Inspiration: various prototype images

Harlingen 1966. Source: beneluxspoor

Source: kanaalridder

Source: kanaalridder

Source: kanaalridder

Source: kanaalridder

leidenwoerden

leidenwoerden

leidenwoerden

leidenwoerden

leidenwoerden

leidenwoerden

leidenwoerden

leidenwoerden

nvbs

beneluxspoor

beneluxspoor

Tortoise installed

Today I mounted the two Tortoise switch maching. Nice, slooow moving.

Underground...

Simple, but effective. The front will receive a nicer facia as soon as the scenery nears completion.

Inspiration: Westbrook

A small layout with a US theme and track plan that could be operated Inglenook-style:

The layout is described here.

 
Video of the prototype:

Warehouse construction continues on Father's Day

Good progress on the Auhagen warehouse kit. I shortened the depth of the building itself, the roof and loading platform to fit my layout. Assembly is so far complete. I still need to do some detailling, coloring and weathering. But first I want to build a second kit to double the length of the building. By this, I can avoid color differences between the two sections of the building.

Goods can finally flow in and out of Valkenveld. A general warehouse gives me good reason to drop a variety of cars and loads.

Detail of the shortened depth.

Terrible "flash" image. Final detailling, coloring and weathering to be done.

Warehouse kit from Auhagen

This warehouse will feature beside track three as background to the layout (Auhagen No. 11436 half-relief warehouse). I might buy a second kit to double the length. The sides will have to be shortened to fit to the layout.

A batch of 8 freight cars arrives in Valkenveld

With 8 more NS cars added I have more than enough freight cars to operate Valkenveld Industriespoor according to the "Inglenook" rules. The operational fun can begin!

Full house. All tracks occupied to their max with all my current rolling stock (except for the self-unloading hoppers). This image also demonstrates the correct length of tracks for an "Inglenook" yard: track 1 in the front can hold 5 cars, tracks 2 and 3 can hold 3 cars each. The yard lead to the left (not visible) holds a locomotive and 3 cars. To play "Inglenook" 8 cars are needed.

Valkenveld featured on the OMC website

The OMC (Omroep Modelspoor Club) featured an article about my "little empire", see here.