Atmosphere - Capturing the look of the DDR
Gehren on the Ilmenau-Großbreitenbach line, built by the Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
The station building is a Kibri kit based on Gau-Bischofsheim, Hesse on the closed Bodenheim-Alzey line also built by the Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
Trying to capture the 'feel' of the post war DR is a bit of problem, this first image of a rather simple station building in the former DDR, is full of small details, it inspired the model scene of the ticket collector's booth.
Twenty years later and trying to capture the same atmosphere that the old layout had in spades. The trick was the choice of depressingly dire colours, greys, greens and browns. There are no bright tones other than the Simson Schwalbe and the green of the vegetation, intentionally contrasting the building.
The goods shed by Pola
The new ticket collector's hut by Auhagen
The station lavatories
Deep joy, I just found the laser cut signs for Granfenwalde
The only other major railway buildings are the recently restored single road shed from the original layout and its coal stage.
Details such as a water tap outside the locoshed and inside the store
Restoring the original loco shed
The
above image is the original loco shed in ‘05, the images below are as
it is now, in ‘25 after twenty years in storage. The doors and their
hinges are either missing or broken otherwise it is worth saving and a request for help was sent to Kibri.
Progress
The broken hinge supports have been removed and re-drilled
A small detail hidden inside the locoshed
Fitting the hinges was difficult but the doors have been hung
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