SimonBoulton Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Those hoppers look really good 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonBoulton Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Someone on FB was asking about the quality of Albert Modell wagons. I remembered I'd seen a couple on here. How would you rate the quality compared to the usual big retailers? Many thanks, Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, SimonBoulton said: Someone on FB was asking about the quality of Albert Modell wagons. I remembered I'd seen a couple on here. How would you rate the quality compared to the usual big retailers? I'd say they are pretty good. I've not got the ruler out or been counting rivets but the detail is excellent and the build quality is probably better than comparable products in the Roco range. If I had to be critical then the Eas wagon sides are a little chunky and overscale but I can live with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 7 hours ago, SimonBoulton said: Someone on FB was asking about the quality of Albert Modell wagons. I remembered I'd seen a couple on here. How would you rate the quality compared to the usual big retailers? Many thanks, Simon I think they are quite good I have quite a few different ones, here’s a selection of my ones. Stay safe, Neil 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 6 hours ago, D1023 said: I'd say they are pretty good. I've not got the ruler out or been counting rivets but the detail is excellent and the build quality is probably better than comparable products in the Roco range. If I had to be critical then the Eas wagon sides are a little chunky and overscale but I can live with that. Here’s a picture of the Eas open, I think they look fine to my eyes. Stay safe, Neil 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonBoulton Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Cheers Neil, they look very fine indeed. I especially like the yellow hopper 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I like the Lilliput EAS wagons as they have opening doors which make the insides look more accurate as well as adding pose value when they're parked in sidings. I'll dig one out for a photo tomorrow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Righto, I located the gondolas. I have four but only two are complete for some reason! As well as opening doors they have sprung buffers. Nice bits of kit, and usually available on the Bay of E for a reasonable price. I'm no expert on wagons, but these are coded Eaos. Also both are SNCF, and the one painted for SGW (Société de Gérance de Wagons) is running on DB early style bogies - highly unlikely! At some point all 4 were to be backdated and painted to appropriate DBR EpIV style, but are currently residing unloved in a drawer. There's no traffic on my DB BLT that requires these monster boxes! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) A long overdue update on my layout. The layout is largely now complete and I have been concentrating on the smaller details. Over last Christmas I finished the fiddle yard; I had built it to lift to give access to a storage area in the eaves, however I had never got around to cutting the track and wiring it to allow this. I also took the opportunity to relay the track and add a couple of railcar sized sidings. Another small detail often missed are TV reception equipment on buildings! I was never happy with the main level crossing warning signs so I have scratchbuilt a replica of the actual equipment outside Stakcin using images from Google Earth. It is purely cosmetic A campsite has appeared down by the river I purchased a Piko class 770 'Čmelák' from e-bay. I already had a Roco model (on the left). I weathered the Piko version and re-numbered it using Martin Models decals Next project is this MTB class 754 Edited September 27, 2022 by D1023 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 Following on from the last photo in my last post. I bought my first MTB 'goggle' a few months back. For some reason MTB don't seem to want to want to produce many Slovak locomotives. So using Martin Models decals; CD 754 050 became ZSSK 754 003. I also weathered the model according to recent photos of said machine. I have also added 2 MAV locos to the fleet an MTB M41 - which is currently on the workbench and a Roco M62, which I picked up un-boxed at an exhibition for £99 and labelled as faulty. When I got it home it turned out to be a sound fitted model with a dodgy decoder - which I replaced and downloaded a free sound project from Zimo. The loco has been renumbered using Martin Model decals and below is seen on a cross border service (Rule 1 applies!) 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 Here is the MTB M41. A nice model, although as with the class 754 above, the lighting is a bit basic. I think I may need to do something with the decoder as I cant make the tail lights work. I fitted the sound myself downloading a project from Artol and there's plenty of room inside for an i-phone speaker. Its also had some light weathering and newer UIC numbering decals from Martin Models. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 An evening photo taken just now at Stakčín. 754-085 waits to leave on the last loco hauled train of the day to Humenné, the last coach is a through sleeping car to Bratislava. 754-003 is stabled overnight for the first train in the morning. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 A few photos taken just now.. 752-070 has finished shunting and will depart when the crew have have eaten lunch. The M62 is shut down with the stock for the late afternoon MAV cross border service. M61 019 is stabled in the headshunt The local king rat continues to taunt the local cat population Loading about to get underway 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 Please to say that Stakčín is featured in the July 2023 edition of Continental Modeller 🙂 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted July 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) Just had a read through this thread for the first time - a lovely layout of an interesting prototype, really well done, too. A particular thank you for taking the trouble to restore all the photos from the earlier part of the thread so it is still a complete record of the build. Much appreciated. Could I ask just one question? I may have missed it (concentrating on the piccies more than the text) but do you give the dimensions of the layout? I realise the fiddle yard isn’t a conventional shape, but how long is the station wall, and how wide is the scenic end (to the fiddle yard entrance). Just wondered - obvious reason, I’m looking at HO ideas myself but I think you may have a bit more space than me. Hope that’s OK. Thanks, Keith. Edited July 22, 2023 by Keith Addenbrooke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Hi Keith, Thanks very much 🙂 The full dimension of the main board is 440cm x 61cm and the scenic board is 109cm x 61cm. The fiddle yard is how it is to get around an alcove in the loft conversion. The station area from the tips of the first point to the end of the head shunt is 361cm. I am considering building a 'slimmed down' version of the layout to take to exhibitions, which I think is possible with concessions in train length and certain operations, but on the other hand I am still searching for inspiration from a real location to do the job for me.... Tim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1023 Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 here is the track plan as in the CM article 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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