tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49900568785169163002024-02-18T18:06:21.521-08:00My Lenz O Gauge layoutMy journey from the beginning to finishing an O scale Lenz layout
called Gross-GeroldsteinLenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-49412820545126469402011-06-14T20:13:00.000-07:002011-06-14T20:13:52.278-07:00Back after a breakIt took a long time, but I am finally getting back to some more model railroading with my favorite Lenz O scale layout. I finished a few projects, among them is ballasting the layout, including painting the side of the rails and then the ties and then overspraying the lot with flat black to "weather it all". It has taken more time then I thought, but now I am back.<br />
First thing to finish was the lime hopper car.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k9K0oEu1PktQIEBhqfSRV6E_sa0L4zkF6EDCtySyJEBR8bsY6FPBEMPrOafCPOhHcrYDn2SUe68TffqT8ULHeSI0yr_Hh4BCdGdyONRZCR0TgjELzDEtGnSUn-YXZ9-_5j_kOKN8Fiac/s1600/IMG_0500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k9K0oEu1PktQIEBhqfSRV6E_sa0L4zkF6EDCtySyJEBR8bsY6FPBEMPrOafCPOhHcrYDn2SUe68TffqT8ULHeSI0yr_Hh4BCdGdyONRZCR0TgjELzDEtGnSUn-YXZ9-_5j_kOKN8Fiac/s320/IMG_0500.JPG" /></a></div>This is the box with all the bits and pieces, the finished model fits back in to the same box for storage and safe keeping.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMYnvlKygnhC-zg1kcBPWsxsCOXttTmO20S8xb8c8H13d7OAuqenzCd7222tWBuuyLmzvrSsrIPtjnZGJRsySab-xuWmtgvmagHVHFXzfSa3CzXfeN00MApPS4fg0Jbkvy9VryHBqec_O/s1600/IMG_0501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMYnvlKygnhC-zg1kcBPWsxsCOXttTmO20S8xb8c8H13d7OAuqenzCd7222tWBuuyLmzvrSsrIPtjnZGJRsySab-xuWmtgvmagHVHFXzfSa3CzXfeN00MApPS4fg0Jbkvy9VryHBqec_O/s320/IMG_0501.JPG" /></a></div>After tinkering with it for more then four months it is done. The most difficult part was the decals. They are of a kind that is new to me. First you soak them in warm water, then apply as per usual. Then, and this is the difference, you use a hair dryer and blow on them, after the decals have set for 10 Min. Then the decal film can be carefully, very carefully peeled off. Results are better then normal decals and look like printed on. German engineering and know how!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWFjtOjNYWinIhaJf8XD0unAOgc1pSzh-P57diFbIJFcr3LaTNZP3JsVnQhxXY9ztu7nmXqtXcAdEGDrf40_uoUmLGqJVxMge77SNn6Y7EUxcBB0hwgGpplvLBO21C-nc6E5BBLTwvwmB/s1600/IMG_1004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWFjtOjNYWinIhaJf8XD0unAOgc1pSzh-P57diFbIJFcr3LaTNZP3JsVnQhxXY9ztu7nmXqtXcAdEGDrf40_uoUmLGqJVxMge77SNn6Y7EUxcBB0hwgGpplvLBO21C-nc6E5BBLTwvwmB/s320/IMG_1004.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD52xgETbhUg_okGuSisfRHWCtMugOITOmjeEzqP-35R5Yp-efi_mobnCgBqgwtGh72W3jvwZuw-FCfRsAYM_8qUj4aLUPsFaZqEaO5rFrqQO182I9uf-7TEpid6AFcGROkq_mYtAFASep/s1600/IMG_1006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD52xgETbhUg_okGuSisfRHWCtMugOITOmjeEzqP-35R5Yp-efi_mobnCgBqgwtGh72W3jvwZuw-FCfRsAYM_8qUj4aLUPsFaZqEaO5rFrqQO182I9uf-7TEpid6AFcGROkq_mYtAFASep/s320/IMG_1006.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_MCkLThSLVX-0u-qup9nPGvaSOHev6LR5ZN_z63UdZLqEKPrsJCWRPFpzkWLAPTQqY84VftgUoWiJuh3txil4XQszAhARwa0QJMdKq2RKPCNW8AsVz_bYFs6hNNlLazn32hPo88oTCRW/s1600/IMG_1008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_MCkLThSLVX-0u-qup9nPGvaSOHev6LR5ZN_z63UdZLqEKPrsJCWRPFpzkWLAPTQqY84VftgUoWiJuh3txil4XQszAhARwa0QJMdKq2RKPCNW8AsVz_bYFs6hNNlLazn32hPo88oTCRW/s320/IMG_1008.JPG" /></a></div>My next project will be a water colum. I also have put lights in the station,and the results are great.Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-89637639827623746682011-03-28T17:26:00.000-07:002011-03-28T17:29:01.375-07:00Time is flying byIt has been almost six weeks since I made the last posting. Time has been busy, and with other things on the go, my layout has been neglected. It has been too cold to stay long downstairs in the basement. I have to confess that I did spend a lot of time with my Br64 from Lenz.<br />
