Day 1 at Eurospoor is done, 2 more to go

Day 1 at Eurospoor in Utrecht has been great fun with lots of switching activity in Valkenveld, Looseinde and Ergernisse and lots of great discussions with other railfans. If you missed it, you still have a chance to visit us tomorrow and on Sunday in hall 3, stand 3 E 036. Here some impressions:

Overview of the modular layout just before opening.

Valkenveld is ready for lots of switching action.

Secret back view.

NS 2437 switches in Valkenveld

MSC Malbak event

The 30 years jubilee event of the MSC Malbak was a great event, perfectly organised with great hospitality. For us three participants of the Omroep Modelspoorclub it was a great testrun for EUROSPOOR next week. Everything worked smoothly on Valkenveld and the modules "Looseinde" from Marco and "Ergernisse" from Jasiu. We had no major issues and great fun in running the trains and talking to the interested public. We allowed ourselves to run not only the 1960s NS theme rolling stock but also locomotives from other countries.

Almost ready for the shows

The images show the state of Valkenveld before the two upcoming shows: the jubilee event of the MSC Malbak in Blaricum on 3-4 November and EUROSPOOR in Utrecht on 9-11 November. Obviously without rolling stock, cars, people and all the nitty gritty details that will be arranged at the events.

Valkenveld at the MSC Malbak Jubilee Show

Just a week before EUROSPOOR, Valkenveld will be exhibited at the 30 years jubilee show of the “Modelspoorclub De Malbak” model railroad club in Blaricum on 3 and 4 November. Call it a general repetition.

De Malbak

Burgemeester Tydemanplein 3

1261 NK Blaricum

Open on 3 and 4 November 2018 between 10:00 and 17:00

More information here.

Article in the "Gooi en Eemlander" about the MSC Malbak.

Preparations are in full swing with amongst other things the Deelder Staal facade almost complete and a new fence for the "Hoekstra Oliefabrieken" silo area.

www.eurospoor.nl

"DEELDER STAAL" progress

The roof is on and the overall impression of the new industry "Deelder Staal" is very good. Now the detailing: equalizing the groundworks, rainpipes, bit more weathering, roof details, painting the door handle, factory sign.

The industry will get signage inspired by the old Sparta logo - if all works out as planned :)

Progress on new industrial facade

Some images of the new industrial facade which will ultimately represent the backside of fictional "DEELDER STAAL BV". The background and roofing are the next things to tackle.

Deelder Staal was constructed of Slater brickstone walls painted with Humbrol No. 70 and Humbrol No. 140 thinned 50/50 for the spaces between the stones. The emergency door was painted with Humbrol No. 25. Lots of Evergreen strips were used in different sizes applied with Kristal Klear, the wonderweapon of glues. The building is 36.5 cm wide and 2 cm deep.

The new facade is longer than the old, yellow one with much finer brick work. The overall impression should be much better once the roof is on and with the backwall applied and painted.

Note that the ground is not equalized yet, hence the gaps which will disappear once the building is finished and put in the correct spot.

Prototype: the building is inspired by typical Dutch industrial buildings like they can, for example, be found in Rotterdam. See some inspirational images below.

Source for all prototype images: feyenoordse meesters

Background details and a VW T1

The new facade adding more interest to the background left to the existing warehouse.

The facade was constructed using a weathered Vollmer brickstone wall (N scale), Auhagen industrial door, Evergreen strips for the roofing and various left over materials.

Also just new in Valkenveld is this neat Volkwagen T1 of "P.Breedijk, Motorhuis SAFE". This is another exclusive, limited edition model of Modeltreinexpress, Vlaardingen in a cooperation with Brekina (art. no. 931022)