Trams made in Wuppertal / G scale
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schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
I converted tram 336 with its sidecar 133 into the ‘Hagen tram’.
The first snow fell on the garden railway and my friend seized the opportunity. A few hours later, the magic was over.
With this photo of my friend, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The first snow fell on the garden railway and my friend seized the opportunity. A few hours later, the magic was over.
With this photo of my friend, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
And a new 1:22.5 project for three tram trains is going into production. After a lengthy preparation phase involving drawings and photos, one tram train for metre gauge and two identical trains for standard gauge are now being built. There are only very minor differences to note. We are building the latest version of these trains with brake lights and rear lights, as from around 1958.
Based on plans and photos, three of us are building the carriage with many details. One carriage, namely Tw 105, still exists at the Bergische Museumsbahnen. In case of emergency, measurements can be taken there again.
The trains are milled with a CNC milling machine by Reinhard Meier-Diedrich, and multiple parts are built in a rough form and then cast in resin. But until then, a lot of water will flow down the Wupper to the Rhine.
Peter
Meter gauge tram with trailer. Kölner Str. / Wuppertal
Ravensberger Str. / Wuppertal
Hochstr. Wuppertal
Tram 105 at the Museum in Wuppertal Kohlfurt.
A drawing from Bill Tuckwell.
An earlier model built by Michael Schmerenbeck – made from photo cardboard.
The first housing parts made of 2mm polystyrene, CNC milled. - by Reinhard Meier-Diedrich.
The floor and door parts are milled and glued.
The first steps have been taken.
Peter
Based on plans and photos, three of us are building the carriage with many details. One carriage, namely Tw 105, still exists at the Bergische Museumsbahnen. In case of emergency, measurements can be taken there again.
The trains are milled with a CNC milling machine by Reinhard Meier-Diedrich, and multiple parts are built in a rough form and then cast in resin. But until then, a lot of water will flow down the Wupper to the Rhine.
Peter
Meter gauge tram with trailer. Kölner Str. / Wuppertal
Ravensberger Str. / Wuppertal
Hochstr. Wuppertal
Tram 105 at the Museum in Wuppertal Kohlfurt.
A drawing from Bill Tuckwell.
An earlier model built by Michael Schmerenbeck – made from photo cardboard.
The first housing parts made of 2mm polystyrene, CNC milled. - by Reinhard Meier-Diedrich.
The floor and door parts are milled and glued.
The first steps have been taken.
Peter
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Beautiful work as always, it's strange to see a "traditional" construction method in the age of 3D printing... 
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
My friend Reinhard is working hard on the trams for me and other friends. They are planning three motor cars and three identical trailers. Reinhard is developing the components, and we will later build them together: a prototype is currently under construction.
While the Wuppertal trams are being built in Bielefeld, the Dutch tram
is being painted in Wuppertal.
While the Wuppertal trams are being built in Bielefeld, the Dutch tram
is being painted in Wuppertal.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
My friend Reinhard is incredibly fast. Here is another update on the 102-115 model. I want to visit him on Rose Monday (Carnival) and see the models with my own eyes. I am already looking forward to it.
Very interesting work in the roof formers, I expect you have shown us this before but still good to have a reminder. Just shows what can be done with plastic card, an extremely versatile material. Well remember the days back in the 1950’s at Model Railway Shows in London where old man Slater (as he was known) was always working on some magic creation extolling the virtues of Plasticard.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
Reinhard has now started on the roof. Unfortunately, the front isn't quite right yet, but it's a prototype. He has already changed the drawing for it. I actually wanted to go to Bielefeld today, but a flu epidemic has knocked the staff at the youth centre off track. So that the children and young people can still come, I, old bag that I am, have to step in. It's a shame, I would have liked to see the model on site.
The Dutch tram is currently in the paint shop.
Peter, who is about to go to work instead of being in Bielefeld.
The Dutch tram is currently in the paint shop.
Peter, who is about to go to work instead of being in Bielefeld.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
In another thread, I mentioned that I was looking for lettering and advertisements for H0 scale trams.
Then I got a tip from another tram builder. If you have a side view that isn't a frontal view, you can use AI to straighten the advertisement. Here's an example. The result is fantastic. You can now scale it as needed, and it's also suitable for G scale.
I used Google Gemini.
With the following prompt: "Can you straighten the advertisement so that the logo is usable on documents?"
Photo made by Graham Feakins 1st August 1970, last day of service on meter gauge trams.
First result with all letterings on the tram.
Then I cut out the advertisement and got the result.
I then replaced the yellow farewell text with Corel Photo Paint and filled in the missing letters.
