Glad you like it.

Thank you.

Small update:

the corrugated wall sheets are now painted


Currently I am going to glue the windows with clear plastic.

Joerg - this really does get better and better

The sanitary facilities

I am glad you omit any further details....
It is really a very good looking structure and the offices looks scaring real.

Today I mounted my first self-made #6 frog from etched parts.

It works well.













Now I can order more parts for the rest of me turnouts.

some new progress pics of the turnout



more pics when the ballast is dry.

Hi Joerg

I've been reading through your thread and have to say I'm intrigued!

A great layout, sir.

I like the look of your track; may I ask which company makes the laminated 'frog'? I'm thinking Protostores (if I remember rightly). Also, I'm assuming you soldered it together: what temperature solder did you use, perhaps 145 degrees?

Finally, does your stock have standard rp25 wheels (I think that's standard HO anyway) and how smoothly does it traverse the crossing?

Apologies for all the questions but it all looks great.

jonte

No problem, jonte.

The frog is my own. I've drawn an etching mask for #6 code83 and code70 turnouts.



It is soldered but I can't say what temperature. I use solder paste, soldering fluid and a flame for soldering.

All layers are placed one above the other, clamped together and centered at their ends.


Yes, all my stock has RP25 wheels and the crossing works well.

one word about H0 scale wheels.
RP25 is only in the USA a standard. In Europe they use the NEM standards which allows higher wheel flanges and Märklin uses it's own standard again with higher wheel flanges.

At the end two pics of the ballested turnout

Hi Joerg and thanks for the prompt reply.

That's ingenious; looks the part and works well too

Perhaps you should consider offering them for sale. I reckon there could be quite a bit of interest as the relationship between frog and wing rails is probably the most difficult part of hand built track to get right and this looks a great solution. I think I'm right in saying that the hole in the square fret acts as a jig to keep each laminate in line with the others. Brilliant.

Thanks also for the info re the wheels. I seem to learn something new about HO gauge everyday!

Solder paste is something I'm eager to give a try; I believe that there's not so much cleaning up of excess solder later.

Good luck with the layout,

jonte

The shell of the factory building is almost done on the second segment.

Unfortunately one brick sheet is missing.

That's why there is still the big hole in the ground floor.

Coming along nicely, is the switcher in the top photo above the boxcar missing the hood?

Yes.

I needed its drive for my steeple cab. So I rebuild the trucks with freight car wheels. Now it is a 44to in repair.

Joerg, A very nice detail, a real kitbash.
Charlie

Definitely a cool detail, is it still functional?

No, it's only for display.

But it would be possible.

I'll use it to modell a small shop with a repair scene.