheep today.
Also painted the fence poles.
36 sheep I think is sufficient, but maybe I'll add a few more.
Will see how I like it over the next few days.
One lonely sheep is looking through the fence to see if the grass is really greener on the other side. ;)
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Very Cool......
You are missing a Shepard and his Dog :innocent:
Scene is looking GREAT :thumb:
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Very Cool......
You are missing a Shepard and his Dog :innocent: I have thought about that, will see if I can find something.
Scene is looking GREAT :thumb: Thanks.
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I like the one planning the escape... :innocent:
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:biggrin: :biggrin:
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Hi,
spent some time ballasting this week, the big corner is done now and the first part
on the long straight section as well.
Now to clean the track.
So this morning I placed a few more overhead masts.
Also while ballasting I detailed the little section for the signal.
Quite happy how that came out.
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Nice, that is looking very cool.
It's the small details that make everything so interesting.
Enjoy, Cheers,
Evert
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Also while ballasting I detailed the little section for the signal.
Quite happy how that came out.
And rightly so, you can be very happy how that came out. Looks real! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Dont know how you guys manage to work in these smaller scales and still manage to make it look so good.
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Aloha,
thanks for the positive comments. Tells me that I am on the right track. :thumb:
No I want some opinions.
As the little wall section that I made for the main signal, I would like to do the same for the distant signal.
Now the question.
Do I make it very short? Photo one.
Or do I make it longer? Photo two.
I could in fact make it quite long, then I don't need a plastered slope with some grass.
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Morning JOerg!
That's nice work. - Make it longer. Looks more real, so i'ts nearly the same like the other signal point.
Cheers
trainmaster
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Yeah id go for the longer 1 too. breaks up the scenery a bit and adds some 3d dimensional variation to the scene.
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Yea, make it long and then there is a possibility for more detail of some kind......
Maybe some maintenance people..... :innocent:
Awesome..... :thumb:
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Maybe some maintenance people..... :innocent:
Nice idea. :thumb:
Thanks.
Maintenance people on coffee break. ;D
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Awesome :thumb: :thumb:
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Aloha,
Friday morning update.
Spent the last few evenings spanning overhead wires.
First photo, saw on another forum where the builder used rubber bands
to keep tension on the system while securing the catenary.
Works very well. Will be using this trick going forward. :thumb:
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The outside track on the big curve is completed now and the first few
sections on the long straight are done as well.
This weekend some light grey matt paint to blend everything in.
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Very nice indeed! :thumb:
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:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Aloha,
Sunday update time.
Did a bit of woodwork again this weekend.
Extended the frame work a little bit.
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Making up a few bits to close the big hole.
Now I can really place items here, see and decide what will fit best.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Awesome..... Overhead wires make the scene. Really look great :thumb:
Nice, some new benchwork and some more space for scenery.....
Looking forward to the progress....
Cheers,
Evert. :biggrin:
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Aloha,
been playing around a bit with ideas to close of part of the mountain.
I also turned the sawmill around and personally think it fits better this way.
Just some loose pieces of Styrofoam to close the mountain, of course these will be trimmed down
in height.
In some places I will have a fairly steep rock face, in other parts I will try and make it more gradual.
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ICE train coming out of the portal.
Photo just for fun.
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Hi,
Saturday evening update.
The long wall is progressing very nicely. :thumb:
Should be able to secure it later tonight.
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Another building site that I have been meaning to do for a long time.
Capping stone on top of the walls.
This should finish of the walls nicely.
Basically some cardboard cut to strips and a light cut made every 11mm to simulate the separate
stones.
Lets see how it comes out with a bit of paint.
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Nice! :thumb: :thumb:
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Awesome :thumb: Looking Grood Jörg
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Nice coping stones :thumb:
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Nice coping stones :thumb:
Thanks, have some ideas how to improve them a bit more.
Stay tuned.
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Thanks, have some ideas how to improve them a bit more.
Stay tuned.
:thumb:
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Always fun to come back and see your progress.
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Aloha,
small update from my side, complete the wall and applied some paint.
Now to ballast the track and then some grass and all the other little details.
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Nice :thumb:
I have not touched my layout in a while. Busy servicing some trains....
Will get to it soon again.
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I'm still amazed by your back drops. Just stunning...
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Good morning everybody,
small update from my side.
Busy making a template for cutting the plywood for the northern station entrance.
Glued a few pieces of cardboard together and have now clamped it in place.
Will layout some track when I get a chance and see how it all fits together.
Then I can cut the template and see how I like it.
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Hi Joerg,
Glad to see/hear something from you again!
Go ahead - winter is comming soon... ;D
Cheers
Battli
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Good evening everybody,
so tonight I got out some of my track and started laying everything out as planned.
Will try and optimize the sidings over the next few days.
Don't really have the space that I had panned on.
This is the first time that I have laid out the actual track for this side of the station.
Suggestions welcome.
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Nice! :thumb:
Will think things through and give feedback if I have anything useful to add.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Nice..... I like it. Think it looks good and can work well.
Looking forward to the next build steps and progress.
Enjoy and speak again soon.
Regards,
Evert
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Good evening,
no physical progress to report on, but I have been planning, thinking about various operational
scenarios and basically just taking my time, not to rush anything now.
If you look back at page 4 of this thread, reply #49 I laid out the other side of the station on our dining room table.
I discovered that I was not happy with the platform width and changed the plan a bit.
Looking at this side of the station I wanted to have one more point, so that I can have a Loco waiting track at the end of the
platform.
Last night an idea started form in my mind and tonight I changed it around a bit and now have the Loco waiting track. :thumb:
As a result the platform width increases from 70mm to 100mm. I'm very chuffed about that as I plan to have nicely
detailed platforms.
I could use a double slip as well and have a siding on the other side as well.
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Aloha,
small update from me.
Nearly every evening this week I have done some changes to this section.
This is to me the best one so far.
Will leave this for a few days and see if I get any other ideas.
I have used one double slip instead of points.
I have also used different colours for writing and arrows to let you understand better what my ideas are.
Any comments?
Any ideas?
Let me have them please.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Awesome, yea take your time there is always a small change that will make a wold of difference.
Really looking good, I like it :thumb:
Regards,
Evert
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Aloha,
some more ideas.
This time I am playing with the connection to the sawmill.
Still don't even know if its going to be a sawmill there.
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Turned the sawmill around, but like this you can't look into the doors.
Decisions, decisions over decisions. ::) ::)
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Good Morning :biggrin:
Nice :thumb:
But, I think also turn it around with the doors to the front, but align it to the track.
Also I would move it a little bit to the beck of the scene, then you have space for the lake and you can make it flow off the layout to the front underneath a small trestle bridge.
Think that can look awesome.....
Cheers,
Evert
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Thanks for the input Evert,
already have new ideas now. >:D
Lets see.
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Ideas, ideas and more ideas.
Okay my new idea is not to have the normal track going to the sawmill, but to only have the
narrow gauge and then have the main loading at the station.
I do have some space there for sidings.
With narrow gauge I can have much sharper radii curves which will help.
Stay tuned. :thumb:
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Good decision!
Means the
trainmaster
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Oooooo, Yea, Narrow Gauge will look awesome :biggrin:
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I love the last ideas...
Have the building face forward (you love the detail) and the narrow gauge - what a brilliant idea!
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Hi guys,
oops, over three month since my last post here. :-[
Well this weekend I have finally done a few small things.
Will post some photo's in the week.
Cheers.
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Looking forward to the progress pics
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:eek2:
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Weekend update.
Did a bit of ballasting every evening this week.
Still some more details that I want to add, but for now some pics of the progress so far.
Today I just cleaned the track and enjoyed a few trains running. :thumb:
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Two more pics.
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Good Morning.....
Awesome, ballast take long yes, but it make such a BIG difference.
The station needs to take shape now ...... :stir: :biggrin:
Cheers and speak again soon.
Evert
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Im amazed at how realistic your track looks.
Beautiful shots
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Thanks Wesley, I have taken quite a lot of time to get it like this.
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Super! :thumb: :thumb:
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Thanks Wesley, I have taken quite a lot of time to get it like this.
The effort and time sure does show in the results.
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:thumb:
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Aloha,
small update tonight.
On my last visit to our local hobby shop I bought some leaves.
From Noch, lets see what the outcome is if I sprinkle some of these over the bushes.
The product, so far I have only used the darker one.
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First try, only on the right bush.
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Does not show that clearly on the photo, but looking at it I could see a definite improvement. :thumb:
So I applied a bit more and also to the left bush.
This one has really improved a lot.
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Yeah it definitely improves the look a lot.
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Wow, Awesome...... Massive difference, nice one :thumb:
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Hi guys,
weekend update.
Just did a few small detail things, but very pleased with the result.
First up the pre signal warning boards.
One the German railways before the main block signal is a pre signal to warn the engine driver of what to expect
at the actual block signal. Also sometimes called a distant signal.
Before these pre signals are three white boards with black stripes, starting with three stripes, then two and last one.
I made these myself.
Now of course I can no ways use the correct spacing between these so had to compress everything.
Normally the pre signal is 1000 meters ahead of the block signal and the warning boards are 100 meters and then twice 75 meters
in front of the pre signal.
So i settled on 2 meters from pre signal to block signal and once 750 mm and then twice 650 mm.
I'm happy with the result.
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Then I also carefully applied some wood glue to the tops of the grass and then
applied some yellow scatter material and very little red to this.
The result looks like small flowers or weeds.
The signal in the picture also received some rust paint to age it a bit.
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Avesome, looks great!
Cheers
trainmaster
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Awesome Jörg,
It is the small detail that make all the difference. I really like what you have achieve.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi,
no work on the layout this weekend, but I did get the Rheingold out of the lower staging yard which
is not connected to the currently running part of the layout.
Then I enjoyed watching three passenger trains running for a while.
Just a few selected photos.
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Two more.
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That looks very nice.
I really like the Reingold train and that loco, I need to get one in n scale :biggrin:
Cheers and speak again soon.
Regards,
Evert
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Stunning! I've always loved those locomotives - especially the 005 002... :thumb:
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...
Then I enjoyed watching three passenger trains running for a while.
...
Now, a lot of people miss this part of our hobby. I don't and do that so well. Love it. :thumb: :thumb:
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Aloha,
not much has happened here in the last weeks.
Got some material and all the servo's as well as decoders for the points for this station side.
Also looking at fitting sound to another loco, a Roco BR 01 oil burner, quite tricky to dismantle
and will have to order a 8 pin decoder for this one. Only have a 21 pin left, so have to decide which loco
that will go into.
Ordered some Weinert parts, including a kit, in Germany, those are now waiting at the shop there, maybe I'll add some
more stuff to the parcel. >:D
Details will follow. :)
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Good idea to bundle stuff together - saves on shipping but screws with the CC.
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:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Awesome, can't wait..... :biggrin:
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Hi all,
added another piece of cardboard to my station entrance for some more planning.
Unfortunately I will have to reduce the width of the station a bit as the space
to walk through is just to narrow.
Some re planning coming up.
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Nice..... Ai, yea we have to sacrifice a bit at the end, but it will look good.
I assume it is going to sit on that level correct? Very nice.
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:lamer:
Was running a few trains a short while ago and set a wrong signal. :rant:
Had to untangle three trains from each other. ::)
All sorted and no damage. 8)
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:thumb: It will happen. ;)
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Oh No :eek:
Jip, it happens to the best of us.
As long as there is no damage, it is all good.
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Aloha,
small update, did a bit of electrical work on the one staging yard this weekend.
No pictures of that, its only wires. ;)
In between fixing the memory I was also busy with a few good coaches.
I have 3 pairs of these two axle log loaders that are always coupled in pairs.
The one set had is coupling rod missing so I made my own some time back.
In the end I preferred the self made coupling so I ended up doing the same for the others.
1st photo.
Then I applied a bit of rust and some other weathering and finally sprayed them with a fine layer
of matt clear coat.
Some nice logs to finish it of.
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Nice, very cool wagons.... :thumb:
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We like it Jörg, Very nice. :thumb: :thumb:
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Very nice!
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Hi,
last post early October, that's not good, but sometimes can't be helped.
Small update.
I decided to buy some layering glue for applying static grass as whenever I had
tried to had another color or layer to existing grass I discovered it always ended up the the lower
level getting all stuck together.
So I surfed you tube to get some tips on using this product and then tried it for myself.
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One of the spots which I did not like as I had tried to do some layering here
in the past.
Without removing anything I just sprayed on the layering glue and applied a few different
colors of grass.
The good thing is it does not just stick everything together in a big clump. :thumb:
Before and after photos.
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:thumb: :thumb:
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Happy 2020 everybody.
To ring out the old year I let a few trains run and for a while
I had four trains running simultaneously. :thumb:
Got quite busy for a while.
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That’ll keep you busy oraait. :biggrin:
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:biggrin: :biggrin:
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Nice...... Happy 2020 to you too :thumb:
I like the grass, I need to invest in one for my N scale and HO also :biggrin:
Cheers,
Evert
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Aloha,
been very quiet here. :(
Well I have done lots of woodwork for the layout in the last few weeks, but don't get exited.
No bench work.
I did finally build the four panel sliding door that I wanted to build since I started this layout.
Last panel went in this morning. :thumb:
First photo checking to see if everything fits, still only the frames in the lower guide rail.
Second photo this morning with the layout room lights on so that it shines through the milky white perspex
panels.
Wife is also happy. :thumb:
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Ahhhh..... Sehr schön!! :biggrin: :biggrin:
Sehr geil, wunderbahr !! :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Yea, it's been really quiet here. I have not touch a train in the past 2 months, but it will be OK :biggrin:
Awesome work!!!!! Yea, I remember you were talking about those doors for a long time already.
Looks great.
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Wow! Avesome! You are a good woodworker... :howzit:
Cheers
trainmaster
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Love that! :thumb:
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Hey, Hey Jörg,
How is the layout going? Any new Progress?
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Hi,
sorry no updates on my layout.
Other priorities at the moment.
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Hi everybody,
I clicked on reply to this topic and got a warning because the thread had been inactive for so long.
From May to November. :'(
Well I can't let Big Ed be the only one with an active thread here so I had to revive this one.
What has happened?
I went out to buy the ply wood for the station as well as the cork.
Plywood was delivered today.
Circular saw was ready. ;D
Plywood stored in the kitchen. :biggrin:
Only place I have at the moment.
First piece has been cut and fitted, but not leveled yet. Still has to be removed again, must mark out a few cuts.
