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[AJC]

Wishing you all the very best in care and recovery, Tim. Look after yourself.

Adam

 

[Roger Pound]

Good thinking on your part, Tim. I find myself in very similar situation and would concur that a single board which can be indoors seems to be the ideal answer. I found myself arriving at the same conclusion as 'outdoor' working (shed or garage) becomes a greater trial to me. Take it easy on yourself and keep well.

Cheers,

Roger

 

[Chas Levin]

More progress thanks to cooler weather....

And very nice progress it is too, Tim! The weather is indeed a barrier sometimes: I know it's getting unsupportably hot when my glasses slide down my nose with such frequency and persistence that I spend more time replacing them than actually modelling!

 

[Roger Pound]

The weather is indeed a barrier sometimes: I know it's getting unsupportably hot when my glasses slide down my nose with such frequency and persistence that I spend more time replacing them than actually modelling!

You are not alone in that predicament! .

Roger.

 

[Genghis]

Just had the nose pads on my glasses replaced by silicone pads. A bit more grippy.

 

[Chas Levin]

Just had the nose pads on my glasses replaced by silicone pads. A bit more grippy.

Ooh - very interesting: I didn't know that was even a thing, as my daughter would say! Have to investigate that - thanks for mentioning it...

 

[Roger Pound]

Just had the nose pads on my glasses replaced by silicone pads. A bit more grippy.

Definitely sounds like a plan!

 

[Chas Levin]

They're very distinctive looking Tim: when's the earliest sort of date they might have been used?

 

[Chas Levin]

Chas,

Thanks, not much help from Google but a search for pallet history revealed the following:-

The introduction of the harvest crate really began only after the widespread use of the forklift in WW2 when US Forces used more flexible mechanical handling aids in the European theatre. Both Lansing (UK) and Linde (Germany) started supplying powered ride-on forklifts to the railways around ‘50 for palletised loads.

However the agri-industry only began palletised distribution when both a suitable forklift and road system made faster producer to wholesaler/bulk retailer a possibility, whether this coincided with the downturn in agricultural rail traffic to road is unclear.

Researching the timeline reminded me of the excellent ‘Connections’ with James Burke.

Hope this helps


Tim

Thanks Tim - I hadn't meant to send you on a research quest on my behalf, I had only meant 'if you knew already' but I didn't make that clear: apologies and thank you for the very informative answer.
The harvest crates are a little too late for my general era I think...

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Nice, I see it's a V100.10 (Br 211). Is it a factory fitted decoder with the 'stay-alive' similar to the RocoDCC sound DR V100?

No problem Tim, I'm more familiar with the Roco model having tinkered with three of them (you can never have too many V100s .

Although the Brawa and Piko models may be more detailed, as we've found out the Roco spares pool is larger and easier to obtain.

 

[michael080]

that looks very nice, but I wouldn't pave the whole square. Cobblestones were too valuable. Don't forget the dungheap, a must for every farm.

 

[RichardG]

Possibly Titebond? This is a creamy colour and cleans up with water.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

This enormous image is labelled large silo and the Dimond’s diary farm has a couple therefore they must contain livestock feed but exactly what is the feed is a mystery.

The livestock feed will be feed pellets.

 

[michael080]

Many thanks, I wonder when feed pellets began to be used in Europe?

That was my though when I saw your silo picture. Traditionally, all supply was stored in barns. Silos were used from the 1060s on, but mainly at larger farms. The area you model used to have smaller farms, so a silo may not be correct. The shape you show with the spherical roof is unknown in Germany anyway.

We had a small discussion about pavement at farms and dungheaps.
I found a couple of pictures in my much beloved book 1950 - ein schwäbisches Dorf



This village is located on the "schwäbische Alb", a region south of Stutgart, but I think it is very well comparable what these villages were looking like all through Germany. The photographer was using very expensive Kodachrome film, the colours in these pictures are still close to what they were 70 years ago.

Michael

 

[Roger Pound]

Keep well Tim. I could go on about my latest health problem but I won't, as it is one of those ticking bombs that may or may not go off - it's just the uncertainty that get's one down.

Cheers,

Roger.

 

[RichardG]

Finally almost everything except the track and platform will receive a coat of limestone coloured matt emulsion ready for further surface treatment.

Tim, I would be tempted to slosh a coat of white household paint - perhaps an acrylic primer or even base coat - everywhere before the limestone colour. To even out the variations in the colour of the sub base. I used base coat (a sort of high build emulsion) on my first house and I am sure it has an application on layouts.

 

[Roger Pound]

Good thinking Tim. I'm a firm believer in the old axiom that if it ain't broke, don't fix it .

Roger

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

When looking at German layouts, I do wonder just how much research has been done by the creator of the layout, especially those few who attempt to model any period prior to the '60s.

From my observations this afflicts many layouts irrespective of the railway and country.

Like yourself I spend a great deal of time researching the area beyond the station limits I'm modelling to ensure street furniture, road surfaces, vehicles, signs and building decor, etc are correct for the period.

 

[Roger Pound]

A nice little Br64 indeed. I must confess that I favoured the Br86, possibly because I was trying to reflect a line in the Erzgebirge region, as operated in the days of the DR. I used the Piko model - primarily as I had ready access to them and spares were easily accessible, although in my experience rarely if ever needed.

I cheerfully confess to never having visited that part of Germany and relying heavily the excellent photographic works of Gunter Meyer. The models and layout are now long gone, but I did enjoy following that path for a number of years. As always, I built and operated for pleasure making a reasonable effort to be accurate within my skill set. I congratulate you on the garden scene - delightful!

Cheers,

Roger.

 

[Roger Pound]

Tim, thank you for your frankness. The picture is well worth repeating and is also, in an entirely different way, just as delightful and may well be a far more realistic reproduction of the real thing. You are conversant with the locale and will obviously know the subject. The one I referred to originally was very orderly, as is the German way and equally impressive but no doubt less Bavarian than you would prefer. It's all part of the fun we get from the hobby and please keep your progress coming .

All the best,

Roger