In April, I conceptualised a railway-themed park (note: not a sense of an amusement park filled with roller-coasters and other attractions) (read here for history of Loewenherz Railway Park in Bad Niedrigsrode). The centre of attractions on this railway park is permanent and revolving locomotive and rolling stock exhibitions from all over the world. What is visible on my module are 3 plinths to hold these exhibits. Whilst working on the second segment of the Loewenherz module, I work on other pieces that make up the key elements of the park. Amongst them, the 3 plinths. After 2 months I … Continue reading Ready for 40th Anniversary Loewenherz

Loewenherz has 3 plinths for hold permanent and revolving exhibitions from around the world. I created 3 with various materials – 3mm cork and 10m plywood and used various techniques to create sandstone and concrete feel. In addition, I did not want to use just wooden sleepers. So I bought a piece of Roco flex track with concrete sleepers. Overall, the 3 plinths look great and I am happy with the results. Unfortunately, Märklin does not produce Märklin K-track with concrete sleepers; hence, I chose Roco flex track. The first step is to remove the plastic shine on the concrete … Continue reading Different Strokes for Different Folks

Since my last post “Building H0 Plinths for Exhibitions“, I am have been working on my module construction. Between module constructions, I use my spare time – mostly after work – to do other DIY projects, which are fillers for my Loewenherz module. This time, I added ballast on the stone plinth and tested the effect. I used Wolfgang Tschunkert‘s ballast and granite 0.5-1.0mm granularity, a mix ratio 2 : 1. When you add the mixture of water and glue on the ballast, unfortunately it will turn the grey ballast black. I did not like this effect. This “blacken” effect … Continue reading Achieving Realistic, Weathered Track on Plinth

The main tracks cut across the railway park; thus, separating the viewing platform from the rest of the park. One option is an overhead bridge across the tracks. Or you can go underneath. I chose to go underneath. Challenges with Going Underneath Going underneath presents a few challenges for me as you can see from this contour drawing. Prototyping the Pedestrian Tunnel Design Parkett floor laminations 3mm allowed me to test my design. This one is 280mm long and 80mm wide. I hanged the prototype on the side of the end module template and marked any changes I wanted. My … Continue reading Prototyping a Pedestrian Tunnel for Park Connection