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Nice :thumb:
Glad I could inspire someone for a change. :howzit:
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Awesome Jörg.....
Good to see some changes :thumb:
I have to come and visit again :biggrin:
Enjoy and speak again soon.
Cheers,
Evert
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Nice Jörg! :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
small update for Sunday.
That piece of plywood shown in the last picture has seen some more work.
Marked out track line, cut line and more.
Picture one.
Took my router and trimmed one section down so I can have a smooth joint to the previous
thinner plywood ramp.
Picture two.
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Done,
glued, screwed, gaps filled and sanded.
Track just loose on the boards.
Picture one.
Made up and fitted a cross brace with a cut out to get a 2% gradient
coming into the station.
Picture two.
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Next step I got the plywood sheet out of the garage that I had cut
more that a year ago for the other side station entrance.
Mounted it temporarily.
Just to get a feel for how everything will fit together in the end.
Will be cutting this out of the new thicker plywood as well.
Once this done and fitted at the correct level I will work out the center piece
and finish the fascia around the layout.
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Nice Jörg......
Going to look great...... Then you have to build a Station, Platforms, and LOADS of details...... Can't wait :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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At least you made some stellar progress - unlike that fat guy from Panorama... :innocent:
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Aloha,
a bit of progress to report from the last few days.
Made lots of saw dust.
The station entrance on the far side is now fitted and leveled.
The gradient has also been sorted.
Now I just need to lay the track and connect power.
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The station entrance on the other side has also received lots of attention.
Started building a frame.
Cut out a new piece from the better plywood and temporally mounted this all today.
Placed my bar chair to get a feel where I will sit to control everything.
I plan to hang the control panel from this piece of fascia.
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A few more.
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Nice...... Jörg......
Going to be awesome :biggrin: Can't wait......
Cheers, Evert.
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Very nice indeed... :thumb:
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Nice Jörg! :biggrin: :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
Friday night update.
Continued with the frame work a bit today and have now leveled this station part on the threaded rods.
Next I will secure this and then I will have to see how I can make and mount the center piece.
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Nice Jörg.....
Looking very good....... Nice progress...... :thumb:
Cheers, Evert
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Saturday afternoon update.
:)
Client phoned me in the morning that he won't be able to come and see me so I
phoned Evert to ask him if he could help me.
Yes of course was his answer.
So the center piece of plywood was laid into position so that the cuts could be marked.
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Then we carried it outside and lots of saw dust later we
brought it back inside.
I wanted to open a bottle of champagne, perfect fit.
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Nice Jörg! :biggrin: :thumb:
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Hi Joerg!
It's nice to see how active you are!
Looks good...
trainmaster
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Hi everybody,
still did a bit last night and this afternoon.
Started marking out the track center lines and was trying to figure out how to get the nice big
radius curves in the station.
Nothing gave me a reasonably smooth curve, as I don't have anything to mount a center for a
string or long wood strip compass this gave me a few more gray hairs.
I finally came up with a wooden strip that I had hanging in the garage and mounted this on the
center line on one side and then carefully curved it to the other side and secured it.
Then I traced it with a pencil.
I think this curve will work for me.
Don't know what radius it is.
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Good Morning Jörg......
It came out perfect and is was awesome to help and catch up for a bit.
That's a very nice long smooth curve, long goods as well as passenger trains will look very realistic through there.
Cheers, Evert
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Hi everybody,
update time. :)
Fascia has been completed, all but one leg mounted. :thumb:
First cork strip on center line also glued on.
Next line marked out waiting for cork strip.
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Nice Jörg,
That's going to look awesome....... Can't wait to see trains running again.
Great Work.
Cheers, Evert :thumb:
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Looking good Jörg. :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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:thumb:
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Taking shape slowly, but surely.
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Nice Jörg...... :thumb:
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:thumb:
Normally I love to do the benchwork, etc, but at the moment I have no urge to do anything. I think the year have just been too long and stressful.
This is the nice thing about this hobby - just let it be till you feel like it... :bueller:
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Hi everybody,
been sick in bed with flu so no updates.
Starting to feel better today so did a bit.
Completed the curve coming into the station and then started by
fitting my double crossover. :thumb:
Then some more points and a few pieces of flex track.
This is what it looks like now.
Power on the tracks as well, so trains are running to test. :biggrin:
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Some more.
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I think the year have just been too long and stressful.
Yes this has been a very stressful year for all of us.
But I must say that this work on my layout now has been the best therapy for me possible.
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Awesome Jörg.....
Good feeling when the track go down and you see a locomotive move......
It's going to look awesome.....
Cheers, Evert
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Nice Jörg. Keep going. :thumb:
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Aloha,
late evening update, laid some more track today.
Six lengths of flex track and lots of short pieces and three turnouts.
I can now run a loco through the station on two tracks.
Even one loco waiting track is done and under power. :thumb:
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Awesome Jörg,
I will definitely come and visit again as soon as I get back from holiday.
Can't wait to see it.
Cheers, Evert
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Good evening everybody,
all four through tracks on my station are completed. :thumb: :thumb:
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So the only station track that still needs to be done is the dead end
track for the push/pull commuter train.
Still not quite sure how long to make this.
Will think it over before I lay any track.
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Awesome...... Looking Good......
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Sehr schön Jörg! :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
I trust that we all made it into the new year okay.
I spent the evening alone running trains from 2020 till well into 2021 with a bottle
of bubbly. ;D
The bottle must have had a hole in it, as it emptied in one evening. >:D
Anyway in the meantime I have fitted the uncoupler tracks that I had forgotten.
I also fitted the servos and decoders for these on the one side and connected them up and programmed them.
Unfortunately one of the decoders is dead. :rant:
So that will have to wait till the next order from Germany.
I have now also found the signal tower that I want to use on this layout.
I have the kits for years in my cupboard and it took me a while to find these.
Two of the same kits as I want to build one out of the two making it a bit longer to span more tracks.
That is why I have the two upper bases lying on the tracks where I want to fit this.
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Found another kit as well, goods shed.
Will see if this works here or not.
May get a bit cramped.
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Nice kits...
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Hi everybody,
so this evening I took a big step and removed something.
Even some tracks. >:D
Don't worry, its only the temporary loop that been there so long it was in danger of staying there.
Gone it is. :thumb:
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Naturally I did not stop there and have started to get all my gradients lined up.
Red arrow on second photo shows where the gradient down starts on the rear line.
Hopefully I will have the trains doing a full loop in a few days. :thumb:
Lower staging yard that has been dormant for a few years has been cleaned and the trains are
running there as well. :thumb:
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Awesome Jörg, nicely done. ! :biggrin: :thumb:
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Good evening,
a bit more was done today.
Had to re drill a few holes in the wall as the brackets where to high.
Starting to get the gradient right.
Also joint the two plywood track boards, one coming from the top and the other one from the station.
Then I layed the outer track loosely, this is the fixed track 902 mm radius.
It lines up pretty well. :thumb: :thumb:
Then I glued down the inner cork roadbed.
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Just for fun, I was standing on a small wine barrel and turned around to this view.
Had to press the shutter again.
I'll have to tidy up a bit.
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Awesome Jörg! :thumb:
Only a light dusting required. ;)
Ciao
ColWer
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Agreed....awesome :thumb:
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All is well and we are safely back from holiday also :thumb:
Great work Jörg......
I like that Signal tower, going to be awesome if you can extent it over all those track...... Nice.
I have to start building on my HO as well, but to many other things at the moment, but we will get there.
Anycase, speak again.
Cheers,
Evert.
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All is well and we are safely back from holiday also :thumb:
Welcome back.
Hi there,
so tonight the last piece of cork road bed was glued down for the mainline. :thumb:
Of course I did not stop there,
three pieces of flex track later and the out line of the station is done.
I can now run a train right through the station and continue up and around the back parade track. :thumb: :thumb:
Not long till the golden spike now.
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Awesome Jörg, great work! :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Aloha,
Friday evening update time.
Five pieces of flex track laid today. :thumb:
Inside line coming into the station from the upper level.
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To complete the main line I need to lay 99 cm of track.
Yes less than one single meter. :biggrin:
But I think that I have done enough track laying now so I will do that over the next
December holidays at the end of the year. >:D >:D
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Very Cool Jörg....... Looking GREAT.......
WhaaaaHaHaHa....... And you really going to wait that long....... Very Funny :biggrin: :biggrin:
Enjoy and speak again soon.
Cheers, Evert.
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...
But I think that I have done enough track laying now so I will do that over the next
December holidays at the end of the year. >:D >:D
Yeah right, wanna see that... :innocent:
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Hi everybody,
haha, you know me to well. I would never wait so long. ;D
That last bit of track was still laid on the same evening. :thumb:
At 12:30 Friday morning the first train, the Rheingold, arrived in the station after the first full
mainline run. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
So last night I sat down and just let a few trains run and enjoyed it.
When suddenly everything stopped. :eek2:
Dead short. :blech:
Now to find that. :rant: :rant:
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Oh no! :eek:
Everything off and check,
Check last tracks laid,
Check Control Unit,
Off course look for small steel pieces/wires in between track.
Not good, but you will find it. :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Good evening,
found the short. Signal module cap blew and one booster also blown. :blech:
Trying to figure out what went wrong.
Removed the signal module, replaced the booster, but no power to the upper tracks and station now. :loco:
So more fault finding.
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Good thing you're a whizz with electronics and an auto electrician... :peep: :stir:
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True words Ed. :thumb:
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Aloha on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Trains are running again, I discovered that I had unintentionally wired all the track
power via this signal module. ::) Oops.
So while I only had a return loop at the top it worked, but now with the station and more trains drawing current
something had to give.
So I've routed an extra wire from the booster and it all works again, of course not the signal as this will first
have to be repaired.
So I just enjoyed watching a few trains run.
Then I got out the test car that I had recently acquired S/H.
Speed read out in scale km/h
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Of course that not all it can do.
Distance traveled, in actual meters or scale km's
So I set it up for one complete loop.
First photo actual meters for one complete mainline run.
Second photo the same in scale km's.
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Just Awesome Jörg, well done!
Ciao
ColWer
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Nice Jörg, good to hear you found the problem and that it is sorted out now.
That is a very nice item to have on a layout :biggrin: I like it.
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Hi everybody,
no real update here, just playing around with a few ideas.
In my original plan I had a 550 mm radius 30° curve going away from the station to the loco yard.
So now I'm looking at that and thought to myself why not use the Märklin 902 mm radius which would look a lot better.
This only comes in 14° 26' so the angle is just less than half.
Okay, so test set up with one curve. Photo one.
Test set up with two curves. Photo two.
So now to decide which one I will use.
I'll think about this one for a while.
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Hi everybody,
just playing with some ideas in my head.
As per previous post which curve and angle to use.
In my design I had a 30° curve which means that the road under the station is more realistic.
First photo, black arrows point to the approximate outline on the road.
If I use the 14° curve this will change the angle for the road way completely.
Second photo, red arrows point to the approximate outline of the road. Black arrows also in the photo as reference.
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Got some buildings out the cupboard to get a feel for the possible
towns arrangement.
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Finally to relax the Big Boy got to do its
first run on the full mainline.
Looks fantastic coming through the wide curve in the station. :thumb:
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Finally to relax the Big Boy got to do its first run on the full mainline.
Looks fantastic coming through the wide curve in the station. :thumb:
Now that's class!!! :thumb: :biggrin:
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Awesome....... Very nice Jörg...... :thumb:
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Nice Jörg! :biggrin: :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Town planning.
Good evening everybody,
got out some more buildings tonight and placed them on the layout.
Rearranged a few times.
More ideas, need more buildings.
I definitely need at least one more corner building.
Some feed back please.
Which arrangement do you like best and why.
Yes I have modern and older style buildings, I am trying to mix a bit.
The beige building seems a bit to big.
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Some more.
The two cars between the buildings, this will be a street.
Level crossing over the track in the back ground as well.
The house with the black arrow, I definitely think that I need a corner house here.
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Thoughts, ideas, comments or criticism, let me have it.
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Good Morning Jörg.....
Mmmmmm, this is quite difficult..... But here are my thoughts......
For the left of the road with the level crossing I think this will work quite nice, I like the look and the flow of the buildings and it looks interesting.
Picture 01.
Then you do the road with the level crossing in the back, will make a very nice scene :thumb:
Then for the right , I definitely do not like that Yellow coloured building. and yes, I think it is to big also.
The corner, yes, would be good to find a corner building there, will round it off nicely.
So Picture 02 works for me..... :biggrin:
That's my opinion. Oh, sorry...... But that station....... No, I do not like it...... but that is just me......
Cool, enjoy and speak again.
Cheers Evert
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Hi Evert,
thank you for your input.
Yes that big yellow building somehow does not fit.
As to the station, I have sentimental value with this station.
When my parents got me my first layout, still in Germany, I was 2 years old for Christmas this layout had no station.
They bought this kit and my mom built it.
I know its under scale, most probably 1:100 or 1:110.
Any HO Loco in front of it the building definitely looks to small.
I am considering to scratch build this station more to scale. With some subtle changes.
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Okay I have removed the yellow block, it is a very nice building and I am
sad that it does not fit very well in here.
I have found another building in my cupboard.
Got this S/H many years ago when I bought a complete collection with two boxes of buildings
in various states of disrepair.
This one does not have a roof, but I already have an interesting idea for that as well.
Let me just say if I do use this building it will not just get a plain roof. ;D
Thoughts, ideas.
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Hi Jörg,
Just amazing what you are doing. :thumb:
Just three points too think about. I believe the station you have does not fit in the ensemble. Too Retro. ;)
You are for sure going to need more multi store houses. What about the back drop depicting more of the town. Just a thought.
Your Big Boy "ist Hammer". Very nice. :thumb:
Coming on nicely.
Until next time
Ciao
ColWer
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So it looks like my possible choice of station is not very popular. :-\
As I said in a previous post this building is under scale so I would not use it as is.
My plan is/was to scratch build a station based on this model.
All other stations I currently have are even less suited for this town.
My Faller Bonn station I sold a few years back as it was also under scale.
Will give this some more thought.
