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Taigatrommel's German modelling- Bad Horn (1980s DB, Teutoberg Forest) and Stromallee (21st Century TT)

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Setting the scene

It's difficult not having a firm vision in my mind, as I really want to get on with things. There are at least two areas I can develope, being the station itself and the hardstanding.   The station is fairly easy. There are certain things which need to be there, such as lighting, train information, benches and ticket machines. A recent find in Mack's Track takes care of much of this, although it's not as fine as some more recent models.     Yes, it really was $48. Unfortunately the shippi
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The siren call of other railways

Before I went on holiday, my ideas for Bad Horn were pretty firm. It was going to be set in Nordrhein-Westfalen, the terminus of a branch line from Paderborn. A Teutoburg Forest setting would allow a hilly landscape and a tunnel as scenic break, yet close enough to conurbations to have a busy commuter service. There is a real town called Horn in the area, so the slight change to Bad Horn kept the local flavour and implied a tourist destination as well. Plus it's just a little rude, in a Derek an
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Tackling the easy jobs

I got back from holiday three weeks ago, but it was to be the launch of the 2010 challenge which was the catalyst for further work. It's not that I could realistically win (there are far too many very talented people on here), it's more that the artificial creation of a deadline might serve to focus me.   I set about the obvious tasks. Painting the backscene was a quick and easy job, a couple of coats of poster paint, ably assisted by Anita. I didn't worry about getting the paint mixed perfect
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The beginnings of Bad Horn

It had started as a sector era Southern Region layout. Inspired by Weymouth, I'd got as far as having laid the track and put platforms in. I was plugging away at building a small fleet of EMUs, and ordered myself some Peco insulator chairs and conductor rail from my local model shop.   I think it was two months into the wait for the chairs that something clicked in my mind. Tidying my playroom railway room I was sorting through my German outline models, seperating the mid 1980s (Epoch IV) mode
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