swisspeat Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Hello everyone, Last week I ventured out into a cold garage to "find" a baseboard that I built an N scale model of part of the Wisbech and Upwell on some years ago. That layout has been gathering dust propped up against the wall so it was time to cut the baseboard into two to see what I could build on those. A few months ago a model shop gave me a Kibri modern warehouse kit that had been returned to them partially built with this line "see if you can do anything with that or feel free to assign it to the bin". On opening the box I realised that the windows had been fixed in place incorrectly etc etc. Anyway 5 days later the newly reworked warehouse has a new home on one of these baseboards. The scene will be Swiss Autumn complete with pumpkins in the fields, sugar beet being loaded etc. Here is a couple of taster pictures representing a weeks work. Lots of detailing work still to be done plus catenary etc. I was hoping to revisit CH again this Spring but I have decided that building Swiss layouts has more certainty attached to it. I hope that you are all well. Kind regards to all, Peter 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61661 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Looking great Peter. I really like that Faller modern warehouse. Pity I haven't got anywhere to put one on my layout! Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks Ben. I hope Heljan are going to produce some of those modern sugar beet carrying wagons with 3 small containers. On this project I will still have to use my fleet of Eaos wagons. UPDATE The pumpkins have been harvested, lots of weeds have grown today, a couple of trees have been planted and some more pics will arrive in the next day or so. Pete 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Much more interesting than Wisbech & Upwell! A few years ago at the end of our summer holiday my wife and I were heading cross country towards exiting Switzerland at le Locle and we went across country near Payerne. For about 5km our route was the same as a series of hand made signs pointing to a 'field market'. Whe we reached the 'market' it was a farmer's field by the road laid with rows upon rows of just harvested squashes of all types - for sale to all comers. Edited March 24, 2021 by Gordonwis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Last sugar beet activity I witnessed was at Chavornay in 2019. ex SBB Em3/3 growling around shunting rakes of of the new containers. I recall lots of knackered graffiti - covered Eaos at Cossonay a few years ago. Edited March 28, 2021 by Gordonwis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Here's the new order at Möhlin in October 2017 Edited March 24, 2021 by Gordonwis 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks very much Gordon. I visited Wildegg in Oct 18 and 19 to be greeeted with loads of sugar beet traffic. lots of fun watching SBB Cargo Tm 232 moving the wagons beneath the loaders. This field is next to the line. As you say Long Live the Eaos! Here is one I loaded up last month. Peter 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Two bits of work done today. 1. Added some autumn, almost leafless, shrubs and tree. 2. Erected the Viessmann catenary masts. Not accurate Swiss ones but I find the Viessmann system works well and can easily be removed and reused in the event of making another new project in the future. The backscene will be changed once I can get to CH to take some photos. I will apply a thin black wash to the pumpkins to tone them down a little. Peter 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MrTea Posted March 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2021 That's really coming on. The tree looks great - I had to click on the pic to see it full size! How did you do the ploughed field in the foreground? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Frutigen Posted March 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2021 That’s looking very good. Is the tree a commercial product or one you made? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Good morning, the tree Reed is a piece of seamoss with autumn leaves attached. the ploughed field is by Busch. i will send more pictures of both soon. putting up the wires as I write this. regards, peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 The wires are up. I used a combination of Peco and Sommerfeldt this time and have not painted then grey as I usually do. The autumn tree was a piece of sea moss, sprayed black then a few autumn coloured leaves added and sealed with extra hold unscented hairspray. I used the Busch ploughed field for the first time. So long as it is carefuly blended in it looks ok. The little project is nearly finished. Next week I will assemble my colection of figures and rolling stock for some cameo picture shots. Peter 12 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Perfect graffiti on the Eaos, just like the rake I saw at Cossonay a few years ago 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Mixed up sightings at Cossonay and Chavornay in my earlier post (easy to do: both are on the same line, only 10 mins apart by fast train and both ending in ...nay) sorry! Earlier post corrected. This post is also in memoriam of the Travys ex SBB Em3/3 which were recently scrapped Here is Chavornay on 16 December 2019: Edited March 28, 2021 by Gordonwis 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Thanks Gordon. Another great place to watch sugar beet activity is Aarberg in BLS land. I will post some pictures of that in the next few days. In the meantime here is a little more progress on the mini project. Peter 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) I've got round to finding the Cossonay shots - it was actually back in 2009 for the Eaos, so 10 years between my Cossonay and Chavornay observations. The Em3/3 at Cossonay could well be the same as at Chavornay, but the Cossonay shots were grabbed as a 'bonus' as I was there for a quick 'arrive - shoot the diagrammed Ae6/6 - depart' move. Here is the train I went to phot (Ae6/6 11440 on the afternoon Neuchatel - Lausanne Triage freight): and here are the Eaos (one grabbed through the window of my departing train): Edited March 30, 2021 by Gordonwis 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Thanks very much Gordon. I will put this on my next autumn visit to CH, whenever that might be! Aarberg is one of the two main sugar refineries in CH. There are hourly BLS stopping passenger services between Lyss and Kerzers. Lots of shunting opposite the station with full and empty wagons being moved. Used to be handled by SBB Cargo, now seems to be in the hands of Sersa. A few pictures to enjoy... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Further to earlier in this chain here are the basic steps to making those autumn trees. Prize the excess material from the sea moss, spray the armatures black, when the paint is dry use a few squirts of extra hold unscented hairspray (any supermarket own brand is fine - a lot cheaper!) then carefully sprinkle on a mixture of autumn leaf effect from Polak, Heki etc. Gently does it on the leaves... Pete 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Swiss Post were busy today on the mainline and in their depot.... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 While I generally do apply less ballast around points than on the mainline the ballast around one of the points on this little project it seemed to have settled too low. I will remedy this later but in the meantime I have made a cameo scene out of it with a few figures, small piles of ballast, spare sleepers and bags of fresh ballast plus a couple of spare pieces of rail on the mainline. Before and after pictures attached: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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