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6.11.2008
Good day Frits..
It is a great pleasure for me to write to you...
I discovered your incredible web site by accident? and since my discovery, I have spent many solid hours soaking up the atmosphere and the many wonderful Photographs, which are to be highly commended!
I can honestly say ,yours is probably the best Railway Web Site I have ever had the privilege of viewing, and you and your friends deserve a great deal of praise.
I nearly forgot. I must briefly introduce myself. I am English, but have lived happily in Norway for several years. I married a Viking! My passion for railways started very early, growing up near a main line in Yorkshire, Northern England..
I am now 52 and the passion is stronger than ever regrettably my body is not and due to many factors not least long term ill health any thought of modeling as had to remain a dream... and after many false starts and an inability to make my mind up? it is only now in recent months that i finally started to put together a collection of European H0 locomotives & stock. They sit in my display cabinet and give me a great deal of warm pleasure...
I have quite a few Brawa items (I love Brawa) and a few from Trix, Roco etc. Only 5 locos at the moment, everything is German era 1&2 some Wurttemberg, Bayern etc. Actually I have come a very long way in a very short time.
I do not know if I will ever have a layout.
Hopefully one day... but for the moment i collect what i can when I can as I do not work, it is not easy. my wife Jo is a Teacher and she puts up with my fanatical passion for model railways! With good humor.
There are about a 1000+ questions I would love to ask you, Frits, but I do not wish to take up your valuable time...
Only to ask you a specific question if I may. I love Railway Cranes. I can not begin to express how much. Whilst viewing your wonderful pages, I came across the crane sets from Trix Number T21250 & 23517.
Can I please ask if you know anyone/anywhere I could purchase one of these wonderful sets? I am aware it is most difficult.
But I would be overjoyed if I could own one of the lovely sets there was another item in the Bavarian Loads section of your site, which fascinated me, after reading your glowing description, it was item number T23518 wagon from 1990.
Anyway my friend I have taken up enough of your modeling time. All the very best to you, look forward to hearing from you.
Kindest regards
Steve Sylvester
Kristiansand, Norway
7.10.2008
Dear Fritz,
Your Cochemer Bahn is an amazing work of art. Absolutely
fabulous!
It is one of my absolute favorite model railways and is mainly responsible for my decision to switch from modeling America's Southern Pacific to Bavaria Epoche I.
Thank you for posting so many pictures. Each one tells a
delightful story. You can never have too many!
One thing I would like to suggest is an overview
picture.
Rogier Donker took one at an angle but it is too small
to see very much.
Kind regards,
John Hickson
5.10.2008
On 5.11.2008 Jim Thompson wrote on WorldRailFans:
Frits,
I have been away for a while (family matters
) , but
what a way to return to the fold! I suppose some may
wonder why you photograph these lovelies in a "studio"
environment rather than on the Cochemer Bahn (we may
even have discussed this before), but there is a
singleness of purpose in the way you have so
(superlative missing - I am at a loss for words)
presented these loks that... I have lost the delicate
thread of my tapestry here, but I hope you get the drift
of what I am trying to say in my own stumbling way. Your
presentation is stunning as usual.
The IVh is a marvelous example of the modellers' art to
begin with and then to add those few touches of details
makes it glow.
Peace,
Jim
30.8.2008
John Hickson wrote on http://www.worldrailfans.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7480&p=79564#p79564:
This is truly a fantastic work. Very inspiring!
David Ingram-Seal replied
I'll second that! Exceptional photographs
of exceptional modeling. Inspirational! I hope my
efforts can come close.
In awe,
David
20.7.2008
Ich muss schon sagen, das ist bei weitem die schönste Modellbahn Seiten die zur Zeit von einen Privatmann gezeigt wird,
ich gratuliere für diese schöne Arbeit, ich wünsche mir weiterhin eine Aktualisierung der LOKS dann ist die beste Seite schlecht hin.
- Gratulation -
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Heinrich Roscher (Henry)
h.roscher@gcm-coating.com
28.6.2008
Frits wrote:
Hi Jim, I
started a large gallery set up at:
http://www.osterthun.com/2.Static/0.PictureBook.htm
How about it? Please give me your valuable comment.
Yours, Frits
Jim Thompson wrote:
Frits,
Wowsers!
That could become a great resource for many folks, even
beyond WorldRailFans! Almost a "Google"-Level search
resource.
It also looks like an amazing undertaking of which I am in awe!