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Although I think Colwer and Evert are accurate in their assessment of the station building looking like it is out of place BUT if you look at German (and even Austrian or Swiss) typical towns / villages today you have an older town center or buildings and a much more modern station building. To me it looks fine. :thumb:
Unless you are modelling 1950 or even 1920 or a specific older era I think the modern station in-between old buildings all around it seems fine to me. :lamer:
You are however missing the golden modelling rule - IT'S MY LAYOUT AND WHAT I SAY GOES!!!! :innocent: :innocent: :stir: :peep:
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Unless you are modelling 1950 or even 1920 or a specific older era I think the modern station in-between old buildings all around it seems fine to me. :lamer:
My main collection is Era 3, so from the 1950's on.
I do have a few Era 2 trains, late 1920's till 1940.
I also have a bit of Era 4 including the first ICE train.
So I don't concentrate on a specific Era.
Towns and stations also do get rebuilt from time to time.
I anyway have a few more modern buildings in between the old style.
Will start looking through catalogs for a few more ideas.
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Aloha,
nearly a month without an update. ???
Have done a bit of woodwork to reinforce some of the frame parts.
But the big news is that today I got something out of my cupboard that has been lying there for years.
:biggrin:
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I have temporarily mounted the next baseboard.
So now i will try out different options with my loco service station and round house which
I do not yet have. :lamer:
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Awesome Jörg! :thumb: Looking forward to the next episodes. :biggrin:
Ciao
ColWer
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So I made a mock up turntable to try out different positions.
Then out came some track and I had fun trying out ideas.
My original plan made use of 30° corners with a 553 mm radius, but I have now gone with
14°26' and 902 mm radius which has thrown my plan on its head.
It sort of still fits.
I reckon with flex track I'll get it to work out. :thumb:
In the first photo I have put in an idea of the round house outline.
I am planning to possibly scratch build it, with a odd number of stalls. Everybody has either 3,6 or 9 stalls, I want to be different. >:D
Maybe 7 or 8.
There will also be one outside track.
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Photo from the other side, this is as you come in the door.
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Of course I also have to place the coaling station from my other thread.
I may have to make a new base for this, by changing the angles and radius of the curves this
also doesn't line up any more.
I will also now consider where to make service hatches.
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Hi everybody,
I've spent some time with the track and have got it nearly right now. :thumb:
Only the exit track from the turntable does not line up yet. Maybe I can do it in a slight curve with flex track.
I have discovered that I have quite a bit of space to continue my town and add a bit of an industrial area.
For the life of me I can't find my beer brewery. :lamer:
My idea is to place it about where the red arrow is in the first photo.
I have also started building my switch tower as I need to work out where to place it.
Remember that I plan to build one out of two kits with a longer bridge.
I also found two small apartment buildings, lets see if I'll use them.
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Shaping up nicely now... :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
been going through my cupboards to look for the beer brewery which I still haven't found,
but I found an old unbuilt Faller City apartment building which is hopefully still complete.
I wonder if this will fit into my town.
Then I found a few parts of a Vollmer Round House.
Maybe I can use this as a template for the scratch building of my roundhouse.
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Very, Very Nice Jörg......
That is really going to look great when you walk in the door......
Potential for loads of detail...... :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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Yes, I echo wat Evert said when walking into the room....... :thumb:
Nice Jörg. :thumb:
Ciao ColWer
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Aloha,
I've been building kits and planning my town, industrial area and the loco yard.
Built my diesel and oil depot for the oil fired steamers.
So now have to place that in the right spot.
Found the beer brewery as well. :thumb:
I also found a spot for that big beige building from post 1148 on the previous page that did not fit there.
I think here it looks a lot better.
Town scene will continue behind that as well.
Planning removable sections now.
Then I'll have to do some woodwork again.
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Some more.
I had to re calibrate how I reduce the size of the photos, these photos I took
with my Canon 5D camera and they are huge.
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Hello Jörg......
Oooooo this is starting to look very nice. I like the placement of the buildings. It's not overly cluttered and they all look in place.
Really very nice..... :thumb:
Cheers, Evert
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Thanks Evert.
My Faller Shed is basically built as well now.
This is the spot where I want to use it, a piece of flex track
with a very slight curve and possibly the last section with out center studs
so that the loco will have to push into the siding. Then I will be able to use the loading
platform for road and rail. This shed has no loading platform on the other side.
Will think about this for a few days.
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Very nice looking shed...... That crossing you built there still amasses me :eek: Such GREAT craftsmanship. :thumb:
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Nice Jörg. :thumb:
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Very nice looking shed...... That crossing you built there still amasses me :eek: Such GREAT craftsmanship. :thumb:
Yes and a very clever entrance to the yard. :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
a small amount of progress to report on.
I have glued down a cork base for the shed and secured a piece of
flex track at a slight angle.
Made a extra base under the shed as its a bit to low for me.
This has not been secured yet.
Take note of my weathering attempt on the roof of the shed.
This is the first time working with chalks, I scrape some of to get a powder
and then apply with a soft brush.
To secure I spray with matt clear coat.
With dark colors it works okay, but with the light grey that I used on the walls for the cement
between the bricks, this disappears completely.
It looked very nice before the application of the matt clear coat.
Oh well I will have to try something else.
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Very Nice Jörg...... :thumb:
Roof looks great..... I have never used chalks before, I use washes......
So for the roof I would use a black wash to get the detail showing and then I would dry-brush some markings like you did.
For the walls, you can take a light grey wash. I normally let it dry for 5 min or so and then wipe the bricks off with a wet clean earbud to get rid of the wash on the bricks.
It does take some of the colour off from between the bricks, but it works for me.
Then everything else I normally just dry-brush.....
Anycase, that is my process and it works for me. The secret is to try and play around until you find something that works for you.
Cheers :biggrin:
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Roof looks great..... I have never used chalks before, I use washes......
Hi Evert,
I have also used washes with varying results.
Wanted to try something new. So bought a few chalks from the art shop next to Brights.
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Roof looks great..... I have never used chalks before, I use washes......
Hi Evert,
I have also used washes with varying results.
Wanted to try something new. So bought a few chalks from the art shop next to Brights.
Oh OK Cool..... Yea, I know them, think the shop's name is Feathers.
My ultimate is to play around with my airbrush, but I'm to flippen scared O:-)
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My ultimate is to play around with my airbrush, but I'm to flippen scared O:-)
Don't practice on your expensive models, rather try it out on the bonnet of your car. :biggrin:
Okay I'm going to start running now. :peep:
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;D ;D ;D
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Aloha,
I trust everybody is enjoying a peaceful and relaxed Easter weekend.
Not much has happened here, but I did cut some wood.
First I made a cardboard template and then cut out and mounted this piece.
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Then I got new idea.
New spot for the turntable.
Get it closer to the edge of the layout.
So while listening to a CD of Katie Melua I started to rearrange everything.
This is my initial new idea, placement.
Any comments?
Good or bad.
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Hi Jörg,
I like the idea of closer to the edge. More to see, hands are close to move a locomotive when "stuck".
And , you can do more in the roundhouse to tell a greater story.
I like it. :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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I also like that idea. A roundhouse is a crowd puller / pleaser. So, if more visible, good on ya! :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
so today I played around a bit with the road arrangement ideas.
I want to incoperate at least some Faller Car System.
At the very least have a bus driving from the station to the hotel and back.
I do have a Faller level crossing for the car system as well.
So I stuck down some paper, rearranged the buildings and started marking out my roads.
Pavements and street parking as well.
Now I have to wait for the buildings that I ordered to arrive, then I can continue to plan.
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Nice outlay. Proper parking areas too! :thumb:
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Very, Very nice Jörg......
I like the Faller Car System idea..... Will look awesome to get more movement on the layout. :thumb:
Yea, I also agree with the Turntable closer to the front. So much detail and interest can be added to the yard scenes..... :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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Hi everybody,
got some electronic items for my signal circuits.
Exposed and developed a few circuit boards
and then etched them.
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Make that two doubles please, not Gin and Tonic because
then I'll be sloshed. :blech: :biggrin:
First two double circuits for the station are done. :thumb:
Now I need to make two more, will do three so I have one spare.
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Good work :thumb:
Etching your own in MRR - that's next level! :eek:
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That is awesome Jörg, well done! :thumb:
Looks very professional, nice. :biggrin:
Gruß
ColWer
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WOW Jörg,
That is awesome.....
Yea, like Werner said, very professional an neat.
Cheers, Evert
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Hi everybody,
all circuits are done, two singles and one double fitted under layout already.
Three of the six signals are connected and working. :thumb:
Okay they aren't working automatically yet.
Must still mount the reed switches for that.
To mount the second double unit I must first figure out where and how the road will be placed.
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Nice Jörg, very nicely done. I like it. :biggrin: :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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:thumb:
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Hi everybody,
sorry its been a bit quiet here, but I've been lacking a bit of motivation.
Anyway have started with the platform walls.
First trim back the cork roadbed and make a nice mess.
First parts secured, more to follow soon. :thumb:
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Good Morning Yörg.....
Yea, I think we all have those times..... But it gets better again.
This is going to look awesome :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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:thumb: :thumb:
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Very nice Jörg. Coming on nicely. :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
fitted some signals this weekend and connected two to the signal modules.
The other two have just been connected to power to give one colour, not switchable yet.
The signal in the far left distance is currently facing the wrong way, just to check.
Will be set correctly later.
To connect the signals under the layout I cut myself a few veroboard strips and glue these under the layout.
Then I can easily solder all the wires from the signal to these.
Second photo.
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Nice :thumb: I like it :biggrin:
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Hmmm, very good idea. Looks good. :thumb:
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Clever idea... :thumb:
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Aloha everybody,
no update for a while, sorry, had little feeling to do anything.
Then one evening I start fitting the reed switches for the signal automatic system and promptly broke two.
Left everything and two night later tried again and broke another one. WT^%(<$@
Anyway walked away from the layout for a while and started this weekend again, now all except one has been
successfully fitted. :thumb:
Started wiring them up as well. Crawling around under the layout is no fun and I'm also not 25 anymore.
So I got a plastic beach chair from Plastics warehouse, a piece of plywood and four caster wheels.
Perfect height and comfortable. :thumb:
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Sometimes out of the blue you get an idea.
In post 1163 on page 78 I show my partly assembled signal tower, but I've never been
happy with the position.
I wanted it this side of the station to also act for the loco yard, but it took to much space away
from the loco yard.
Why I didn't think about this earlier beats me, but just place it on the outside.
Will have to cut a piece of wood, but that should be no problem.
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Sometimes all we have to do is just walk away. This is a great hobby, but sometimes it can be VERY frustrating. The secret is to recognize those moments, and just walk away for a day or 5...
The signal tower looks fine there... :thumb:
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Just great there Jörg. :thumb:
Use same motto here, just walk away and next time you have an even better idea.
Great stuff Jörg. :biggrin:
Ciao
ColWer
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Hi everybody,
small update, base made for the signal tower. :thumb:
Height with a piece of cork is perfect, electric loco
with extended panto graph clears it easily.
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A small parcel arrived from Germany and it contained my Faller
car system bus.
Also the arcades and pavement materials.
Busy working out the best arrangements.
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I ordered a few buildings for my city and some of them arrived in aforementioned
parcel.
So today with the rain this morning I simply told my boss, myself :biggrin:, that I won't
be working today.
Out came the kits and glue. :thumb:
I have been playing with the idea to build one building in a triangle.
First photo should make the reason obvious.
But of course there must be a entrance and at least some form of shop front as well.
I have now done only one section, or half, of the front of this building and am trying to work out
the rear and sides now.
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That triagle building will look stunning - love it!
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Hi Jörg, just awesome, we can't wait to see. :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Aloha,
small update on the triangle building.
Took all the angles from the board and transferred them to a clean sheet of paper
so that I can work out cut lines.
This is my current idea, red lines are the cut lines. I think you get the idea.
Its turning out not to be a triangle after all.
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Trapezium, but still very cool!
The roof will be very interesting!
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The roof will be very interesting!
Yes getting all the cut lines for the roof correct will be interesting to say the least.
But first I want to get the walls and the rest of the building together.
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Wow. Looks like I have somehow missed quite a bit here :innocent:
Yea, it happens to all of us. I have not touched my trains for almost 2 weeks, so yea......
But that is the great thing of the hobby, just carry on again......
Awesome work Jörg, really looking great.
The Signal Tower have a awesome position now.
Oooooo, The Faller Car System, will be very interesting...... I like that idea.
Nice Building and idea, will make for a very nice street scene.
Enjoy and have fun.
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Hi all,
small update, the odd shaped building is taking shape.
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In its place.
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Car system route is also coming together.
First grooves have been cut to place the steel guide wire.
A return loop has also been made, must still fit this to the layout.
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Very, Very nice Jörg......
I really want to see that Bus in action :biggrin: Can't wait !!!!!!
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Good morning,
the building is coming together.
Walls are now completed.
I also did the complete wall of the first station platform.
Just can't get this into one picture.
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Measure once, cut twice. ::)
Or was it measure twice and cut once.
Well I measured, made a compass to mark of the hole for the turntable
and got out the jigsaw.
Looks just about like a perfect hole.
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Oops. :rant: :loco: :lamer: :eek:
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The hole needs to be 340 mm in diameter and mine is 320 mm. O:-)
Oh well I just had to make some more saw dust.
Then I also fitted the separate base for my working Faller coaling station from the other thread.
Just need to set the height correctly as the thickness of the plywood is different.
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Hi Jörg,
I see the workshop moved to the kitchen, nice........ :stir:
the work done is so awesome. mm fitment. 8)
The turntable cut was perfect. First rough and then the mm fine tweaking. Love it. :thumb:
Great work Jörg.
Ciao
Werner & Colleen
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Hi,
today I cut out some more of the roadway.
Now I need to make the actual road.
Also the first extended side wall of the signal tower has been done.
Enjoy.
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Nice Jörg, coming on nicely. :thumb:
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Aloha,
spent some time trying out different track configurations for the loco depot.
This is my current set up. Will leave this for a few days to see how I like it.
Seven stall round house.
Still put in an extra siding as well.
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Some more.
The gaps in the rails at the moment will be sorted later when I do the final
assembly, will use some flex track and cut to length.
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:thumb:
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We like it very much! :thumb: :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Awesome work Jörg......
I like the Yard Layout :biggrin: It will look GREAT once the Scenery starts.
Very, Very nice......
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Hi all,
small update, started the mock up of the roof for the odd shaped building.
Now I will need to get more roofing material.
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My car system has also had some progress.
The return loop is temporally in its proposed position.
The road under the station is taking shape, grooves cut, steel wire glued in
and the bus has done a few test drives. :thumb:
Pavement also taking shape.
Next step, sanding and then paint the road surface and apply road markings.