The "Bubikopf" (translation: page cut) so named after the flappers haircut of the mid 1920s is a lot of fun to play with. I did spend some time on completing my kit for a box car. This conversion is from Juergen Moog, http://www.nullmobau.de.vu/ It is the kit Gms 54.<br />
This is when you take an old Lima box car like this one:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv86PL7nB_IzBAzxNDjVPX3Eje8YqX9h_8ZrVCQ5Ny-LaxdfhCsUDKD2luWRfJ_RZu9wU7Ky-9cbdtMXSrx-DRnMYbaJZeqaHo-fumLoKA-NcmpIBNpLs5iwJsECgc9eolpt6RSL5yIgb/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv86PL7nB_IzBAzxNDjVPX3Eje8YqX9h_8ZrVCQ5Ny-LaxdfhCsUDKD2luWRfJ_RZu9wU7Ky-9cbdtMXSrx-DRnMYbaJZeqaHo-fumLoKA-NcmpIBNpLs5iwJsECgc9eolpt6RSL5yIgb/s320/088.JPG" /></a></div>And then turn it into something like this:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-xelzjd9bYk1CfsedJJ7pmZN5e4Zd-CWz_fki9yLguXyDCEK5KxTGF4ce807K0N9_g868IeWp_Iclvv4aDvyj9OSRrHtLLdTAIDEPHsv3QpBw1L4Gf1NUWGiu3-pAiBf9G_GyQkjtycV/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-xelzjd9bYk1CfsedJJ7pmZN5e4Zd-CWz_fki9yLguXyDCEK5KxTGF4ce807K0N9_g868IeWp_Iclvv4aDvyj9OSRrHtLLdTAIDEPHsv3QpBw1L4Gf1NUWGiu3-pAiBf9G_GyQkjtycV/s320/089.JPG" /></a></div>There are two sheets of brass etchings in the kit and very good instructions and decals. However, it was a bit of a learning curve, since I am not used to building German freight cars and where all the bits belong. In hindsight, I would do some things a bit different. The next time around, if I build the other kit Juergen sells on his web site.Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-58934099066891492922011-02-17T19:31:00.000-08:002011-02-17T19:31:29.919-08:00New arrivals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseTBaL0-euBonZDoCQmOm77XsjAqMbubDJGes4W02m-uzurK-WdFlPRmDY87wHJiPnJ6S3SOw2KMiWG_9meMHZo2rl9AoTj6vLIZjD9gwcRkNroRE6jYdKRZDpySP8BUdsHZNq-Thq_d5/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseTBaL0-euBonZDoCQmOm77XsjAqMbubDJGes4W02m-uzurK-WdFlPRmDY87wHJiPnJ6S3SOw2KMiWG_9meMHZo2rl9AoTj6vLIZjD9gwcRkNroRE6jYdKRZDpySP8BUdsHZNq-Thq_d5/s320/085.JPG" /></a></div><br />
After a long wait and several enquiries to Canada Post and DLH in Germany, a parcel with my new locomotive, the Lenz V36 finally arrived in February. It had been posted in Germany on the 18th of November!. However, the locomotive is superb,operates great right out of the box and is further proof why Lenz is gaining in popularity all over the globe but mostly in Germany.<br />
This years toy fair in Nuremberg again had lots of new items announced from Lenz, especially intriguing was the remote uncoupling device. It fits between the tracks and has sprung pins that hold it in place, it is dcc equipped and requires no further wiring. My kind of accessory.<br />
