Good luck! I didn't know that Marklins wasn't prototypical. However, I look forward to seeing your progress photos if possible.
Stephen(USA)

Hi all,

well , here is my first update. The first thing I wanted is the inspection tunnel that these turntables are equipped with. It is accessible from the side and allow crew to do maintenance jobs <u>under</u> the bridge.

The result is seen here :



What do you think ? Indeed, the contour of the future wall looks kind of bizarre to me: too many ups and downs

My hesitation took the final turn : the middle rail had to go. More work ! If you mill it out, the centre part will come apart, so I made a supporting 'ring' structure from some recuperation plastic (looks like wood, but it is plastic !). I used the hot glue gun, as well as screw to fit it firmly. See picture :



Then, and only then, the middle rail could be milled out. Result :



Now, this leaves a hill-like landscape in the pit.... Putting styrene plates (thanks Pierre for the tip !) was not possible now, since the damn driving motor hangs too deep in the pit. I wanted to keep it - saw some other guys switching to a Roco motor drive that drives the bridge from underneath. To me, this looks too much out of the way, and I invested in the digital control system. So I had to stay with the original drive.

Only solution : further milling the landscape out, as flat as possible. I took of 2,5 mm. More is too dangerous for my system of fixture - if someone is interested, I can provide a tip for doing better.

See pic.



Now, I think we can add the plates to mimic the concrete. But that is a story for later...

Hope you enjoyed the pics...

Cheers,

Bob

Brave man!!!!!!!
wish you success

Very risky decision.I hope the result will be nice.

Great work, Bob ! Congratulations !

Which tools do you use ? You look to be perfectly equipped !

Pierre.

Dremel maybe?

Thanks for the link, Bob. I didn't know this tool manufacturer previously. If I had room enough, I would buy the Mill/Drill System BFW 40/E as well as a small lathe.

BTW, where do you live in Belgium ?

Pierre.

Hi friends. I have found this, sorry only in Danish; but on page 17-18 you can se a detailed drawing
on how a prototypical turntable i Denmark looked in year 1900:

http://www.modelbanetekn...k/bog/sporlaere-1900.pdf

Per.

Hi all !

Thanks for the comments guys !

Pierre, it is indeed the BFW40 that I am using. Guess what : it costed me 300 Euros (excl VAT). Real value for money !!

Per : loved the drawing you provided. It is not exactly the same style as the german type, but it comes close. Note indeed the split nature of the bridge !

Coming back to my project, here are a few pics of my recent work :

general overview picture of the first paint work. The pit is naked, but smoothed with filler. Not bad maybe, but still slightly 'hilly'



Today, I have been working on the groove, and the cover sheet for the pit. I tried further painting work, but am not very satisfied with it. Two tones to choose from gentlemen : top or bottom(gray) I probably will go for an even deeper gray tone.... stil not sure



Note I had to trim the edge border profile (see gray Tamiya filler zone) since that damn motor hangs so deep in the pit, it hit the corner of the groove, despite all my efforts to avoid that.... Anyway, I will use it as a realistic effect - I'll see..

Finally a pic on first assembly trial. I cut down the railings too. Did anyone notice ? It took me a full evening to do both, but I am not fully satisfied : difficult to cut them down in a straight way (use a sharp knife, since I fear a mechanic tool will sollicit too much vibrations for the structure to survive). I have to further think on that. I ordered brass profiles to prepare myself...




All the best,

yours,

Bob

Looks very good!

Really great!!!!
Can't wait to see it done.

Bob: Excellent job - congratulations [:p] !!!

Really nice job, Bob !

The most difficult is now behind you.

Congratulations.

Pierre.

Hi Bob

Nice job - looks really great.

Just on the Proxxon stuff - I get all my stuff from:
http://www.sell-it-easy....103f1d4d&cp_tpl=5501

Really great service and good prices. They also have some other interesting tools and things.

Hi all,

more rapid than I thought, but here are two more pics of the pit wall: nothing more than a plastic-card ribbon (0.3 mm thick) painted in gray and rust now hides the ugly slots. Only the gearteeth have to remain[:(]. Well, anyway, I am happy with the overall effect.





Here, the entrance of the maintanance groove can be fully seen (Blitz light excagerates the illumination effect of course)

Thanks folks for the praise I'm not finished yet..

Bye for now,

Bob

Photos of the turntable in Randers, Denmark can be found here:
http://server6.theimageh...N2106.JPG&album=9944
http://server6.theimageh...N2107.JPG&album=9944
Looks much like what you made.
But i hope yours isn't as noisy, almost wished i brought earplugs.

Mixed photos from my day in Randers http://server6.theimageh...com/album.php?album=9944

Hi friends,

Thanks for all the support. I spent the four last days on finishing my turntable, so for me this is the final report on this particular job.

As mentioned earlier, I was not entirely happy with the original Marklin/Fleischman handrails. I tried to cut them down, but I succeeded only with doubtful results. So I to make a hairraising decision: to make my own handrails. I ordered L brass profiles (1x1 mm), and received them a few days ago. My plan could take shape now [:p].

Here is a pic of the frame building :



One day later, the railings got finished too. Note here that at this point I still wanted to use the original pieces with the stairs, in view of the difficulty to produce them.




But the combination of the rough rails with the fine scaled home made ones was too much for my heart. I decided to go for the full job:






The full bridge with the brass rails. Nice, isn't it ? A pitty we cannot leave it like that... [}:)]




One major point of attention was the driver's house. I put two guys in there, that keeps company alife , put a heater, and some extra levers. I - of course, cut away the extra window in the roof (it was only used when working with overwire electric locos, to see if the pantograph was down when starting the turntable - so of no use in a steam only operation mode). A risky thing was to cut the door out of its support, and I added two suspension wheels and a rail to make it a sliding door (as with the prototype). I am happy with the result - though not perfect - It looks great to me.






I like small details, like the chap that left his bag outside the cabin. Hope he will no forget it when he is finished with his gossip conversation .

A final view of the built-in bridge ! And, it still works (use a digital drive, works marvelous). Case closed.





Now, the coaling bunker is waiting ....

Cheers,

Bob

Really magnificent, Bob. Thank you for sharing it here.
Bruce

Simply amazing - thanks for sharing the pictures Bob..

Wow!!!!!!
Great!!!!!

Yes, truly great job Bob! I'm looking at my own TT (still boxed) with a different look now..... Considering some copy now, as I did before with the ashpit....

Luis

Bob

great work it really looks good.



cant wait to see that coal bunker




kiwi