If there was a way I could help you in this I would, but I think that the big pond out there is kind of 'in the way'.
While I (for myself) admire those who create Wikipedia pages as resources, I generally take most of those pages with a grain of salt.
And as there is little
or no guidance or administration on the page level, I would
not think that you would want to leave your hard work open
to editing by others.
So I am not sure how to spread the word except by...
just
telling everyone I know!!!
Thank you again for sharing the obvious love you have for
the hobby
Jim
15.05.2008
Dear Frits,
As I lay in bed in the early morning hours, sleepless for
some unknown reason, I decided to surf the cyberspace
looking for, and fantasizing about my new Marklin layout.
I have just completed a tour
down memory lane through your Cochemer Bahn website. I loved
your craftsmanship, your ideas, your art, and creativity.
But nothing had me prepared for the section “Tribute to my
father”!!!
You could have taken an old fashion carbon paper or, in
these days, used cut-and-paste, and change the names from
yours to mine, your country to mine (Greece),
and leave all the rest of your story as is. Your thoughts, your very words, your descriptions of imprinted memories, would have been identical to mine!
Even the age at which you begin to have your first memories of Märklin trains is the same as mine, although a bit much earlier chronologically since I am older than you!
I share the exact sentiments
and emotions... And you have brought tears to my eyes as I
say “been there... done that”, having seen my last layout
demolished just as yours after 15 years in my basement in a
house in USA.
But I did not have anyone to share the pieces with, no
brothers, no son to carry on the legend, the memories. And
so, I have decided that the old oily, torn green, blue and
reddish Märklin boxes must come out of the closet, opened and
let those familiar smells fill the nostrils once again and
revive childhood memories, and build one last layout for the
sake of old times and a tribute to my father...
Thank you for rekindling the dream, and all the best to you!
Regards,
Yannis Barbas
A fellow European model train lover
The link referred to can be
found
here.
12.05.2008
Dear Mr. Osterthun.
I' am model railroader and
living in Brazil.Your layout is very good, great.
Thank you for your tips on construction and modeling.
Could you send me the track plan of your layout?
Best regards,
José Luis Fernandes Pinto.
Brazil.
14.04.2008
Frits,
1. I found you website on Cochemer Bahn through my recent joining of the Wordrailfans and Germanrailfans web digests.
I am very impressed with the images of you modeling skills. I am interested in rebuilding a rail model.
I was planning to build a large model, but after viewing the detail in your Cochemer Bahn, I believe I will create a smaller design than I had originally planned.
This will reduce maintenance and allow for more time on the model.
I do have some questions.I was planning to use Micro Metakit
models of Bavarian branch line lokos such as D IV. I noticed
that your layout has very small radius. Are these radii shorter
than 600mm? How do the locomotives you so finely photograph
operate on such short radius turns? Do the larger locomotives
operate on the radii?
Does the short rise for all the levels make it difficult to
maintain the hidden track? Can the levels be lifted off?
The images are very good on the web site. It is almost like
looking at a history book. Do you have any details on the
front of the layout? The front right appears to be unused in
the layout photos. Have you added a spur line. There are no
photos of level one. Is the passing siding visible?
2. Your photos create a comfortable look to the layout.
The tunnel and switch back design appears to climb the hillside
to a quaint village and monastery.
Starting at the level assigned to the shadow station, there is a
passing siding at the front edge.
Is this you reference to a fake branch line? Is there more than
the siding at this location? Is the photo of “Einzelfahrt mit "Tuchersche"
Kühlwagen” at the shadow station level? Where did you source
those wonderful tunnel entrances?
Your “book” needs some of the classic photos one would see in
the history books.
Perhaps a school photo and a group posing in front of the
Rathaus. Perhaps a horse drawn Omnibus at the station for
travelers further from the village.
My interests are more focused on the Forestry industry is the
Bavarian Wald. I am attempting to create a small layout of Hoe
Schmalspurbahn which enters a main line siding with transfers to
a standard spur train cars. I was considering Spiegelau, but the
station is Huge and will be difficult to model. I have changed
my attention to Zwieselau, however this was not active until
1929. I prefer the KBayStsB Epoch I period. I am interested in
Epoch I because the forestry technology was very limited and
required oxen and manpower.
3. I like the theme of not putting the track up at the forward edge. Placing the forest provides a scenic transition. I am impressed with the layout and the photography. Keep up the great work.
