The Austrian Railway Group Railway Models
This section is in the early stages of development and will be extended over the coming months.

Many of our members have an interest in modelling Austrian railways. This section attempts to give you more information on that site of the group and help you build your own Austrian collection.

It is not a replacement for the manufacturer's catalogues, but can help you track down where to find an elusive model. For details of Austrian Prototype by manufacturer with ARG comments and links to their websites

In HO
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List of Model Shops in Austria click on "Links und Addressen, at the side and select Erzeuger und Händler" under AT Austria

Remember most manufacturers have their own websites. We start with ARG members own layouts.

Peter Marriott Bad Holzshofen an ÖBB diorama in HO				A station diorama based on Salzkammergut line practice and architecture. It models the central part of a typical three loop passing station with goods shed and station building. Measuring just 1 metre x 40cms. It was built initially for diesel operation but may see wires erected in due course. Both buildings, based on photos of buildings on the Salzkammergut line,are scratchbuilt using card as the basis for the walls and roofs. The platforms were also built using 3mm card, painted with acrylics. Trees are a mixture of Heki poplars, Architrees (of Chicago, USA) conifers and deciduous trees and K & M tall poplars. Undergrowth, window boxes and roses in the station garden and grass cover uses Heki, Busch, Noch, Set Scenes and Woodland Scenics products.
Peter Marriott Langensee an ÖBB diorama in HO				This diorama measures 48” x 16” was built as a test piece for scenic materials that are new to me. It also provides a photographic backdrop to frame my Austrian outline rolling stock. (diesel locomotive is a 2143 by Klein Modellbahn). The trees are a mixture of Heki conifers with added scatter material, Architrees products from Chicago and Woodlands Scenics Fine Leaf Foliage. Undergrowth and grass cover includes Silifor, Heki, Busch, Noch, Set Scenes, Woodland Scenics products. The stream and pond have been made from Woodland Scenics Realistic Water (stock number C1211). The pond shape was made from Mod Roc plaster impregnated cloth. The floor of the pond was painted with a variety of acrylics and then ten thin layers of the Realistic Water poured on and left for 24 hours to dry.

Diorama in HOe by Stephen Ford

The Real Thing

the next section looks at prototypes from Austria, and their model availability. Not an exhaustive guide, but a selection to whet your appetite.

		The view of 52 1227 at Wien Ost depot, and the Lilput model No 52-12 under their old scheme
		Original seen at Zell am See, model by Roco 46417

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updated 3rd November 2005
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