Stone casting models from Voth

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Modellbau Voth produces models for smaller scales as well as impressive bridges for gauge 1.

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Bridges (2)

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Swing bridges, culverts for a dirt road or a country road, massive bridges made of steel, concrete and natural stones: Bridges lend themselves to layouts and dioramas in many shapes and sizes.

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Bridges (1)

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Brücken gehören zu den spektakulären Bauten der Eisenbahn. Als Fotoobjekt liefern sie Anregungen zum Nachbauen – als Diorama oder Teil einer Anlage.

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A Belgian bridge builder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

There is also a small gauge 1 community in Belgium, which, due to a lack of supply from the industry, helps each other to build models. This ranges from Belgian signals to rolling stock, which often had its own design language in Belgium or consisted of imported or licensed copied locomotives and cars. A gauge 1 friend builds bridges.

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History of Muengsten Bridge

by Friedhelm Weidelich

The Müngsten Bridge, opened in 1897, is 107 meters high and crosses the Wupper near Solingen with two tracks in a spectacular way. A remarkably good film about Germany's highest railroad bridge is available at public service TV WDR.

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A little Bridge might be an Idea for a Diorama

by Friedhelm Weidelich

There are settings that you can't invent. Eventually you will find a believable accumulation of details that inspire a modeler to a diorama. Here comes a bridge scene for gauge 1 that has it all and could be realized on a compact footprint for epochs I to VI.

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Stone by Stone to a Realistic Bridge

by Friedhelm Weidelich

As a dental laboratory technician, Joachim Lutz is very familiar with moulds. He has built a bridge for the gauge 1 club layout with team colleagues that is quite impressive.

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