ThomasI

The last curve and then a first circle would be finished.

There's news from my bridge. eBay Global Shipping delivered these to Canada. And instead of bringing it back and delivering it to me, ebay stubbornly stood up to the seller and lied to me. The seller has now had it transported back from Canada at his own expense and will now forward it to me. And then we will try to get our money back from ebay.

Material replenishment has arrived.

Do you have plans for such bridges that you can use as a guide for your construction?

At least my retailer didn't screw it up. Auscision Models wrote to me that the demand was unexpectedly high due to the pandemic while production was not running at full speed during the pandemic. That's why orders had to be canceled. I hope Auscision Models do a re-run at some point. Regards Thomas

😕😟 Great, after the bridge now the next disappointment. My local retailer just informed me that they canceled my pre-order for the Indian Pacific because the items I ordered were not delivered to them by Auscision Models. It is now listed as sold out on the Auscision Models website. Now I have two NSWGR Class 86 but no train. 😭

Hello Barry! Here is a link: https://www.ebay.de/itm/M1910-Truss-Bridge-HO-GA-Kit-Sofortkauf-325-00-/265069708888?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292R Regards Thomas

Hello Mick, hello Tony et all! To be honest, the windows are only in the room so that the people who will live in the house after me can do something different with the room. There comes the background scenery in front of it. Yes, my layout is controlled by DCC and I also have quite a few locomotives with sound. The main tracks in my stabling yard have a minimum lenght of 5150mm. To my annoyance, eBay Global Shipping Program managed to SLURRY my big bridge (see picture) on the way out of the US. And instead of looking for it now, they want to

Stabling yard # 2 is finished so far, only the last points still have to be connected to the (still missing) decoder. And then next to # 2 there will also be the stabling yard # 3, which will have 9 tracks with a usable length of about 1500mm for push-pull trains and railcars. But two points are still missing for the beginning with #3.

The term fiddle as a noun translates in German to Fiedel or Geige that means violin. To fiddle on the other side translates to "fiedeln" what means 'to play the violin' and to "fummeln" what means 'to fumble' but also 'to grope'. So fiddle yard in German would be Fummelbahnhof. But because this can also be understood as 'grope yard' 😬, i.e. it is very ambiguous in German, the English term is used.

But fiddle yard ist also used in German and means there a place were you remove or add locos or cars from or to a train. In a stabling yard you do not 'fiddle' with your trains, often that is not possible there.

It is also wet and cool in Germany again. ☹️ But I think I found the best translation for 'Schattenbahnhof' now, stabling yard or invisible stabling yard seems most correct. Regards Thomas

My aerated blocks are rather badly weathered. Some of them are simply crumbled. Others, however, show no damage. My impression is that the better the water and snow drained off the blocks, the better they hold.

Has your new place enough space (indoor and outdoor) for a new layout?

I had also some losses with aerated blocks over the winter.