One of the highlights of my Loewenherz modules is the pedestrian underpass. The visitor side of the module is separated from the operator side by the main line. I wanted to bridge both sides with an underpass instead of a bridge over the tracks.

In my May article I wrote about some of the key challenges namely the available space and the module legs. I built a few prototypes to test the design of the underpass as well as gauging where the obstacles could be. I setttled for a design which I like.

Underpass portal at operator side. Unimog street cleaner clearing any debris in the underpass (Foto: Jimmy Low (c))

Underpass at visitor side. Park service vehicles may access the pedestrian-only underpass (Foto: Jimmy Low (c))

Top view of the underpass without the underpass ceiling and the operator side portal (Foto: Jimmy Low (c))

It was fun creating individual cobblestones and weathering them with Vallejo Model Air acrylic colors. The end result was beyond my expectations.

With the right lighting effect, the cobblestones reflects the sun.