Best Regards
Paul Franz
Shelburne, Vermont, USA
PS: I like the rolling stock list of available models from the
manufactures. This is a fantastic resource.
04.01.2008
NClight (webmaster) wrote on http://www.malezeljeznice.net/_forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=144&p=1409:
Cochemer Bahn
http://www.osterthun.com
- nezaobilazno! Fantastičan rad Fritza Osterhuhna. Ako ovo niste
vidjeli, propustili ste mnogo!
30.12.2007
Rogelio Pedraza of the Spanish website LCTM wrote these kind words about my site of the Class 05:
Hola a
todos:
Está claro que esas fotografías están hechas por un maestro. Por lo
menos desde mi punto de vista.
Hay que reconocer que las máquinas parecen incluso mejores que en
las fotografías de la propia Märklin.
Por otra parte el nivel de detalle se aprecia en toda su amplitud y
nos hacen pensar
que tenemos unos modelos incluso superiores a los
que tenemos en nuestro poder.
En fin todo un MAESTRO.
Un abrazo a
todos.
R. Pedraza
http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/LCTM/message/46195
Hola a todos, David
Gracias por el link el reportaje de Frits es sencillamente
fantastico, no solopor el modelo, que se lo merece,
las fotos para mi gusto
son muy buenas por iluminacion y muchas de ellas por el entorno y
por su calidad yo diria que estan realizadas con una muy, muy buena
maquina.
En fin a babear, que conste que yo he pedido si me pueden conseguir
una, para babear yo conmigo mismo en el garaje.
Saludos
Luis Carlos
http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/LCTM/message/46210
About the 01 147 LCTM wrote:
De nuevo el maestro Frits Osterthun nos deleita con sus fotografias de ensueño, en este caso ha preparado
un "especial" de la 01 147 marklin referencias 39010 y 39015.
Señores preparen los
baberos:
http://www.osterthun.com/4Einsatz/DB~01.147/DB~01.147.htm
Saludos
David Ariz-Navarreta
05.11.2007
Hello
I am VERY impressed by your model railroad! I think it is one of
the most beautiful layouts I have ever seen.
I really like your photos. They are beautiful to watch and they have a very nice atmosphere.
My favorite is the
abandoned part where a track almost covered by grass goes under
an old bridge that are blocked.
I wonder if you have a track plan available for your layout. I
would be very greatfull to see a track plan.
It's hard to visualize the whole layout when it's only close pictures.
I would also be happy
if you could send me an overview picture of the layout. A
picture that shows a big part, or the whole layout.
Anton Torstensson, Sweden
http://antontorstensson.110mb.com/index_eng.html
19.10.2007
Chris Manvell wrote these kinds words on his site:
The Cochemer Bahn – Frits Osterthun (in English)
Some spectacular photography, mainly of HO scale stock covering many Epochs, but including photographs of the Webmaster’s own railway. Frits has helped a lot by correcting many of my early (and not-so-early) locomotive identification errors. Thanks.
http://trains.manvell.org.uk/links.htm
9.10.2007
http://www.osterthun.com/4Einsatz/DB~05.003/DB~05.003.htm
En
LCTM@yahoogroups.com, "joserralonso" <joserralonso@...escribió:
¿Algún alma caritativa me puede decir donde se encuentran las fotos
del maestro Frits?
Gracias y salu
7.07.2007
Ovako to
rade u njemačkoj: Cochemer Bahn - K.Bay.St.B. EPI
http://www.osterthun.com/ djelo jednog čovjeka... H0 ali nakon
što ga vidite...
Nije to nemac nego
holandjanin, Frits Osterthun, znam ga sa jednog engleskog foruma:
http://www.worldrailfans.info/.
Osnivac tog foruma (i vlasnik) je John Oxlade i bavi se nemackim
zeleznicama svih epoha . Cak se ranije zvao
www.german-railways.com ali je morao promeniti ime zbog pravnih
razloga.
A sto se makete tice i standarda kojih se drzi, sto rece NCLight
pogledajte sami.
Pozdrav
Tino
http://www.railfan-belgrade.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=23390&sid=f0de69545f8ed2b52ec9dbb50aa888cb
10.06.2007
Chris Manvell, a very kind chap who kindly offered me all of his fine N-Scale pictures, wrote at his link to my site:
Some spectacular photography, mainly of HO scale stock covering many Epochs, but including photographs of the Webmaster’s own railway.
