Alps-Danube-Adriatic: our guests "Gábor Baross Railway Model Club and Railway Fan Club"

We founded the Gábor Baross Club of Model Railways and the Railway Fan Club in 1990 to help and unite the work of model railways. Our goal is to popularize Hungarian railways. That's why every year in Veszprém we organized the "National Exhibition and Competition of Railway Modellers". Only model vehicles, buildings and railway modelers with models related to Hungarian railways could participate in this competition. In addition to railway models, we also exhibit historical railway documents, railway facilities, uniforms, children's drawings and materials from railway photo contests. We regularly celebrate the anniversaries of railways in the area.
Membership in our club has continuously changed over the years. We currently have members who are railway workers, students, retirees and those working in other walks of life.
Since the mid-1990s, we have started building railway models of a modular system, which can always be assembled according to the needs of the exhibition from elements made according to the same standard. Our club already has more than 70 meters of H0 scale elements. On the models, we operate only MÁV railway rolling stock models.

Since 1991, we have exhibited several times at international exhibitions of railway models according to the MOROP standard. Since 1995, we have regularly participated in the Solent Model Railway Group exhibitions in Southampton, England. This is where we came into contact with EUROTRACK, the European Association of Model Railway Clubs. At their invitation, we have already been to Coutances in France, Dordrecht in the Netherlands, Virton in Belgium, Verona in Italy and Aachen in Germany.

In 2005, we became official members of EUROTRACK. In 2006, with the participation of members of the association, we organized the exhibition EUROTRACK-2006 in Balatonfüred, Hungary. In 2015, on the occasion of our 25th anniversary, we once again invited the clubs of the Association to Hungary. From 2001 to 2006, we participated in the Mocaniţa-Cupa model railway exhibitions in our sister city Sepsiszentgyörgy, Romania.
In 2010, the municipality of Veszprém awarded our club the "Pro Civitate" award in recognition of our activities as a non-governmental organization.
We hold meetings every weekend in the former county cultural center in Veszprém. This is where our members usually work on modules that are currently being built. All this work is covered by membership fees paid by our members, income from exhibitions, 1% tax benefits and sponsorships.
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On the second day, the stock market was held in the same space

You could find a wide range of models, new or older, at a good price

Friends of American Railways are coming to the Railway Model and Model Exhibition - four friends Erik, Marko, Ludvik and Bogdan, passionate modellers, lovers of American model railways!

The idea of a new modular railway model came about after Erik announced the creation of a diorama from the movie 'The fugitive'.. Bogdan followed up on the idea with the remark that the new model should be made from the remains of the old model. The remaining friends joined in creating a new model so that everyone took care of the content of their module, which were eventually connected to each other by a functional railway line, roads, hills.

The idea then resulted in a new railway route, which they named "Greece River Junction".

The modular model consists of 10 modules of different sizes in the H0 system that can be assembled or disassembled in a relatively short time and is therefore more than suitable for exhibitions. The length of the model is 7.5 meters, and the depth is up to 1.3 meters. The railway tracks are at a height of 1 meter, which also allows children to easily see the entire model and the running of the trains.

Various time periods are presented in terms of content, from the end of the 19th century (wooden sawmill, wooden permanent bridge) to modern times (nuclear power plant, gas station).

The model has a very diverse representation of nature - hills with steep rocks, forests, grasslands and meadows, semi-deserts, waterfalls and rivers, rough seas, bridges and tunnels.

The model presents four different techniques of modeling, building and making objects and rocks, painting, recreating, imitating nature and landscape.

Along with excellent modeling and attention to detail, the mockup is also electronically perfected. Train control is digital (DCC), and 25 meters of rails and several switches are used. Many light effects (more than 250 LED bulbs in total) were installed in the nuclear power plant, railway signals, lighthouse, gas station.

It took 2 months to make the middle five modules, and an additional 2 months for the two modules at both ends. The nuclear power plant was built for more than 6 months.


That impressive layout was the first right next to the entrance

So, the line on the right goes to the edge of the world ...

The following modules have one old gas station and service of various construction machines

Rail connection for loading logs, one unspecified module

Center for agricultural fertilizers, construction center

A little town, then a refinery


Freight station

This is a hospital and has a swimming pool in a glass hall

All the way to the left and right, the track descends under the station, turns and returns back


There is always a post office next to the station

There is a parking lot nearby

One N layout was still in operation, but it drove well

And the next layout in H0e scale had an unfinished part

There was an even smaller Z layout that could be folded

The larger layout imitates the former narrow-gauge railway in Istria, which was called Parenzana

Everything is excellently made

I'm using the short films of one of our club members because I didn't get to make them myself

Another larger modular layout from the same team was seen earlier, so I went over it quickly

Each module has its own story

There are also narrow-gauge railways here

All vehicles, as well as figures with an appearance from the middle of the last century, were carefully selected

This part with the wedding scene is the most beautiful to me

One 0e narrow-gauge layout faithfully depicts the former narrow-gauge railway that was built in 1948 in the suburbs of Zagreb (Dubrava).
The railway was 6 kilometers long, but unfortunately it did not last long, it was closed at the end of 1964.

A new high-quality road nearby and comfortable buses and larger trucks took over all cargo and passengers


Unfortunately, there are few photos of the real railway

Some manage to put a lot in a small space without it looking overcrowded

There are modules to which 2 different lines can be connected

There are also narrow-gauge railways here

On this module, the bus is transported by ferry to the other side of the coast and then makes a circle on the road (faller car system).

We come to several modules with a faithful representation of the Western Station in Zagreb 100 years ago

We come to a wider module that belongs to another layout, but it is worth seeing

Mr. Siniša Abramović from Delnice made a faithful representation of the railway station with all the facilities

This is how it looks from the street

After it, we come to the end of the layout

The American layout was the first to the entrance

Unfortunately, I don't know if it's a Volvo?

The preparations started about 10 days earlier

Each exhibitor and helper at the exhibition will receive a truck as a souvenir, and visitors will be able to purchase it as well

Numerous modules were carried from the club, and members who have them did so

We got the exhibition hall 5 days earlier so that they could assemble all the modules in peace

The big boy couldn't wait to play

Considering that I made about 400 pictures and more films, I will have something to entertain you for a long time?

Clubs from Austria and Hungary put together a very long layout with many modules


It took 2 days to put everything together

I will post pictures of those modules later

3 large models of Zagreb trams have arrived in scale M 1:6 and 1:8

The owners who made them took pictures with them

One N layout is composed of 3 parts

It is not finished yet, but the trains are running regularly


Next to it is one H0 layout composed of several modules

The topic is America in the mid-50s of the last century

Next is the castle that became a monastery


One railroad crossing near the farm

Firefighters in action

Lumberjacks have work to do

One center with various working and agricultural machines

A bit of suburbia

Cranes are being worked on here

Collision at a road crossing

One small station

Gas station

Transformer plant

A little sport


Refinery

The well-made layout of the American theme was rightly the first to the entrance to the hall

All objects are handmade

as well as numerous trees

It was taken at the beginning, before the cars were put on the road

One N layout is made up of 3

parts
Not yet completed