A snapshot in time. A glimpse of the Plettenberger Kleinbahn in 1/22.5 scale.

[Allan G]

Volker; your work is so inspiring and wonderful. I know I don't contribute much to this site but viewing the work of the best of the best is very stimulating....Allan

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks for the great pics of Volker and his work. It's always nice to have a face to put with a name.

[finescalerr]

Volker, you look far better in that photo than you do on Skype -- Cary Grant vs. Frankenstein! Okay, I'm being a little harsh .... By the way, the structure is really turning out adequately. -- Russ

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volker you have been so busy looking just lovely.when i saw it a couple of months ago it was just past the foundation stage.
cheers

[Bill Gill]

Looks very good, Volker!

[Hydrostat]

Allan, Ray, Russ, Kim, Bill - thank you.

Volker, you look far better in that photo than you do on Skype -- Cary Grant vs. Frankenstein! Okay, I'm being a little harsh .... By the way, the structure is really turning out adequately. -- Russ

Um, both of them are dead. I have to rethink that.

Cellar windows are made from layers of Cardstock and veneer of different diameters. Maybe they could be done solely from cardboard, but I think the outer surfaces with contact to weather look a bit better with some wood texture.



Cellar steps are done and await their final color finish.





That's all being visible of it later on. If at all.





Taht's why I didn't spend to much time with detailing that cellar door. Veneer is same as at the cellar steps, but with final coloring.





Cheers,
Volker

[finescalerr]

Satisfactory. -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Stunning! I really love that window with the bars in front of it.

[Hauk]

Your craftmanship is immaculate as always!

But I have serious doubts about your veneer... The grain look out of scale in my opinion. Which is a shame, as it is the only giveaway that your work is a model and not the real thing.

[finescalerr]

Here's a detail shot from an old wooden door. They don't appear frequently but apparently some do have very pronounced grain and cracks. -- Russ

[Hydrostat]

Thanks, Ray, Hauk and Russ!

Hauk, do you think of the veneer in general or especially at the (by that time not colored) cellar steps? Without coloring it is out of scale for sure. About the door: I've seen some heavily crackled wooden cellar doors with planks like that, but the horizontal and sloped bars indeed show some out of scale grain. Howsoever please keep in mind that both the door and steps nearly won't be visible at all later on. I promise to use linden at all the visible areas  .

Volker

[Hydrostat]

First windows are done:



Toilet window from outside ...



... and inside.



Floor with victorian tiles (printed on glossy paper and joints slightly scraped wirh a toothpick).



Garage window from the bricked up opening, moved to the 'new' exterior wall. I'm still fighting with adding putty; this works for a seldom or never cleaned window, but there are some clean ones to come. Any idea how to apply putty in extremely thin skein without leaving a mess?



Cheers,
Volker

[Ray Dunakin]

Looking good, Volker!

[finescalerr]

Ho-hum. Yet another example of the flawless artistry typical of this group. But we're already used to perfection. Can't you do something better than perfect? -- ssuR

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nice Volker