Brawa has new freight cars and MTH some Swiss ones and locomotives.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSWcQIsm1fOLZW0wnaNfXYxYyeWeB_mwVmkxeAwjQ4mWGIforvS8q-ptSncxRKlHXt5i2rXjHyyn6jHCMRPv4_U5oBK0ot7VVBK12lDYaP1rSlv2bBXKpPXCvDUopxIPVJrI_bEjbHpyj/s1600/087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSWcQIsm1fOLZW0wnaNfXYxYyeWeB_mwVmkxeAwjQ4mWGIforvS8q-ptSncxRKlHXt5i2rXjHyyn6jHCMRPv4_U5oBK0ot7VVBK12lDYaP1rSlv2bBXKpPXCvDUopxIPVJrI_bEjbHpyj/s320/087.JPG" /></a></div>The other new item is this G10 refer car, lettered for a mineral water firm in Bavaria. It is the first and so far only private owner car offered from Lenz. It is hoped that Lenz will not fall in with many model railroad firms, and produce beer and other private cars ad nauseum.Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-90687730124486575642011-01-23T16:12:00.000-08:002011-01-23T16:12:02.914-08:00Happy New Year and new picturesHallo to all Blog readers. After a very busy holiday season and some time off due to sickness, I am back at work on my Lenz O scale layout. The biggest news is that the BR64 has arrived and what a beauty it is. Here it is shown at work with the passenger train.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM59VV4BQLM7xn2FW-2xAPX2_z3vSCgSsQMWLMVc0NmRtyQ4S09z1JaeOV9yBi3qGfRvlIKGIWh2SuzAlX244LwH4bCOdIyZme8vKCVjKm5wrsajGQ2HbgX-lfaGgr-Bww2lTF72BNburW/s1600/IMG_0748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM59VV4BQLM7xn2FW-2xAPX2_z3vSCgSsQMWLMVc0NmRtyQ4S09z1JaeOV9yBi3qGfRvlIKGIWh2SuzAlX244LwH4bCOdIyZme8vKCVjKm5wrsajGQ2HbgX-lfaGgr-Bww2lTF72BNburW/s320/IMG_0748.JPG" /></a></div>It is the best locomotive I ever owned, works so smooth right out of the box and responds beautiful to any commands. It has the usual Lenz features, sound and lights and remote uncoupling.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglg7zww5XCrQZckXuasPueMOhdWOvs3lFq3CNfTuuRcSJHklcwXy8hEBJKSjWlWvq61Pn62NGwTHblbCv2ZIcfejVYNIC12CNpiH9Nw8SaK45Ahs-T29-7II-1Cbwy0N425Ar7HOQVCapq/s1600/IMG_0749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglg7zww5XCrQZckXuasPueMOhdWOvs3lFq3CNfTuuRcSJHklcwXy8hEBJKSjWlWvq61Pn62NGwTHblbCv2ZIcfejVYNIC12CNpiH9Nw8SaK45Ahs-T29-7II-1Cbwy0N425Ar7HOQVCapq/s320/IMG_0749.JPG" /></a></div>Progress is slow on the layout, for one I am having way to much fun operating and secondly work and home life are taking up a great portion of my time.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9ixZlkGhG52v-TB3yekda2huPpo9_Ik0_GXvZEm9lMvtAiZm1ZaMe8z0vt7eMgookj_kwe8fpwSllgfAkhr_zATaiANtbsyG8OXPd9sfzoiemQsGWwKEE1NIQUbgzKm3O4CsV34jFoCM/s1600/IMG_0751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9ixZlkGhG52v-TB3yekda2huPpo9_Ik0_GXvZEm9lMvtAiZm1ZaMe8z0vt7eMgookj_kwe8fpwSllgfAkhr_zATaiANtbsyG8OXPd9sfzoiemQsGWwKEE1NIQUbgzKm3O4CsV34jFoCM/s320/IMG_0751.JPG" /></a></div>I moved the shed to the right side of the layout, and the big white sheet of foam board is were the Raiffeisen Fertilzer and Agriculture supply warehouse is going to be. I made it in to two short sidings, hoping that I have enough space to add a coal and fuel dealer on the opposite site, a place for all the nice tank cars and coal gondolas to go.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The wind outside is howling and I just put some of the finishing touches on the goods shed. Since it would not fit were I originally had intended it to go I moved it over to the opposite site of the station. There it will sit for a while. Maybe I may re-organize the track layout a bit to make it fit or cut part of the overhang off .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lot of fiddly work with this card board kit, and I had to add down spouts and rain troughs,<br />
not included in the kit, for the price it should have been included by Lenz.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ooops, the arrow head got a kink in it, nothing like a photograph to see ones mistakes.<br />
