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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The SDV #tt120 #spurtt #ceskedrahy vans are not painted and have had transfers applied. They're less chocolate brown and more reddish in person. #modeltrains #modellbahn

Two kitbuilt Czech Railways vans. The top one has a brakeman's platform, while the bottom one has a brake wheel on the chassis.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

SDV models are everything a wagon kit should be. Wheels, couplings, transfers, even a few steel nuts for weights included. #tt120 #spurtt #modeltrains #modellbahn

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

New model Monday. A #hornby #tt120 #britishrail class 37. It's currently having the sound profile uploaded to its #dcc decoder. The detail level wouldn't be considered poor on a bigger OO #modeltrain

A close up of the number 2 end of a Hornby TT scale class "split box" class 37 in British Rail blue livery

A three quarter view of a Hornby TT scale class 37 in British Rail blue livery.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I was really pleased to catch an ex- #DB 614 in action at Dulowa on Wednesday. I suspect that the Cargounit loco on a #PKP #Intercity was a rare sighting too. #trains #railways

SKPL Shortlines 614 054 in a three quarter view with trees either side of the railway.

A black Cargounit Vectron hauling PKP InterCity coaches approaches a level crossing. The line has trees on both sides.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I think I can be pleased with the result of chasing a #train today. #vlaky #eisenbahn

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A rare moment as all of my first generation #Roco #tt120 #spurtt V100s are working. Roco redesigned the chassis after I'd bought all these #modeltrains #modellbahn

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Another #DCC stay alive added, this time to a #Roco #tt120 #spurtt V100. Needed in these owing to poor pickup reliability, Roco have redesigned the internals since I bought my ones. #modelrailway #modellbahn

The internals of a Roco TT BR202. Under one bonnet is the decoder, under the other sits two capacitors and a charging circuit.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

#DCC stay alive in a #Piko #tt120 #spurtt V60. The capacitors fit perfectly in the speaker space. Decoder and stay alive from Train-o-matic. #modelrailway #modellbahn

The internals of a loco, stay alive capacitors on the with the red charging circuit roughly central and the decoder on the right.

A loco held in a hand, its lights lit up to demonstrate the stay alive in action

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

It's a bit bloody small on the screen, but I've managed to get Railcom ID reporting set up on the fiddle yard before Calne #modelrailway exhibition. #dcc

A loco occupying one of eight tracks on a Z21 app screen

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The lawn of the flats has come out a bit bright, but it'll have to do for now. Calne #modelrailway exhibition in two weeks, I have other fish to fry. #tt120 #spurtt #modellbahn

Model railway tracks curve round two three-storey buildings. Most of the grass is unkempt and yellowing, but the grass around one of the buildings is a much brighter green and neatly trimmed.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Just the ticket for my loading siding. #tt120 #spurtt Weimar T174 grab loader by Busch. A nice new toy for my #modelrailway #modellbahn

A blue four wheeled grab loader on some concrete segment road in front out of focus railway tracks.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Plugging away at one of the corner boards. I've added hoses for the oil siding, and ignored all zoning considerations by filling a space with a block of flats. Making the ground outside the hedges scrubbier is the next stage. #modelrailway #modellbahn #spurtt #tt120

Foreground an oil siding with pipes and hoses. Chain link fence separates this from a running line. Behind the railway is a block of flats surrounded by a hedge.

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BP-TETSU @bp-tetsu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

最近Ｚゲージの投稿が多いのでたまにはNゲージのジオラマでも…😅www #鉄道ジオラマ #鉄道模型 #Nゲージ

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The visually uninteresting side of #modelrailways as I fit point servos on fiddle yard throat v2.

Servos in MERG mounts await a controller

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

No ready to run on Alan Monk's Vale of Rheidol #modelrailway "Mynydd y Ddraig".

A British rail blue narrow gauge tank engine on a model railway

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I've assembled and mounted this console from Grainge & Hodder to act as my #modelrailway control panel. I'll have to adapt it a bit so there's room for a coffee cup. #modellbahn #tt120 #spurtt #dcc

A model railway control desk bolted on to the side of a baseboard with a row of trees at the back. An iPad with the Z21 app running is on one side, while on the other is a router sat on top of a Z21.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

maps.app.goo.gl/C1xTwLjdd3Rq... Nordhalben may be the perfect BLT. 2m in TT, 2.75m in H0, 1.5m in N, and all the buildings available as kits from MBZ. The only reason I haven't modelled it is that it's not ex-DDR.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

"No visible progress" says I. What's a blooming 90cm extension in the middle of the station and a bunch of under construction trees then? #spurtt #tt120 #modelrailway #modellbahn

An under construction model railway littered with tools and part made trees.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I have been creeping along with layout progress, nothing feels very visible but as I'm drawing a track plan for a show guide I thought I'd post it. #spurtt #tt120 #modelrailway #modellbahn

The track plan for a model railway. A passing station with three sidings.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Bad Horn had its exhibition debut last week. I broke my controller, half the fiddle yard was out of use and the layout is unfinished. It was a good day. #modeltrains #tt120 #spurtt #modellbahn #dcc #piko #roco #tillig #peco

Two trains in a model station. A DB BR 228 hauls green Rekowagens, while a BR 201 hauls a mixed freight.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I haven't done much modelling lately, but here's something I have created. A #3dprint corridor connection to replace the #Hornby OO HST. There are still tweaks to make, but it's a good start. #modeltrains

The rear of a Hornby OO HST power car next to a 3D printed corridor connection.

