Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Rather than do nothing, an update to the Pottendorf blog has started featuring an idea for Micro Layouts in Germany. Unsurprisingly the update is based on ‘an idea for a micro’
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Micro layout ideas
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John Bruce
Western Thunderer
Tim, thanks for posting the "new" blog, it's always good to see how the other man does it.
John.
John.
Roger Pound
Western Thunderer
Extremely helpful, thank you.
Roger.
Roger.
The "double fork" arrangement, with two opposing turnouts, makes a nice change from the ubiquitous Inglenook.
I built a 009 layout with a sort of elongated version of the same thing some years ago; when I actually got around to operating it, I felt the need to add a switched isolating section at one end to enable a loco to remove the train because I wanted to avoid pushing wagons along the whole length of the layout. It's perhaps an ideal use case for DCC, but the tiny decoders needed weren't available then.
I've got an 0-16.5 micro in progress with this arrangement, though I've built a fiddlestick for either end which will allow through running. The locos will be from kits, so I'll hopefully be able to add decoders as part of the build process.
I guess that in an urban setting, pushing wagons won't be an issue...
Simon,
I built a 009 layout with a sort of elongated version of the same thing some years ago; when I actually got around to operating it, I felt the need to add a switched isolating section at one end to enable a loco to remove the train because I wanted to avoid pushing wagons along the whole length of the layout. It's perhaps an ideal use case for DCC, but the tiny decoders needed weren't available then.
I've got an 0-16.5 micro in progress with this arrangement, though I've built a fiddlestick for either end which will allow through running. The locos will be from kits, so I'll hopefully be able to add decoders as part of the build process.
I guess that in an urban setting, pushing wagons won't be an issue...
Simon,
David Mylchreest
Western Thunderer
Thank you for the heads up on the James Hilton book. Ordered off eBay.
John57sharp
Western Thunderer
Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Repost:-
The project has acquired a SMS BBO17 layout in a box baseboard, track etc. but more importantly a sense of purpose thanks to James Hilton’s Small Layout Design book. The design can be squeezed into 110 x 22 cm, the only change is to hide the ‘A’ siding behind a warehouse facade and the ‘D’ siding becomes a coal yard. The chance discovery of the Oberschöneweide industrial railway system was a pleasure waiting to happen, small ‘B loks moving 100t transformers through suburban streets was a sight to behold but it was part of the industrial landscape of Berlin but there were other small gems of quiet sidings to busy workshops and domestic coal merchants as well.
Everything went pear-shaped when the source of E-loks of the Oberschöneweide industrial railway ceased trading, this caused a ‘major pinch’ in the plan and a complete rethink of the project’s blog but Kohlenbachbrücke James Hilton changed everything.
Currently, the SMS BBO17 is sitting on a friend’s workbench as he has room to move, once the track is down, it will return to Dorset and be introduced to the buildings and stock that have been acquired and built. James’ plan has been tweaked to suit the location, the rear siding ‘A’ on the left will shift towards the backscene to be hidden by a 2D building flat whilst siding ‘D’ will shift towards the front edge as the coal yard.
The right side of the plan will become a concrete hardstanding, ‘C’ will used to fill heating oil from rail to small city-friendly road tankers and ‘B’ will be home to a tiny Prussian style brick goods shed.
Although small the intention is not to be ‘over crowded’ but the goods shed is an intentional view block as is the coal yard.
The pipework may/may not feature depending upon the placing of the other structures.
This is my first urban project, a change from endless bucolic BLT’s but as a last project I needed a break. The location did exist, the line was a spur off the Osthannoversche
Eisenbahnen (OHE) near Bleckede, Lüneberg.
89 124 of Bf Wittengen West 1958 Gerd Wolff
Note the lack of barrier wagon
The project has acquired a SMS BBO17 layout in a box baseboard, track etc. but more importantly a sense of purpose thanks to James Hilton’s Small Layout Design book. The design can be squeezed into 110 x 22 cm, the only change is to hide the ‘A’ siding behind a warehouse facade and the ‘D’ siding becomes a coal yard. The chance discovery of the Oberschöneweide industrial railway system was a pleasure waiting to happen, small ‘B loks moving 100t transformers through suburban streets was a sight to behold but it was part of the industrial landscape of Berlin but there were other small gems of quiet sidings to busy workshops and domestic coal merchants as well.
Everything went pear-shaped when the source of E-loks of the Oberschöneweide industrial railway ceased trading, this caused a ‘major pinch’ in the plan and a complete rethink of the project’s blog but Kohlenbachbrücke James Hilton changed everything.
Currently, the SMS BBO17 is sitting on a friend’s workbench as he has room to move, once the track is down, it will return to Dorset and be introduced to the buildings and stock that have been acquired and built. James’ plan has been tweaked to suit the location, the rear siding ‘A’ on the left will shift towards the backscene to be hidden by a 2D building flat whilst siding ‘D’ will shift towards the front edge as the coal yard.
The right side of the plan will become a concrete hardstanding, ‘C’ will used to fill heating oil from rail to small city-friendly road tankers and ‘B’ will be home to a tiny Prussian style brick goods shed.
Although small the intention is not to be ‘over crowded’ but the goods shed is an intentional view block as is the coal yard.
The pipework may/may not feature depending upon the placing of the other structures.
This is my first urban project, a change from endless bucolic BLT’s but as a last project I needed a break. The location did exist, the line was a spur off the Osthannoversche
Eisenbahnen (OHE) near Bleckede, Lüneberg.
89 124 of Bf Wittengen West 1958 Gerd Wolff
Note the lack of barrier wagon
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Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
Sunday morning, marooned in the shed, no chance of anything other than hide from the rain.
However, a chance to redraw the trackplan to reflect the reality of using a small SMS 'Layout in a box' baseboard kit. The two sidings on the left, A&D, are no longer parallel but have moved apart. There is still the intention for a small coal yard on siding D with an ultra short ground level platform on siding B. Apologies for the awful sketch of the plan.
The only other structures are the bus shelter tucked on the far end of siding B and the coal siding office.
Tim
However, a chance to redraw the trackplan to reflect the reality of using a small SMS 'Layout in a box' baseboard kit. The two sidings on the left, A&D, are no longer parallel but have moved apart. There is still the intention for a small coal yard on siding D with an ultra short ground level platform on siding B. Apologies for the awful sketch of the plan.
Tim
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SandyBrook
Active Member
Have you photos of that being done? I haven’t heard of it in the UK, mind you rule 1 applies if you want to do it.
Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
The OHE diorama does possess a single passenger vehicle, a Schweineschnäuzchen or pig’s snout, due to the short bonnets at each end. Made by the Triebwagen- und Waggonfabrik Wismar AG (Wismar Railcar and Coach Company) from the early ‘30s, they were basic, cheap and reliable.
Bemo offered an HO example, for HO,HOe and HOm, all are eagerly sought and consequently not inexpensive, mine has been upgraded with a coreless motor, decoder and stay-alive, all from Sven at Tramfabriek.
Tim
Bemo offered an HO example, for HO,HOe and HOm, all are eagerly sought and consequently not inexpensive, mine has been upgraded with a coreless motor, decoder and stay-alive, all from Sven at Tramfabriek.
Tim Hale
Western Thunderer
This is the original idea that uses a shorter BBO18 board, instead a longer BBO17 has been used in order to not need another board for the hidden kick-back siding HOWEVER one question remains……the view blocker for the ‘hidden’ siding.
David has used a small raised shed, maybe the move the platform and wooden shelter to the left hand siding and a couple of trees?
What would work without looking ridiculous?
Tim
Something like this, perhaps?
Simon.