Being a bit annoyed with my electrics in Donnersbachkogel I make a break from the electrics and look at buildings. I found one in the collection of Krois model which is a scale model of a house in the Austrian pre-alpin area near Mariazell (well known because of the Mariazeller Bahn, a 760mm narrow gauge line which has been one of the first electric railway lines in Austria). The model looks ok and is somehow special as it has to go on a slope, as its original is. It is a cardboard model, laser cut.
The basic structure comes together quite easily, everything fits perfect. after glueing together it is very stable.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1697/25404331014_2249f6d13e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EGTQx9). (https://flic.kr/p/EGTQx9) by Gerhard Novak (https://www.flickr.com/photos/137050108@N03/), on Flickr
On the side view you can see that the basement is already done.
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The windowframes are extremely thin, representing wooden frames which are quite popular in Austria, and thanks to proper treatment will last 25 years before they need repainting.On the outside walls are also white frames, which have to be painted before they can be glued to the walls. See here a side view of the house
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And this is how far I could go today, I will pack everything away and start with a (probably rainy) Easter break. To be continued.
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Nice! I must say that I prefer making laser cut card model buildings far more than plastic ones and they seem (at least for Central European model buildings) to look better when finished...
Wait when the roof is on and the balconies - it is really authentic and pretty filigree. You cannot make injection moulding parts that fine. Of course care is necessary - thin things bend easily.
And: there is more to come. I have also a scale model of Strobl, a station of the 760mm Salzkammergut local train line, from the same manufacturer. Unfortunately this train line didn't survive, so it is good to keep its buildings in mind even it is in model form. And I have a laser cut bridge as well to make - but I do not have enough days of holiday :-(
A little more progress - these days the activities are reduced due to business trips, gardening and DIY...
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1601/26166963732_2a61e51c89_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FShwF7)IMGP5360 (https://flic.kr/p/FShwF7) by Gerhard Novak (https://www.flickr.com/photos/137050108@N03/), on Flickr
And now some trouble arrives - the balcony boards are to big - they must have made a mistake with the cad software.
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Some surgery with Swan Morton no. 26 and we are back on track.
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The DVD with the instructions showed that the PDF creator of the company producing the kit has expired... not too professional. Also an English instruction would help to enter international markets.
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The replica of the iron fence is so fine that I am at the limit with my eyesight. In fact I couldn't glue the green decorative bits into the exact position. I didn't notice that until I saw the pictures I made...
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1469/25986558560_beef57d5f3_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FAkUv7)IMGP5365 (https://flic.kr/p/FAkUv7) by Gerhard Novak (https://www.flickr.com/photos/137050108@N03/), on Flickr
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Here it is also visible that the guttering is not perfectly glued - as it looks the beams at the end of the house are longer than those ones in the middle. If this is my mistake or the mistake of the producer I don't know. Also the normal visitor will not notice that. Only those who arrive with a big reflex and a long lens....
The detail is incredible! Plastic would never flow through moulds that fine. Your hands must be very steady. I would have knocked off or bent many of the gutter brackets by the time I managed to fit them.
10 days later the building is finished. I enjoyed building it - even there were some hick-ups - coming especially from the instruction which is not detailed enough. But to overcome that we need to use our brain and/or phantasy....
By the way - the building has to be positioned on a hill - the terracotta read path around the house shows where the terrain has to be.
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(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1689/25880232914_a7f9175d47_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FqWXAj)IMGP5379 (https://flic.kr/p/FqWXAj) by Gerhard Novak (https://www.flickr.com/photos/137050108@N03/), on Flickr
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Nice work, Gerhard.
Jeff S.
Another excellent building. There is something to say for laser cut kits.