A Hornby HST power car with replacement 3D printed corridor connection.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

A very German looking steam #loco as a mural at a local Indian themed burger joint. Is that a TT coupling at the front?

A mural of a black steam locomotive with red wheels

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I haven't posted in a while as I had a case of mojo loss. Getting back to it, making trees for my #modelrailway with hairspray and high voltage.

Model trees formed from wire, static grass fibres and foliage flock.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

It's not much to look at, but it's as much a part of layout building as the scenics. Putting a basic framed on hardboard for backscene.

Some clamped pieces of timber on a plastic bench.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I went for a little Rundfahrt from Munich, and was treated to the sight of a pair of 111s dropping into an IC at Freilassing. #trains #züge

DB 111 074 in "landscape" livery sits under a blue sky with a red classmate behind it.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

There aren't many routes remaining where passenger trains use ferries. This is the Sicily to Milan night train aboard the ferry Messina yesterday.

A Trenitalia E.464 aboard a ferry. Visible being the ship are naval vessels and the harbour wall of Messina.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The first bit of grass layering and it's almost blended with the neighbouring board. I've used the last of my 6mm fibres so I'll move onto other plant life next. #tt120 #spurtt #modelrailway #modelleisenbahn

Textured grass on a model railway, a base of darker green with longer dry grasses in pale gold. A concrete road runs through the middle of it.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

And just like that, the first layer of grass. A quick job that's transformational. #tt120 #modelrailway #spurtt #modelleisenbahn

A patch of model grass bisected by a concrete road, bounded to one side by railway tracks and on the other by the baseboard edge. It is an even length and colour, with scrubber ground on the adjoining baseboard hinting at work to be done.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

It's designed so it can be modular, though currently it's just one layout. Picture is the full size at present, but I've got baseboards on order to extend the length by 900mm.

A model railway under construction, multiple baseboards arranged for a track oval with station on one side and storage sidings the other.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I haven't done a whole lot of modelling lately, so decided it was time to ballast for visible progress. #tt120 #modelrailway #spurtt #modellbahn Of course, as soon as I'd applied glue I realised I hadn't finished painting the signal trunking.

A model railway under construction. Ballasted track with the glue still wet. Left is a concrete segment road, right is a concrete hardstanding surrounded by chain link fence.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I'll put painting invisible thread to make it more visible amongst the weirdest things I've done while making a #modelrailway

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Sometimes I shouldn't just hit "auto support" and hope for the best. #modelrailway #3dprinting

A 3D print, most of its form obscured by supports. Only a gate and some pipes are at all obvious as to their design.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Trying to get back into the swing of layout building. Putting fencing in around the oil siding on my #spurtt #tt120 #modelrailway #modellbahn

Fencing being built on a model railway. On the left, approaching completion with chain link in place, on the right just the posts are in place. A blue gate is open at the siding's entrance. By the siding is concrete paving, with pipework coming in from the right.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I haven't been posting trains because I've been travelling, tonight was #oysterband 's final gig in Germany. I did find some #trains to snap though.

Three derelict looking shunting locomotives

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AemJaY @aemjay.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Today iam releasing my first tutorial video. youtu.be/elJEg6F2IJA?... I really hope you like it. Feedback is welcome! #modelrailroad #diorama #youtube

youtu.be

How to Make a Realistic Bush in Minutes! Tutorial

YouTube video by traiNscale

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

This involved far more effort than it's worth, and it's not finished yet... #spurtt #modellbahn #tt120 #modelrailway #3dprinting

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Have tool, use tool, put tool down, lose tool.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A little bit of progress on my #spurtt #tt120 #modelrailway #modelleisenbahn as the fuel siding's pipework has been fixed down and a concrete buffer stop decorated and placed. I also put signal trunking in along the running line.

A weathered NACCO bogie tank wagon alongside pipework and concrete on a model railway.

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taigatrommel.bsky.social @taigatrommel.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

A busy weekend heading up to #modelrailscotland. Some excellent layouts at the show, I wouldn't have minded a bit more non-British on display though. Bought some bushes from www.primomodels.co.uk, their trees are singularly excellent and a great price for the quality.

Model bushes in a box with people blooms.

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

NCE's PowerCab lacks short circuit protection, and will happily cycle current into a short until the case melts. An external device can prevent that, as the Powercab can deliver more current than many realize. Pls repost, share the knowledge! Read more: dccwiki.com/Short_Circuit

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Short Circuit

A Short Circuit gets its name from the electrical energy finding a shortcut, an easier path from one side of the power supply to the other.

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