Thomas Waagenaar Posted February 26 Posted February 26 (edited) Hello all, This time I would like to present my small train station. It's for the fictional town of 'Holzberg'. The station is modelled after the Faller kit of Oberstenfeld. Because I'm not creative enough to come up with full designs myself yet, hahaha The platforms are modular, meaning that I can take off the end pieces, the piece with the benches and ofcourse the station building, this way I could add longer platforms, a crossing and essentially anything else I can think of in the future, without being stuck to this size already! Especially since I don't have the space for a full lay-out, I've made it in the way of the old Lego station sets, where it connects to the tracks using the slope pieces, this way I can essentially pick it up and store it on a shelf once I'm done playing around with my trains.And ofcourse, just like my trains, it has full lights in the main building! Edited March 3 by Thomas Waagenaar Formatting Quote
JopieK Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Well I think it was a splendid idea to get your inspiration from Oberstenfeld/Faller. I also read model railroad magazines mainly because I also like to get inspiration from them. Apart from that, we are much more limited in the parts and colors we choose and you did an awesome job. Maybe the only improvement would be to swap to either warm white or yellow LEDs but that is a minor detail I think. The internals already have them of course. The trees, the dents, the crates, everything looks very lifelike. Now time to add mini figures and a train of course :) Quote
Thomas Waagenaar Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 47 minutes ago, JopieK said: Well I think it was a splendid idea to get your inspiration from Oberstenfeld/Faller. I also read model railroad magazines mainly because I also like to get inspiration from them. Apart from that, we are much more limited in the parts and colors we choose and you did an awesome job. Maybe the only improvement would be to swap to either warm white or yellow LEDs but that is a minor detail I think. The internals already have them of course. The trees, the dents, the crates, everything looks very lifelike. Now time to add mini figures and a train of course :) Yesss, those model kits honestly are just perfect because they're already condensed into a play-able scale, as well as being more unique/stereotypical designs of the region they're supposed to represent, haha For the LEDs, I've been contemplating that, but then it would all be the exact same warm white tone everywhere, as I'm already using those inside the carriages/interior/headlights of the trains etc etc. So I'm actually going to get some trans-yellow bricks, and hopefully they'll act as a diffuser to be enough of a different yellow tone combined with the white LED's to form a different enough shade to the rest! I definitely want to add minifigures soon'ish, I've got tiles already on hand to replace the 2x2's with those 2x2's with single stud, so I can properly attach them as well, I just don't really know how to start with finding minifigures that fit the Era for clothes to be honest, and I don't want everyone to wear the same clothing from the Orient Express set! Though I probably will for the station master and such, haha The train will be coming soon™, it'll be pulled by my Br 70.0, and the digital design for the carriages is also in that thread, so hopefully somewhere march they'll be done! :D Quote
GoHabsGo Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Very nice idea to re-use Faller kit! And what an amazing result. So perfect. Quote
zephyr1934 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 That's a really great looking build. Do you have any interior shots? One small suggestion for the cracked pavement on the platforms, in a few spots why not replace a 2x2 tile with a pair of 2x2 triangular tiles Quote
Thomas Waagenaar Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 (edited) 12 hours ago, GoHabsGo said: Very nice idea to re-use Faller kit! And what an amazing result. So perfect. Thank youu! 5 hours ago, zephyr1934 said: That's a really great looking build. Do you have any interior shots? One small suggestion for the cracked pavement on the platforms, in a few spots why not replace a 2x2 tile with a pair of 2x2 triangular tiles Thanksss! That's actually a good suggestion, I'll put a bunch of them on my next order list! I've got a few interior pictures, but they're far from glamour shots! Haha Here they are, as you can see, most of the interior design, bar a few things, are pretty much just copied from modular sets made by Lego, and the kitchen especially, I've taken the designs from the Italian Riviera set from IDEAS. The only thing I came up with myself was the floor pattern, stairs and couch to be honest... 😬 This is the first floor, a staff room with kitchen, couch and table. The stairs lead to the attic, that does exist, but has no interior as all the battery and resistor stuff is jammed in there. The ground floor, with a little basic waiting area, a small wood furnace for heating, clock and ticket desk. There is also a small workshop here, for small repairs and maintenance Edited February 27 by Thomas Waagenaar Added description to the pictures Quote
boformer Posted February 27 Posted February 27 6 hours ago, Thomas Waagenaar said: There is also a small workshop here, for small repairs and maintenance The workshop looks really good, very nice detailing. I didn't know LEGO makes that toolbox in dark blue, it fits perfectly! Quote
JopieK Posted February 28 Posted February 28 One gets "Bochum-Dahlhausen" vibes from the interior: very cool. For the ones who have never had the chance to visit that museum: https://eisenbahnmuseum-bochum.de (it is kind of a time capsule as it was turned into a museum right after closing down for the German railways). Quote
