The age of progress..
..came with some side effects.
The early 1900’s saw the conquest of nature in full swing. Unparalleled economic growth without care for the environment made for the destruction of complete eco-systems. Within one generation the world changed beyond recognition.
By 2022 our knowledge has increased but our behavior stayed very much the same. Inspiration for this diorama came upon reading about Chemelot. A big chemical company in the Netherlands that just had its license renewed and is allowed to discharge 14,000 kg of micro plastics in the river Maas each year.
The car is a Epoche 1 ‘Säuretopfwagen’ (acid tank wagen) based on Marklin model 58724 and Piko model 58914. These open top freight cars with two axles were used to transport all kind of acid chemicals. The canisters were made from stoneware and could be emptied using air pressure. The content varied between 800 and 1200 liters. Due to the stoneware canisters, they needed extra caution whilst shunting. These cars were all private property of chemical firms, hence the ‘P’ behind the car number.
Thanks to Markus Böhm for providing detailed pics of the inscriptions on the car.
As always feedback is much appreciated!
The age of progress..
..came with some side effects.
The early 1900’s saw the conquest of nature in full swing. Unparalleled economic growth without care for the environment made for the destruction of complete eco-systems. Within one generation the world changed beyond recognition.
By 2022 our knowledge has increased but our behavior stayed very much the same. Inspiration for this diorama came upon reading about Chemelot. A big chemical company in the Netherlands that just had its license renewed and is allowed to discharge 14,000 kg of micro plastics in the river Maas each year.
The car is a Epoche 1 ‘Säuretopfwagen’ (acid tank wagen) based on Marklin model 58724 and Piko model 58914. These open top freight cars with two axles were used to transport all kind of acid chemicals. The canisters were made from stoneware and could be emptied using air pressure. The content varied between 800 and 1200 liters. Due to the stoneware canisters, they needed extra caution whilst shunting. These cars were all private property of chemical firms, hence the ‘P’ behind the car number.
Thanks to Markus Böhm for providing detailed pics of the inscriptions on the car.
As always feedback is much appreciated!