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Awesome Jörg. Good going! :thumb:
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:thumb:
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Hi everybody,
small update. I have done the return loop for the faller car system bus route.
Done my first design for the underpass going under the station.
First photo.
Then I have started doing the plaster work along the rear wall to complete the scenery there
and then ballast the track and complete the overhead wiring.
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Awesome Jörg, Go Go Go. :thumb:
Looking good. 8)
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Inspiring... :thumb:
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Hi everybody,
Saturday evening update time. :thumb:
Made up the one wall of the underpass with a step in it to
allow the steel girders to rest on it.
Still needs to be covered with brick imitation paper.
Then I need to make lots of steel girders and the opposite wall.
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First coat of water paints has been applied to the plaster rocks.
I also made a base at the back which is fixed, onto this the removable
sections will be fitted.
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Hi Jörg, I like, I like it very much. :thumb:
To perform one step there are at least 10 other steps in preparation. 8) That's the fun it. :biggrin:
Enjoy your pictures and updates. :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Aloha,
I've just about completed the one wall in the underpass.
Needs a bit of weathering, but that will be done later.
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Nice Jörg, love the detail. :thumb:
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Nice! :thumb:
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Wow...... Looks like I have missed quite a lot here :eek:
Awesome work Jörg...... Really looking great !!!!!
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Hi everybody,
been busy with a few things.
First of all I prepped some parts for the underpass.
The two bigger outside sections and the ten inside supports.
I cut them roughly out of styrene and then stuck them all together
with very thin double sided tape.
Then I carefully filed and sanded the contours.
Then I had to carefully separate them all and clean off the tape which has
turned out to be a time consuming job.
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I have also done my planned board to hold all the transformers and boosters.
Not all transformers have been fitted yet, but I think you will get the idea.
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Very nice Jörg. Coming on nicely. :thumb:
I like the accessibility to the Power Supply Board. :thumb:
Ciao.
ColWer
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Aloha,
another update.
Busy doing the underpass.
Gluing a strip to the supports to make it look like an a T beam.
First photo clamped in my temp jig.
Second photo shows part of a completed one with the strip around the arch.
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As I also want to have pedestrian access to the underpass from the platforms
I am busy with the steps down from the said platforms.
Found some old ones from Faller and one slightly wider one from another
manufacturer, but these are to narrow for my liking.
First photo.
Second photo shows other plain steps which are wider, I think these will work
quite well.
Last photo I placed another set of steps, but these are to wide.
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Very, Very Cool........
Wow, that is a lot of transformers and boosters :eek: Looks very neat Jörg :thumb:
Regarding the steps, I think the 2nd picture. Medium width steps..... Should look very nice.
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:eek: :eek2:
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Good evening,
late night update.
Busy with the steps going down to road level.
First opening through the layout board and loosely holding the steps in position
by hand.
The white styrene sheet is just there for test purposes and will be replaced with
something more suited.
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Nice Jörg, I like that, going to look great.
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Love it! :thumb:
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Awesome work! :thumb:
Nicely done!
Ciao
ColWer
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Good evening all,
small update tonight.
Made one side wall for the steps, this is not the final one, just checking
for fit.
Looking for wall material that depicts tiles, these steps in Germany often had
yellow wall tiles so I want to try and recreate this.
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Also a bit of progress on the underpass.
All ten supports or T beams are done.
I have also done the "roof" onto which these T beams must now be glued on.
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First one attached.
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All ten attached, now to mount it in its place
on the layout.
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Nice Jörg...... That is going to look awesome :biggrin: :thumb:
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Hi all,
been quiet here, but I have done a few things.
Yesterday I completed one of the buildings for the town that I bought recently.
Its the first one on the left in the first photo.
Second photo is an overview of this scene, I think that I will leave it like this.
The building without the roof is the one that I modified to fit into the angle and this will be
completed when the next parcel arrives with the ordered roofing material.
I have also ordered the pavement so then I can complete this row.
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Nice Jörg...
That's going to look awesome once the scenery is getting built.
I like the layout of the buildings with the small station in-front and the fountain..... Very, Very cool......
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:thumb:
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Hi there,
I've done a few small things on the layout.
Busy completing the ballasting of the rear main line. No photos of that.
Also busy with some of the walls at the front of the layout.
Now to decide which type to use.
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Yes those are totally different materials.
I'm leaning towards the second option as its so close to the front of the layout
and if some visitors start poking it with their fingers I recon this might be a bit
more durable.
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I'm also planning and drawing in the route for the bus in town.
Even found my old school compass and putting it to good use. :thumb:
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Mmmmmmm......
Personally, I really like the actual plaster version as it looks more real that the paper.
Jörg have you tried this before..... https://www.hobbylinc.com/chooch-flexible-random-stone-wall-large-stones-ho-scale-model-railroad-scenery-8254
I used the N Scale version on my layout and it is very nice.
Just my idea, I do not like the paper stuff, sorry, only my opinion O:-)
Cheers, Evert
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Hi Evert,
that does look interesting, but who stocks it here in SA?
Where did you get yours?
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Aloha,
I decided to use option 3 which was not even shown further up. ::)
Vollmer Steinkunst red brick wall.
This material is made of Quarz sand, is semi flexible and quite strong.
Make sure you have a good supply of cutter knife blades when working with this material
as after every single cut the blade is blunt. As in visibly rounded in front.
Edges also tend to break out a bit.
But it does look very realistic. :thumb:
Now I need to get more as I was planning to use this some where else.
Steps not finished yet, but I think you get the idea.
First photo just placing the full sheet to get an idea.
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So this is how far I got this weekend.
Also done some ballasting.
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Very, Very Nice Jörg.....
That Chooch product I bought from Plumstead...... Years back. I have not seen it for a very long time.
But I have to say what you have done now looks awesome...... Once painted it will really look great :eek: :thumb:
Cheers. :biggrin:
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Very nice Jörg.
I like the new colour you added to the layout, looks awesome.
Coming on nicely.
Ciao
ColWer
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Hi everybody,
small update tonight.
Got a bit further with the steps to the signal tower.
Will do a railing later as it's to prone to break now.
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Also spent a bit of time on the underpass.
Its been painted, I did try to give it some surface rust, but that did not work
that well.
Also fitted three Led's.
Its now loosely fitted in place, will try and get it lined
up properly now and then secure it.
Then I will fit the pillars and a railing between these pillars so that the pedestrians
don't fall onto the road.
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Hello Jörg......
That underpass is going to look great.......
The rust effect, I would have used a sponge (small piece) little bit of paint......
Then you almost dry brush it on with the sponge, you will get a spotted effect. :biggrin:
Cool, have fun, but it is really looking great !!!!!!
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Aloha,
completed the front arch for the underpass.
Now it just needs to be painted.
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Then I have started designing the control panel.
First preliminary drawings and placing of controllers.
Currently its a bit difficult to complete this as I have not yet
finalized the loco yard with turntable.
But I have to somehow get the control panel functional to get the signal
system to function before I ballast all the track in the station.
Now I can still change things if needed.
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Hi Jörg,
The Switchboard! This is exciting times....... :biggrin:
I also like like your underway for the Busses etc. Really came out nicely. :thumb:
Seems you had a great weekend. 8)
Keep the news coming.
Ciao
ColWer
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Seems you had a great weekend. 8)
Not really, had my second covid shot on Friday and had quite a lot of pain all over
my body.
Front arch for the underpass got its first coat of paint today.
I also connected the three Led's.
You should also notice that I have in the meantime fitted most of the pillars as well.
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Now I need to find some figures of dubious characters
and one or two ladies who are aerobics instructors. >:D :biggrin:
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Very nice Jörg.....
That underpass is going to look awesome when done, GREAT feature when walking into your layout room :biggrin:
I like the Control Panel so far, going to look great.
Good luck with the COVID Shot, hope you feel better soon, I'm getting my 2nd one next week.
Cheers, Evert
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Very, very nice Jörg,
The characters are going to make it really pop. ::)
Ciao
ColWer
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Hi everybody,
small end of weekend update.
Decided to concentrate on the rear mainline so that this can get done.
Finished the ballasting and started the ground cover on the front strip.
Also busy with some detail and flowers.
Then I need to complete the overhead system.
First photo with the track covered for the static grass application.
Second photo shows the first layer of grass on the recently done scenery along the rear part.
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Nice Jörg :thumb: Looking good. :thumb:
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Nice :biggrin:
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Aloha,
late Sunday night update.
So the last few days I've spent quite a bit of time on completing the catenery along the back section
of the layout.
Nearly completed now, test drives with the pick up in contact with the catenery have been successful. :thumb:
Now I need to clean all the solder joints and then paint it light grey.
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I've also been busy with the one building that I started recently,
you may remember that I built this in an angle, but now I did not have enough
roof material.
Well this arrived last week so I got busy.
First finish the lighting.
One Led in the shop.
Three Led strip under the roof.
For this I made a bracket and glued the Led strip to this.
Secured two U channels to the walls and now this light hangs at the top.
I also placed some black masking paper behind a few windows so that not all lights are on.
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Last, but not least, I got myself another camera. ::) :peep:
A few years ago I destroyed my Go pro 2 Hero which I liked to use on my
bike, but this unfortunately was to wide for the HO trains.
At the time I got a new Go pro Hero 4, but didn't know about the Session model,
which is square and is exactly the width of a HO wagon. :thumb:
These where not made for a long time and are only available second hand.
Well I was lucky and got one.
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Hello, Hello Jörg.
Very, Very Cool, I like the scenery at the back and the Wall just in front of that is going to look extremely cool.
Nice....... I would like to do a CAB video on my layout, think it would look quite interesting.
Enjoy :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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Thanks Evert, yes a cab video looks quite interesting.
When your HO layout is done I'll visit you with the camera one day.
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Need to have a session to see this up close... :innocent:
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Hi everybody,
small update on the angled house.
Busy with the roof and one side is done. :thumb:
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Getting there. :thumb:
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Going to be amazing buildig. :thumb:
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One question though - what the hell are you using the Aromat for in the building... :eek: :eek2: ???
I personally love it but on food... :stir: :peep: :biggrin:
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;D
I use it for weathering, sorry I mean flavoring my food.
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;D
I use it for weathering, sorry I mean flavoring my food.
:thumb:
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Hi everybody,
roof done. :thumb:
I've also glued three building together.
Now to do the pavement.
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I love it! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi all,
late Sunday night update.
Been busy with a few things on the layout, doing the pavement in the town.
First photo partly done.
Second photo one side done and street lights also fitted.
I also changed the route for the bus slightly, mostly to ease the turn behind the station
and allow it to turn in a bit gentler.
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I'm also busy with the bus stop at the hotel.
So today I fitted the two sensors into the road.
Need to get a router bit now to cut the correct hole for the
turnout.
Photo shows the first sensor going in.
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...
Need to get a router bit now to cut the correct hole for the
turnout.
....
What you need - maybe I have it...? :thumb:
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...
Need to get a router bit now to cut the correct hole for the
turnout.
....
What you need - maybe I have it...? :thumb:
Thanks Ed, but I got one already.
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Oops a big pothole appeared in the road overnight.
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But fortunately the road maintenance crew works hard and the hole has been covered
and is safe again. :)
Its the Faller turnoff module, there is a small break in the magnetic guide wire, but with the
bus or truck driving normally this doesn't affect it, it just goes straight on.
If this is activated then a magnet is pushed up in the turnoff position and this then causes
the bus to turn off.
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Thanks Ed, but I got one already.
:thumb:
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Very interesting Jörg, looking good! ;D :thumb:
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But that is one big router bit?? :eek: :eek: :D :D
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Aloha,
small update. Yes it's been a while.
Bus stop is working now, I have also sanded and smoothed the road surface
and the first coat of paint is also on.
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Now I'm busy repairing the hotel that will be fitted here.
This is an old Faller model that I got when I was still at school from my granny.
Unfortunately a few parts are broken and missing.
So I'm making a new railing for the veranda.
Cut a piece of ply to 6 mm so that I can place the cross piece on this and apply a drop
of glue at either end.
Works great. :thumb:
Lower cross piece is held up by a ice cream lolly stick. these can be quite useful in model building
so always eats lots of ice cream :biggrin:
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Nice Jörg, nice to have some part that takes you back to your youth.
Looks great! :thumb:
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Hmmmm, ice cream..... :innocent:
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Hi everybody,
railing for the hotel is done and first coat of paint on as well.
Also one window sill and one wall top that where missing have also been made and fitted.
Coming together nicely now.
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A few street lights also working now.
Station platform also making progress.
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Nice! :thumb:
Good to see you yesterday too… :thumb:
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Nice Jörg. :thumb: It's coming on nicely. ;D
Ciao
ColWer
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WOW...... I have been missing out on quite a bit...... :-\
Looks GREAT Jörg...... Need to visit you again sometime.
Enjoy, Evert :biggrin:
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Hi all,
tonight a few more street lights have been connected.
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Looks great! :thumb:
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Aloha,
a few small updates.
Laid the track and fitted the tunnel portal.
Busy with the level crossing for the car system, lots of holes to cut into the board.
Pavements also done around the city buildings.
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The steps down to street level on the one platform are
also taking shape.
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Then the first few city buildings had their lights connected.
The lights in the underpass are also working now. I only saw the dirt
when I looked at the photo on the PC.
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Very nice Jörg. :thumb:
Coming on nicely! :biggrin:
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Awesome, Awesome Jörg......
I like that town wall, Looks GREAT.
And the bridge for the bus and cars is came out so well.
Your lighting in the Town is also very well done...... Will give a great effect if scenery is in.
Gerards, Evert :biggrin:
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Thanks for the positive replies.
Tells me I'm on the right track.
Three more buildings have there lights now.
The two street lamps I still need to extend their wires.
The hair salon lights are a bit to brights, but I'd have to break
open the building now to change that.
Anyway they need good lights otherwise they'd mess up the hairdo
and the clients would be rather unhappy. ;D
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:thumb:
Clients looks like the Simpsons... :peep:
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:thumb:
Clients looks like the Simpsons... :peep:
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
That gave me a good laugh.
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:thumb:
Clients looks like the Simpsons... :peep:
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
That cave me a good laugh.
I aim to please.... :thumb: :thumb:
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Very Cool Jörg.......
Lighting looks great and the details will look insane once done, love it.....
LOL and Ed's comment ;D
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Hi all,
sorry not much progress here, have been busy in another corner.
But I got a new idea. O:-)
What if.
This is how you know my layout so far with the town and station.