Vliebricker Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Wow, nicely done, Thomas! A lovely little rustic station. And it's great that you've added lighting. How did you conceal the wires? I agree that warm white lighting would be a better fit. And the crumbling platform edge certainly creates dangerous situations for passengers boarding and disembarking. Perhaps replace the "broken" tiles with a different color as a kind of visible repair? A very nice setup that would be even more interesting with minifigs. I also think the pine trees are beautifully done; they really make it look like a piece of (southern) Germany. I'm curious to see a picture of a train arriving at this station. Quote
Thomas Waagenaar Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 (edited) 10 hours ago, boformer said: The workshop looks really good, very nice detailing. I didn't know LEGO makes that toolbox in dark blue, it fits perfectly! Thank you! I think it's relatively new in collection as well, I just happened to stumble upon the colour in Studio! Haha 1 hour ago, JopieK said: One gets "Bochum-Dahlhausen" vibes from the interior: very cool. For the ones who have never had the chance to visit that museum: https://eisenbahnmuseum-bochum.de (it is kind of a time capsule as it was turned into a museum right after closing down for the German railways). Thank you! I have to admit that I've never been there, but perhaps in the future? Might make for a nice trip, looks like they've got a good collection! 1 hour ago, Vliebricker said: Wow, nicely done, Thomas! A lovely little rustic station. And it's great that you've added lighting. How did you conceal the wires? I agree that warm white lighting would be a better fit. And the crumbling platform edge certainly creates dangerous situations for passengers boarding and disembarking. Perhaps replace the "broken" tiles with a different color as a kind of visible repair? A very nice setup that would be even more interesting with minifigs. I also think the pine trees are beautifully done; they really make it look like a piece of (southern) Germany. I'm curious to see a picture of a train arriving at this station. Thankss! For the lights, I've got some trans-yellow parts in the list for the next order, I'll see how it looks with those. I want the exterior lights to be a different hue than the interior ones in the end! The wires aren't actually properly concealed at all, it's just I attached them all to the ceilings of the floor above, so from normal viewing angles, they don't get noticed at all 😅. For the exterior lights, I used a 3mm rigid hose, they've got an empty inside, so I pulled the wire through there, and then via those bricks with studs on either side into the building! I've actually done those big cracks along the edges on purpose, many more rural stations, and even bigger ones, they didn't really care for safety. Honestly, even these days you'll find many stations with massive cracks and chunks missing in the concrete platform... 😬 Minifigures are definitely on my wishlist! I just need to take the time to browse through every existing bricklink torso/leg/headwear pieces to find a good collection of time appropriate ones, haha The pine trees definitely finish the entire build! I just need to get more 3mm rigid hoses to stuff inside of them, because sadly they're really fragile as top-heavy single stud connection... So adding a rigid hose inside should solve that issue! 😅 Some pictures of a train with the station will come once I've finished the passenger wagons! I'm really exited for the finished picture as well! Hahaha Edited February 28 by Thomas Waagenaar Quote
Ts__ Posted March 1 Posted March 1 Oh, a very nice little station. And inside, you can see the attention to detail that has gone into it. Great! Thomas Quote
Thomas Waagenaar Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 18 hours ago, Shiva said: Station looks nice :) Thank youu!! 7 hours ago, Ts__ said: Oh, a very nice little station. And inside, you can see the attention to detail that has gone into it. Great! Thomas Thank you very much! Quote
idlemarvel Posted March 2 Posted March 2 Very nice modular style station, and a manageable size as well for those who don't have acres of space for trains. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted March 2 Posted March 2 What a feeling of peace this architecture conveys! The details of the interior furnishings are also beautiful and the lights are the icing on the cake Quote
Thomas Waagenaar Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 22 hours ago, idlemarvel said: Very nice modular style station, and a manageable size as well for those who don't have acres of space for trains. Thank you! That was my intention as well, I don't have a big space for a permanent lay-out in my apartment sadly, so everything has to be done in such a way that it can be stored onto shelves! The modularity and more compact scale definitely helps with that! And as a bonus point for the future, if I ever get the chance, I'd love to bring it to something like BSBT! Hopefully I can do 2027, if I can get selected out of all the applicants at least, haha 14 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said: What a feeling of peace this architecture conveys! The details of the interior furnishings are also beautiful and the lights are the icing on the cake Thankss!! And sounds like the intention of it being in a small rural town is definitely coming across! :D Quote
LL1982 Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Really like this. Not too big but just right size for trains and loads of details. Like the shutters I have used similar techniques on my farm house. Definitely needs figs! Quote
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