schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
Trams made in Wuppertal / G scale
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Love the LGB pig nose Railcars (Triebwagen to you?).
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
We call them "Schweineschnäuzchen:
What is similar to pig nose. Schweineschnäuzchen, corect means little pig mouth.
What is similar to pig nose. Schweineschnäuzchen, corect means little pig mouth.
viaEstrecha
Spanish metre gauge in G scale (on the cheap)
I was fortunate to be offered the chance to drive one for an hour or so on the Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen around 1982. I presume we had a big stretch of line to ourselves as at Mahlzeit, the supervising driver had us just stop the vehicle on the plain line next to a pub, leaving it unattended while we went inside for lunch. It also pulled a weighted trailer, to help trigger the track circuits and level crossing barriers.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
Having always put others first, I'm now focusing on myself for the time being. I'm currently working on both my Wuppertal eight-axle Düwag wagon and a KSW trailer. I have primed and painted both.
The housing was completed and primed. Using the remaining paint in the spray can, I also primed the KSW trailer and a few seats. Yesterday and today, I painted the roofs of the front and rear cars blue.
It looks like a never ending story, but now I will finish it by the end of 2025.
I started painting the roof.
The middle part has got it coat. Only a blue 1mm lining is still missing. Some of the 3s printed seats are primed know.
And a second KSW trailor coes to my fleet
Peter
The housing was completed and primed. Using the remaining paint in the spray can, I also primed the KSW trailer and a few seats. Yesterday and today, I painted the roofs of the front and rear cars blue.
It looks like a never ending story, but now I will finish it by the end of 2025.
I started painting the roof.
The middle part has got it coat. Only a blue 1mm lining is still missing. Some of the 3s printed seats are primed know.
And a second KSW trailor coes to my fleet
Peter
Superb job very impressed with the curves in the ends and roofs, how do you manage that so neat? I keep stalling on starting a Nordhausen Combino Duo due to the complex curved ends. Rest of it does not scare me.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
Hi Dunnyrail,
I'm sending you a link to the website where I started documenting the build. You might get a warning message. This site hasn't been upgraded to the https standard yet. Sadly, it's only in German.
Here is the website where you can find more information:
building report of tram 3818
I have added the pictures of the roof again. The front and rear curves were made using 1mm plastic sheets and templates. To make it stable, I put these fronts on top of each other three times and glued them properly.
The roofs were made from old LCE roofs. These LCE roofs are the same size as my tram. The old LCE was in really bad condition and didn't work. I cut the roof at the ends so that I could use it to fill in the round parts, as it was 2.5 mm thick.
I will build it without the advertising.
The balsa wood is too soft, which is why there are sometimes dents in the roof.
The holes are filled with a two-component adhesive and the parts are glued together.
The roof was also installed in this way at the end.
I have scaled a drawing in 1:20 to 1:22.5. This way the drawing fits the car and I can take the dimensions directly.
I will also build the roofs for theKSW trailer in the same way.
Peter
I'm sending you a link to the website where I started documenting the build. You might get a warning message. This site hasn't been upgraded to the https standard yet. Sadly, it's only in German.
Here is the website where you can find more information:
building report of tram 3818
I have added the pictures of the roof again. The front and rear curves were made using 1mm plastic sheets and templates. To make it stable, I put these fronts on top of each other three times and glued them properly.
The roofs were made from old LCE roofs. These LCE roofs are the same size as my tram. The old LCE was in really bad condition and didn't work. I cut the roof at the ends so that I could use it to fill in the round parts, as it was 2.5 mm thick.
I will build it without the advertising.
The balsa wood is too soft, which is why there are sometimes dents in the roof.
The holes are filled with a two-component adhesive and the parts are glued together.
The roof was also installed in this way at the end.
I have scaled a drawing in 1:20 to 1:22.5. This way the drawing fits the car and I can take the dimensions directly.
I will also build the roofs for theKSW trailer in the same way.
Peter
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Many thanks Peter, I have no excuses now!
Awww...
I have a lot of Jägermeister stuff from the café we had, strange as I don't drink it.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
There are two reasons why I dislike adverts on my models. Firstly, I don't like alcohol advertising, because children control my model trams. Secondly, the adverts aren't paid for. ;-)
I must admit that is the reason i don't buy T Shirts with the makers logo on them. Why pay for their advertising?