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</tbody></table>Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-28246369354167770412010-11-04T19:20:00.000-07:002010-11-05T08:35:50.090-07:00I have been working on the railroad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzUenPbKh-UzxuAfXq34ybpBLUaQpQX1NaEq3FdmdlA85bQq0D1azDO8BA99eFUd70RT06JpP_YTLKcNeaKrDd4R4gLJhaeRk9TaA8DEOS1oNRdrRlm-KaeT688lYAghEE7C-9Liu2XDG/s1600/IMG_0581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzUenPbKh-UzxuAfXq34ybpBLUaQpQX1NaEq3FdmdlA85bQq0D1azDO8BA99eFUd70RT06JpP_YTLKcNeaKrDd4R4gLJhaeRk9TaA8DEOS1oNRdrRlm-KaeT688lYAghEE7C-9Liu2XDG/s320/IMG_0581.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It is a dark and windy night outside, and I am just relaxing and working on my layout. The Krakow station from Lenz is now finished and I am test fitting it at the moment on the layout.<br />
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I had to do a site swap with the freight shed and the Raiffeisen warehouse. I am contemplating moving the loco shed to the foreground. I was able to pick up an old kit at the September Railroad show in Victoria.<br />
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</div>Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-85108013339977125052010-08-27T20:00:00.000-07:002010-08-27T20:00:31.519-07:00First kit bashed wagonI found a G10 refrigerated car from POLA on Ebay. Unfortunately, it does not have the matching coupling system from Lenz and the under carriage detailing is not up to par.<br />
However, I liked the car (it gives me an excuse to endulge in my favorite bevy) and so I found a kit from Addie described here: ?<a href="http://www.spurnull-magazin.de/index.php?s=addie">Addie adapted G10 chassis</a> It is an altered chassis that is sold for scratch builder and Kit bashers. It has been adapted so that it fits under the Pola G10, a popular conversion.<br />
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</tbody></table>Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-46371377294887041452010-08-27T19:50:00.000-07:002010-08-27T19:50:55.138-07:00V 100 has arrived!!The new locomotive from Lenz (new for me) has arrived from Addie. The engine is big but beautiful. It is heavy and I love the detailing on it, it has some neat sound effects like the announcement in German that the train is departing. The sound is loud and I am trying to change the CV. In the little room I have it resonates quite a bit and is annoying after a while.<br />
It is pure joy to run, it creeps along when set on the shunting setting, F5, and pulls all the cars I have no problem.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcwo4VlRODYqkxFJJdebUOVtsZppV_DuihHePBciifnt3UXnPbWxVXPy2SUMY3oxPlz-gjssGh6SVdugB0ZiescbGpMwA2pMuaGiTL7CzCe3YOdzbU8nvr_lX27siseJGDl4mv9qZZ1z7/s1600/IMG_0478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcwo4VlRODYqkxFJJdebUOVtsZppV_DuihHePBciifnt3UXnPbWxVXPy2SUMY3oxPlz-gjssGh6SVdugB0ZiescbGpMwA2pMuaGiTL7CzCe3YOdzbU8nvr_lX27siseJGDl4mv9qZZ1z7/s320/IMG_0478.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also laid down all the track in the yard and in the fiddle yard as well. Unfortunatly, the DCC controled Right hand switches from Lenz are on backorder and have not yet arrived from the factory at the dealers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9jAewmTdXxpKNoF_an_KfrZ5I67mW2HvkgSb05t3t5o0AhphRtDNverEcGbdmT0glo19WdTPAcS-2o2htnq8cbyEQBzGjoNhhCPcSO24LBhz89W7wyzdrUbAJZJ7WZLDPikE8SxlpBif/s1600/IMG_0479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9jAewmTdXxpKNoF_an_KfrZ5I67mW2HvkgSb05t3t5o0AhphRtDNverEcGbdmT0glo19WdTPAcS-2o2htnq8cbyEQBzGjoNhhCPcSO24LBhz89W7wyzdrUbAJZJ7WZLDPikE8SxlpBif/s320/IMG_0479.