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Only 72? You're still a kid! -- Russ

"Outstanding" falls way short of capturing how good this is, the research, design, modeling, engineering the assembly, everything is fantastic.

Awesomeness is not enough to explain what I am seeing!  Most impressive Volker.

Stuart

Russ,

thank you and yes, you're definitely right. A lot of work and a lot of time went into this. To put that into perspective: I did the toilet construction in January 2019, take a look here. And there were more things and some difficulties to come.

For the shower curtain, I chose and printed an Art Deco pattern. I was then able to curl the paper over a wooden stick after punching holes along the top edge to thread it onto the oval shower rod.



The bathroom window is framed by a curtain track with open curtains. Upper casements can be opened to provide better insights and at the same time to explain the open curtain.



And this is what it looks like from the opposite direction. Under the bathtub, there is a raised tiled surface with a surrounding border. I just need to connect the hose to the water heater, but that's quite fiddly, so we'll postpone it until everything is finally assembled. Speaking of assembly: the wall with the piping is inserted into the base plate. The cabinet on the left with the towels is attached to the wall with neodymium magnets. The same goes for the tiled panel with the bathtub glued to it, into which the drain pipe is inserted a few millimeters and firmly attached to the wall. The water heater is only glued to the stove plate underneath, not to the floor. A neodymium magnet, this one located in the coal chute, ensures a secure hold. The stovepipe is simply inserted into the wall. The shower curtain and shower rod, on the other hand, are attached to the ceiling. Got it?

















Cheers,
Volker

Hi Stuart,
Thank you very much for your comment.
The way I see it is that I am 72 years old, and I have so much to get out in the next 12 years,
As for the carnival ride, I still have all the pieces, but we will see .
Cheers

I find this part of the project nothing short of remarkable. It took a lot of work, it's full of exquisite detail, and it looks as real and perfect as is possible in 1:22.5 scale. -- Russ

Nothing wrong with that! -- Russ

I remembered the little switcher so I guess you'll have to finish it someday. Meanwhile the Delvenau section is coming along beautifully. -- Russ

@Russ

I reported on the small light railway locomotive here quite some time ago...  Click: here

I guess I'll have to do something more about that soon ;-)


Today, there is a little more to see from the Delvenau segment.

This is how it was planned:

Delvenau_Unterbau_03 (fspg2)


Delvenau_Unterbau_04 (fspg2)



Screenshots of the two outer sides, each 10,000 pixels wide, were printed on several A4 sheets of paper and glued together so that I obtained the respective outer lengths of the side walls.
These paper templates then served as a guide for the jigsaw.

Delvenau_Unterbau_05 (fspg2)



An attempt with a jigsaw blade, which caused the edges on the underside to tear, was not very convincing.

Stichsägeblätter_Verzahnung (fspg2)



Instead, I used a fine-toothed saw blade for metal. I had previously applied adhesive tape firmly to both sides of the cut edges, which allowed me to almost completely avoid tearing on the front.


I did the sawing in the workshop area to keep the module area as dust-free as possible.

Delvenau_Unterbau_06 (fspg2)



In the meantime, the segment has been repositioned at its destination:

Delvenau_Unterbau_07 (fspg2)


Delvenau_Unterbau_08 (fspg2)

Quote from: Stuart on December 15, 2025, 07:35:53 PMI'm flushed with envy at your exceptional modeling prowess. 
Stuart

To flush or not to flush, that is the question.

Quote from: Carlo on December 16, 2025, 05:36:42 AMAmazing! But what's with the two-toned toilet?
Carlo

Carlo,
this was an early 20th century design. It is a "Flachspül-Klosett Nr. 1034 B mit fugenlos eingelegten Sitzbacken aus Spezial-Holzmasse" (flat flush toilet No. 1034 B with seamlessly inserted seat panels made of special wood compound) by Villeroy & Boch company. I got some catalogue illustrations with measurements from the company to do the 3D file, but unfortunately I'm not allowed to show them. Obviously for some reasons the design hasn't been an endouring success.




Cheers,
Volker