1/16 Diorama - Backyard Hospital Supply Railway (inspired by Lainz)

[Ray Dunakin]

Looks very good!

[Sami]

The work is very clean ! I like it.

[mad gerald]

... thanks, guys ...

What did you use for the pallet nails? They look good, and I like the random placement.

I was going to ask about the nails, too. Are they just small pieces of wire? -- Russ

Guess what! I first used a harder pencil to press tiny dents in the wood and used a softer pencil afterwards to get the necessary coat of graphite, so it'll look like nails ...  

And such placement of pallet nails (most common pattern in this case) is required to make the pallets most stable.

Next time I'm gonna use a technique adopted (and adapted) from Marc Reusser explained in his 5x5x7 thread (images seem to be missing), using tiny pins (styrene or brass wire) representing nails (apologies for my crappy old picture):

[finescalerr]

When images are missing it is because somebody LINKED them instead of uploading them specifically to this forum. As for the nail technique, we also should give Chuck Doan credit. He has mentioned that method more than once. -- Russ

[mad gerald]

... As for the nail technique, we also should give Chuck Doan credit. He has mentioned that method more than once. -- Russ

... for sure - honour to whom honour is due ...  ... but I wasn't aware, that Chuck used this technique as well ...

Cheers

[mad gerald]

G'day all,

I felt the necessity to modify my modern Feldbahn wagon (again) ... the scale may be big, but the radii turned out to be still too tight. The Feldbahn wagon built in 1/1 scale would now be slightly smaller (in length and width) than a Euro-Pallet.

I used a brass frame shortened by another few millimeters and axleboxes from brass with real ball-bearings (diameter: 3 mm). Axle boxes are 1/22,5 scale and appear a little bit tiny – but I don't care. My rolling stock would be tiny in 1/1 scale as well – more comparable with rolling stock for 10.25" or 12.25" gauge than for 2' gauge. And nowadays it wouldn't be any problem at all, to build or 3D-print any axlebox in any scale you want.

The modern Feldbahn wagon is built from styrene shapes, the wooden boards a made from limewood (2 mm). The ,,tin" (styrene) panels can be inserted from the top and will prevent freight from falling off, apart from turning the bulkhead flat car into a kinda gondola.  

All parts are not finally mounted yet (just put together), couplings are still missing ... and I'm waiting for Spring to do the priming (outdoors). A second modern Feldbahn wagon (without wood) has already almost been finished. A third one with specially shaped bottom panel (Sattelboden) is in progress ...





Cheers

[Bill Gill]

Very precise & clean fabrication. I like it even unweathered and not quite finished.

[finescalerr]

I agree with Bill. Also, I like the size of the axle journals. Something larger might not look as good. It is a beautiful model. Acceptable. -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Excellent work! I like it a lot.

[mad gerald]

Thanks for the kind comments, guys ... but IMHO this is only kinda fair avarage modelling (not top-notch/finescale .... yet  ). Nevertheless I'm glad, that I finally created some matching wagons - and that I did not loose completely interest in modelling (generally).

I guess I'm not gonna start any new project, but have the intention to finish this one. It's still going to be a kinda "nano-layout" with a DIN A2 (approx. 60x42 cm) base (change from square to recangular base as Volker and Russ recommended) ... eventually the smallest operating layout/diorama in 1/16 scale - ever ...  

As I'm not quite sure anymore regarding the theme of the layout (backyard of a hospital supply railway) - it's going to be a backyard anyway - I kindly ask you for feedback, if you see potential (and/or have additional ideas/input) for any other themes i. e. backyard ... of a winery (is there somewhere a provider for bottles in 1/16?), of a nursery, of a endive or mushroom cultivating farm, a carpenter's workshop (manufacturing packaging material of wood like crates etc.) ... of a cardboard packaging manufacturer ... or else ... ?!

Cheers

[mad gerald]

No input? Oh, come on ...    

This is the second version of my modern Feldbahn wagon. It has a chequered ("metal") base plate and "steel sheet" bulkheads. So the wagon in 1/1 scale would be entirely made from steel (shapes and sheet). The panels (left and right) could be inserted from the top as well.





Cheers

[Ray Dunakin]

That one looks great too.

As for the type of RR, I don't know what to suggest. It might help to know why you're less interested in the hospital railroad that you had originally planned. What are you looking for that the hospital RR lacks?

[finescalerr]

I find nothing to criticize. This one is even cleaner than the previous model. -- Russ

[mad gerald]

As for the type of RR, I don't know what to suggest. It might help to know why you're less interested in the hospital railroad that you had originally planned. What are you looking for that the hospital RR lacks?

Ray, that's a valid question (sorry, that I forgot to mention) ... I'm a little bit in doubt, if the backyard of a hospital could be modelled and looking as attractive as an avarage workshop manufacturing some goods ... and especially regarding the goods going to be transported: Can "clean" boxes (like the ones I already created - please see pictures posted below) look/be as interesting as "old" creates/wood ... or plants/seedlings ... or secondary raw materials (waste management)?

Cheers

[Hydrostat]

I'm a little bit in doubt, if the backyard of a hospital could be modelled and looking as attractive as an avarage workshop manufacturing some goods ... and especially regarding the goods going to be transported: Can "clean" boxes (like the ones I already created - please see pictures posted below) look/be as interesting as "old" creates/wood ... or plants/seedlings ... or secondary raw materials (waste management)?

Gerald,

according to the average modeling stuff there is at the Gn15 community I'd say that exactly your approach brings an interesting touch to it and the "clean" goods might give some nice contrast to a dilapidated hospital backyard. Don't recall the arrangement exactly, but maybe at one side/edge there might be a glimpse of an representative, "official" facade for the visitors and patients? I rather commiserate your choice of gauge, which may give the model some toyish and caricatural touch. I think there haven't been too many 361 mm feldbahn lines in manufacturing industry.

Cheers,
Volker