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It starts looking more and more like a layout. I painted all the walls black so as to make it quite different from the layout. The track in the front is the programing track and the next job will be to hook it and the rest of the wiring up. I currently have only one pair of wires connected to the layout from the Lenz controller, but have decieded to add a few more as to make sure there is current to all track when ballasting and painting is done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-41955193548194303382010-07-22T11:39:00.000-07:002010-07-22T11:39:22.707-07:00The new digital turnouts from Lenz have arrived<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj5ulRvzeL8_NtHsh5EAuKVEeS0saZk-CjFQNRUaBr0iRrylaG_gV690k4KcYgfkuHmzm1wDr1cSc7IEloQI-RbR22dFrM4A2CAnd43LJCPYdl2XKEXqE2KXzLvBbiXjhMD6ZFGp1BoJ-/s1600/Gross-Geroldstein+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj5ulRvzeL8_NtHsh5EAuKVEeS0saZk-CjFQNRUaBr0iRrylaG_gV690k4KcYgfkuHmzm1wDr1cSc7IEloQI-RbR22dFrM4A2CAnd43LJCPYdl2XKEXqE2KXzLvBbiXjhMD6ZFGp1BoJ-/s320/Gross-Geroldstein+004.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu3I373cPAU5nRGhUECQg-z-kXiafUT4vtzYUl_D_a6Uz7s8w-blgkPnqwWyvn_BTF0tYjvGa7N77JHrIRuD0RkCmOTKxoZ8RWYv7kMKcZjzu5_gK041abE2lBANu8FpfScey6EovAEtD/s1600/Gross-Geroldstein+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu3I373cPAU5nRGhUECQg-z-kXiafUT4vtzYUl_D_a6Uz7s8w-blgkPnqwWyvn_BTF0tYjvGa7N77JHrIRuD0RkCmOTKxoZ8RWYv7kMKcZjzu5_gK041abE2lBANu8FpfScey6EovAEtD/s320/Gross-Geroldstein+003.JPG" /></a></div>I recieved only half of my ordered turnouts but have put them down temporary on to the pink foam desert. They work great and the light in the turnout indicators is an added bonus. I also got the double slip switch, but this was only available in manual configuration and I will have to add switch motors to it, or, if it becomes available within a reasonable time, exchange it for a digitized version. It works great and is a real space saver.Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-58489811473242058782010-07-22T11:32:00.000-07:002010-07-22T11:32:21.732-07:00Kaelble truckWhen I visited the Baggermodelle office at <a href="http://www.baggermodelle.net/">http://www.baggermodelle.net/</a> in Berne ( I am the translator for this <strong>must see</strong> magazin, I recieved a phantastic gift of this truck. In the past Deutsche Bundesbahn used a truck like this with a Culemeyer road roller to transport freight cars to factories without a track connection to the main line.<br />
see a picture at <a href="http://www.hs-merseburg.de/~nosske/EpocheII/zg/e2z_wcsr.html">http://www.hs-merseburg.de/~nosske/EpocheII/zg/e2z_wcsr.html</a><br />
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</div>the original advertising prospectus for the Deutsche Reichsbahn.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGHyDjMks4X3Nfs0YRrySGOVAc7yLgXSqucH7vJ1gdyMF_CufOUGoO8mCibjZVoE_6Z4evZRW5vEwgy7GAEa1VGCuDFmttSrI13AEcquvCKhIAa8shf_KAJe7uIYOQLqbFXy-J2qiO7TQ/s1600/Gross-Geroldstein+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGHyDjMks4X3Nfs0YRrySGOVAc7yLgXSqucH7vJ1gdyMF_CufOUGoO8mCibjZVoE_6Z4evZRW5vEwgy7GAEa1VGCuDFmttSrI13AEcquvCKhIAa8shf_KAJe7uIYOQLqbFXy-J2qiO7TQ/s320/Gross-Geroldstein+007.JPG" /></a>and from a different angle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a beautiful model. I have become a collector of diecast trucks and cars, to match the period I am modelling, the time between 1950 to 1962. This gives me a lot of leeway and some wonderfull models to collect, these give life to the layout.