Monday, 15 December 2014

Planting, (moss, alpines and dwarf conifers), and detail of road leading up to Schloss



Saturday, 6 December 2014

Schloss in situ



Beavers died out in Switzerland in the 1850s, but have since been reintroduced, there are now between 600 and 900 in the wild


Saturday, 29 November 2014

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Schloss, Stonework grouting using soldering iron on ABS structure


Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Sunday, 16 November 2014



Wide River and mountain stream sections



Moss blended with butter milk and applied as mud to landscape



Wednesday, 12 November 2014

New mountain stream route





Bridge, River, Request Halt and Wanderweg all in context

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Mountain Scenery now established, final touches will need to be added, walk ways, mountain tracks etc




Wednesday, 29 October 2014

20mm aluminium section to support 3 Marklin 59092 bridge sections over a 1Mt span

Simulated rivets for bridge I beam. 

Found this pimpled cutting mat in TK Max. cut into strips, glue and painted it is ideal for simulating rivet detailing.

Sunday, 26 October 2014

Building Site for upper carpark, Concrete staircases still to be added to building levels

Acro props made from 3mm stainless steel tube and 2.5mm stainless steel threaded bar, what would we do without eBay?

Building floors and supports made from aluminium, so the whole structure should be able to be left outside



Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Additional track rail added to bridge, level crossing


Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Level crossing barrier construction using heat shrink tubes

 
Top section finished, really pleased, you would think you were walking in the Swiss Alps


Monday, 29 September 2014

Railway bridge installed. Construction - 6mm Aluminium sheet, 
ABS 'I' beam section and welding rod






Monday, 22 September 2014

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Sunday, 7 September 2014


Water course for the mountain section of the railway, fast flowing stream, waterfall and bridges. Waiting for stone to landscape

 

 


Sunday, 31 August 2014

Marklin 55332 KOF111 DB Gog railway conversion to engage on LGB rack.

Cog 21.5mm diameter 18 teeth