"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)

Valkenveld at EUROSPOOR 2018 in Utrecht

Valkenveld will be exhibited for the second time at the model railroad event EUROSPOOR. The 2018 edition will be held 9-11 November in Utrecht. As in the previous outing, my Inglenook-style layout will be linked to modules of friend Marco ("Looseinde") and Jasiu (“Ergernisse”).

I am currently working on some changes to the layout which I hope will improve the backdrop impression a lot. The yellow brick-stone building will be replaced by a self-made industry building in a typical 1960s style with red brick-stones. The building will be longer than the current one and hide the blue sky backdrop better. Another façade of an industrial building will be added to the left of the warehouse. Images to follow soon.

My son switches in Valkenveld with German Bundesbahn rolling stock. At EUROSPOOR, we will feature of course Dutch NS period III material.

By the time of EUROSPOOR the yellow building will be replaced with a finer 1960s style factory building. Also, a new building facade can be seen here beside the V 36 switcher, left to the warehouse.

A DB V36 for Elmslohe

The modell of DB V36 of Brawa (V 36 234, period III, Art. No. 41606) completes (for now) the rolling stock roster for Elmslohe. Togehter with the VT 98 and the V 100 I am able to cover all passenger, goods and mixed traffic (of course, so far no rails are laid in Elmshorn, therefore these wonderful machines are run for the moment on the Valkenveld layout).

Locomotive data sheets

I designed a data sheet for each locomotive in my rolling stock roster. These are fictional and not based on any prototype, but they increase the fun level when switching enormously. And they ake operations easier as they show all key functions.

Unterbau und Laderampe

Der vier Segmente sind fertiggestellt. Zwei Segmente von 125 x 45 cm für den Bahnhof Elmshorn, ein Landschafts-Kurvensegment von 65 x 40 cm und der Fiddle Yard mit 120 x 40 cm. Alle bestehen aus einem Rahmen aus Fichtenleisten von 69 x 18 mm, einer Birken Multiplexplatte von 9 mm und einer 4 mm Lage Kork. Im Bereich der freien Strecke in der Kurve wird die 4 mm Jeweha Korkbettung eingesetzt.

Ausserdem begann ich mit dem Bau der kombinierten Kopf- und Seitenrampe. Dafür passte ich einen Auhagen Rampenbausatz (Nr. 11348) an meine Verhältnisse an. Die Rampe wurde erst mit einer Lage Tamiya Primer in grau überzogen und danach mit verschiedenen Grautönen von Vallejo behandelt. Nach dem Trocknen schliff ich mit einem feinen Schleifpapier an diversen Stellen die oberste Lage bis zum Primer wieder weg. So entstand ein schöner 3D-Effekt. Ein paar Stellen erhielten eine Behandlung mit Putty, um Ausbesserungen darzustellen.

Auf den Fotos das fast fertige Modell. Details fehlen, zudem will ich das Modell weiter patinieren.

Der Unterbau mit probegelegten Gleisen. Wo die zwei G's stehen, kommt der Schuppen. Am Gleis zwischen Schuppengleis und Laderampe werden Schienenbusse halten.

Bahnsteig- und Laderampenmasse. Quelle: Miba aus Internet

Quelle: Miba Spezial 104