Roger Pound
Western Thunderer
May I introduce fellow modellers to Stutzendorf - my new project. My original idea was to have a DRG branch terminal in the late thirties/ early forties. I opted for a Br93 2-8-2T for my initial motive power and ended up getting a Liliput one, which of course was the former OBB 378 class, absorbed into the DRG following the German Anschluss in 1938. I had been aware that Roco did the Prussian version which was the DRG Br93 but one was not available within my price range. This caused a bit of a re-think on my part as I had originally intended to base my freelance model in the Rhineland, but the going for the somewhat different loco seemed to indicate the former Austro-German border area instead!
However, this just meant a little more research and as my recent health problems have meant more visits to NHS establishments and reduction in activities, it was probably more therapeutic than might at first be thought. I now have the scheme more or less planned and it will be more of a diorama than a full blown layout . The period itself could trouble some people. As far as I am concerned,model railways are not political and serve more as perhaps misty reflections of history, so I have no trouble in making this a selective view of that time. Followers of my Pence East Goods will know that is WW2 based and such activities have representation, but although Stutzendorf is in that early period I am choosing not represent the conflict in this diorama.
The baseboard is made - supplies of track and scenic effects are to hand, so it would seem an assembly job is on hand. Just give me a little time to clear this health check business and I'll report of progress as it starts. As mentioned, I have the Br 93 and some coaches, so once the track I get some track down........, !
Roger .
However, this just meant a little more research and as my recent health problems have meant more visits to NHS establishments and reduction in activities, it was probably more therapeutic than might at first be thought. I now have the scheme more or less planned and it will be more of a diorama than a full blown layout . The period itself could trouble some people. As far as I am concerned,model railways are not political and serve more as perhaps misty reflections of history, so I have no trouble in making this a selective view of that time. Followers of my Pence East Goods will know that is WW2 based and such activities have representation, but although Stutzendorf is in that early period I am choosing not represent the conflict in this diorama.
The baseboard is made - supplies of track and scenic effects are to hand, so it would seem an assembly job is on hand. Just give me a little time to clear this health check business and I'll report of progress as it starts. As mentioned, I have the Br 93 and some coaches, so once the track I get some track down........, !
Roger .