schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
Hello out there.
Bits and bits are done to my models. You can't really see differences, but the small things need a lot of time. So today some pictures of what I have done during the last weeks.
These types of tram cars are called "Aufbauwagen" In Wuppertal we had 5 similar cars. 4 on meter gauge and one on normal gauge 1435 mm. The Wuppertaler Stadtwerke A.G. builds them in their own bus garage. There where differences at the front doors. Two cars had one sliding door and 3 had splitted sliding doors on the platforms. My friend wanted a normal gauge tram car and he decided to name his car No. 266. This number has never run in Wuppertal. But the one car with that “Aufbauwagen” livery for normal gauge had had number 265. So I made one for him. For my self I couldn’t understand why he not wanted the tram car 265. That had been very easy to build either.
This is the side view of the tram "266".
Now the tram can do on duty, because it has got windscreen wiper.
With an airbrush we painted the garnish strips onto it.
After that we mounted the motor to the tram.
But that wasn’t enough to do a test ride with it. So we went to the "Bergische Straßenbahnmuseum" and used the little lay out and tested all the trams, we nearly finished. On 8th and 9th June they have a special event at this museum. Inside the depot some model lay outs with tram and train models well be displayed. They come in different scales, from H0 to G. I'm not there; I'm on a campsite with my scouts. My friend will run our layout. Kids and older kids can ride it with a self made controller.
So with that little layout we took some good photos.
The models looked much better, than on the floor in our meeting room.
This model is still alive in the Danish tram museum.
Only the real sound is missing. Will that ever come to my models? I don't know.
Last but not least. My freelance water car has got a label and it make now car 711 to it.
The lables are plotted and fixed with clear paint.
Now it is car No. 711.
Two work cars on track.
An amazing view, or?
Also a good view to all of that tested trams.
I hope that this report is not boring you. I will use that thread for ongoing news.
By the way. Is someone interested into a very old Bachman tram? It is in a very bad condition and has, I think an old motor version. I was never pleased with that motor. In the end it landed in a corner of my room and I forgot it for a long, long time. After cleaning a lot of my rubbish I found again. For a donation to my scout group I'll give it away. On Monday I'll take some photos of it and show it here.
Bits and bits are done to my models. You can't really see differences, but the small things need a lot of time. So today some pictures of what I have done during the last weeks.
These types of tram cars are called "Aufbauwagen" In Wuppertal we had 5 similar cars. 4 on meter gauge and one on normal gauge 1435 mm. The Wuppertaler Stadtwerke A.G. builds them in their own bus garage. There where differences at the front doors. Two cars had one sliding door and 3 had splitted sliding doors on the platforms. My friend wanted a normal gauge tram car and he decided to name his car No. 266. This number has never run in Wuppertal. But the one car with that “Aufbauwagen” livery for normal gauge had had number 265. So I made one for him. For my self I couldn’t understand why he not wanted the tram car 265. That had been very easy to build either.
This is the side view of the tram "266".
Now the tram can do on duty, because it has got windscreen wiper.
With an airbrush we painted the garnish strips onto it.
After that we mounted the motor to the tram.
But that wasn’t enough to do a test ride with it. So we went to the "Bergische Straßenbahnmuseum" and used the little lay out and tested all the trams, we nearly finished. On 8th and 9th June they have a special event at this museum. Inside the depot some model lay outs with tram and train models well be displayed. They come in different scales, from H0 to G. I'm not there; I'm on a campsite with my scouts. My friend will run our layout. Kids and older kids can ride it with a self made controller.
So with that little layout we took some good photos.
The models looked much better, than on the floor in our meeting room.
This model is still alive in the Danish tram museum.
Only the real sound is missing. Will that ever come to my models? I don't know.
Last but not least. My freelance water car has got a label and it make now car 711 to it.
The lables are plotted and fixed with clear paint.
Now it is car No. 711.
Two work cars on track.
An amazing view, or?
Also a good view to all of that tested trams.
I hope that this report is not boring you. I will use that thread for ongoing news.
By the way. Is someone interested into a very old Bachman tram? It is in a very bad condition and has, I think an old motor version. I was never pleased with that motor. In the end it landed in a corner of my room and I forgot it for a long, long time. After cleaning a lot of my rubbish I found again. For a donation to my scout group I'll give it away. On Monday I'll take some photos of it and show it here.
) )