Lake Chiemsee Grows Into Resort - New Pics Added | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Ingeniero No1OGR Forum Member

When I bought the Aquatex glass for the main part of Lake Chiemsee, I asked for the pieces that were left over after they cut the blank according to the pattern I gave them. One of the extra pieces was rather large, so I shaped it a bit and used it as an extension that flows under rock walkway. (I was surprised as to how easy the Aquatex glass cuts!)

The lake extension also is a hatch, and I will post those pictures under the Layout Design forum in a day or so of how that worked out.

(NOTE: The thumbnails at the bottom of the thread are out of order; I had difficulty uploading the pictures last night.)

Thanks for looking!

Alex

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6/22/121:04 AM

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John23OGR Forum Member

Just out of curiosity, have you visited the real Chiemsee? I stayed at the US Army resort there a couple of times - way back when.

John

6/22/121:48 AM

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POTRZBEOGR Forum Member

John23, that's the first thing I thought of when I saw that. Great memories of Chiemsee in 1968.

6/22/126:32 AM

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leavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

WOW!!!! Alex...can you please make sure that LaKeeta and I have reservations set up there?? A perfect spot, floating on the water with trains passing by on all sides!! Pure Heaven.......

Great job

Alan

6/22/128:30 AM

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Alex MOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Great work Alex, Like Alan said I'll take reservations for my wife and I.

Love the way the scene turned out. What did you use for the concrete

walkways. Thanks, Alex

6/22/129:16 AM

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colorado hirailerOGR Forum Member

Wow..when I saw this title, I thought, "I gotta see this...I wanta see Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, and Schloss Linderhof modeled!!" (the others

of "Mad" King Ludwig's castle sites...I did not get out into Chiemsee to visit the one

on the island)

6/22/1210:27 AM

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Ingeniero No1OGR Forum Member

John, POTRZB –

Yes and yes! During one of my trips to Germany, we stayed at that precise Army resort with my son and his family – it was summer of 2003. He was (still is) is the Army (UH60 pilot) and that vacation was the best.

BTW, I believe the Army gave back or closed that resort shortly after we stayed there, but I am not 100% sure.

Alan, Alex –

Judy said the same thing, and it brought back memories.

Alex – that is just wood with fine rock on the surface and larger rocks on top. I used colored rocks for the entire area (as for decorating) and then painted them off-white. By the way, do you recognize the cottage? I believe you were selling one similar to it. This was I cut off from a Lionel Rico Station, and added some painting.

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