Frits has helped a lot by correcting many of my early (and not-so-early) locomotive identification errors. Thanks.
http://trains.manvell.org.uk/links.htm
06.06.2007
Página personal de Frits Osterthun
Modelista que se interesa por la época del vapor en alemania, y sus modelos en miniatura.
Su maqueta, The Cochemer Bahn es un dechado de
ejemplos a seguir.
http://personales.ya.com/iguadix/personal.html
22.03.2007
From Belgrado:
"Ovako to rade u njemačkoj: Cochemer Bahn - K.Bay.St.B. EP I http://www.osterthun.com/ djelo jednog čovjeka... H0 ali nakon što ga vidite..."
Nije to
nemac nego holandjanin, Frits Osterthun, znam ga sa jednog engleskog
foruma:
http://www.worldrailfans.info/.
Osnivac tog foruma (i vlasnik) je John Oxlade i bavi se nemackim
zeleznicama svih epoha . Cak se ranije zvao
www.german-railways.com ali je morao promeniti ime zbog pravnih
razloga.
A sto se makete tice i standarda kojih se drzi, sto rece NCLight
pogledajte sami.
Pozdrav
Tino
http://www.railfan-belgrade.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1370&sid=d72bee46fc1e07d2a5c1c5ae6a487c7f
03.02.2007
Hello Frits,
I have visited your wonderful website (which I accessed from the WRF *) site) over the past two days and found it to be very artistically laid out and attractive. Most of your photos are excellent. You have certainly tackled a big job in attempting to catalogue all those Epoch I and II models!
I collect and run Ep I and early-mid Ep II (to about 1935) articles in N-Spur. Here in the USA my collection is "in the wrong gauge, in the wrong era, and of the wrong country" - US railroaders are supposed to model HO-gauge Santa Fe trains of the 1950s, not N-gauge Prussian equipment of the WW I era! This is why I enjoy sites like yours and forums like WRF. I have been cataloguing the models that fit my area of interest. Some of the information I have compiled may help you complete your lists.
In addition, as part of my own attempt to catalogue N-spur loks, coaches, and wagons according to my areas of interest, I have compiled an extensive spreadsheet of such N-spur models, mostly of the major manufacturers. If you ever wish to expand your own listing of Epoche I and II coaches and wagons to cover N-Spur types, you might want to use it as a starting point.
I hope this will help you improve your excellent website.
Best regards,
Bill Devins
*) WRF = WorldRailFans
02.02.2007
Hello Frits:
I am a marklinist fan of your web page.
I am following in worldrailfans (WRF) you intention to make a digital photo archive of every model loco.
Regards
David Ariz-Navarreta
31.01.2007
Frits,
Sorry for the delayed response.... simply amazing. I would guess that the layout is about 4' x 10'.
The pictures on your website would lead someone to believe it could be as larger as 15' x 20'.
The two reverse loops in conjunction with the Märklin 3 rail system must work quite nicely.
I'm guessing the last photo is from the upper most section (branch line) with a dead end terminus.
I too will be working with very limited space.
Thanks once again for the inspiration and motivation to make something work regardless of the size of your room.
Your layout looks like it is also a lot of fun.
Thanks again,
15.01.2007
|
De hecho, el amigo Frits envió algunas fotos y consejos para mejorar nuestra sección "La Loco del Mes", entre ella esta estupenda P8 (39601,03,05,09). |
Fué un honor que el autor de una de las mejores páginas sobre
modelismo ferroviario, especialmente de época I, Frits Osthertun (
Hola,
Hace tiempo ya se citó en esta lista la mágnifica página de Frits Osterthun
"www.osterthun.com" sobre época I, incluyendo una de las mejores selecciones
de fotos que hayamos visto. Ahora el amigo Frits no felicita por nuestra
página, de la que dice sólo mira la fotos y los datos, ya que no entiende
nada de castellano.
Y nos envia una estupenda foto de la P8 37031, que he puesto en la sección
fotos, para que todos vean como domina este hombre el tema fotográfico.
Animo a todos a practicar con la
cámara y enviar sus obras maestras, a ver si nuestro sitio se nutre
mayoritariamente de material propio.
Saludos,
Gerardo Rivero,
San Fernando, Cádiz.
http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/LCTM/message/39601
See: http://www.lctm.info/index.htm
8.01.2007
Frits,
Jeff here from WRF.
You have a gorgeous layout and your pictures are wonderful.