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That leaves me with this space at the front of the layout
that I've been wondering how to use.
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What if I have the station building here?
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I would still do the platform at the back, some parking and access for passengers
wanting to board the trains from that side.
Maybe I'll also find the place for a small open air market.
The bus stop behind the original station building is very cramped.
When the building is there and the bus does the 180° turn it actually touches the
steps of the station.
So if I build the station there I would have to reduce the width of the building slightly.
These are just ideas and thoughts for now, let me know what you think.
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Good Morning Jörg :biggrin:
I like it :thumb: Yes, will look great, as you said then there is bit more space for the busses and maybe a market too......
I say do it !!!!!!!!
Cheers, Evert
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Like the station in the front.... :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi,
thank you for the positive feed back on the idea of having the station at the front.
Will see how I can do this, but I also like this idea more and more.
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In real life we mostly see the back end of a station - I consider the train side as the front... :innocent:
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Aloha,
not much has happened here, but I have fitted and set up the 7 servo's
for the Southern Station entrance.
Then I've spent some time on the station platforms and steps going down to street level.
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And I cut and fitted a wooden base for the shop fronts under the station.
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:thumb:
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Hi all,
I've spent some time with the steps, the passengers need a handrail so I gave them
one.
0.5 mm brass rod.
Bent some eyes which are glued into holes drilled into the wall and the handrail
is inserted into this.
A bit of grey paint and I think it will look great.
Some loose parts.
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First set of steps done.
Just needs some paint now.
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I have also fitted two small Led's at the base of the steps to give some light in the passage
way, but unfortunately the photo didn't come out properly.
Will try again.
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brilliant. :thumb:
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Aloha,
steps got their final paint and the handrails as well.
First two photos.
Last photo installed in the platform.
I'm happy how this turned out. :thumb:
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Hi all,
small update on the second last Monday for the year 2021.
Been busy doing a bit of woodwork.
Taking shape.
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This is where it goes.
Second wall in the underpass, with the steps coming out from the platforms.
My initial idea was to have two separate set of steps, but then I decided to just have one.
So somewhere underground the two merge into one.
off course when it was nearly completed it slipped out of my hand and I ended up with two
walls. ::)
Oh well glued back together, only evidence is the white lines in the brick wall.
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Awesome Jörg......
That handrail and the small detail make all the difference...... GREAT work.....
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Nice Jörg,
Well done. Keep going.......
Ciao
ColWer
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Aloha,
small update.
Busy with the wall at the front of the layout. Still need to match the
colors of the different materials.
But I think you get the idea.
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Nice Jörg.... :thumb:
All the little bits will make a nice layout. Love it! :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Very, Very Nice Jörg, looks great......
One thing I did not do with my wall was to fit lights inside the buildings...... Will have to change that one day :biggrin:
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Happy New Year all.
May it be a wonderful year with lots of trains in the future.
Small update on my layout.
I'm trying to match the colors of different materials on the wall.
Taped up everything and used some Tamiya model spray paint.
I'm not happy with the result yet.
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Hi everyone, Happy New Year,
I think the colour is fine, now just the weathering. Lots of shades will do the trick of an aged town. :thumb:
Really looking great.
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Hi all,
have removed some of the masking paper and loosely placed
the shop fronts into the openings just to get a impression of
how this will look.
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Hey Jörg,
From the pictures the colour looks quite good.
But yes, like Werner said, lots of weathering and painting still..... Will make a huge difference.
Cheers, Evert.
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From the pictures the colour looks quite good.
Hi Evert,
yes on the picture it does look quite okay.
The problem is that in real you notice the difference in materials quite a lot.
The arches are plastic while the rest of the wall quarz sand.
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Well in the meantime I've also been busy with my control panel.
Yesterday I started turning a sheet of perspex into a Swiss cheese. :)
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After cleaning I started to apply the masking before the paint.
I must still finish the design of the loco depot with turntable.
Today I plan to build the frame.
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Very, Very Nice Jörg.....
I like using perspex for the control panels. It gives a nice look and finish to it :biggrin:
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Awesome Jörg. Very very nice!
Ciao
ColWer
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Taking shape. :)
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Very nice! :thumb:
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Nice Jörg :biggrin:
Going to look great.
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Good day,
yesterday I completed the loco depot outlay on the panel,
drilled all the holes and did the masking last night.
Today I will spray paint it and then assemble the panel.
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Now I can sit back and watch the paint dry.
With a long drink in my hand it's quite therapeutic. :)
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Nice.......
It looks GREAT !!!!!!! I Like it :biggrin:
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Very nice Jörg. :thumb:
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Paint is dry and panel is fitted to the frame.
Of course the photos at the layout is not the correct height.
Will be hinged.
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Good Morning Jörg.
Very, very nice...... Wiring on that big control panel is going to be a huge job :biggrin:
I like it :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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Very cool!! :thumb:
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Very nice Jörg, So nicely done.
What colour did you use on the perspex?
Ciao
ColWer
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What colour did you use on the perspex?
Machinery grey.
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:thumb:
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I must be a bad influence - nothing for a month... :innocent:
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I must be a bad influence - nothing for a month... :innocent:
Yes very bad influence. ;D ;D
To much other things to do, building work and clients cars and bikes.
Next step I've got to get all the switches and Led's for the panel and then start wiring.
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You might be forgiven…for now…
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Good morning everybody,
finally got the opportunity yesterday to go and get all the switches
and Led's needed for this control panel.
Now I need to find some time and energy to fit it all and start wiring it all
together.
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That's a lot of switches and LED's :eek: :eek2:
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That's a lot of switches and LED's :eek: :eek2:
Less than on Wolfgang's big control panel. ;D
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Nice Jörg, going to look awesome.
Going to be one hell of a big job, but will look great :thumb:
Cheers, Evert
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That's a lot of switches and LED's :eek: :eek2:
Less than on Wolfgang's big control panel. ;D
True that :thumb:
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Hi all,
well most switches and Led's have been fitted and tonight the first two wires
have been soldered.
Lots more wire to be strung.
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Nice going Jörg! :thumb:
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Awesome......
Greate to see some work done.......
I have finally pulled my N Scale Layout out for serious cleaning and so much needed work...... Will post some pictures later in the week.
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Hi everybody,
some more wires have been soldered and I can now report that the first 9 turnouts
and three signals are working with their Led's.
Also one staging yard is completed as well in the panel, on the layout its another story.
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Five more signals connected tonight and another five on the way. :thumb:
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Very, Very Nice :biggrin:
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Good morning all,
happy to report that all main line signals are now working on the panel.
Now I have to connect 19 turnouts and then look at mounting the panel
on the layout. :thumb:
That will certainly be a big moment.
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:eek:
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Prima! :eek: :thumb:
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Aloha,
managed to get all switches on the mainline working now.
Only the two double slips and the loco depot to do now.
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Good evening all,
Friday evening update.
Thanks to Evert who kindly visited me tonight to help me hang the control panel. :thumb:
So now I have to connect it all to the layout.
Watch this space and stay tuned.
A few photos for everybody's viewing pleasure. :)
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Just awesome Jörg. Very professional. :thumb: :eek:
Well done.
ColWer
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Good morning,
so last night I had some time and managed to get the first two boosters connected to the layout.
Lower staging yards and main station are under power and trains can drive again. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
More coming today.
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Sunday afternoon update.
All four boosters are connected and I can run trains again. :happydays:
One or two niggles to sort out and then connect the staging yards as up to now
they where just connected permanently under power.
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Enjoyed a few hours of running trains. :thumb:
Also sorted out the first little niggle.
A tiny blob of solder had fallen across the legs of a Led causing a partial short. ::)
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Good Morning Jörg,
Very, Very nice :biggrin: Looks GREAT :thumb:
Was awesome to see the layout again.
I'll come help you with that stone wall, doing the mortar and show you the way I do it.
This nice thing if it is a flop, then we just repaint it :biggrin:
Awesome, will that again and enjoy the trains running.
Cheers, Evert :thumb:
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:eek:
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Good evening all,
short update, after a few hours of soldering in awkward positions and pulling
lots of copper wire my upper staging yard is now fully functional. :thumb: :thumb:
Note all the red Led's that are now on signifying that the track is occupied.
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Very nice! :thumb:
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Outstanding Jörg. :thumb:
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Good morning all,
so last night the second staging yard was connected to the control panel.
Now I have to do all the feed back tracks for the signal block system.
Stay tuned.
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We are tuned.... :thumb:
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Nice Jörg :biggrin: :thumb:
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Aloha,
short update without photos.
Had lots of plans for the long weekend, but ended up with major frustration.
I snookered myself to say it nicely, I had designed a fault into my signal modules which then
as I connected more of them and to different transformers, caused a voltage spike.
They are supposed to work on about 20 V DC, but I suddenly had over 50 Volts. :eek: :eek2: :loco: :lamer:
I noticed a crackling sound when I switched the layout off, much like a car cooling down that's been driven very fast.
Then I noticed resistors that where discolored.
I was very lucky that none of the Led's in the signals got damaged, as they are glued in and those particular Led's
are not available here in SA.
I would have had to order all new signals.
Its sorted now and I've spent as much time as possible connecting all the feed back wires and programming the routes.
Now I just need to get a few more reed switches to complete the system.
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Hi Jörg,
So glad it is sorted.
A nice picture of the heat wave coming out of the smoldering ressitors would have been great. :stir:
However, I am so glad you don't have to buy new signals and that all is sorted. well done. :thumb:
looks like we are going shopping soon. :biggrin:
Ciao
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Oh noooooooo :eek:
Luckily you know what your are dooing when it comes to electronics, I would have been lost :innocent:
Well done for picking up the problems and fixing it with miner damage.
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Hi everybody,
time for a small update.
After a frustrating Easter weekend when I was fault hunting, this week and weekend
I've been able to make some good progress on the electrical system. :)
So now all points on the mainline and station as well as signals are operating.
Must still get two signals as I ordered two incorrect ones, but that is a minor detail.
Automatic signal system also nearly functional, I managed to break a few reed switches so
there I'm also waiting for stock.
For your viewing pleasure two photos of the inside and rear of my control panel.
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So Cool Jörg. :thumb:
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Very, Very Neat Jörg...... :biggrin:
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:thumb:
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Good evening all,
I've decided that I've had enough of wires for a while and decided to rectify a fault
on my scenery at the hotel.
My colour had been much to dark, so I mixed up a nice light grey for the rocks and repainted it all.
Then I filled in the front and scribed something that should resemble crazy paving. This does still
need a bit of work. :)
Also added a bit of pavement where the bus stops.
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Very nice Jörg.
Going to make a nice Scene :thumb:6
Cheers, Evert.
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Cool, I'm watching this space..... :thumb:
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:thumb:
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Good evening,
after a successful day fault finding and rectifying an electrical fault on a classic car, I'm
now busy on my hotel scene. :thumb:
I wanted a bit of a border on top of the wall, so I found some strip styrene.
Photo one.
Photo two I have cut it into 9 mm long pieces.
Note the six separate ones, these i have already filled the sides down a bit.
Photo three shows the first few glued down.
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Very nice little detail that will make a huge difference to the scene.
Awesome job Jörg :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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Aloha,
Monday morning update.
I completed the border on the wall.
Photo one.
Then I cut and started gluing on the fence posts.
Photo two.
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Good evening,
all the fence posts are up, also did a first coat of paint on the border.
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I've also started a border on the other wall by the underpass.
This is a bit wider so I'm going for two tiles next to each other.
Also these tiles are slightly longer and wider.
Each tile needs to be cut and filed on the edges.
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Nice one Jörg, it is all in the detail :thumb:
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Good evening all,
just a few photos for fun. Had a pleasant day with friends running lots of trains today.
So I had cleaned the layout a bit, placed a few cars in the parking lots and fitted a few
more lights as well.
Some lights around the hotel.
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A few lights at the underpass.
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Cars parked and I also placed the oil tanker from the other thread on
the layout for the day.
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Nice Jörg, Detail is a beauty.
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The yellow wagon in the last pic - that a cleaning car?
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The yellow wagon in the last pic - that a cleaning car?
Yes it's a vacuum cleaner.
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Awesome Jörg......
Looks GREAT :biggrin: :thumb:
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Good morning all,
small update. I have spent time this week making the little tiles and gluing
them in place.
one section is done. :thumb:
With a light grey paint I'm quite happy with the result.
Enjoy.
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Very, Very nice Jörg.....
That is a lot of work and it came out brilliant :thumb:
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:eek:
:biggrin:
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:thumb:
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Hi all,
thanks for the positive feedback, was quite a bit of work.
Filling all the corners down, I even filled my own skin off. ::)
So now I also did the top of the wall on the section between the tunnels.
First photo the paint going on.
Second photo all painted.
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I also got out the box of parts to complete my signal tower.
Remember that I am using two kits to build one building, I'm extending
the length over the track.
So the roof has to be modified as well.
Well after careful consideration and marking my cuts I applied the hacksaw
and cut.
:thumb:
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Small update.
I made the triangular fill in pieces and fitted them.
First photo having a look how it all looks in place.
Second photo i applied a bit of filler and smoothed it out
and removed the excess.
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Then a bit of paint and it all looks different. :thumb:
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:thumb:
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Awesome Jörg, that came out extremely well......
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Good evening all,
spent some time this weekend on my platforms.
Specifically the rear one.
Decided to use some off cuts as its not so visible.
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Then I watched a German you tube video with a very interesting idea on weathering
roofs.
The idea is to dry brush black on the tiles from the bottom up to darken the edge of the tiles.
So I tried it.
I did not have my brush dry enough a few times, but I will continue with my attempt
at this signal tower.
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Good evening all,
a bit more detail work on the roof.
The afore mentioned video also showed coloring some of the roof tiles in a different shade.
So I gave that a try.
Then I also changed the color of the gutter.
Tomorrow I will give this roof a nice black washing and see how that comes out.
Stay tuned.
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:eek: :thumb:
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Aloha,
close up after a black wash.
Unfortunately the photo does not show the dirt in the gutter so well.
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WOW :eek:
That came out absolutely awesome.......
Very nice job Jörg, looks GREAT !!!!!!
Cheers, Evert
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Aloha,
I wanted wooden floors in my signal box.
Local hobby shop didn't have scale planking in stock, but they had 0.8 mm
plywood.
So I bought a piece.
First piece cut to size.
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Then I scribed lines into the wood to replicate individual planks.
Then weathering with chalks.
