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Bonn Main Station
My passion is West German trains from the post WWII period, but a train layout is pretty boring without scenery. With this in mind I've always wanted to build a grand station. My first choice would be Frankfurt Main Station, but with over 20 tracks, and being a terminus, rather than a through station, it's way too huge and impractical.
Bonn Main Station on the other hand, has 5 tracks, is a through station, and lends itself to being built in a modular fashion. Not only that, it is a bit of a trope among German model railways, which seems to be a common theme in my LEGO builds. There is a very practical aspect to this since it means many photos are available, and excellent pictures in model railway catalogues. This helps enormously when copying a building on the other side of the world.
Due to shipping disruptions last year parts orders have gone missing, got stuck waiting for flights, been sent to Austria instead of Australia, and in general been problematic. This has resulted in the two ends of the station being built, but not the central hall. Lucky I planned to build Bonn in modules just like the model railway kits. In the future I'll expand this build to reflect the complete original building, hopefully in time for the next in person Brickvention.
By Peter Ogilvy
Bonn Main Station
My passion is West German trains from the post WWII period, but a train layout is pretty boring without scenery. With this in mind I've always wanted to build a grand station. My first choice would be Frankfurt Main Station, but with over 20 tracks, and being a terminus, rather than a through station, it's way too huge and impractical.
Bonn Main Station on the other hand, has 5 tracks, is a through station, and lends itself to being built in a modular fashion. Not only that, it is a bit of a trope among German model railways, which seems to be a common theme in my LEGO builds. There is a very practical aspect to this since it means many photos are available, and excellent pictures in model railway catalogues. This helps enormously when copying a building on the other side of the world.
Due to shipping disruptions last year parts orders have gone missing, got stuck waiting for flights, been sent to Austria instead of Australia, and in general been problematic. This has resulted in the two ends of the station being built, but not the central hall. Lucky I planned to build Bonn in modules just like the model railway kits. In the future I'll expand this build to reflect the complete original building, hopefully in time for the next in person Brickvention.
By Peter Ogilvy