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Satisfactory. -- Russ

As always: extremely impressive work.

Bernhard

In the meantime, a bracket has been mounted "underground" for the old scales, with which I can vary the installation depth before finally gluing it into the base board.

Alte Waage Lbg 97 (fspg2)



The road level is now 15.0 mm above the base board. This gives me a lot of leeway in terms of depth when designing the rest of the road level...

Alte Waage Lbg 98 (fspg2)



The first attempts to create a pavement similar to the original already look quite acceptable.

Alte Waage Lbg 100 (fspg2)



Alte Waage Lbg 101 (fspg2)



Alte Waage Lbg 102 (fspg2)



Inspired by the pictures of the Rammelsberg shown on June 8, I will try to make the surface very varied.
In addition to the cast ceramic bricks, asphalt, tar, wooden planks, concrete slabs, gully and manhole covers will hopefully provide an interesting variety.


Various fillings will also be seen between the rails in the road area.

Rammelsberg_Weichen in Straße_01 (fspg2)



I would have had to buy 3.5mm x 3.5mm brass L-profiles for the lateral boundary of this area... apart from the current price, I decided on a different solution.
Plates with two V-grooves were milled from some leftover brass plates. After annealing, the sheet metal bending machine was used again.

Biegemaschine (fspg2)


(Blechschneidemaschine mit selbstgebautem Einsatz zum Biegen von scharfen 90Grad Winkeln)


an_der_Kante_biegen (fspg2)



Unfortunately, the lateral protrusions had to be longer than the 3.5 mm required, otherwise I would not have been able to achieve a clean bend.

Begrenzungswinkel_01 (fspg2)



Once inserted as a test shows that the area between the rails and the plate still needs to be colored dark!

Begrenzungswinkel_02 (fspg2)



Unfortunately, the edge of some of the panels tore open during bending. In order not to exceed the exact outer width of 22.7mm, I milled a small Pertinax jig and was able to repair all parts quickly. (The rail spacing is 26.7mm - so I have 2.0mm between the rail and the limiting plate for the wheel flanges).

Begrenzungswinkel_03 (fspg2)



The remaining nine point setting levers were also fitted.

Montagelehre Weichenstellbock 01 (fspg2)



In addition to the sand bunker, there was also another sand storage area, which was bordered by wooden walls.
The only two pictures I have are taken at different times.

Originally, the crane stood on supports on the sloping bank. Here you can see the plank wall to the right of the three sand bunker supports.

Münzel_Kran_LEA_02 (fspg2)

Münzel-Kran_Lauenburg (Copyright W.Hinsch-LEA)


The following photo shows the sheet pile wall, which was probably built in 1959/60, from the water side.  The board wall, slightly tilted by the sand, makes a wonderful motif for a replica.

Münzelkran vom Wasser aus gesehen (fspg2)



The model replica of the sand pile will cover the edge of the two neighboring modules as a removable structure.

Sandhaufen-Gerippe_01 (fspg2)



The supports are 3.0mm x 4.0mm brass H-profiles, which are soldered into corresponding recesses milled with a 0.5mm milling cutter.

Hafenmodul_28 (fspg2)



The frame is milled from 5.0 mm HDF boards and can be completely lifted out later if the modules need to be moved.

Hafenmodul_29 (fspg2)


Hafenmodul_30 (fspg2)

And that is the awesome beauty of CAD. -- Russ

Hi gents
As I wrote in my other tread (https://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=3392.15) on my working desk there is always only on a single project. Though on my computer there are mulitple projects under development. Due to the hot wather in Europe I wasn't in the mood to work on my Centurion.
I therefore took up my work on the Austro-Hungarian 420 mm howitzer called «Küstenhaubitze M.14» where I am able to spend some night time (when it's colder) on my computer.
And I made some progress – or rather a re-start!   Instead of working on each segment (there are sixteen segments of the same basic layout but with different configurations) I created a new «mother» segment with all possible nuts, bolts and holes included.



Taking this as the starting point, I am able to add/subtract the details as desired. In last few days my progress was about the same as in the past half year. As they say: Work smarter not harder

What scale is the model? -- Russ

It's been a while since I last built a model—guess this one's going to take me a bit more time than usual...

Just wanted to share my progress on the Teching OHV 4-cylinder mini diesel engine kit. I've finished the main assembly of the model.

The precision of the metal parts and the working mechanism really make it feel like a tiny, real engine. I'm amazed how smoothly the pistons move when I turn the crank.

Here are some pics of the current build (see attachments). I still have some smaller details and final touches to add, but the core is all together.

Has anyone else built this kit or something similar? Would love to hear your tips or experiences! Also open to suggestions on what to tackle next.

Thanks for checking it out！

cheers.

That's a fantastic diorama—so much life packed into such a small space. The lighting and layering really sell the depth. Is the backdrop hand-painted or a photo?

Thank you, Russ! I will keep this a running project, still work to do. Some minor technical issues are to be resolved first, they now work against us in running the layout in the way it should be. After that I will give the scenery a minor boost with some updated grenery. I also will give the modules some fresh paint on the outside to give it a more 2025 look 

But I do it with much enthousiasm to keep Jacq's legacy alive.