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Test fitted in signal box.
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Nice....... Looks GREAT :thumb:
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Nice Jörg! :thumb:
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Very nice... :thumb: :eek:
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Good morning all,
not much to show for the weekend, but I did try out my spacing for the platform lights.
Now my original idea was to have the lights spaced at 30 cm.
Then over the weekend I watched a you tube video about platforms and there the lights
where spaced at 18 cm.
Well I decided to take an old plank and drill some holes.
18, 25 and 30 cm spacing.
Excuse the slightly blurred photos as I did not get out the tripod.
So hand held shots from more or less the same spot for comparison.
First 18, then 25 and last 30 cm spacing.
What do you think is best?
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Nice Jörg :thumb:
30 is starting to have dark areas inbetween the lights.
18 might end up being to bright, so I think I would go for the 25.
Cheers, Evert.
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Thanks Evert,
I now spent some time with my tape measure to work out the 25 cm spacing, but
whatever I did it just did not fit nicely.
So I tried some other spacing's and I think 22 cm is going to be the happy medium.
Now I just need to buy more lights.
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Good evening all,
so I need some more stairs,but don't have enough from old
kits.
Well then I make my own.
Strip styrene 1.5 mm x 6.3 mm cut into short lengths and glued
together over some old steps.
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Nice, and that is how we roll...... improvise...... Perfect Jörg !!!!!! :thumb:
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Good evening,
first set of stairs are done.
Holes also cut between the tracks.
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Good morning,
little by little the stairs are taking shape.
First one nearly done now.
Remember every part is individually cut and glued to each other.
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Taking shape very nicely now....... Awesome Job Jörg :thumb:
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Grandios Jörg! :thumb:
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Aloha all,
Saturday afternoon update.
The platform steps are nearing completion.
Did a bit every evening. :thumb:
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Then after nearly two months a parcel arrived this week.
I had among other things ordered two rock molds.
Never worked with these yet, but lets give it a try.
So I did a few pours and then started arranging the rocks till I liked it.
Then some more plaster work and this is the result.
Now to let it dry nicely and then we can colour it.
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Hi all,
Sunday night update.
Made up and fitted the first light for the steps.
The night time photo does not show it correctly. It does look
at lot better.
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Awesome progress Jörg,
The rock molds and word there looks great. I have about 7 different ones, you can borrow them if you want, I have the Woodland Scenics ones.
The stairs also looks great, I like the handrails, people tend to forget the finer details...... Awesome :thumb:
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Good evening,
Sunday night update.
I have completed the stairs. :thumb:
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Next step was to fit them into the layout, align them and glue them in.
Then the tedious work of marking of the platform tops and cutting them out started.
Front platform done already in this photo.
Next one being glued in.
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All done for now. :thumb:
Now to connect the lights and get some more material to complete
the platforms.
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Last, but not least the plaster work also got some colour.
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Good morning,
so last night I connected the first 8 platform lights.
Hand held camera so the pics are not perfectly sharp.
But I like them anyway. :thumb:
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I also cleaned up the stairs a bit and fitted the upper border on it.
Now for some paint.
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Ahhhhhhh............Awesome Jörg. Geil. :thumb: :biggrin:
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Good morning all,
so last night the first passenger train arrived in the partially lit station.
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That is looking GREAT Jörg....... Very nicely done......
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Aloha,
so I spent a few evenings working on my signal system. Got the last sensors
in and working. :thumb:
So this afternoon it's testing time.
Six trains and then for more than 30 mins I had seven trains constantly running.
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
But then.
Oops.
A investigation is underway.
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Oooooops :eek:
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Oh dearie! ::)
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:innocent:
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Hi all,
well the investigation revealed that the operator under the influence of Gin and tonic
had set a point incorrectly causing a head on crash. :rant: :lamer:
So since then all I have done is run trains and been placing magnets under more locos.
In some cases it's not that easy.
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Oooooops, yea, those things happen......
Nice to sometime just sit and watch trains run. Awesome :thumb:
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Aloha,
so between running trains as well as testing magnet placements I've
got a few more trains set up for the automatic system. :thumb:
Including the VT 11.5 which has a magnet either side so it can run forwards or backwards.
Today I played a bit with my camera as well.
View along the tracks from under the signal tower.
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My underpass.
I've got some punks to place on the pavement to one side.
Trying to figure out how get them in there.
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BR 39 in the station.
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Passengers getting comfortable in the coach and the VT 11.5 rolling into the station.
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Sehr schön Jörg. :thumb:
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WOW :eek:
That is looking absolutely AWESOME........ Great work Jörg, the lighting looks perfect and really give an awesome effect.
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Thanks for the positive comments.
I had recently got a few figures that look like punks.
Well I now placed three in the underpass.
I am still debating if I should ad a fourth one or not.
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Very nice.......
Mmmmmm, I think it works like that? Leave it like it is for a few days and then you decide :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert.
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:thumb:
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Aloha,
this is rather embarrassing, my last post was in August and now its October. :o
Virtually nothing done on the layout. :lamer: :stir: :rant:
But I have worked on a few of my loco's.
My E 94 got a service, a cap was also fitted for smoother running.
Then I had to change the mounting screw of one of the bogie bodies to allow me to fit the magnet for the signaling
system in the right place.
While I was at it I also drilled and fitted imitation couplers and brake hose to the front.
To finish this loco of I weathered her with chalks.
I'm very happy how she looks now. :thumb:
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Super gemacht! :eek: :thumb:
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Very, very nice Jörg, Loco looks great :biggrin:
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I know it's a part of life, etc. but I don't like weathering. In my universe it all looks perfect, straight from the factory at all times... :innocent:
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Good evening all,
not much has happened, but I am busy with my last tunnel portal.
This one is in a corner so I had to widen the tube that I built some time
ago. Red circle on photo.
Witch also now matches the Noch tunnel portal that I bought.
Problem is that I can't get the correct tunnel portal to match the wall.
No longer being produced. :rant: :rant:
Will have to try and match the colors with some paint.
Just standing there loose at the moment so I know its skew.
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:thumb:
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Aloha,
so I made up some spacers to fit under the tube to level it out as its on
a incline.
Then I determined the position and let a few trains drive through to check for clearance.
All good, even the big boy has plenty clearance.
:thumb:
Then I glued it into position.
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Looks great Jörg...... :thumb:
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Good evening all,
I've done a bit of work during the week on the wall and tunnel portal.
The tunnel tube and portal are now glued in place.
The lower extension to the wall as well.
Later once the track has been ballasted, the overhead masts fitted then I will
camouflage the gaps a bit.
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:thumb:
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Looks good! :thumb:
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Thanks for the thumbs up
Tells me that I'm on the right path.
Small change, I have stepped the top wall extension and glued it down.
Busy with a secondary retaining wall in front now.
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Good morning all,
small update. I have widened the track board coming out of the tunnel.
First photo.
Second photo shows the extra retaining wall.
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Hi all,
some time ago I had started with the rock section between the walls.
Only as a styrofoam block, but I now cast a few rocks to try and complete this.
First place a few castings in place to get a feel for it.
Pic one.
Then today on the garden bench I fitted these castings with plaster of paris.
Pic two.
Last two pics of the rock formation in place to check for fit.
Still needs some work.
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Sorry I had to split the post as the four pics together exceeded the max. :)
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Awesome job Jörg,
That is looking GREAT :thumb:
Cheers, Evert
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Thanks Evert.
So I have now also fitted rock castings to the other section.
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Good morning,
yesterday I still glued in this rock formation.
Last night I then filled in the gabs.
The cling wrap is there to keep the walls clean and to also allow me
to remove the walls again.
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Schön, immer weiter. :thumb:
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Good evening all,
the plaster has set and I've had some fun with color.
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I've also spent some time on my freight shed.
Cast in the tracks and a base.
Not really dry yet so have to wait a bit longer.
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Hi all,
busy with the corner rock section that needs to stay removable.
Been building up the corners and sanding to fit.
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Good morning,
so last night I placed all the parts together to have a look what
it will look like.
Even if I say it myself, but I'm quite happy how this is turning out. :thumb:
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That is looking very, very nice Jörg.
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Turned out awesome Jörg. Well done. :thumb:
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Good morning ,
in some of the last photo's you may have noticed that I poured a plaster base around the
loading shed.
Well I have now scribed lines into it to represent separate concrete blocks.
Then I applied a thin coat of grey.
This is the result.
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Still needs some weathering, oil spills and weeds.
Two closer photos.
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WOW :eek: Jörg.......
That is looking fantastic !!!!!!
Just a question, I assume a loco will always reverse the wagons in that siding there?
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Just a question, I assume a loco will always reverse the wagons in that siding there?
Yes, I even removed the center studs from that piece of track.
If you look closely at the one photo you will see that the center stud reaches up to
the "concrete".
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Did a bit more last night.
Placed some ground cover behind the shed.
I want to try and have some weeds around the building so I started with
ground cover, but currently I'm not quite sure if this is the right way.
Will see how it develops further.
Gave the "concrete" a black wash last night.
This is what it looks like now.
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Aloha,
been spending some time on working out the catenary masts.
Especially over the double crossover.
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Hi all,
did some research about catenary over crossover's and have now been placing
masts.
Must still work out the best distance between the main mast to the tension mast.
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That is going to look very cool once all the wires is up.......
Looking GREAT Jörg :thumb:
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Nice Jörg, can't wait to see the completed project in that area. :thumb:
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Hi all,
I finally got my last few Auhagen Cobblestone sheets.
So what else is there to do, but to get to work.
Platforms are done.
:thumb:
Now the only section left is at the Station Building which still needs to be built.
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Hi all,
yesterday I fitted the first few platform lights.
More are on their way, if the parcel ever arrives. ::)
I also placed a few benches just for fun.
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Nice Jörg. Coming on nicely. :thumb: :biggrin:
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:biggrin:
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Very, Very Cool....... Looking great Jörg :thumb:
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Aloha,
so I've spent some time on my layout again.
Planning and doing.
I need a station building, which I want to be similar to the old Faller kit B 99 Station Lindental.
So I've started to build a mock up from cardboard.
The original is a bit to small, so I'm changing a few dimensions and also the design a bit.
Yesterday afternoon during load shedding i took everything outside and worked on the garden bench.
First few pieces cut.
Then carefully started assembly and later in the evening I placed it on the layout.
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That's not all I've been busy with.
The back section I have been placing and gluing my mountain scene.
Not all section will be secured though as for access I will need to have a few removable sections.
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Beautiful Jörg. :thumb:
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Aloha,
so my cardboard station is taking shape.
Otherwise I'm just enjoying running a few trains.
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Good evening all,
the cardboard mock up of the station is taking shape.
The restaurant is wider now and slightly longer. Biggest change is that
I have the restaurant on both sides of the building now.
See photo.
The outer big wall clock will be set back a bit.
This is the first time that I'm doing something like this with cardboard.
I must say that I prefer styrene.
When I build the actual station it will be in styrene.
I have also made this building slightly higher, but a bit narrower.
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That is going to look awesome Jörg.
Really GREAT work so far.
Cheers, Evert
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I agree, this will look amazing. :innocent: :biggrin:
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Love it! :thumb:
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Good evening all,
small update.
Been fiddling around with some lights.
I am trying to have an illuminated control panel in my signal tower. :eek: :eek2:
Optic fiber and Led's.
This is a first attempt.
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Seems to be working ok... :innocent:
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Good day all,
after a few hours gluing fiber optics to Led's and then trying to get everything into that small
space its been quite a disappointment.
So back to the drawing board.
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Good morning all,
I've done quite some work on the signal tower.
I have fitted secondary walls to the inside, to make them smooth as this model
does not have straight internal walls.
See pics one and two.
Then I also made real wooden walk boards outside, I didn't like the cast on plastic
ones.
Pic three.
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Nice Jörg, much better :biggrin:
I used cardboard to build the internal walls of my HO Station.
Works well and it is easy to shape and paint and hide all the window stuff you glue from the inside.
Real wood for the walkways is brilliant, did not think to do that :eek:
Cheers, Evert.
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Good morning on this rainy day, perfect model train weather. :)
The control panel in the signal tower is taking shape.
Looks much better in real life.
But it still needs a few tweaks.
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Very nice Jörg, great stuff. :thumb:
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Nice! :thumb:
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Good day all,
I know this should really get a separate thread, but I already did the story with the cardboard mock up
in this thread.
So I've got all sorts of material and started on my station building proper.
First photo I've mark out the main outer walls on fresh 1.5 mm styrene sheet.
Second photo cut out.
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Starting to come together.
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Rear wall also done.
I've like the original Faller done one wall differently as well as a section with quarry stone.
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Very nice indeed! :thumb: :thumb:
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Very, Very nice :biggrin:
Going to look GREAT once done...... :thumb:
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Hi,
so last night I started with the lights.
Yes so early so that the lights are intricated into the model.
As well as the wiring.
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Wow nicely done! :thumb:
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Good evening all,
So over the weekend I sprayed the station with plastic primer.
Then on Monday I sprayed the grey color for the lower section and let everything
dry for two days.
Today I painted the upper color.
Now busy with the window frames and then I must make some doors.
As well as some interior.
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A final photo for today with the station in its proper place.
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Aloha,
the first lights are connected.
Also the clock has been fitted and connected.
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Very, Very nice Jörg.
Looks great and that clock looks super cool.
Personally, I would try to paint the lights grown to give it that nice warm colour.
Cheers, Evert
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Thanks for the positive feedback. Yes the Led's will still be painted with
clear orange.
A few more pictures.
Want to get a feel for the restaurant tables and seats.
First idea was to place them all in a line.
Photo one.
Then I got the idea to have the inner two at 90° to the others.
Photo two.
What do you think?
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The first windows are also fitted.
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:thumb:
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Good morning all,
a bit of progress on my station.
The first passengers are waiting for their train in the waiting areas.
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The restaurant is also taking shape.
Tables with table cloths are fitted, first few chairs as well.
The support column for the restaurant has also been made and fitted.
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I love the freshly ironed table cloths. Nice work. :thumb:
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That is looking GREAT Jörg !!!!!!
Very nice work :thumb:
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Hi all,
I've found a nice detail item among all my stuff, but its only one and a bit to small for the
tables.
I don't know where I got this. Also using this covers the table cloths.
But I did have a try to see how it looks.
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This is the item separately.
Then I got the idea to use a razor blade and carefully slice the plates
off the base.
Well then I discovered that they aren't glued on but its molded as one part.
