MAKETA MODELNE ŽELEZNICE PO VZORU SLOVENSKIH ŽELEZNIC

 

 

Z modelno železnico se ukvarjam od svojega petnajstega leta starosti. Začel sem z modeliranjem unikatnih (od začetka oz. iz "nič") britanskih 4mm lokomotiv iz medenine, zraven pa sem izdeloval tudi vagone, tire itd. Skozi vsa ta leta sem se ukvarjal z večino različnih meril, od N do 1.

 

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Po tem, ko sem izdelal več različnih britanskih maket, so me pričele zanimati lokomotive višjega kakovostnega razreda, ki so jih izdelovala različna podjetja v Evropi in ZDA. Nekaj časa sem se ukvarjal z ameriškim Santa Fe in Union Pacific. Po večih počitnicah v Švici sem pričel z zbiranjem švicarskih modelov, ki so vozili po evropski klubski maketi. Za tem sem se z vlakom kar veliko vozil po Belgiji in nekaj let po tem sem, kar se tiče modelne železnice, presedlal na belgijsko tematiko. Leta 1998 sva s sinom potovala po Kaliforniji, z namenom opazovanja in fotografiranja vlakov. Takoj za tem sva zgradila ameriško maketo v merilu N in tudi zbrala veliko količino modelov.

 

 Kliknite na sliko za več slik / Click on picture for more pictures

 

Pred par leti sva se z ženo odliočila, da bova počitnikovala v Sloveniji. V trenutku sva se zaljubila tako v Slovenijo, kot v njene železnice. Ker mi je všeč izdelovanje unikatnih modelov (od začetka oz. iz "nič"), so bile slovenske železnice kot nalašč zame, saj je ponudba serijsko izdelanih modelov zelo skromna. Moja maketa se je v trenutku spremenila v maketo s slovensko tematiko. Model postaje temelji na postaji Rakek, ki sem jo fotografiral iz vlaka, ko smo se peljeli tam mimo.

 

Alan Curtis

 

 

	Tip		slovenska
	Tematika		SŽ in exJŽ v tipično slovenskem okolju s postajo Rakek
	Merilo		H0
	Velikost		2,3 x 1,7m
	Status		v gradnji
	Začetek gradnje		2007
	Konec gradnje		-
	Lokacija		Ruskington, Velika Britanija
	Vodenje makete		DCC - NCE Powercab
	Dekoderji		Bachmann 36-553
	Tiri		Peco kode 100
	Kretnice		Peco Electrofrog, dolžina 914 mm, radij 1524 mm
	Kretniški pogoni		ročni z drsnimi stikali ali mikrostikali na vodilih za preklop polaritete
	Vozni vod		lastna izdelava
	Naklon		4%
	Ozadje		nebesno modro pobarvane stene
	Ogrodje		12 mm vezana plošča na lesenem okvirju 20 x 35 mm
	Tirna greda		tiri položeni direktno na podlago, nasip Woodland Scenics granite ballast
	Scena		Woodland Scenics
	Sklopke		Kadee
	Drevesa		lastna izdelava
	Lokomotive		Roco, Piko, Hornby-Rivarossi, Mehano, Hornby-Jouef
	Vagoni		Roco, Fleischmann, Piko, Jouef, Klein Modellbahn, Electrotren
	Stavbe in objekti		lastna izdelava
	Figure		Preiser, Faller, Merten
	Cestna vozila		Herpa, Praline, Wiking
	Tehnike staranja		air brush, krede

 

 

 

ANDERSLEJ

A MODEL RAILWAY LAYOUT BASED ON THE RAILWAYS OF SLOVENIA

 

I have been building model railways since I was 15 years old, starting with scratchbuilding British 4mm scale locomotives in brass, plus all rolling stock, track, etc. Most scales have been made over the years, from N to 1.

 

After making various British layouts I became interested in the better quality models produced by various companies in Europe and the USA. I ran Santa Fe and Union Pacific for a while. After several holidays in Switzerland I collected Swiss models which were run on a specially built "european" club layout. A few years later after many rail tours of Belgium I switched to that country! In 1998 my son and I went to California to watch and photograph trains and immediately afterwards we built an American N scale layout and collected a large amount of models.

 

A few years ago my wife and I took a holiday in Slovenia and immediately fell in love with the country and the railways. As I like scratchbuilding, this was perfect for me as very little is available ready to run! My layout was immediately changed to represent Slovenia. The station is based on Rakek, which I photographed from the train as we were passing.

 

Alan Curtis

 

	Type		slovene
	Theme		SŽ and exJŽ in typical slovene scenery with Rakek station
	Scale		H0
	Layout size		2,3 x 1,7m
	Status		construction in progress
	Construction started		2007
	End of construction		-
	Location		Ruskington, UK
	Control		DCC - NCE Powercab
	Decoders		Bachmann 36-553
	Trackage		Peco code 100
	Turnouts		Peco Electrofrog, 914 mm and 1524 mm radius
	Turnout control		manual, with either slide switch or rodding and microswitch to control frog polarity
	Catenary		handbuilt
	Maximum gradient		4% (to and from low level staging yard)
	Background		sky blue paint on walls
	Baseboards		12mm MDF with 20 x 35mm wood framing
	Track bed		track laid directly on baseboard, ballasted with Woodland Scenics granite ballast
	Scenic materials		Woodland Scenics
	Couplers		Kadee
	Trees		handmade
	Locomotives		Roco, Piko, Hornby-Rivarossi, Mehano, Hornby-Jouef
	Rolling stock		Roco, Fleischmann, Piko, Jouef, Klein Modellbahn, Electrotren
	Buildings		lastna izdelava
	Figures		Preiser, Faller, Merten
	Road vehicles		Herpa, Praline, Wiking
	Weathering		air brush, dry powders