ØVJ at the moment...
- St.Michael
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Hi all.
First of all; Thank you for all your kind and encouraging comments on my mill
And here I´ll show som more detail pics; the Mill has become far more complicated and detailed than I could imagine. It just went on and on growing out of my hands and mind, I´m actually surprised myself of what it has become.
The measures by now is; 80 cm long, 50 cm wide and 55cm high. It was originally ment to be a building that I could leave outside for the whole year, but with all that detailing it´s probably not a good idea...
Michael
First of all; Thank you for all your kind and encouraging comments on my mill
And here I´ll show som more detail pics; the Mill has become far more complicated and detailed than I could imagine. It just went on and on growing out of my hands and mind, I´m actually surprised myself of what it has become.
The measures by now is; 80 cm long, 50 cm wide and 55cm high. It was originally ment to be a building that I could leave outside for the whole year, but with all that detailing it´s probably not a good idea...
Michael
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Just amazing..... so realistic with its worn and used appearance. You have a great eye for observation and a talent for reproducing it in miniature, brilliant work!
I hope you have plenty of storage space as these builds become an obsession before long.
I hope you have plenty of storage space as these builds become an obsession before long.
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?
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- St.Michael
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Re: ØVJ at the moment...
Hi all. It´s time for an update from up here. The spring was cold and snowy, so the first run had to wait until end of may. But now there have been some evenings with nice weather. I like to show you some pics:
The Mill on it´s right place with the first train testing the track. On the backside a train was reversing in, under the silos. It all worked as planned
On the 7/8 line my Chaloner was the first train (goodbye Regner ) One of the tubwagons was bought in Peterborough, which I had the great pleasure to attend this year.
My O&K started the season with a broken servo, but I got a new one from Herrmann echtdampf. Now it works, and I have done som testing on the line, adjusting a difficult curve with used to cause derailments. It seems to progress in the right direction. A work train and later with wagons runs ok through the curve.
And here just to show the awful hight at the south end of the line. A derailment there would be my biggest nightmare
Good night from the crew at the ØVJ
Michael
The Mill on it´s right place with the first train testing the track. On the backside a train was reversing in, under the silos. It all worked as planned
On the 7/8 line my Chaloner was the first train (goodbye Regner ) One of the tubwagons was bought in Peterborough, which I had the great pleasure to attend this year.
My O&K started the season with a broken servo, but I got a new one from Herrmann echtdampf. Now it works, and I have done som testing on the line, adjusting a difficult curve with used to cause derailments. It seems to progress in the right direction. A work train and later with wagons runs ok through the curve.
And here just to show the awful hight at the south end of the line. A derailment there would be my biggest nightmare
Good night from the crew at the ØVJ
Michael
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Lovely pictures Michael, thank you for sharing. I do like your structures, they fit in so well.
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I agree with Peter, superb photos. The buildings look like they have been there for years.
Grant.
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I agree, it all has depth and purpose and looks like part of the world it lives in. Excellent!
Andrew
Andrew
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Re: ØVJ at the moment...
Agree with the others Michael, looks great.
Are you selling your Chaloner?
Are you selling your Chaloner?
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Great looking set of photos
Rik
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Excellent! I love the small teacup on the steamheader in the locomotive.. About the worst nightmare derailments: You could add a catchrail in the curve. It is prototypicall and it will help to guide a derailed wagon or locomotive into safety.
You can easily make one by screwing brass screws into the sleepers at the right distance and solder a spare piece of rail onto it.
Thanks for sharing the pictures!
You can easily make one by screwing brass screws into the sleepers at the right distance and solder a spare piece of rail onto it.
Thanks for sharing the pictures!
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Re: ØVJ at the moment...
Hi Tom Tom. No I'm not selling my Chaloner. The sad face is ment as a Goodbye to the Regner company which I heard is closing down If anyone has information of the opposite I be glad hearing of it.tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2017 12:02 pm Agree with the others Michael, looks great.
Are you selling your Chaloner?
Beside that I'm really glad and grateful for all the kind comments
Michael
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Thank you Daan for your kind comments. I'ts a good idea with the catch rail. Shall it be put on the outside on the outer rail, or on the inside of the inner rail?daan wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2017 3:08 pm Excellent! I love the small teacup on the steamheader in the locomotive.. About the worst nightmare derailments: You could add a catchrail in the curve. It is prototypicall and it will help to guide a derailed wagon or locomotive into safety.
You can easily make one by screwing brass screws into the sleepers at the right distance and solder a spare piece of rail onto it.
Thanks for sharing the pictures!
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