My original Magdesprung Station Building was a Piko Muhldorf 62029. As can be seen below it was not the best at even begining to replicate the Prototype and indeed had very little presence, something that you could not accuse the Real Thing of having. The one thing that was right about the old Piko Joby is the two part building, something that the Pola Kit does not have.
I saw and rather liked the look of the Pola Schoneeiller Station 330901 so resolved to get one at some stage. Yes it is not right, but more in keeping I feel.
However me being me I decided to look on Ebay and found a few, I looked at the best priced BIN ones feedback. This looked good so dived in. 3 days later the kit arrived (yesterday) and has been built today. There are still some jobs to be completed but it is in place and looking good.
First job of installation was to remove and revise the patented Dunnyrail Building Holding System for the new Station Building, seen are the 2 Strips Ally Angle still in place for the Piko Kit.
I wanted the Pola one to be hard up against the Goods Shed as in the prototype so the Holding System was moved and one piece had to be shortened a bit. The Goods Shed Roof will have to be modified somewhat at one end. Here with Test Fit after redrilling for new screw holes and rawplugs into the Paving Slab below the HIPS Platform. Note the inside liberaly coated with Silicone on the joints. Something that I now do on all my Piko and Pola Kits.
Here the upper storey has just recieved its HIPS Roofing Story Floor. There will be one below this for the Ground Floor as well.
The Goods Shed has Roof been been cut and the new Building fits nice and snug.
Side view of the Building in place. I have not glued the Top Story or Roof in place, prefering to use Pins to hold them in Place via drilled holes. This is the same method that I use to hold the Station in place to my Ally Angle down below.
Front view of the Building in place. I rather think that this Pola Kit has much more presence than the old one. Yes there are many differences, but it is more livable with.
Above pics taken around 2040 so work finished for the day. There are still a few jobs to do, the Front Roof will be going in place. I rather like this though the prototype did have one not in recent memory. The earliest dated Picture I can find is 1946 which does not show one. But other Stations did so as I am not too fussy about these things I will use the Roof. I also need to put in a Tin Plate Strip to take the removable nameboard. The Scrap Cars behind the Station will also need to find a new home as the Area will be required by Customers Cars to access the Station.
I did another Mod to the kit iin that I placed the Telegraph Isolators both at the front, illustrating that the Pole Lines from each direction went via the Station Masters Office.
I will not be putting in the Shutters or Flower Baskets. The old East Germany of my Period being very Utilitarian rarely had Flower Baskets. Roll down shutters might be appropriate, my 1946 is not distinct enough to my eyes. But Alexisbad did have Roll Downs on my 1981 visit.
The old Piko Kit has been placed in the Summer House and will act as Lindenburg Station. Nothing like the original or even in the right place. But the only place it will go for now or the likely future.
More pics to come when I complete the job.
JonD
I saw and rather liked the look of the Pola Schoneeiller Station 330901 so resolved to get one at some stage. Yes it is not right, but more in keeping I feel.
However me being me I decided to look on Ebay and found a few, I looked at the best priced BIN ones feedback. This looked good so dived in. 3 days later the kit arrived (yesterday) and has been built today. There are still some jobs to be completed but it is in place and looking good.
First job of installation was to remove and revise the patented Dunnyrail Building Holding System for the new Station Building, seen are the 2 Strips Ally Angle still in place for the Piko Kit.
I wanted the Pola one to be hard up against the Goods Shed as in the prototype so the Holding System was moved and one piece had to be shortened a bit. The Goods Shed Roof will have to be modified somewhat at one end. Here with Test Fit after redrilling for new screw holes and rawplugs into the Paving Slab below the HIPS Platform. Note the inside liberaly coated with Silicone on the joints. Something that I now do on all my Piko and Pola Kits.
Here the upper storey has just recieved its HIPS Roofing Story Floor. There will be one below this for the Ground Floor as well.
The Goods Shed has Roof been been cut and the new Building fits nice and snug.
Side view of the Building in place. I have not glued the Top Story or Roof in place, prefering to use Pins to hold them in Place via drilled holes. This is the same method that I use to hold the Station in place to my Ally Angle down below.
Front view of the Building in place. I rather think that this Pola Kit has much more presence than the old one. Yes there are many differences, but it is more livable with.
Above pics taken around 2040 so work finished for the day. There are still a few jobs to do, the Front Roof will be going in place. I rather like this though the prototype did have one not in recent memory. The earliest dated Picture I can find is 1946 which does not show one. But other Stations did so as I am not too fussy about these things I will use the Roof. I also need to put in a Tin Plate Strip to take the removable nameboard. The Scrap Cars behind the Station will also need to find a new home as the Area will be required by Customers Cars to access the Station.
I did another Mod to the kit iin that I placed the Telegraph Isolators both at the front, illustrating that the Pole Lines from each direction went via the Station Masters Office.
I will not be putting in the Shutters or Flower Baskets. The old East Germany of my Period being very Utilitarian rarely had Flower Baskets. Roll down shutters might be appropriate, my 1946 is not distinct enough to my eyes. But Alexisbad did have Roll Downs on my 1981 visit.
The old Piko Kit has been placed in the Summer House and will act as Lindenburg Station. Nothing like the original or even in the right place. But the only place it will go for now or the likely future.
More pics to come when I complete the job.
JonD
