Cochemer Bahn

Torturm in Chatenois

Kibri B-8470 (Set B-8480) | February 2025 | A gift from my dealer

3.1 ~ Preview

For sharing one of my pictures of the KM1 Württemberg C to be put on his company car, my dealer gave me this Kibri Kit as a down payment.

It brought me back to the days that I made these kit as a youth while running trains on my dad's layout. You can see them in the background.

Around 1990

The set B-8480 contains 4 separate boxes, known as B-8470 to B-8476:

26.2.2025

The models from my youth found a new spot in the Old Town of my layout-to-be: the Cochemer Bahn.

1992

1997

Finally, these buildings were upgraded several times in the good old fashioned ways (see Chapter 1.1)... but yet not to today's CB-standards!

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12.4.2019

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3.2 ~ Torturm | History of the original Torturm of Chatenois (France)

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1.3 ~ The model | Opus 2.0

Originally three of these towers were added to Cochem Town, derived from my father's layout.

However. one of them was replaced by the Klingentorturm in 2020.

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3.3.1 ~ Painting

It's always a treat to put your pen on a blank sheet of paper and write the first words of a beautiful story.

For this tower I was pretty reluctant how it would look. It took mt several weeks to finish it, and still...

13.3.2025

As a basic layer I used slate, since I have plenty of it's in accordance to most ancient buildings.

However, it is those small variations that make it so attractive to make something beautiful out of a building.

Like blue shutters or ivory white of the half-timbering, similar to the Storchenturm...

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For the timber of the half-timbering I wanted something different this time, something dark green against black.

However, when mixing it, a slightly different shade emerged than expected. That also makes it special...

29.3.2025

For the cast iron windows - which are very popular in Cochem - semi-gloss black was used.

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From my last stash, a piece of mesh to keep bats and birds out of the tower...

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The next day...

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3.4 ~ Constructing

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The next day...

The large gaps between the two types of stone bothered me. Typical Kibri, Faller would have made that much more suitable.
Therefore (for the first time!) putty or kneadable wood was used.

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One week later...

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It's taking shape more and more...

The stork's nest is both painted and covered with grass.

More dry white and thinned lasur on/in the putty...

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The next day, I got an idea

22.4.2025

To prevent the lamp from being seen through the windows, I placed it higher

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Finally...

Hiding the broken tiles with some wood... a proven method

A few more strokes of paint here and there, and... finished!

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Last update: 26.4.2025