Papphausen has been tote Hose for years now, really, but after a very busy summer and early fall, I decided to take a break from the bookbinding and related writing and service commitments to instead decompress with some training. Long neglected, the trains were in need of a deep dusting and cleaning, and most of all just wanted to be run again. In need of some right-sized help, I asked Fritz Otto, and he agreed, getting in on the fun. In some respects, it was a very "meta" experience. There are a lot of bookbinding skills applied throughout the layout, particularly box making, as most of the structures are made of card, some kits, but most built from scratch using photos as a basis with photo-realistic pattern sheets, so we all felt at home.
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| Repositioning figures in front of the Bude, Trinkhalle, or Kiosk as it is also called. The one hidden behind Fritz Otto's arm is a few doors down the street from where my grandparents lived in Duisburg. |
Just a quick DR commuter train run-by while dusting.
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| A DR 118 (the Reichsbahn equivalent to the DB's V200/220/221) next to my vintage tin-plate TEE with the S-Bahn above. |
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| Another view of the S-Bahn pulled by a 111. |
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| A classic E10 express engine with a D-Zug of mixed rolling stock. |
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| Fritz Otto surveying Pappeck in search of cobwebs and dust monsters. |
Been experimenting with the GoPro and some different vantage points.
Need to get better with the editing. I also use the GoPro like CTV on my phone
for the far end of my switching yard. I can actually now see where the engine... is in
relation to the uncoupler tracks. Game changing.
