HO Eine Sekundärbahn
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Roger Pound
Western Thunderer
Der klein Vogelscheuche - my German might be chronic, but I do like the idea 
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Roger.
!Roger.
Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Due to its insignificant size, Pottendorf relies on vignettes to draw in the viewer, here a few ladies await the train to the local market. Please note that the Preiser container is merely to protect the group, they will be amongst the last of the smaller details to be placed once the heavy stuff is finished.
Tim
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Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Buddleia - the butterfly bush
Known as the butterfly bush, the fragrant flowers of buddleja are a favourite nectar source for butterflies. These undemanding, mainly deciduous shrubs, find a place in every garden with their spectacular displays of blooms and honey scent.
Tim
Roger Pound
Western Thunderer
These delightful plants were often seen along the line-side in the UK . I recall some fine specimens growing from the ballast in the disused bay on the down side of Rugby Midland station. This was in the period of track remodelling when these bays were taken out of use and track altered or lifted. It was all well before the final extensive re-working of the entire station in to the current arrangement.
Roger.
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
Buddleia seems to like growing out of the masonry alongside our railways. It's particularly rampant on the lines into Glasgow Central. It may be good for butterflies but it cannot be doing the stonework any good!
Ian.
Ian.
David Waite
Western Thunderer
Buddleia‘s are certainly a beautiful shrub but are one of the most destructive plants around, they are banned in some places and are regarded as a noxious weed as they will crack, move and lift foundations of masonry they should be grown in a clear area not near any construction and their seed spread and grow in almost any place they land, however they do attract butterflies which is nice to see. Our local council have planted a dwarf variety in our town they look exactly like the normal size ones but in miniature which apparently are building friendly.
David.
David.
Roger Pound
Western Thunderer
Rhodedendren have a similar reputation too........
Sorry Tim, apologies for the hi-jack, back to Pottendorf .
Roger
Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Progress
The wobbly backscene is finally in place and de-wobbled, just as important, the mousehole is finished
Rather than using the 'Copy image link' function, I am using the 'Copy link' function, these options are only available on my Dell laptop whilst most, if not all updates were done using a latest generation iPad which only offers 'Copy link'
Not sure how to reduce their vast size but I will leave them in place for a couple of days.
Tomorrow, some scenic mats, from Lars op't Hof, are due to pitch up. These are a try-out and will be used alongside the homemade basket liner mats, the target is to complete the 'greening' of Pottendorf before May.
Tim
The wobbly backscene is finally in place and de-wobbled, just as important, the mousehole is finished
Rather than using the 'Copy image link' function, I am using the 'Copy link' function, these options are only available on my Dell laptop whilst most, if not all updates were done using a latest generation iPad which only offers 'Copy link'
Not sure how to reduce their vast size but I will leave them in place for a couple of days.
Tomorrow, some scenic mats, from Lars op't Hof, are due to pitch up. These are a try-out and will be used alongside the homemade basket liner mats, the target is to complete the 'greening' of Pottendorf before May.
Tim
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Tim Hale
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Nothing much has happened in last couple of weeks, apart from a trip to the cardiology unit thanks to Covid (first time) and an enforced bit of ‘recliner’ rest. However, things have progressed, whilst waiting to get on with covering everything in grass, some attention was paid to the three vegetable gardens on P’dorf and I tend to model what is visible outside the shed door. The station veg patch now has a potting shed and an armchair as befits the status of the station keeper.
The rather flimsy fences around the patch are currently waiting for the glue to dry before they can be painted and weathered, there is a search underway for more gardening apparatus, it is somewhere ‘safe’ just unknown at present. The actual earthen patch is a separate entity so that the delicate task of creating the nature’s bounty can be done at the bench rather than leaning across the layout. The buddleia plant, that upset some readers, was made many years ago and carefully curated for this last layout, it will be tucked in the corner of the garden, if only to hide the b. awful fencing.
Putting together the Model Scene laser-cut wooden sheds has been a joy, it kept me indoors and their quality compared with shoddy home-grown products was a revelation. They seem to multiply however, it is utterly typical of rural life where necessity triumphs over neatness.
Tim
Putting together the Model Scene laser-cut wooden sheds has been a joy, it kept me indoors and their quality compared with shoddy home-grown products was a revelation. They seem to multiply however, it is utterly typical of rural life where necessity triumphs over neatness.
Tim
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Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
A journey from here to there
In order to be a modeller of railways there needs to be a model railway. It doesn't matter if it is a loft or an Ikea box, there has to be a railway, otherwise we are mere collectors of things in boxes.
Occasionally, a thought begins to become a concern, why build a model railway and why choose a particular subject? My obsession, for it is an obsession, is to create something that pleases the eye and restores old memories of quiet rural railways of Southern Germany.
I greatly admire those individuals who devout a lifetime to build a perfect representation of a actual location, set at a specific time/date. Their dedication is admirable but there are constraints, as they can utilise space and have access to information, neither of which I enjoy. By contrast, my world is one of limited to just 5m x 1m and limited information from both the internet and the few books that feature my chosen subject.
