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~ 2020 ~

Die Renovation geht 2020 weiter ...

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The 4th of July 2020 ~ the G 12 at my dealer's! So...

Today I took a 5 hours drive back and forth to my dealers, since my Württemberg G 12 had arrived in the shop last week. Couldn't wait any longer...

The G 12 looks truely beyond expectation. I had my sincere doubts about the colour scheme, since the green of both my Wrtt. K 1802 and Wrtt. C 2010 are not directly paté. The pictures I had seen differed too much in shade. To see is to believe (in this case).

Now, the reddish brown gear and wheels of this G 12 make a perfect match with the rest! Tomorrow I will make proper pictures...

Märklin 37586, which I can call mine now. Here still in the shop...

... and now (5.7.2020) in the showcase!

Then there are these lovely cars from Brawa, following the Württemberg G12...

Brawa 49806

Brawa 49805 & Brawa 49806 (Epoche 1 & 2)

Brawa 49805 & Brawa 49775 (600 089 & 600 090)

Brawa 49789

Brawa 49788

A small F o t o s h o o t was at hand as well. To begin with... the DRG 95 004 (Märklin 39098):

Märklin 39098 as DRG 95 004

M 37586 as Württembergt G 12, Nr. 1901

Märklin 37949 as DB 03 219 (released 2018)

Märklin 39658 as DB 65 026 (released 2019)

Märklin 37444 as E 44 088

27.6.2020 ~ A r r i v e d a t t h e S h o p

My dealer called me that my backorder was in the shop... looking forward to picking it up.

No less then six Brawa cars (including the green Champagne, just outside the picture), 5 boxes with 5 fir trees (alas no more boxes with 18 pcs),

two sheets of Busch summer grass 1301 and one box of Nature Trees.

The waiting is still for Märklin's Württemberg G 12 (Märklin 37586) to be send to my dealer's...

15.6.2020 ~ F u r t h e r o n ...

Today I opened the second bottle of Noch 60874, so now the upper reaches of the waterfall have running water as well.

10-11.6.2020 ~ W i l d B o a r s

Never knew that wild boars would have so many different coat colors. Or that a buck stands out from a red deer because of its rump patch.

Anyway, after some research this afternoon, I was able to provide both the wild boars and the roebuck with an original color, and that in various stages, of course.

The hairy skin, the tusks, the hooves, even the light gray nose of the boar, with an eye for a boar or sow. These are the details, which only become clear after studying various photos. For the roebuck I used a mixture of sand brown and black with a lick of amaranth red. A mixture of sand-white, beige and brown was applied for the rump patch, the striking spot under their tail. You may not see them again when they disappear in the forest of the Cochemer Wald. Anyway, it's the idea that counts. See: Chapter 30 of Journal 5.

9.6.2020 ~ A d d i t i o n a l M a t e r i a l s

Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 many orders are being delayed. Still, I was able to buy some stuff again last Saturday. Like wheels for the two Trix cars I recently purchased; a turf needed for the front of the Cochemer Bahn; and a 500 cc bottle with 'water' for the waterfall.

The wild boars and deer are good for a spot somewhere on the edge of the forest, although their fur could use some extra color.

Alas, NOCH has stopped this year in releasing their 18-trees-in-one-box item (Noch 24530, € 60). That's why I'm now advised to fall back to 5-in-a-box (€ 20) for the remaining trees, which entails additional costs.

Trix 23903 & 23906, now forseen with Märklin close couplers and a new pair of wheel sets (at the right: E34382604).

Sheer beauty.

4.6.2020 ~ Transition

My attempt to make a natural transition between gravel and vegetation with white dune sand was not a great success.

Therefor, I started drying with sand-gray watercolor, which gave exactly the effect I was looking for.

1.6.2020 ~ Frontal

The last stripped parts at the front are receiving vegatation. Read more in Chapter 29, Approaching the Finale.

25.5.2020 ~ G r i t & D i r t

A dear friend of mine, working in 'earthmoving', brought me 10 sachets (they're more like bags!) of soil and grit.

Five kinds of color (from gray to yellow), respectively five kinds in size (prox. 3 - 8 mm).

Now that is a great opportunity in finding the right colouring (or mix of them) near the tracks, as well as spots and trails in the woods, where appropriate.

21.5.2020 ~Ascension Day

After the Ascension Day Service, the rest of this lovely day was spend on the landscape around the Lorelei Tunnel. I planted a huge tree that 'made the scene'!