I was wondering,... I didn't search your entire site, .... do you have a picture of your entire layout or more specifically your track plan?
I am always looking for new track plan ideas and there just aren't too many sites that have them.
I was fortunate enough to win a really good layout book from Fleischmann on eBay recently (Die Schönsten Fleischmann Anlagen).
I don't like to copy layouts, but I do take ideas and implement them into designs that I would like to use.
A couple of years ago, I owned a home that had a fairly large (almost dreamy) layout room.
Well the wife decided we should move and my room went from 16x13 to about 12x10.
The "dream" was shattered, but not the ability to have others....
The above mentioned book helped me come up with a fairly decent double mainline railway with a token yard, a sizeable branch line and an area for a turntable.
It is fairly tight, but it looks like I can keep a 2% grade AND use a minimal amount of R2 curves - sticking with mostly 3 and 4.
Anyway, your pictures were sooooo fantastic, I thought maybe you could add even more inspiration with your design.
I don't know if anyone has commented on this, but I especially like one of the first pictures on your site where there is a deer on an abandoned track with a bricked up overpass/tunnel entrance.
Very nice... a detail which few could afford, but adds a tremendous amount of realism.
Anyway, kindest regards from the other side of the Atlantic.
Hope you and yours had a great New Year and thanks again for the wonderful pictures that provide a tremendous amount of inspiration.
Jeff Smit
21.12.2006
Dear Frits,
Thanks for your kind words. I looked through your website and it is
wonderful. The Cochemer Bahn looks like very high quality modeling.
Yes, you are right. I modified and painted Fleischmann's T18 for the TCDD
3706.
I am sending you hi-res pictures at the Kemalpasa Enginehouse (Bahnbetriebswerk Kemalpasa).
Feel free to use on your website.
My condolences to you on the passing of your parents.
Don't worry about tearing down layouts, I also had to tear down my layout as well, I am moving and I need to move the layout.
I am sure you have heard of the bird "Phoenix", our layouts are the same,
they will rise again.
Let's keep in touch.
Best regards,
Derya
http://www.ferendeci.com/trains/
16.12.2006
I let Frits have copies of all my locomotive material as my
own Website was getting way, way behind, and his is really beautiful.
However, I have done a lot of work on my site recently, though I have a
massively long way to go (I haven't even thought about coaches and wagons,
etc.) but have sorted out the locomotive pages, along with railcars/MUs and,
partially, sets. (The latter are difficult because the thumbnails get a bit
out of hand, and each set requires up to ten images!) I just wish I had more
than a tiny Lima prebuilt oval to run it all on. (The time will come.)
I am much endebted to Frits for correcting my mistakes in identity or
typing, for pointing me in the direction of N-Modelle-Databanke which has
been an absolute boon.
His Website is just amazing with
superb photography.
Best wishes to all,
Chris Manvell
http://www.manvell.org.uk/personal/trains/index.htm
04.11.2006
Charles Winter's daughter, Katrina Webster, added these most kind words a day after:
1. My name is Katrina Webster, My father Charles Winter III, told me about your site and I just had to see for myself. He was not exaggerating, it is breathtaking. It is hard to look at the photographs and remember that they were not taken at the actual place- but are models-they are so life-like! You are truly one of the best artists I have ever seen. Between all four of my grandparents, I am part Norwegian, Swedish, & German. I bet to see your pictures would be like going home for them, truly marvelous.
The care and time you must have put into this is easy to see. I have parents that love railroading and the memories that go with that are precious. I cannot remember a Christmas with my father without a model train quietly swishing by on the tracks around the tree. You have truly made a beautiful memorial of your father and his legacy by continuing to make such beautiful artwork.
2. Dear Frits,
I saw the photographs depicting the dismantling of your fathers layout, I tried to respond but had technical difficulty. I agree with many of those who replied, that instead of deleting, you should make this a memorial to your father, maybe adding pictures of him building it, you all playing with it as children, working on it too? It would be a fitting memorial for such a talented man. Tomorrow I will attend All Saints Day church service to remember those who passed away Nov 1, 2005-Nov 1, 2006. I will light a candle in honor of your father.
It is so obvious in the pictures and in your words the pain you are feeling in your heart. I realized I was crying as I finished looking at the pictures and reading of your experiences. My stomach was in knots to see the pictures of the remains of the tracks. I am now at a loss for words...
