vikaschander Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hi this is my first post on this forum and i would like to introduce all to my Ho scale German model railway - Abendstern Nebenbahn. One can follow it's progress also on my blog - http://vikaschander.com/category/abendstern-nebenbahn/ Also on the blog other articles dealing with real railways and other model railway tidbits... The layout is housed in a purpose built 1000sq ft room and is basically a point to point around the walls design.... At one end is the terminus station featuring 4 platfrom faces, 2 siding and a shunt lead alongwith a few warehouses and a goods shed... and an Altstadt ..... as well as a loco shed with a 6 stall roundhouse and a detailed interior ..... a rural riverside scene section which still needs to be scenicked .... and a fiddle yard at the other end.... more later ..... cheers vikas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hello Vikas, Welcome to the forum and thank you very much for such a great first post! That's some model railway you have, I look forward to seeing more. Best regards, John E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adecoaches26point4 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hello Vikas, Marvelous images of a well thought out layout and nicely detailed to match! More photographs please. Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hello Vikas Superb craftsmanship and total attention to a layout build. From the initial conception to completion you must be a very proud man to have achieved such a masterpiece. By embracing the 'high tech' approach has given the whole layout credibility in particular the use of DMX ( which I am familiar with as I used it whilst DJ'ing! ) and I always though about how else it may be used, now you've confirmed it. Your website is a great inspiration and I hope other RMWeb users take the time to have a look. Truly an inspiration Kind regards Grahame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Best Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Wow - makes my efforts look a bit low spec (which they are) - thanks for sharing this Vikas, good work. R- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikaschander Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hi thanks all for the warm welcome ... appreciate that. Once i had a picture in my mind of what i wanted Abendstern to look and feel like , it was time to go ahead with it's construction. The first order of business was to take care of the benchwork which i designed on 3rdplanit in conjunction with the trackwork. Since the layout was an around the walls affair , i conjured up what i like to call - a pillars and stringers design - for lack of anything else to call it ... To complete my plan i needed about 30 of these pillars. God bless Henry Ford! - i came up with an assembly line production based on the jig below, printed out from the CAD design in 3rd Planit... dust is a major problem for all model railroaders , and India is probably a zillion times more dusty than most other model railroading countries. With that in mind i ensured i was protected from dust from above ... and from the sides and bottom - wiring can become a mess so i planned for enough raceways and panel attachment points as well Not one to give up creature comforts easily, i installed throttle & cup holders, ipad mounts etc etc on the fascia ....anything to give a smoother operating experience. for a more extensive read ( and more pics ) on Abendstern's benchwork - pls also have a look at - http://vikaschander.com/benchwork-fascia-and-valance/ cheers vikas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 A German themed layout in India! Now I must have seen everything! (fantastic job there, very professional ) I had the great pleasure of meeting this Indian Modeller of German trains on a railfan trip to the remotest part of China in March this year - a rare ray of sunshine during an otherwise pretty bleak week! I look forward to seeing more of his work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikaschander Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 - a rare ray of sunshine during an otherwise pretty bleak week! I look forward to seeing more of his work! Likewise !!! .... always good to meet a fellow model railroader in the middle of the Gobi Desert...... Thank god YOU were there and prevented me from knocking the group " bus driver " on the head ..... cheers vikas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S_Wood Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Fantastic layout Vikas. Very impressive. Regards Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CloggyDog Posted September 1, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2014 WOW!! Now that is very, very nice indeed! Oh, for the space to so something similar (but DR EpIII/IV). And the money. And the time.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikaschander Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Time is the killer .... working on a viaduct scene , brick by brick and it takes time ....... so much time !!!! and then to weather and decay it .... or add business establishments... like an indian restuarant or a repair shop or a grocery store time time time ......tick tock tick tock !! vikas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hello Vikas I love the battered open wagon seen in the background of the first viaduct shot .... did you use a hot soldering iron to get those dents and bulges? Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikaschander Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 hi Paul No , i took a heat gun and aimed it at the side. After it became a little pliable i took assorted poky objects ranging from a toothpick to the back of a pencil and poked and prodded till it seemed alright. i will try and post a pic tomorrow , though i daresay it probably looks better in the pic than in real life - (same problem with me also )... cheer vikas PS - did u see my message to you in the personal messenger ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 hi Paul PS - did u see my message to you in the personal messenger ? No ...I've not had a notification ..... I'll take a look Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted September 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2014 Looks amazing Vikas, I really enjoyed the other videos on your channel too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted September 2, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2014 This looks very impressive...some very high quality modelling going on here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby (John) Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Outstanding!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikaschander Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hi, Continuing onwards on the layout build thread for my model railway Abendstern Nebenbahn, I just uploaded on my blog a post on how I setup it’s DCC system. One could read more about it here…. http://vikaschander.com/abendstern-dcc-setup/ I planned the entire system based around five power districts …. Each power district has it’s own dedicated panel which holds an 8 amps booster & circuit breakers as well as all the necessary block detectors and stationary decoders . A PC running Freiwald Software’s TrainController Gold controls the layout A tortoise point motor is rigged up to animate a Weinert point lantern... The layout uses NMW signals and LDT signal decoders are used to operate it … lots of other tidbits of DCC related information on the blog so wander on over and have a look see. cheers vikas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikaschander Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi Forum It's been a while since i last updated my blog and that was because the subject I was dealing with was not the easiest to portray in a logical manner - Computer Control of a model railway.a video seemed the logical way to go .... Abendstern Computer Control Abendstern nebenbahn has been setup for operations under the control of a computer software - Train Controller Gold from Freiwald Software …. and one can read about it more vikaschander.com In the blog update I talk about the importance of ensuring stall free operations as key - one way of achieving that is by using capacitors in the locos... Speed profiling is extremely important...setting up the blocks in a logical manner is key...Programming signal logic can be a pain in the....and elaborate switchboards can be made to control lighting as well . so make sure your next magnum opus is computer controlled !CheersVikas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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