Popular Post swisspeat Posted September 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2020 A spare baseboard required some attention and because I have spent many an interesting hour at Spiez station I set myself the challenge of attempting to capture what it is like to watch the trains go by in my garage in the UK. The project was started a month ago and will take at least another month to complete measuring 1.5 x 0.4 m. I am still not sure if I will add the wires this time and have used laser cut lattice gantries by Scale Model Scenery as an experiment. More to follow in the months ahead but this is a preview picture taken under awful lighting conditions to see if I am on the right track. Should that be tracks? Thanks for all who share their pictures of layouts under construction. Its a lot of fun! Stay healthy. Kind regards, Peter 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I think it is fair to say you are on the right track(s). Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelE Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) That looks very good Peter. Definitely on the right track. Edited September 6, 2020 by MichaelE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Frutigen Posted September 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2020 Oh yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Looking good mate! You’ve got the atmosphere of Spiez there. Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGO Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Having gone past that wall a lot of times over the years I'd say you certainly have the feel of the place there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Thanks for your kind comments gentlemen. Pictures show the wall i the early stages of construction. The second photo is one of the houses and its garden to the road running along the top of the wall. I visited the location 2 weeks ago again before the restrictions came into place and took photos of the wall and the various types of fencing on top and have tried to mirror that also ensuring that the road is not flat. I am now trying to figure out how to incorporate the Neisen mountain on the back scene. I was at the station 3 hours and oddly there was only one freight. On my return I realised that one of the bores of the base tunnel in closed for work hence the lack of freight at Spiez. It felt very unusual. Peter 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duff man Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Hi Pete, Nice to see your creative spirit is still flourishing, look forward to seeing this project develop. Don't chicken out on the wire's you know you want to install them don't you, LOL. ( Swiss in Austria ) Craig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGO Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Nice to see you have the flowers on the balconies and the sunflowers in the garden so frequently seen in the area Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 I attach a picture taken at Spiez less than 2 weeks ago. It seems to have become a very nice loco storage depot! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, swisspeat said: I attach a picture taken at Spiez less than 2 weeks ago. It seems to have become a very nice loco storage depot! Nice bit of variety there! Did you notice if the new depot was finished yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 It is finished. Does not look that different. Nice and tidy though. there is some info about it in the BLS Gazette summer 2020 magazine which I understand is available online. when I visited the station it was basically being used as a storage yard for carriages, EMUs and locos. one of the new Stadler EMUs made an appearance on test. peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 A bit more work has been done in the garage (hence poor light) to add some vegetation to the wall, add line numbers to the catenary etc. I am increasing thinking of not adding the wires this time. Whilst the lattice masts and headspan look OK I do not think laser cut card structures are sufficiently robust to take wires. I might revert to metal ones that screw firmly into the baseboard at some stage. Taking photos of a project is a great way to notice faults that need to be remedied. Niesen mountain has appeared! Peter 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duff man Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Hi Pete. This is coming on a treat, full of atmosphere. Craig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Thanks Craig! I know you want me to erect catenary wires, and so do I if truth be told, but this time I might give them a miss. Trying to convince myself that the wires are invisible in real life is something I am grappling with! In N scale I may have an excuse but in HO.... Pete 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGO Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 In HO scale they work out to under 0.1mm in diameter, the vast majority of layouts I've seen tend to put far thicker wires up giving the impression to the viewer that there is something really quite solid there when the reality is that at typical scale viewing distance you won't see them unless you have outstanding eyesight. The only reason to put them on a layout is to give the pickups on your engines something to brush against. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Looking lovely! Well done David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Looking good will follow this thread with interest. Not been to Spiez for a few years. Stay safe, Neil 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 17/09/2020 at 10:31, Neils WRX said: Looking good will follow this thread with interest. Not been to Spiez for a few years. Stay safe, Neil Love these locos in this "Connecting Europe" branding! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raetiamann Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Very recognisable as a location and looking really good. Personally I wouldn't bother with the wires, but maybe pose pantographs up, where appropriate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thanks everyone. There will be no wires this time with this catenary set up. Working on tidying it all up today between the BLS track maintenance gang going about there duties... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Trains are apparently running through the Base Tunnel again.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JimFin Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 This was posted on Facebook the other day - from 1999 - just confirms how well you have caught the look of the place! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelE Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 He certainly has. It looks great. I agree about the wire. Yes, it's usually not to scale, but it gives purpose for the pans. Knowing that you are supposed to be seeing it makes it neccesary for me. Especially on the RhB. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 A bit more progress has been made with the backscene. The track is Code 100 because my HAG Classic SBB Cargo Eem 923 rumbles along too noisily on Code 75! Peter 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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