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Latest News:
May17, 2023 My Brawa 02 006 (DRG) arrived...
Brawa 40963 | 19.5.2023
April 26, 2023 Starting Schalthaus Zernez, the 2nd kit. See: Chapter 3 of the Rheinstrecke-Journal.
"Die Verwandlung eines Serienbausatzes zum Unikat ist dir wiedereinmal hervorragend gelungen." (Friedl Güth on FB)
April 21, 2023 - Dortmund Intermodellbau 2023 Meeting people (Adler), some serious handshaking (Faller) and a photoshoot (Märklin). See the special page Dortmund 2023
Dortmund Westfalenhalle, 21.4.2023
April 18, 2023 Next to the Cochemer Bahn, a freshly new chapter will be written: D i e R h e i n s t r e c k e
April 14-16, 2023 The Pulverturm got additional wiring and a cartboard square. Read more in Chapter 32.6.
April 8, 2023 Cobblestones aririved at my stead! The Schoss Cochem Adventure continues...
April 2, 2023 While Schloss Cochem stood aimlessly on the layout for months after finishing, awaiting Jimmy's cobblestone squares, I wanted to temporarily remove it during this weekend, because I can expect Jimmy's shipment any moment now. However, when lifting the south side, I heard a creak on the north side. Both guardhouses had come loose from the building along with the stairs. I've always had an awkward feeling towards those two houses. The scale looks more TT than H0. So, I've decided to remove them anyway. Because of the glue traces I sanded, primed and weathered this side of the stairs again. I found a fitting door and in effect this is just what I was looking for at this spot.
March 18 The Lindau Townhall finally got a statue at the front facade. Taken from the Faller set 151634...
March 18 Thanks to Mirko Kütbach, my Milchwagen (Brawa 48667) now carries the proper shields "MIilchwagen". Never released by Brawa as such (although announced with black ones), we discussed this omission on FB, and Mirko spontaneously offered them to me! Hut ab.
March 18 Small photoshoot at my dealer's with f.i. the 2nd Märklin Insider Locomotiv 2022, E 71 26:
Märklin 39771
... and some purchases
Roco 76774
Brawa 48039
Brawa 48043
March 16 I was finally able to write an important chapter in the Cochemer Bahn's History: About Cobbelstones
March 10 New Era 1b Bavarian purchase, be it probably not prototypical: Schwapp, der gute Fliegenfänger ( Brawa 49750, LE 2018)
March 9 A new skyline is developing in the West...
March 8 The Pulverturm was finished today. The cross on the spire will be positioned when the Turm is positioned on the Cochemer Bahn. Read the story of construction in Chapter 32 of the Journal.
February 22, 2023 Today, Shipment 4 arrived, including Pulverturm, Schildturm mit Wehrgang, Wehrtürme and Altstadtmauer. Schloss Cochem will be closed with this expansion. Read ore in Chapter 32.
February 18, 2023 This morning arrived (Shipment 3)... Weinpresse (Faller 180335)
February 2023 Bird's eye view...
February 14, 2023 - Valentine's Day
Last night I had a work meeting (per mail) with Faller at 11 p.m. to
post a message on Faller Instagram this week regarding the 'Tieren im
Wald' recently placed on the Cochemer Bahn. All credits to the Marketing Department. I can't mention their names, though, but that's not important here either.
14.2.2023
February 10, 2023 A call from Faller... the Pulverturm and other kits will be deliverd in three weeks. Besides, triggered by Chapter 31 ("Animals in the Forest "), Faller will release pictures of mine on their Instagram Account.
Another three weeks to go...
"No, I can not! I am busy. The fox and the weasel are coming..."
February 2023 The Renovation Journal is being... renovated, with a new and complete index.
January 28, 2023 This very afternoon I received the flyer News Q1/2023 from Adler Modelbahnmanufaktur Köln with (again) a picture of the CB on page 9.
January 27, 2023 Today, Brawa announced - as the very last Gerrman firms - the news 2023. For me, it will be a cheap year. Unlike Märklin and Roco, only Brawa has paid attention to the Era 1 collectors this year. A nice must have model is this brownish Milchwagen with attractive printing:
January 22, 2023 Gute Fahrt in die neuwe Woche...
January 21, 2023
Ever since Faller's set of forest animals with the orange-red fox caught
my eye, I knew I'd run it on the wall. "Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” Read more about the fox and other animals in Chapter 31.
January 18-21, 2023 Schratchbuilding a Vineyard Watchtower. Read more in Chapter 30.
January 15, 2023 Finishing the building of the West Tower, as well as completing the report, to be found in Chapter 29
January 5, 2023 Today I finished the WeinHof which I started as last year's module, needed to fill the final gap of the Cochemer Bahn Layout. The making of the WeinHof can be found in Chapter 28, whereas the previous Chapter 27 describes how I started the module with only one building.
December 3,1 2022 Faller's Weinhaus finished... the end of 2022!
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