My project is based upon a notion that a modest rural line in Fränkische Schweiz had been extended a few more kilometres before funding was finally exhausted and the planned wayside station became a terminus for the remainder of its short life.
The generic trackplan is simple, the only extravagance is a tiny wooden loco shed with fuel+water and the style of the station buildings is typical of the builder.
Various features (LDEs) from around the location are recycled, all chosen for their similarity to other local features. Colours are carefully chosen from a palette used in the location, mostly natural, a mix of greens + earth, subtle rather than brash.
The stock was carefully selected with help from local experts, everything must have been used on rural lines within 25kms during the timeframe 1950-68 except for the one steam loco that hauled the last train that I will ever ride on the beloved DFS.
In order to be a modeller of railways there needs to be a model railway. It doesn't matter if it is a loft or an Ikea box, there has to be a railway, otherwise we are mere collectors of things in boxes.
Occasionally, a thought begins to become a concern, why build a model railway and why choose a particular subject? My obsession, for it is an obsession, is to create something that pleases the eye and restores old memories of quiet rural railways of Southern Germany.
I greatly admire those individuals who devout a lifetime to build a perfect representation of a actual location, set at a specific time/date. Their dedication is admirable but there are constraints, as they can utilise space and have access to information, neither of which I enjoy. By contrast, my world is one of limited to just 5m x 1m and limited information from both the internet and the few books that feature my chosen subject.
My project is based upon a notion that a modest rural line in Fränkische Schweiz had been extended a few more kilometres before funding was finally exhausted and the planned wayside station became a terminus for the remainder of its short life.
The generic trackplan is simple, the only extravagance is a tiny wooden loco shed with fuel+water and the style of the station buildings is typical of the builder.
Various features (LDEs) from around the location are recycled, all chosen for their similarity to other local features. Colours are carefully chosen from a palette used in the location, mostly natural, a mix of greens + earth, subtle rather than brash.
The stock was carefully selected with help from local experts, everything must have been used on rural lines within 25kms during the timeframe 1950-68 except for the one steam loco that hauled the last train that I will ever ride on the beloved DFS.
Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
A recent post touched upon to the subject of 'why' and there is an answer, it is to 'capture' a moment in time that only really matters to me.
The '50-60s are a very distant memory, nothing specific except images of people/places/activities, there are no rainy days, only summers. Thankfully, someone did capture those moments and published a series of picture albums that seem to be of a different country/culture but even in the '80s when we finally returned to Oberfranken there were still reminders of a past.
Defining the past is not going to be easy.
The '50-60s are a very distant memory, nothing specific except images of people/places/activities, there are no rainy days, only summers. Thankfully, someone did capture those moments and published a series of picture albums that seem to be of a different country/culture but even in the '80s when we finally returned to Oberfranken there were still reminders of a past.
Defining the past is not going to be easy.
AJC
Western Thunderer
I like that - a personal reflection. Quite a common impulse, but not always as clear-eyed as yours seems to be.
It never is. And that's partly the point of my day job as well as personal positions.
Adam
Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Today, should see the arrival of some bags of static grass, I prefer this method to proprietary mats, but whilst waiting for postie, an opportunity to crack-on with some garden details - the scarecrow and the nesting box. Again, these oddities respresent things that are just outside the shed, unfortunately no nesting birds again this year.
The scarecrow is a bit of a faff, the face, belt, buttons and scarf must be present but worth the effort.
Tim
The scarecrow is a bit of a faff, the face, belt, buttons and scarf must be present but worth the effort.
Tim
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Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Sunday morning in the shed, updating the station allotment and getting ready to use the Grassmaster.
The allotment still needs grass and the usual detritus associated with gardening, not too sure how to create some of the more delicate features. The shed needs 'bedding-in' but undecided whether to stain the fence, certainly do not want an even finish.
The allotment still needs grass and the usual detritus associated with gardening, not too sure how to create some of the more delicate features. The shed needs 'bedding-in' but undecided whether to stain the fence, certainly do not want an even finish.
Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Testing the homemade scenic mat, the basket liner was cut into strips and dusted with MatteMedium before the static grass was drizzled on. It will be used where the static gun was ineffective and left bare patches on sloping ground and up against the backscne, a thinner base of industrial paper towel has also worked well. An added bonus is to gently apply glue to the grass and dust with fine flock, it makes excellent weeds.
Tim
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Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
This tiny (just 11mm long) pump and cistern for the allotment was challenging, the mouldings were excellent once the excess was removed but the water was rather tiresome.
Rather than anything simple, the appearance of green, murky water was achieved by painting the inside of the tank a rather fetching cockpit green and then copius blobs of Kristal Klear were added which took five days in the sun-baked conservatory to set hard but it has the appearance of both depth and being liquid.
Tim
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Tim Hale
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Though still unfinished, the farmhouse is finally beginning to come to life as it is surrounded by greenery. There is a fine display of flowering hydrangeas at the base of the front wall but the slight 'untidiness' is utterly intentional for a working farm. In recent years, farmhouses in Oberfranken have become desireable homes for incomers, they are invariably very tidy.
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