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So how do I make circular discs to represent plates.
Well I look at my punch, used to file invoices and documents.
Take a few out and place them.
To big, these are slightly under 6 mm in diameter.
So now I need to find a way to make discs of about 3 mm diameter.
Any ideas?
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Very Cool Jörg,
What about making it from clay? Not sure, I'm guessing here, I have not looks at my HO layout for a very long time.
Cheers, Evert
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Good morning all,
some more progress on the station.
Gentleman going down the stairs.
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Track facing waiting room and control rooms are done.
Windows, frames and roof.
Note the posters on the walls and the pot plant.
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Awesome.....
Love all the detail. It make the scenery work so much more satisfying when you look at the layout and you run trains.
Very, Very well done Jörg :thumb: :biggrin: Love it !!!!!
Cheers, Evert
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Very nicely done!! Love it. :thumb:
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That looks professional! Well done!
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Hi all,
thanks for the positive replies.
Tells me I'm on the right track.
Now while I'm waiting for some detail items for this project I have started the next project.
If you go back to page 99 of this thread you will see two building in my town with the same number
of levels, but the one is noticeably lower. While the street level shops are about the same height the
three upper levels are lower. So I've decided to change that.
Starting to dismantle the building.
First photo.
Second photo shows the wall extensions in place.
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Three slightly higher levels.
I have managed to save the original window frames so I'm reusing those.
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Of course I once again have proper pavements and parking bays.
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The rear walls I have to make completely from scratch, but I don't
have enough window frames for my design. ::)
Anyway maybe I'll have a good idea soon.
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Wonderfully done, love it. :thumb:
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thanks for the positive replies.
Tells me I'm on the right track.
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Nope, only you decide that! :thumb: :innocent:
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Good evening,
a bit of work has been done.
First up I've continued with the level crossing, fitted the ramp on the far side
and prepped the road way.
Also the cottage for the person that looks after the level crossing.
Then I also started fitting some manholes and drain grids.
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Once the street paint was dry I started with some road markings.
A bit of paint and it all looks so different.
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Parking bays are not forgotten.
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Awesome Jörg......
Very, very nice...... comming along slowly but surely.
All the small details is also great...... Make such a BIG difference.
Cheers, Evert :thumb:
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Nice Jörg, coming on nicely. :thumb:
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Good morning all,
so after some work on my building extension I placed it on the layout last night
to have a look how it fits into my town scene.
No glass in the windows yet, light are in, but powered from a 9 volt battery for now.
Roof also on loosely.
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Nice Jörg. Masterpiece! :eek: :thumb:
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Nice, love it.......
The interiors of those buildings is making all the difference.
Great work Jörg, very well done :thumb:
Cheers, Evert
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I'm amazed at the difference road marking make! :thumb:
Well done so far!
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Hi all, its been a while. :-[
But, I've not only sat on my bum, I actually did a few things.
I've just about completed my building extension.
Still need to make two chimneys as these are missing completely.
I've also got a camera with display to monitor the staging yard.
Not really happy with that yet, will see what else i can do there.
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Good evening all,
I've spent quite some time this weekend looking for the tracks for my narrow gauge line.
I want to have a small narrow line from my saw mill to the sidings for a loading scene.
I did find the flex track, but for the life of me can't find the box with switches and normal set track. :bluduh: :-[
Well I did service the one loco and got out my Märklin Mini Club transformer and drove it up and down a bit.
Little diesel with 6 wood transport cars in first pic.
Second pic shows my rough idea for the track layout, I want to have two switch backs to make it more interesting
to operate. :)
Switches will be manual as this will all be completely analogue.
Last pic show detail of track, bent sleepers and all.
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That is very, very cool Jörg.
Going to look awesome and will make for an interesting dimension to the layout..... I like it.
Cheers, Evert
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I count 8 cars... :innocent:
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I count 8 cars... :innocent:
;D :biggrin:
You are right, I only noticed my mistake after posting, so I left it to see if someone would
find it. :biggrin:
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Hi all,
I still haven't found my narrow gauge switches and track. :bluduh:
So this weekend I was at the other side of the layout.
Loco service yard.
I decided on the placement of the inspection pit as the loco enters to get coaled, take water
and all other operations around the steam loco's.
Cut outs done and pits loosely fitted.
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Nice, progress is good, even if it is just the placing of items and making decisions :biggrin:
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Looking for track/fishplates/tools is the story of my life… >:(
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I have the same problem.
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:)
Big moment, the first Loco has driven onto the turntable under its own
power.
Okay I had to help once or twice due to dirty track.
:)
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Hi all,
not much work has been done, but I've started placing items around the service area
to check for how it will all fit together.
This is what it looks like now, will leave this a few days and see how I like it.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Looking good so far. Atleast you are working on your layout :biggrin: Can't remember whan last I have touched mine :eek:
Oh well, enjoy :thumb:
Cheers, Evert
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:)
Big moment, the first Loco has driven onto the turntable under its own
power.
Okay I had to help once or twice due to dirty track.
:)
Well done!
PS. I have run my layout too for the first time... :innocent:
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Hi all,
been very quiet here. Done nothing on the layout just
enjoying running trains some evenings.
Well yesterday I visited the shop in Plumstead and came home with a few boxes of people.
Found this beautiful set, family having a picnic.
Sunshade is a bit low, will have to extend and then find a nice spot for this.
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I try to stay clear of Plumstead - saving money if I do... :innocent:
Can't think of a time going there coming home empty handed... :eek2:
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Hi all,
done a few detail things.
First was to try and get head and tail lights into my car system bus, but this has so far not been successful. :(
Now for something different.
I recently bought a Preiser office desk set with people.
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Two nice desks.
One with a imitation table lamp that does not work.
Those that know me will realize what happens now. ;D
If you look closely you will notice the one desk has a telephone without the receiver in place.
Well one of the people in the set sitting on an office chair has the receiver held to his ear. Second photo.
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Small hole drilled into the desk and a 1 mm brass rod cut and bent to shape.
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Carefully filed a flat on the one end and soldered a Smd Led directly to the rod.
Then fine copper wire to other pole of Led and glued that to the rod and stuck it through the hole.
Now I need to make a lamp shade.
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Very nice! Must be nice to be able to work in horribly oversized scale... :innocent: :peep:
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Must be nice to be able to work in horribly oversized scale... :innocent: :peep:
;D
Just imagine the detail I could add in Scale 2.
:thumb:
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Aloha,
at the top of page 107 I mentioned that I could not find my points and set track
for the narrow gauge line.
Well I still haven't found them. ::)
But just before Christmas a big box of used track was dropped off at my house. :biggrin:
Well I have now been playing with different ideas.
This is what it currently looks like.
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Hi all,
it's been a while and unfortunately I have done very little on the layout and trains.
But I have done something.
Decided to do a bit o my signal tower interior.
Cupboard in one corner, a few open doors showing clothes hanging inside.
Desk in another corner with working table lamp.
I also fitted a guard railing around the steps so nobody falls down, this still needs to be painted.
Table in the middle with a case of beer and one worker sitting and drinking on the job. :D
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Night time.
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And why is the guy sitting on the blue chair drinking coffee and not beer ? ???
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He is having coffee because he just started his shift and needs to wake up. :D :D ;D
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I have for some time been trying to figure out how to solder brass parts together
nice and straight.
The parts keep moving and then its all skew.
Now overseas there is a company that sells a ceramic plate with lots off holes witch
accept clamps so you can line up the parts clamp them and then solder.
Getting that here is the problem.
Been thinking how to make my own. Doubt it would really be accurate.
This weekend I had an idea.
Graph paper stuck to a piece of wood and some home made screw down clamps.
First photo, graph paper on the wood.
Second photo, the first clamps with the brass items aligned and clamped.
Yes I used ice cream sticks, very handy.
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I want to make a long fence, this needs posts, so I need to clamp these and solder these to the fence.
I am happy to say that my idea has proved to be successful. :thumb:
First photo, the first post on.
Second photo, the result.
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I made a "hold-down board" by taking a rectangular piece of 9mm plywood and glueing on a few layers of 3mm cork sheeting. I use notice board push pins to hold whatever I am glueing / soldering.
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Hi all,
although I have not posted in a while I have been making progress.
I finally received some items from Preiser that I had ordered more than a year ago.
So now I've been placing plates and food on the tables in the restaurant as well as
people busy having lunch.
Not done yet, these little details take time. ;) But are also a lot of fun.
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The roof is also taking shape very nicely.
I even considered the gutter in the middle.
Two chimneys and sky lights.
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On the actual layout I've been busy with working out the catenary mast positions.
I know your are always supposed to start at a point or crossing, but in this case I also
had to consider the station building.
That is the reason why I started in the middle of the station.
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Hi all,
it's been very quiet here. :howzit:
Well bit by bit my layout is progressing.
I've finally finished the platform at the station building. I've also drilled holes and fitted locating pins
to the building so that is stays in the right place.
Otherwise I've been working out the catenary mast positions and in a few cases even hanging the wires
already.
Also the double crossover has received attention and I've changed to a different setup which I think I will
now stick to.
Finally ballasting has also begun in the station.
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Good Morning Jörg,
Looking good, wow I think I will have to come visit so we can run a few trains...... :biggrin:
Cool, speak again soon.
Cheers, Evert
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Hi all,
a little more progress, mostly ballasting and a bit of ground cover.
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I am also trying to simulate some moss on areas of the platform
where there is less foot traffic.
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Hi all,
a little bit of progress again.
Done quite a bit more ballasting work.
As well as changing the buffer stops.
They are very plasticy and shiny. So I decided to remove the buffers and
the plastic beam and make my own beam from wood.
Before and after.
Installed on layout.
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Nice :thumb:
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Hi all,
little bits of progress.
More ballasting has been done and I've started with the fence around the parcel loading shed.
Some 1 mm brass rod cut and bent to shape, a few holes drilled into the base and inserted at
more or less even spacing.
First two photos.
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Then I applied some fine wire mesh for the fence.
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Hi all,
I've made a bit more progress.
Mostly on the loading shed, I added some boxes and barrels to the interior by the sliding door
so that it doesn't look so empty when you look inside.
I also took a six axle Liliput coach, removed the couplers as I don't want to use it in a train due to
bad running, but its great as a static model.Added imitation brake pipes and screw type couplers.
Weathered it a bit as well.
I had also some time ago bought a Preiser box and two cable drums kit. Built this as
well. Was a lot of fun.
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Looking GREAT Jörg.
I love all the detail, very, very nice :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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Hi all,
my station is nearing completion. :thumb:
Roof is on and all windows in as well.
Roof slightly weathered with chalks.
Take note of the illuminated desk lamp.
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Some more, note the people seated inside.
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A few night shots.
Note the light shining out of the sky lights.
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Hi all,
just a small update tonight.
All that I've done is a scenery piece right at the back.
The rocks still need some more color and then some grass and bushes.
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Hi all,
did a bit over the weekend.
Planted some grass. ;D
I did that with the scenery piece off the layout so the first photos are with the part lying
across the station tracks.
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Fitted in place.
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Hi all,
I've been busy as well.
Gave the loco depot a good clean and started to really consider where to place what.
Also fitted an extra piece of plywood to see how the city scene as well as a bit of industrial
is going to look.
Note that the water tower is in different positions, testing out were I like it more.
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This building, from Vollmer are two kits combined into one longer one.
I am considering to place it here, slightly raised with a curved road for
the car system bus to drive up there.
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Nice one, Always good to have a clean space to work from.
I like the raised town space, make the scenery look much more interesting.
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Hi all,
after seeing a very interesting German you tube video on weathering the turntable I decided to try and
do the same.
First photo shows the turntable remove from the layout in its original state.
Second photo I'm applying the first grey paint coat, these turntables were made of precast concrete slabs.
So I'm trying to recreate dirty, cracked and weathered concrete.
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So after spending lots of time dabbing different grey tones onto the base with torn scraps on sponge
it looks like this now.
Then I drew in the lines for the precast concrete sections by spanning a piece of string across the turntable
and then using a fine permanent marker. Sorry I forgot to take photos of this step.
Then I also drew in some cracks. Although I think I might have gone a bit overboard on the cracks. ::)
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Hi all,
small update from me.
I have now completed all the track in the loco depot. :thumb:
I have also connected all the roundhouse tracks to power from the control
panel. So besides the turntable giving power to any track it is aligned with I can individually
switch any track on.
Now I need to build the roundhouse, first materials have been ordered.
I am scratch building a 7 stall house.
Watch this space.
Two photos.
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Nice one Jörg.
Turntable came out very good, looks great.
Oooooo, that is going to be a huge build. I had to kit bash mine as there was so many parts missing and that was a huge task already :biggrin:
Looking forward to see the progress on that.
Cheers, Evert.
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Agreed, looks stunning!
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Thanks for the positive replies to my turntable. :thumb:
I want to have a inspection pit in one of the loco sheds, but this needs some lights.
I had the idea to place a optic fiber along the top and two Led's outside shining into the
optic fiber.
Well that was not very effective.
So I placed six Led's in series last night and this will work much better.
Will do another row of Led's tonight on the other side.
Once fitted I can still play around with resistors to dim it down a bit.
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Second row of Led's are in.
Now to make the pit nice and dirty.
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Now what am I up to now? O:-)
Hot wire Styrofoam cutter and and some Styrofoam.
Stay tuned. :)
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Hi all,
so after lots of cutting I have a pile of styrofoam strips which I then glued together.
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Then I mixed some plaster of paris and filled the squares.
The result 25 x 25 x 4 mm "concrete" slabs.
First 14 done, now I need to make lots more.
Still need to clean up the edges a bit with sand paper.
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That's a cool idea....... Nice one Jörg :biggrin:
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This is my plan. Still need to produce a lot more tiles.
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In the meantime while some more plaster sets on the kitchen table I am busy
on my turntable.
First paint to weather the wood.
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Hi all,
so after looking at my 25 x 25 mm tiles for a few days I decided to try bigger ones.
Made a new mold and produced a batch of 50 x 50 mm tiles.
I like these much more.
But now do I lay them centered along the center line on the right in the picture?
Or do I lay them along the center line to each side as I have it in the left of the picture?
Any feed back please.
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Very nice Jörg,
Mmmmmm, think I would do the center full tile and then cut the sides. Might look better when you look into the round house.
Cheers, Evert
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What he said… :innocent:
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Hi all,
so after looking at this for a day or two I decided to lay them along the center line.
I've only done four of them, they break easily.
First two.
