Bayerndorf im Tirol

[Mike at C&M]

First job this morning was to put the front scenic island back in position. If for no other reason, it saves me having to step over it every time I walk around the attic!

 

The 3D printed farmhouse will sit on the right hand end of the barn, in the view below.

 

 

The idea of scenery in front of the curving track, and behind, was to give the view of the layout some depth, and with the contours rising to the rear, I feel I have achieved that.

 

 

As things currently sit, there is a fault line worthy of the San Andreas between the two sections, but this is simply down to the front section not being properly bolted into place, and nothing to do with plate tectonics in miniature. This will resolve itself when this section is fitted as it should be. 

 

 

Track cleaning comes next.

[Alex TM]

4 hours ago, Mike at C&M said:

Track cleaning comes next.

When a member of a particular model railway club, that shall remain nameless, I found that track cleaning became a form of therapy from the dumb questions people asked ....

[Mike at C&M]

Finally get to runs some trains, and my Lenz 100 system decides to do strange things! 

 

The inaugural run with the X633 Draisine went without a hitch, and it continues to run whenever asked. However, nothing else wants to respond. So the DB Class 151 taking new Volkswagen cars over the Brenner Pass to Italian dealers is staged.

 

[Mike at C&M]

Over the past few weeks, I have been wrestling with a CAD program to design my farmhouse. A very early draft appears earlier in this thread. Numerous Youtube videos were watched to assist in me getting it right, and the delete key was hit on numerous occasions as I slowly made progress. A couple of weeks ago, the design was completed.

 

 

Just holes for where the windows and doors will be fitted. I have loads of bits available from kits bought previously, and after measuring the ones I wanted to use with a vernier scale, the required holes were placed within the design.

 

A friend offered to do the 3D printing. Then came the wrestling in getting the file downloaded, e-mailed to him and then for the file to be accessed by the printer! I thought these things were supposed to be easy!

 

Today saw the 3D printed farmhouse delivered - Are you allowed to be excited by a piece of 3D printed plastic?

 

 

The print will need some attention to remove some plastic tailings from the print process, and there is a small split where the print was paused which will require a little filling. But I am delighted with this. The farmhouse is something I have been pondering doing for at least 15 years.

 

Once at home, the farmhouse was taken up into the attic to see if it fits. The print comes with an additional base over and above what I had designed in, which threatened to cause problems. In the end, a small amount of work is needed to the layout to accept this additional base to get the farmhouse and barn to sit snuggly in place.

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2023 by Mike at C&M
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[Vecchio]

On 31/01/2023 at 19:59, Mike at C&M said:

The inaugural run with the X633 Draisine went without a hitch, and it continues to run whenever asked

Which version of the draisine do you have? I think there were DCC ready, DCC and DCC sound. I purchased DCC ready (cheapest) and put a Zimo sound decoder in it. It was necessary to cut a bit off the circuit board as the sound decoder is longer than the standard version. Also - as I purchased the DCC ready version there were no contact points for speakers and stay alive. It was a right pain to solder some enamelled wire to the Next 18 socket... But I am happy with the result. Runs like a bigger loco. 

[Mike at C&M]

3 hours ago, Vecchio said:

Which version of the draisine do you have? 

Mine is the DCC fitted version. So simply program a different address, in this case to 633.

[OnTheBranchline]

But are the hills filled with the sound of music?

 

I'll see myself out.

 

 

[Alex TM]

40 minutes ago, OnTheBranchline said:

But are the hills filled with the sound of music?

 

I'll see myself out.

 

 

It's a post like that that evidences the need for a return of the "GROAN" button!

[OnTheBranchline]

Would the OBB 1042 locomotives be applicable on the layout? I ask because I can’t see the pictures anymore because I’m on my phone.

[Mike at C&M]

1 hour ago, OnTheBranchline said:

But are the hills filled with the sound of music?

No, because I do not own a "Taurus" locomotive

 

 

However, I am sure that I will eventually place a figure of a lady wearing a dirndl on the layout.

[Mike at C&M]

45 minutes ago, OnTheBranchline said:

Would the OBB 1042 locomotives be applicable on the layout?

Yes, I have 3. What I hadn't realised is that they are all class 1042.5s, in blutorange livery and with the old Flugelrad symbol. 

To get a more balanced fleet, I need to buy a 1042.0, a green liveried loco, and one in blutorange with the 'Pflatsch' logo.

 

One of the three 1042s shown here is a prehistoric Liliput model which had it's roof modified with a Schwarz kit back in the 1980s, and is not DCC fitted, so this may be retired.

 

In order of appearance, 1042.537, 1042.611 and 1042.619

 

[Vecchio]

Nice. I like good old Austrian stock. Now you need just the push pull version (1142) and some Wiesel coaches. 

