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Hi Luke! You are creating a nice layout! Why don‘t you build your own gras applicator? You can use a fly swatter and a small colander... That is inexpensive, and works just as well. You also can find some tutorials on YouTube. Best regards, Thomas

Hello everybody! In the last days and weeks I got along quite well with the design, but see for yourself: [vimeo] [/vimeo] Best regards, Thomas

Hi Kevin! Thanks for your kind words! Best regards, Thomas ------------------ Hello! Thank you very much for your very nice comment. I am always happy when the work I have created pleases others... Well, my locomotives have certain good driving behavior also because of digital technology. I appreciate slow starting and braking ... Oh, and regarding your questions, this picture certainly helps: It should be mentioned, however, that only the inside of the bridge (passage to Fiddleyard) is designed. I orient myself, of course, on the metric system - I've converted that for here... Best regards, Thomas

Hi everybody! @ Kevin, Jerry & Martin: Many thanks for your kind comments! I've been very happy about it! @ All: Here are some pictures of the latest progress. I designed some details and some wild growth... Best regards, Thomas

Hello everybody! Thanks for your kind words! Now I have ballasted - everywhere - ... what a detention! Then followed three paint Jobs: 1. heavily diluted black color 2. slightly diluted rust tone 3. granulate with white And here are the pictures: Best regards, Thomas

Hi! It was vandalism? Very sad! My thoughts are with you. I hope you can save some things... Best regards, Thomas

Hi everybody! Thank you very much! ------------------------------- I supplemented my loading road with a weighbridge (with small house). The Lasecut kit is from Modelscene, a Czech supplier. Because I didn´t like the original roof, I made another myself. Best regards, Thomas

Hi Simon! I know your layout almost from the beginning, but I'm only recently in the forum active. That's why I wanted to tell you how much I like your work! I like `Lord of the rings´ and especially the Shire and Hobbits - but I would not have come up with the idea to integrate a railroad there... Great! And a really nice small layout with a beautiful atmosphere! Best regards, Thomas

Hi Paul! Excellent work! I really like the pictures and videos of your two micro layouts. "Rural Goods" has a very beautiful atmosphere. I usually like hand-painted backscenes, but this one fits perfectly! Everything is very coherent. It was a good decision to put the whole thing in a showcase. Regards, Thomas

Hi Don! Thanks for your kind words! Regards, Thomas Hi Jerry! Also a thank you to you! Yes, the backscene is hand painted, partly... The buildings and fences are printouts. The buildings in the second row are from MZZ backgrounds. These in the first row are pictures from models (some plastic kits, some paper kits) - all found on the internet and edited on the computer. One tree (the one above the brigde) is painted by one of my sons. Regards, Thomas @ All: Hi everbody! Today I want to show my self-constructed uncoupling system... On this layout I used Märklin-C-track, but the originally uncouplers don´t look very good. So I researched in magazines and the internet, and decided to build my own uncouplers. They should be camouflaged as a small railway crossing. Here are some pictures: The small pictures on the right show how it works, and the small picture on the left show what the top looks like... --------- And that's how the tracks should look like in the end: (On the right the original Märklin-C-track) On the layout all modifications have already been made, only the ballasting and the subsequent coloring are still missing... Best regards, Thomas

Hi Paul! You really have built the most beautiful Boxfile-layout I know! Great what you have implemented on this small area! I was always happy when there was something new here. I read that you show the layout also on exhibitions, if there are more, I wish a lot of fun and success! Here in Germany boxfiles are not common, so I know them only recently. But your (!) layout inspired me to built something similar (when my inglenook sidings layout is "finished"). Best regards - Thomas

Hi Steve! Your layout looks great, I like it very much! Everything is very consistent and lovingly designed. I will continue to pursue this, and I wish you continued to enjoy the design and operation of your layout! Regards - Thomas

Hi! I was very happy about your comments, thanks a lot for this! Google translator helps me a bit... First of all another video from my layout: Here´s the latest progress: At the fuel trader, I have added a small shed. As seen on this picture, I modificated the original kit... Best regards, Thomas

Hi Jerry! I really like what you have built on this small area. It has became really nice! Great work! I'm curious what the extension will look like... ;-) Regards, Thomas

Hello everybody! My name´s Thomas and I live in Landau, a small town in the southwest of Germany. In advance, I apologize for my "not so good English" ... I read and like this forum for a long time. Especially the Micro- and Boxfiles layouts did it to me... ...and now I want to show you my Layout: About three years ago I started an Ingleenook Sidings with one track extra and a fiddle yard. With the platform all could be part of a small station... And now see a Video and some pictures: Best regards - Thomas