I am sure many people feel the same way I do. I can see from the responses (and the countries they are from) that you have touched people from all over the world, your father would be so proud. Take care and take it a day at a time.
Sincerely,
Katrina Webster
03.11.2006
Charles Winter wrote:
I am
a recent member of WRF and have spent the last two days printing most of
your website. I took a pile of paper (approx 100 pages) to my local
office supply house (Staples) and had it bound with a spiral binding
into a book, which I will use as my standard when I begine my layout. I
have been collecting DB rolling stock for 35 years and have hundreds of
other kits, etc. (buildings, people, vehicles, animals, and so forth)
and plan to build a layout showing my own imaginary piece of Germany
from the 1950's. Your website is an inspiration to me, and I hope my
layout will look as good as yours someday. I don't expect it will ever
be quite finished, but I'm already 60 years old and am limited,
therefore, as to the amount of time I have to get something done that I
can pass on to my daughter, who also has the railroad modeling disease
(chuckle, chuckle). I plan to make the layout at least somewhat modular
so it can someday be moved without destroying it. Wish me luck, and I
thank you for your website.
Charles Winter
Williamsport, PA, USA
02.09.2006
Pete Mason wrote on his site, while linking to my homepage:
This
is not intended to be a page of endless links most of which will never get
viewed, I have selected a small number of suppliers who I have used and
been very happy with, also a number of homepages of inspiring or of unique
quality.
http://www.osterthun.com/
This
is a layout not to be missed whatever your interests, it's a big site and
well worth setting aside some time to view it, I won't spoil your fun by
trying to describe it, only needs saying that it is one of the finest
layouts you'll ever see.
http://www.petesproject.co.uk/layout/links.html
12.07.2006
Hola,
Hace tiempo ya se citó en esta lista la mágnifica página de Frits
Osterthun "www.osterthun.com" sobre época I, incluyendo una de las
mejores selecciones de fotos que hayamos visto. Ahora el amigo Frits no
felicita por nuestra página, de la que dice sólo mira la fotos y los
datos, ya que no entiende nada de castellano.
Y nos envia una estupenda foto de la P8 37031, que he puesto en la
sección fotos "http://es.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/LCTM/photos/view/c52e?b=14"
,
para que todos vean como domina este hombre el tema fotográfico.
Animo a todos a practicar con la cámara y enviar sus obras maestras, a
ver si nuestro sitio se nutre mayoritariamente de material propio.
Saludos,
Gerardo Rivero,
San Fernando, Cádiz.
12.07.2006
Ken Sooley (Ottawa, Canada) wrote on the WorldRailFans Forum:
I have to admit that I have nothing to add on the subject. Just wanted to use this as an opportunity to say that the quality of the layouts illustrated by forum members (in this case Jacq and Frits) never ceases to amaze me. The pictures are always inspirational... And it's nice to know that when I finally have the space for a real layout, I can count on the experienced members here for high quality advice.
http://www.worldrailfans.info/forum/viewtopic.php?p=72053
12.06.2006
LCTM (Spain) wrote:
Hola,
Hace tiempo ya se citó en esta lista la mágnifica página de Frits
Osterthun "www.osterthun.com" sobre época I, incluyendo una de las
mejores selecciones de fotos que hayamos visto. Ahora el amigo Frits no
felicita por nuestra página, de la que dice sólo mira la fotos y los
datos, ya que no entiende nada de castellano.
Y nos envia una estupenda foto de la P8 37031, que he puesto en la
sección fotos "http://es.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/LCTM/photos/view/c52e?b=14"
,
para que todos vean como domina este hombre el tema fotográfico.
Animo a todos a practicar con la cámara y enviar sus obras maestras, a
ver si nuestro sitio se nutre mayoritariamente de material propio.
Saludos,
Gerardo Rivero,
San Fernando, Cádiz.
http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/LCTM/message/39601
12.06.2006
Hola,
Cuando todos estamos en la tarea de construir nuestra maqueta, viendo la
página del sr. Osterthun resulta que hay ocasiones en que hay que hacer
lo contrario, destruirla. Tiene que ser triste acabar con una ilusión de
tantos años, pero la vida es implacable. La triste crónica en:
"http://www.worldrailfans.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8509&sid=73d257a88205492387\fe50635029f0a0"
Saludos,
Gerardo Rivero,
San Fernando, Cádiz.
http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/LCTM/message/39603
Pues sí, tiene que ser bastante triste, y más en el caso de esa cronica
por todo lo que conlleva. En mi caso durante mucho tiempo simplemente
montaba y desmontaba un tendido en suelo, despues por fin construi mi 1ª
maqueta, la actual es la 4ª, y cuando me he puesto a arrancar arboles, a
destruir alguna cosa sí es cierto que se siente pena, muchas ilusiones,
trabajo, esfuerzo desaparecen, pero es como lo del ave fenix que renace
de sus cenizas, volvemos a empezar, hemos aprendido cosas nuevas y
partimos de nuevo llenos de nuevas ideas.