</div>Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-65104942874376024392010-07-22T11:22:00.000-07:002010-07-22T11:22:50.389-07:00New Thunder box has arrived<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm49tA4VPdNbHWvQYSeYx3HeDP2TIwuzWZu7O5QHSbHsvOVZ219nBFf5uzrODSpZvILynepngY8lw94eOqn-a4ZDtkhqyd1Tnl7zDHtFpoXn0gc3r_0KbQ9zrKlViD3BMakkOP_NASvxa/s1600/Gross-Geroldstein+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm49tA4VPdNbHWvQYSeYx3HeDP2TIwuzWZu7O5QHSbHsvOVZ219nBFf5uzrODSpZvILynepngY8lw94eOqn-a4ZDtkhqyd1Tnl7zDHtFpoXn0gc3r_0KbQ9zrKlViD3BMakkOP_NASvxa/s320/Gross-Geroldstein+001.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a great addition to my fleet!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YMETtAAAFdMDbItTV4DEvHM-5PhEz53-_R-2D5zMrtSEJAHTXrtJmYSPTryBsoWJqfG1yVdeDXITsh5CPV4V2PEBovsgm_dxpjPi1ODdeFF3OpHIefXdFm-DNaDiORziRtwzMVLjFcoi/s1600/Gross-Geroldstein+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YMETtAAAFdMDbItTV4DEvHM-5PhEz53-_R-2D5zMrtSEJAHTXrtJmYSPTryBsoWJqfG1yVdeDXITsh5CPV4V2PEBovsgm_dxpjPi1ODdeFF3OpHIefXdFm-DNaDiORziRtwzMVLjFcoi/s320/Gross-Geroldstein+002.JPG" /></a></div>Just before my trip to Switzerland the new Thunderbox or Donnerbuechse from Lenz arrived in the parcel from Addie Modelle. I love the detail and the quality. It has a decoder build in and lights inside the passenger compartment and also outside above the doors.Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-31994383362919044962010-06-23T20:08:00.003-07:002010-06-23T20:08:27.699-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNyhEN-4RywkzygKpAVHRA4dkauyueUlNFZzWPqN5E2xeJgsa7pAx_7ZTMwpKA2Qfs5so8gFevsBEZ7klO4mjikUvJfq9s2d-hyvzR36tx_sxQfCeFdmXhfJcXSDo2Ruf20eh1fFH82PZ/s1600/Royal+Oak+Laude+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNyhEN-4RywkzygKpAVHRA4dkauyueUlNFZzWPqN5E2xeJgsa7pAx_7ZTMwpKA2Qfs5so8gFevsBEZ7klO4mjikUvJfq9s2d-hyvzR36tx_sxQfCeFdmXhfJcXSDo2Ruf20eh1fFH82PZ/s320/Royal+Oak+Laude+109.JPG" /></a></div>Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-57192110273356618272010-06-23T20:07:00.000-07:002010-06-27T20:02:17.450-07:00PInk foam desert and fiddle yard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqptM6x3ycENgKuV8y4VvjqqUVDXC8DWP5_j5hwoaKw8Ht4hTv_P6VzbZta8fdfvLWG2Z2uktvoY9fzxAkz_H78Y8N3V7PJ8i849uPwRUWsFREBFbjw8D_SBYDJLYLFVwnda5WZpmjEr3o/s1600/Royal+Oak+Laude+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqptM6x3ycENgKuV8y4VvjqqUVDXC8DWP5_j5hwoaKw8Ht4hTv_P6VzbZta8fdfvLWG2Z2uktvoY9fzxAkz_H78Y8N3V7PJ8i849uPwRUWsFREBFbjw8D_SBYDJLYLFVwnda5WZpmjEr3o/s320/Royal+Oak+Laude+110.JPG" /></a></div>Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-12510280412323702382010-06-23T20:00:00.000-07:002010-06-23T20:00:41.023-07:00Getting on with constructionIt has been a while and I made some progress, however I am still waiting for more track and switches to arrive. I have been hooking up all the Lenz DCC boxes around the layout and discovered that I made the holes slightly larger then I wanted. I will have to wait until I am back from holidays to figure out a way to correct this. For now it is loads of fun plugging in the controler and then unplugging it and walking across the isle and re-plugging it at the station, while the train chugs along.<br />
I cut and got the fiddle yard sliding piece of wood ready. It will run on two aluminium corner channels and just slide along. <br />
It will need more work, but with the party on the weekend and me flying out on July 1st I doubt I can finish it on time.<br />