Scaled to the appropriate size using Corel Draw and printed on paper – I've placed it on the H0 tram for a test run. (I still need to color-correct any imperfections on the model.) I can now also scale the advertisement for G-scale trams.
Another photo made by WIlfried Bode - Wuppertal 1969. Tram 143 with a 900 series Trailer on the ramp at Döppersberg.
And last but not least a photo mady 1970 at Morianstraße, Wuppertal by Wilfried Bode.
Peter
Then I got a tip from another tram builder. If you have a side view that isn't a frontal view, you can use AI to straighten the advertisement. Here's an example. The result is fantastic. You can now scale it as needed, and it's also suitable for G scale.
I used Google Gemini.
With the following prompt: "Can you straighten the advertisement so that the logo is usable on documents?"
Photo made by Graham Feakins 1st August 1970, last day of service on meter gauge trams.
First result with all letterings on the tram.
Then I cut out the advertisement and got the result.
I then replaced the yellow farewell text with Corel Photo Paint and filled in the missing letters.
Scaled to the appropriate size using Corel Draw and printed on paper – I've placed it on the H0 tram for a test run. (I still need to color-correct any imperfections on the model.) I can now also scale the advertisement for G-scale trams.
Another photo made by WIlfried Bode - Wuppertal 1969. Tram 143 with a 900 series Trailer on the ramp at Döppersberg.
And last but not least a photo mady 1970 at Morianstraße, Wuppertal by Wilfried Bode.
Peter
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Another superb use of AI, I was always sceptical but after some of my messing am now a convert. It is also the best as a search engine, no adverts!
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
Gscale, 1:22.5. Dutch Nijmegen Tram 27. The car is slowly coming together... All that's left is the lettering, the advertising, and the destination signs.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
The Nijmegen tram is almost finished. The couplers have also been installed in the meantime. We’ve also finished a surprise for our friend in the Netherlands. But more on that later. The destination signs are temporary; unfortunately, the signs I made got lost on the way home from the workshop. I just can't find them at the moment.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
I built a replica of the Nijmegen tram for a friend from the Netherlands. The car was tested for the first time today at the Hanover Wehmingen Tram Museum. However, there was a nice surprise. Germans always joke about Dutch people with their caravans on the highways.
He drove the tram out of the depot with a caravan trailer in tow. He had tears in his eyes:
He drove the tram out of the depot with a caravan trailer in tow. He had tears in his eyes:
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
A bit of a DIY project in between other things. I’d already repainted two goods wagons. However, I didn’t like the look of them as they were. So I converted one of them. I made the loading area narrower. It looks more like a tram now. I also fitted the goods wagon with reversing lights and brake lights. The running boards were adjusted too. I still had the lettering to hand. I like the wagon much better now. Unfortunately, it’s too light and needs some weigths. I still had a lead weight from an LCE. I covered it with wood. That makes the load look a little better. But I'm going to build something else for it.
Both are freight cars. One has been modified.
On the left is the car that was simply repainted. On the right is the modified car.
The wooden box conceals a lead weight.
Both freight wagons side by side.
He’s supposed to run behind this work tram.
And here is the progress on three motor trams and three trailers.
The template for the front and platforms.
The parts for the front.
This is how the parts are glued together.
The view from a different angle.
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The floor of the platform is being milled. All parts are manufactured using a CNC milling machine.
The side walls and platform doors. The motor tram and the trailer had different passageways. In the background, the tram trailer built 45 years ago. It was built from an LGB tram. Based solely on a photograph. Today I have a simple drawing of the tram.
A simple test layout.
Peter, who is once again offering Sunday driving lessons for children with his models on the LGB layout at the Hanover Tram Museum.
Both are freight cars. One has been modified.
On the left is the car that was simply repainted. On the right is the modified car.
The wooden box conceals a lead weight.
Both freight wagons side by side.
He’s supposed to run behind this work tram.
And here is the progress on three motor trams and three trailers.
The template for the front and platforms.
The parts for the front.
This is how the parts are glued together.
The view from a different angle.
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The floor of the platform is being milled. All parts are manufactured using a CNC milling machine.
The side walls and platform doors. The motor tram and the trailer had different passageways. In the background, the tram trailer built 45 years ago. It was built from an LGB tram. Based solely on a photograph. Today I have a simple drawing of the tram.
A simple test layout.
Peter, who is once again offering Sunday driving lessons for children with his models on the LGB layout at the Hanover Tram Museum.
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Fantastic and inslipring work as always. I am in awe of your modelling skills. I like the apparent humble origins of the "MOW" tram. Is that your own CNC milling machine ?
