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Regular poster 315 posts jpachl Regular poster 315 posts
jpachl
Over the years, I built a number of small layouts and dioramas. Since there is not sufficient space to have all of them on permanent display on my bookshelf, I designed several dioramas to fit into some kind of office storage equipment.
 
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The first piece of that kind was a diorama with a fictitious scene in the Chicago region, for which I used an unusual boxfile concept. In contrast to typical boxfile layouts, the cover is used as the baseboard, while the box contains a three-dimensional background scene. In the closed position, it fits easily into my bookshelf.
 
Unfortunately, German manufacturer Semikolon stopped making that particular type of boxfiles. So, I couldn't make more dioramas of that type. There are more pictures of that diorama on Flickr.
 
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In 2009, I made a diorama for display at the modell-hobby-spiel fair in Leipzig, Germany. It is a fictitous scene with a closed firehouse and a rail yard in NYC. Since I always travel by train, I made that diorama fit into a storage box so that it can be easily carried around. The box is not part of the diorama, however. By this box, the diorama can also conveniently stored away. See more pictures of that diorama on Flickr.
 
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My latest diorama, which I made as a stay-at-home project during the curfew of the COVID-19 pandemic, was designed to fit in an office storage box of which the cover is used as the backdrop. This concept has turned out to be a very practical approach. I will probably make more of these pieces in the future. Also here, more pictures are available on Flickr.

Homepage: http://www.joernpachl.de/model_rr.htm

Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/40591
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steamhog Regular poster 188 posts
steamhog

details !

The urban look with roof top water tanks and air conditioners in the windows is thoughtfully detailed. Very compact, of course, with good modeling ideas.

Lance Mindheim models similarly.     https://lancemindheim.com/model-railroads/east-rail/

 

 

Chris
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Rick Sutton Prolific poster 4,358 posts
Rick Sutton

I am intrigued!

As usual, you present beautiful work. These are really clever and speak to me as my space is limited and I may need to find a way to keep active in the hobby in a compact form. Thanks for sharing. 
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Ken Hutnik huthut Regular poster 191 posts
Ken Hutnik huthut

Very nice

Thanks for sharing. Great way to stay active in the hobby, requiring smaller space and fewer resources. 

Ken
My projects: Ken's Model Trains
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