Un abrazo
Antonio Martínez
http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/LCTM/message/39605
03.04.2006
Charles Winter (Williamsport, USA) wrote on WorldRailFans:
I have recently retired and am
planning building my lifelong dream layout in my basement. Frits'
memorial to his father has inspired me to try my utmost to construct
something for my children to enjoy. Unfortunately, of my three children,
only one daughter has caught the railroad modeling bug, and her two
children (boy 4, girl 2), but I hope to give them the kind of memories
Frits' father gave him and his brother. I have also learned something. I
plan to build modules, so the layout can be disassembled and moved
without destroying it. I thank you, Frits, for that
valuable lesson. I hadn't even thought of it until I saw your pictures.
Charles Winter
http://www.worldrailfans.info/forum/viewtopic.php?p=71281&highlight=#71281
24.03.2006
DGEG wrote about the Cochemer Bahn:
"Reines Genießen wenn man diese Leidenschaft mit einander teilen kann."
18.03.2006
Noticed:
Buenas, ne
nuevo.
Por cierto no hace mucho dije un enlace de una maqueta fabulosa (por modelos, ambiente y fotografía), ambientada en estos trenes.
El enlace
es
http://www.osterthun.com/, y hay que pinchar sobre la fotos,
hasta llegar a un menú ( poner resolución de 1024 x 768).
Saludos
CAvH
http://www.railwaymania.com/forumthread.asp?ch=3&th=100193
17.03.2006
Dear Mr. Osterthun
I checked out your web page because a friend of mine gave me your link.
Congratulations,
it is very well presented, organized and your layout is fantastic.
I
do not usually send out these remarks because I am the owner of a model
train shop in
Best Regards
Paulo Antunes
Av.
Miguel Bombarda lote 3, Loja B
2780-343 Sto Amaro de Oeiras
Portugal
comercial@comboioselectricos.com
16.03.2006
Hello,
my name is Luis Daniel
Lopes, I’m 25 years old and I live in
I’m a modeler in N-Gauge.
I must say that your work is a must!
You are a master on what you do.
You had put a lot in a
small layout.
Can I ask if it is possible to show a complete track plan, just to see what is possible to do in a small place?
Please, feel free to visit also my website at http://modelismo.luislopes.net
Many thanks.
Luis
24.02.2006
Found on the Länderbahn Forum 2006:
++ weiter in der Vorschau ist auf der Homepage die Tenderlok T 7 der KPEV, spätere BR 89.78 der DRG.
Eine weitere wunderbare und umfangreiche Homepage übrigens zum Thema Länderbahn und DRG ist
Frits Osterthuns "The Cochemer Bahn ..." http://www.osterthun.com/
See: http://www.lbforum.com/messe_2006.htm (at the remarks of DRG-Modell-Berlin)
04.02.2006
Hello Frits,
Surfing around for Märklin layout ideas, I came upon your website. A truly remarkable site! Congratulations.
Your work is a true inspiration. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of the world.
I am die-hard analogue operator, in the process of building a new layout, still using my original roll stock from the 1960s plus lots of new.
Regards,
John, Pittsburgh USA
30.1.2006
Hello Frits,
Thanks for writing to us and of course you are invited to visit the club when in Israel.
I'll be happy to send you directions as we are not far from Tel Aviv.
I've looked at your site, and it is impressive. Is all the work there yours?
I will forward your site address to all our members so they can take a look.
Don't hesitate to contact me for any information you may need.
Best regards,
Dan Plonsker
30.1.2006
Hallo Frits,
Congratulations for your website, very rich in contents and photos. Added to my favorites.
I’ll forward your address to my friends.
Best regards from Italy
Alberto Pedrini
13.1.2006
Hi Frits,
Many thanks for the enjoyment I get when I visit your website. I would
really like to actually see your layout one day.
Cheers,
Alan Rees