[OnTheBranchline]

On 25/02/2023 at 15:03, Alex TM said:

It's a post like that that evidences the need for a return of the "GROAN" button!

 

On 25/02/2023 at 16:06, Mike at C&M said:

Yes, I have 3. What I hadn't realised is that they are all class 1042.5s, in blutorange livery and with the old Flugelrad symbol. 

To get a more balanced fleet, I need to buy a 1042.0, a green liveried loco, and one in blutorange with the 'Pflatsch' logo.

 

One of the three 1042s shown here is a prehistoric Liliput model which had it's roof modified with a Schwarz kit back in the 1980s, and is not DCC fitted, so this may be retired.

 

In order of appearance, 1042.537, 1042.611 and 1042.619

 

 

Any Kleinbahn ones? I have a Kleinbahn 1042.500 that was gifted to me a long time ago.

[Mike at C&M]

To be sung to the tune of "The Gasman Cometh" by Flanders & Swann (see below)

 

" 'Twas on the Thursday evening, the glazier came along

With his Plasticweld, his window parts, and his merry Glazier song.

He put a few doors and windows in, it took no time at all.

But they didn't fit quite properly, the holes needed to be small.

Oh it all makes work for the working man to do."

 

Windows from a Kibri kit were measured up ahead of designing the shell of the building, and the necessary holes placed to accept these windows. However, I have now find out that I have made the holes slightly too large. 

   The window frames are not very secure where they are fitted, and it will require some supporting by glueing some Plastruct strip to the sides of the window frames and the inside of the walls, Otherwise, any lights fitted within the house will simply shine through the gaps that currently exist, and I would also run the risk of windows falling out 

 

 

For anyone who does not know the song "The Gasman Cometh", it is as relevant now as it was some 60 years ago.

 

 

[Ian Hargrave]

On 25/02/2023 at 20:53, Mike at C&M said:

No, because I do not own a "Taurus" locomotive

 

 

However, I am sure that I will eventually place a figure of a lady wearing a dirndl on the layout.

A performance from a Taurus..be it in either mode …between Schwechat and Wien Mitte …is an experience to savour. At present CAT stock is dispersed and City Jet OBB trains take their place. Being in push mode in front of 7700 hp of a 1216 is an experience I won’t forget  .Made the subsequent flight insignificant.

 

 

[Mike at C&M]

Little and often, this describes the work on the farmhouse over the past couple of weeks.

 

First job was to reinforce the positioning of windows. This was done with pieces of plastruct which had to be fitted in between moulded parts of the window.

In order to block any light getting through, the inside of the house was painted with a similar colour to the window frames, so any holes were filled with paint, and it would not be obvious looking at the window from the outside. This procedure continues.

 

 

Another way to prevent light getting through the ill-fitting windows was to put in place window sills. These are thin, wide sections of Plastruct, and these are being painted in a mid-grey colour to make them visible. More coats of paint are needed on these.

 

Once the painting is complete, time to move on to fitting the balaconies.

 

[Mike at C&M]

There is a discussion about the orange liveried Eurofima coaches that were very common in Austria during the time that I am modelling. The link is:

[roythebus1]

As for music, as my brother used to sing " I put my foot in a great big goat turd, yodel odle aidy aidy ooo"...

[Mike at C&M]

Little, and not so often has been the progress on the farmhouse, as other matters have had to take preference.

 

I tried a number of different techniques to get the window shutters I wanted, and all showed that I was trying to be too clever. In the end, a simple piece of Plastruct with a couple of cross-pieces at the top and bottom, and then painted green was the simple solution. Once glued in place, the desired effect is achieved.

   The lower storey is complete, and once the other storeys are complete, it will be the balconies next.

 

[Mike at C&M]

Bits and pieces of progress, over recent weeks, mainly with the farmhouse.

 

All the window shutters and window sills are now fitted, and painted. Also, the 3 exterior walls have multiple layers of dark paint on the inside, to stop any light bleed, once interior lighting is fitted.

 

 

The balconies have been assembled. These are strips of Wills MP201, Wood Planking. Either 5 or 6 planks wide, depending on whether they are for the front or the side of the house. The balcony supports are small strips of Plastruct.

 

 

The 3D printed shell was designed with small square ledges, upon which the balconies would fit. As this was the first such 3D print my friend did, it was not anticipated that the underside of these ledges would have a small overprint. 

   The ledge, as printed, is one Plastruct width. The middle piece of Plastruct, which fits where the overprint is, simply has a small notch cut into it where the overprint is. Once painted, this should be disguised.

 

 

The balconies sit roughly in place, even before painting in glueing. 

 

 

 

Edited June 5, 2023 by Mike at C&M
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