SO, more waiting for the fall and the main construction season and then tracklaying will commence in earnest.Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-78217826958062868812010-06-12T16:09:00.000-07:002010-06-12T16:09:25.116-07:00Here is the plan with some english descriptions. At the moment I am working on adding backdrop panels and pink foam sub road bed. Still waiting for my flex track and some more cars. Two of the dcc turnouts have arrived and are awaiting installing. Without the double slip at the yard throat I can not beginn track laying.<br />
Then I will post some more pictures.Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-43369608177485332432010-05-22T16:26:00.001-07:002010-05-22T16:31:11.061-07:00I spent the better part of an hour scraping the old cork of the plywood, to see if it could be salvaged. I now have some skin of my old knuckles. Facit: New Plywood tops with 1/2 inch pink foam as a subroad bed and then Woodlands Scenic Roadbed instead of the cork. I have been using this product on my N scale layout previously and it works like a charm.<br /><br />I have permission from Mark Stutz to use his plan for my Layout. If you can speak German you can follow it on my links site under Schnellenkamp/Forum.<br />I will have to "tweek" it a bit since one wall of my layout does not have the window as shown in the plan.Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990056878516916300.post-54941800947590234132010-05-17T15:19:00.000-07:002010-05-17T15:30:23.639-07:00In the beginning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkVTm-ZH30o_vCwcsHUgk2sgiWOrN-g4O2gF6rx7klIJpHw9TetEaRQ1bzAgBfI0MQ7__S6B8iIzmmDzPWW277u8Hx2fmaG6yhGLGx3FXnnRXKvdEXaWLDFcfj0x1rQkt6eS_1IneNrPd/s1600/IMG_0120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472369354147131538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkVTm-ZH30o_vCwcsHUgk2sgiWOrN-g4O2gF6rx7klIJpHw9TetEaRQ1bzAgBfI0MQ7__S6B8iIzmmDzPWW277u8Hx2fmaG6yhGLGx3FXnnRXKvdEXaWLDFcfj0x1rQkt6eS_1IneNrPd/s320/IMG_0120.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEUVd0khHTu1c2fu922sUl3499k31ezWU4Q27FOwuyA7z7K9LHbriMRCC0wHjDX-o7lYvf0u9J-VMkHCnyXq25OYxgzIm2hJYBrPphMC1DyA8VCEBiWj0b7Gba4wshgUk4bF8UCRCdWxW/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472369350151204818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEUVd0khHTu1c2fu922sUl3499k31ezWU4Q27FOwuyA7z7K9LHbriMRCC0wHjDX-o7lYvf0u9J-VMkHCnyXq25OYxgzIm2hJYBrPphMC1DyA8VCEBiWj0b7Gba4wshgUk4bF8UCRCdWxW/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitoDU9-5KClc9d6POe2cDCSZgXgQlpEgQxEGV7goKXQQrTDy20ZtR0RbqvZYEbNwMFjxxgyKCrS8ivPr1pCxNdik7SM195opWqGicFu2i93on3jOs-k1aYvxe7oNK6dIgecf709jksvqU/s1600/IMG_0122.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472369342241280914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitoDU9-5KClc9d6POe2cDCSZgXgQlpEgQxEGV7goKXQQrTDy20ZtR0RbqvZYEbNwMFjxxgyKCrS8ivPr1pCxNdik7SM195opWqGicFu2i93on3jOs-k1aYvxe7oNK6dIgecf709jksvqU/s320/IMG_0122.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>May 17, 2010</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>I decided to abandon my On30 layout see above, and start allover again with my Lenz O scale set that arrived in the mail last week. I have been playing with it and it is fabulous and I am impressed by the quality and workmanship. </div><div>The remote uncoupling is a nice bonus feature.</div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div>Lenz O Grossgeroldstein layout bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684800454691135114noreply@blogger.com0