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I have to undercut them on one side so that they fit over the ties and can be snug
to the rail.
Four done.
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But now I understand that you think I should do it the other way.
Let me sleep over that a night or two.
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Good Morning Jörg,
I wonder....... what if you built a grid out of paper or thin card, then you place that inbetween the track and pour the plaster in each grid square.
Let it set for hour or so and then pull the card out. Then you should get a nice looking edge and no cutting and filing required :biggrin:
Hope this make sense, else I will try to explain better or we can chat on Saturday.
Cheers, Evert
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Now that is a nifty idea.
This sanding and filing is making a huge mess.
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Now I'm trying to figure out what material to use that doesn't stick to the plaster.
Any ideas?
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In the meantime I've been busy on my turntable, fitted light in the operators shed, as well as a flashing yellow light
on the roof of the shed that will flash while the turntable is operating.
New decoder fitted, with all wiring for signals as well.
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Hi all,
just fitted the bridge back into the turntable.
I've done quite a bit of weathering to this and am happy with the result.
Only have to do the outer ring now and waiting for the signals.
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I wonder....... what if you built a grid out of paper or thin card, then you place that inbetween the track and pour the plaster in each grid square.
Let it set for hour or so and then pull the card out. Then you should get a nice looking edge and no cutting and filing required :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
Hi all,
while I didn't build a grid like Evert suggested, I decided to build a mould.
Used scrap styrene.
Glued it in a angle to hopefully keep it square.
Secured with some masking tape and filled with plaster.
Waiting for it to set and see if I'll be successful.
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Okay the mould came off the first pour very nicely.
First photo.
Then I made some front and rear styrene strips and secured them, for between the
two slabs I placed a strip of sticker backing.
Second photo.
Then I poured the second slab.
Third photo.
Now I removed the styrene strips, but the sticker backing paper has partially gotten stuck and gone soft
as well, so I can't remove it. :(
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Your Turn Table is looking absolutely stunning, I love it.
Good idea with the styrine and the plaster. Looks good and seems to work well.
Did you managed to get the piece of tape out?
I would almost go for the full slab and then scribe or cut the slabs once it is almost dry.
Groete\Regards, Evert Loo :biggrin:
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Your Turn Table is looking absolutely stunning, I love it.
Thanks, I'm happy how it turned out.
Did you managed to get the piece of tape out?
Nope.
I would almost go for the full slab and then scribe or cut the slabs once it is almost dry.
That is going to be my next attempt. Stay tuned.
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Hi all,
okay I have now done a full slab.
First I made a border at the back of the round house with the 25 x 25 mm blocks, photo 1,
and then I filled the rest up with plaster.
Photo two.
Let it set for a while and then scribed my blocks and a few cracks as well.
Photo three.
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Yes, Yes...... NB Yessssss :biggrin:
That will look awesome once it is painted.
And I'm sure it saves you a tone of time and frustration. :thumb:
Cheers, Evert
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Agreed - that is a great look. Experiment with stain on the "offcuts" but I think it will look stunning... :thumb:
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Thanks, now I know how to carry on.
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Hi all,
well it's taken a while, but I have finally completed the "concrete" floor for the round house.
Now it needs to dry out completely and then the color stage comes.
Maybe in a day or two.
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Christmas update,
I painted a first coat of strongly diluted grey water paint over it.
Then I parked a Loco just for effect.
Second coat drying now.
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Hi all,
after the second grey coat had dried I applied a very thin black wash over
the floor.
First photo.
Then I decided just for the fun of it to fill up the " roundhouse " with locos.
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Great look! Keep going! :thumb:
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Very nice Jörg :thumb:
That came out super awesome, I love it. Job VERY well done :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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Hi all,
my first post this year.
Didn't do much over the holidays besides loaf and relax.
Ran some trains, had a few braais and a bottle of bubbly. ;D
I did how ever do some work on the overhead wire system, catenery.
Did this section over the double crossover, not done yet, but getting there.
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Some progress at least. I made no progress. Did run a few trains at least... :innocent:
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Did run a few trains at least... :innocent:
Isn't that the most important part?
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Nice Jörg,
Yea, sad to say I did not even touch my trains, last time I did and or touched them was our last toyfair.
Doing home stuff and built Mia a play kitchen. That was my holiday gone. Now we have to work again......
But that is life hey......
Cool enjoy :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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built Mia a play kitchen.
That is far more important, your kids are young only once. I'm sure that her look of happiness
will stay with you forever.
Before you know it the kids are grown and out the house.
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Wise words all round. Still love this hobby… :thumb:
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Some beautiful parts from Germany.
What am I up to now?
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No idea... :innocent:
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Hi all,
I want the track in the round house to be closed so that the workers can walk across.
These grids from Weinert are Nickel Silver so conduct power.
I soldered three pieces together, nice and straight using my home made solder jig
from a few pages back.
Add a fine wire at one end and glue very carefully with small amounts of CA to the 1,5 x 1,5 mm
strip styrene that I had glued to the track ties.
First photo of the long grid.
Second photo of it fitted.
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Now I need to order some more.
In the meantime I'm also considering the actual structure of the round house.
I have ordered a few items from Auhagen, they have a very nice "building blocks" system
with different walls, windows and roofs.
Length wise it doesn't work for me see first photo.
But I also have some Faller wall sheets. perfect length, but then I will have to make my own
window frames.
Busy considering different options and ideas.
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Hi all,
I've spent some time playing around with ideas for my roundhouse.
Today I made a first mock-up of one of the side walls.
Using a Vollmer roundhouse wall as a template I made it a bit higher, and also placed less windows.
The windows are bigger thou.
I have also altered the roof line.
Maybe I will get some more cardboard and build a complete mock-up and see how I like it.
The windows.
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The wall.
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Good idea on the cardboard build to test the idea. Saw someone else do this recently and it helped him sort out some kinks. :thumb:
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Hi all,
okay I've now done a mock up of the side and rear walls of my roundhouse.
I lowered the wall by 5 mm's.
Looking at the first one that I did it was just a bit to high for me.
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I like it Jörg......
Looks very, vrey nice.
And those grids over the inspection pits, wow...... Awesome :thumb: :biggrin:
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Hi all,
this is very embarrassing that I haven't posted here for so long.
Done little to nothing on the layout, but did spend some very nice hours just letting the trains run.
Also had a very pleasant holiday overseas. Made new friends in far away places. ;)
In the meantime I repaired my bus, new battery and fitted front and rear lights to it. Sorry forgot to take photos. ::)
Also got the level crossing working with the help of John. Without him I doubt that I would have gotten the Arduino coding right.
Still needs some fine tuning, but will try and do that soon.
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I'm busy starting work on the roundhouse now.
Today I started on the first wall, brick sheeting from Faller.
First photo. Marking my cuts.
Second photo. Marking done.
Third photo. Cut out and first two windows cut out as well.
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Hi all,
this is very embarrassing that I haven't posted here for so long.
Done little to nothing on the layout, but did spend some very nice hours just letting the trains run.
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You have not done nothing - you have tested you track as in QA (Quality Assurance). All good companies does this!
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Hi all,
this is very embarrassing that I haven't posted here for so long.
Done little to nothing on the layout, but did spend some very nice hours just letting the trains run.
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You have not done nothing - you have tested you track as in QA (Quality Assurance). All good companies does this!
:thumb: :) :)
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Hi all,
so on Sunday I dusted off the jigsaw and cut a piece out off the layout frame. >:D
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If you go back to page 106 on this thread I posted a pic of the monitor with camera that I had bought and fitted
to the staging yard.
Well I got four more now and wanted them to be inside the frame.
Checking for fit.
All five fitted, now to wire this all up and fit three more cameras.
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Hi all,
everything is connected and working. :thumb:
I must just mount one camera now, if you look at the left screen you will notice that you can't see any tracks,
it's currently just connected to test, will mount during the week.
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Wow! Great! :thumb:
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Hi all,
mounted the last camera. :thumb:
Then on Saturday evening I decided to run a few trains.
Suddenly I notice that a train goes through a red signal. :bueller:
Start checking the system and discover in fitting the camera's and wiring them up I broke another
wire. Repaired that and it's working again. :thumb:
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Currently giving my roundhouse project attention.
I want the walls to have brick detail on the interior as well.
So I was considering to use a sheet inside and outside, practically making every wall twice.
So I made a second and held them together, check if there is still light shinning through the plastic. Yes it still shines through.
Got some black paper and checked again, no light. :thumb:
So I made a wall sandwich.
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Hi all,
a bit of progress again.
I know I'm jumping around, instead of continuing with the roundhouse I've started something else.
Platform roofs.
I made a jig to make the masts.
First photo.
Second photo the finished mast and the last photo temporary on the platform.
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What else happened this week?
I got a message that a certain hobby shop was having a sale. Certain items 30% off.
So I decided to invite friend to accompany me and go and have a look.
Didn't come home empty handed. ;D
With a saving of just over R. 2000.00 I couldn't resit to get another extension set for the VT 11.5
What a sight to watch this cruise over my layout. Very happy with my purchase.
Now I'll have to one day replace the yellow Led's with warm white ones.
Then I'll need about a 150 passengers. ;D
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Hi all,
been busy making masts for the platform roofs.
Ten of them.
Decided for now on a spacing of 20 cm and five on each platform.
Temporarily set up with prestic just to get a feel for dimensions.
See how I like it in a few days.
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Nice! :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi all,
I want to use brass channel to imitate the central gutter.
Then use brass rod on glued to the masts to imitate the down pipes. But these will go right through
the base board and I can then use these to connect power for the lights.
The brass channel I can use as the negative bus bar.
I have a bit of these here so I had a look at the roof framing.
Just lying on loosely to get a feel for it.
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Aloha,
small update. I had started making the front wall of the roundhouse, first the outer wall
which I then scored at the back to bend it to the right angles.
When I want to make the inner wall I discovered that I should have done this first and then
the outer one.
Inner one was now to short. :innocent: O:-)
Then I had a idea, why not cut the inner wall into separate sections for every door and make up
the short fall inside with wood strips that I need anyway for the roof frame.
Cut some wood one the circular saw and tried my idea.
:thumb:
On the third photo you can see the wood strips.
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Hi all,
Monday update.
After making lots of saw dust I had a good handful of wood strips. First photo.
Second photo shows the first part of the front wall that is now done.
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Then I made myself a jig again to assemble the roof frames.
Third photo shows the partially finished first frame.
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Then I jumped to the platform again.
I glued a 1.5 mm brass rod to the roof supports and also made small bases.
The brass rods are long enough to go through the layout board and be used as electrical connections.
I plan to make the center gutter from brass channel which will be soldered to these brass rods.
This I will use as my common or negative connection. So all lights will be grounded on this.
Two off the brass rods are slightly shorter and don't quite reach the brass channel, this will be
the positive connection.
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Hi all,
first test fit of the roof frame for the roundhouse.
Mark of and cut to length.
First pic.
Completed frame placed is place to check. Needs some fine tuning, but I'm happy with the result.
Now to make seven more. ::)
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Looking good! :thumb:
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Thanks Ed.
In my previous post I had just finished the first of eight roof frames.
I'm happy to say that now seven are completed and I've started on the last one. :thumb:
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Hi all,
small update on the platform roofs, the first frame is coming together nicely.
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Hi all,
final update for the year. 2025 certainly went by quickly.
Lets see what 2026 brings us, on my side modeling there will be a big project arriving from Germany middle January. :biggrin:
Can't wait to have it in my hands and get started. :thumb: ;D Will get it's own thread.
I'm still waiting for some wall material from Faller for the roundhouse. Should be here soon as well.
In the mean time I've been busy with the platform roof.
Yes those two clocks are illuminated.
I've also spent quite a bit of time weathering my ore wagons, I'm very happy with the result.
All the best for the New Year.
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Hi all,
first update for the year. :howzit:
Have been busy with the platform roof.
All the wood strips have now been glued to the frame. :thumb:
Here are two photos of how they look from the underside.
I basically cut the strip to size, its 0.8 mm plywood, then I sand the underside with some coarse sandpaper.
Then I use brown and later black chalk dust and rub it into the wood grain with a short stiff brush.
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Then I glue it to the frame.
I use super glue for this and do try do do so very sparingly, but sometimes a bit much comes out. ::)
Hence the shiny spots.
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Hi all,
small update on the platform roof.
Lights have been ordered.
Busy trying to make a tar paper imitation on the upper side.
Bit by bit gluing on black paper strips.
Getting there.
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Hi all,
some progress has been made. The roof is done, still needs to be weathered.
But unfortunately the roof is a bit high.
I will need to trim the legs back a bit.
Waiting for lights, want to fit those to check for effect.
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It does seem a little high, but not overly so. How much will you shave off?
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It does seem a little high, but not overly so. How much will you shave off?
Thinking about 8 to 10 mm.
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Anyway in the mean time I'm busy with the roundhouse.
I'm using industrial windows from Auhagen.
I trim the sides down a bit as I'm fitting them into the wall and not like normal
gluing them on from behind.
If you remember from the previous page I am building every wall doubled with a black paper laminated
in between.
First photo shows the window as it comes from Auhagen.
Second photo shows how I've trimmed down the gluing surface.
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I now file the window openings slightly bigger than the window and make
a window frame from 2.5 x 2.5 polystyrene angle profiles.
These are glued to the outside wall as seen in this photo.
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From the inside.
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The window then fits very nicely inside the wall and rests against the window frame.
Photos from inside and outside.
Lots of work still ahead for me. ::)
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Looking good! :thumb:
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Hi all,
a bit of progress on the roundhouse.
I've now glued the first two wall sections together as seen in the first photo.
Second photo shows the next wall section being glued.
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Nice to see progress... I need to make a start on my layout...
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Hi all,
a bit of progress to report on the roundhouse before I get some more items next
week for the Steam loco project. :)
I want the doors on the roundhouse to be functional, so I've been playing with different
ideas in my head for a while now.
I'm busy with the first one.
As it's getting more and more difficult to get the brass profiles that I want, I decided to have
a try with old rail.
First door taking shape.
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Now to make a hinge, small brass tubing and rod.
First ideas in this photo.
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With some very careful soldering I managed to get the hinge to work.
Door frame still needs to be completed, it must also be made slightly
narrower as I could only guess the size till I had the hinge working.
I plan to have a rod going through the baseboard and then to operate
the doors via servo's.
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I take it's old brass rails? Great idea as those are not popular to use and can be better used this way. Awesome idea! :thumb: