<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:58:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/modelrailroad/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 37: The train station]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does every model train layout need? Yes, of course: a train station. Last Easter, my son got a train station from PIKO and a few days later we built it up. Previous posts: Part 1: The Christmas present]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-37-the-train-station</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-37-the-train-station</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQkdFApn5e1xkGLpUGPEu3ECCz7WBUYf52CyfLRrrg94p5HoRU1h3rqRRSVSUWYuWR9kztceM5uBNjtK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 36: The water tower]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Easter Bunny also brought a water tower by Faller (FA131357). We built it on Easter Sunday and we found a nice place for it. Previous posts: Part 1: The Christmas present Part 2: The petrol station]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-36-the-water-tower</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-36-the-water-tower</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeP4vHTy7Lg4APQ2FcwCi4HE4LkEGWLrMDjsyac4uPTAk7v9FQpHxXQr2ktnNS9iv1riztN9jX5pPWS1LLKhCprjA7tfY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 35: New cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Easter Bunny was very busy and he brought us many things for our model train. First of all, this nice Mercedes-Benz recycling truck by Majorette, that includes 5 recycling containers. I know that these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-35-new-cars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-35-new-cars</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2021 16:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VDFVfes4J8WBmiaYPde8zmUFMDV6KaUBUnVku2bnnfuds5fT67mYvmc3sahjs6NA1WMHycUZSr5DpXtxZ9fa6vFrd9ceHqf4D5CheZXYUcBkgJKMW6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 34: Tables, benches and barrels]]></title><description><![CDATA[We continued with some details next to our Wine Cellars so that they look like a Heuriger. I bought a set of Beer Tables and Benches from Faller (180444). In addition I bought some handmade wooden barrels]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-34-tables-benches-and-barrels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-34-tables-benches-and-barrels</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 08:20:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBZPJt3ogEjemd9SVFq3iL5xhhXQDi94jtX97uphQgn8jyVKEx8WVSeyD3gxQJ4dVXnxoMrRHdMVvA6Yz9kRkamot?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 33: The vineyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next to our wine cellar I built a terraced vineyard. For that I bought the set Grape Harvest by Busch (HO 1199). It was a lot of work and the parts were very small and detailled. All grapes had to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-33-the-vineyard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-33-the-vineyard</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwmDPPkGx4aaF7Xp3vKfWGCP6k1Ggr4YY8aZzbdMRZdEVFkhCWanr8nAxwzGGdqHAjafzi84u7Zb21EdwXyBveh1z4TdAMosPdXPwagrApfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 32: The supermarket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, we built a supermarket with matches. It was a lot of work and... Well, it is everything else but perfect but we had a lot of fun. Of course, we also found a place for that supermarket in our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-32-the-supermarket</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-32-the-supermarket</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtgbCexmuPByTXSBP19YpCa1Z4BbftJshzvJEqmrYamRr3D18Xv8fuoJ7aoX3F4Ag7xmAXrpT7PBPae?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 31: The blossoming trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[As our model train layout should show all four seasons, I ordered some blossoming trees at AliExpress. They are of course not the quality of NOCH trees, but 10 trees only cost about EUR 1.20. I received]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-31-the-blossoming-trees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-31-the-blossoming-trees</guid><category><![CDATA[modeltrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:34:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckPrNcRSPScTPrdTyg4YkeQc3vo4q7oMmd1Qiy7si9HYxJ7svSH99gR5o5WQQKkHU3JwBEeZgs1yhovYk7CoACYzW22thL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 30: The mountain with the tunnel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building the mountain with the tunnel was the most time-consuming part of our model train layout. I used tunnel portals that I already had when I was a child. I printed out a grey brick wall on a DIN A4]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-30-the-mountain-with-the-tunnel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-30-the-mountain-with-the-tunnel</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9Hbk8BUmSopD7uwaX6z8sepfegjKWd6jY9pCsRiQ8H3do9Wtr1jwLMrwajBgvu11PpuabmdQr6Pki9Uy2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 29: The winter village]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last November, we bought some Christmas houses and lamps at Action. All four houses had 3 LEDs inside that were powered via AA batteries. The houses are of course not in the same quality like the model]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-29-the-winter-village</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-29-the-winter-village</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3NbSyKTowh8wnMyt99a6Ufo46tK7vnKZBW1Xdd51UuNWEMbVYwDowEB5Pi4UmkuQVSLmucH4gWFhvgbKfpy5PLdphpR4PXQyXV7C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 28: The wine press]]></title><description><![CDATA[For our wine cellars we also wanted to have a wine press. Since the NOCH wine press (14370) was not available at the moment, I decided to build one on my own. First of all we drove to Gedersdorf to take]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-28-the-wine-cellars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173630/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-28-the-wine-cellars</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173630]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 18:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBH2NCkpKRFx19jdLk1u2GrFNywjye2ax9C62Jr1D1PdPUwSi4YnxppbGXqhX9cyhjXyceFVYcdv5wAHNxGn2c7tS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 27: The wine cellars]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we live in Wachau valley, a wine growing region, we also wanted to have two wine cellers in our model train layout. First I created the doors, windows and the basic forms on my PC. If you want to create]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-27-the-vine-cellar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-27-the-vine-cellar</guid><category><![CDATA[modeltrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 17:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwmDPPkGx4aaF7Xp3vKfEWcVou5TUJbCF3qnnP7TEAK6B9WcZSgtzfUctTZgm1747NSk2mCxbVxzWZm1uSb5TcFJNSbF3rs5hw2PhKu7KDxJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 26: The USB vacuum cleaner]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of our latest investments was this mini vacuum cleaner. It is powered via a USB cable, but there is a battery version as well. It was originally intended for cleaning PC keyboards but it is perfect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-26-the-usb-vacuum-cleaner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-26-the-usb-vacuum-cleaner</guid><category><![CDATA[modeltrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 07:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCQ5vhkZVU7d9srLWr4ME5vtDHoxQyQCWHEaWJjyypdU7aCu6Sm8DtEVcCQ4w4nMmXz5NXYdSBmkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 25: Interior lighting for the farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the weather was not that fine today, we also made the interior lighting for the farm (see here). For that we just bought a 3V LED chain with 10 LED for about 2 or 3 Euro. You can buy similar things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-25-interior-lighting-for-the-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-25-interior-lighting-for-the-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[modeltrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcjrKNHbm3WBZmi7MAHo4ZwtYQnLCtsbedvHKKfFHkeMw1XsCzRcGmQv8KPZD5WJUbkWCqFzqugnR7jcwKWBoJ4sRQZ32Gn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 24: More street lights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I added more lights to our model train layout. First I had to do a lot of soldering and since this is not the healthiest activities for childrens' lungs I decided to do it at our balcony - at -1°]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-24-more-light</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-24-more-light</guid><category><![CDATA[modeltrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcjs7bbtMNRr7zk8iQyvMB1rLSSq9Mx82EwZKUxfx7FhesWaADpqfhM6osKzYmUnGGutnipmis6nAg1GgZFgPWogSEeBj4J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 23: The Flemish houses]]></title><description><![CDATA[25 years ago I lived in Belgium for five months. During that time I bought these three ceramic houses. They are approximately H0 scale and should depict houses in Flemish baroque like you can find them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-23-the-flemish-houses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-23-the-flemish-houses</guid><category><![CDATA[modeltrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu79fYh1Svf3mN2MBPH8KfhSTrcjbJAHrbbUPWJf2MG6EZ6p3QLjfvSofy9fwCHEsSqENULHrqNUVNV7kezc32JnYSA1U26X6WWLu1BXSv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 22: Creating a charging station for electric cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we had a petrol station we also wanted to have a charging station for electric cars on our model train layout. You can buy one by Faller (180280) but 16.50 EUR were too much for us so we decided to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-22-creating-a-charging-station-for-electric-cars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-22-creating-a-charging-station-for-electric-cars</guid><category><![CDATA[modeltrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 10:26:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19X4yXc7wYc7pYNX3YtnaQqaWQFx7QKTernJWM6q7gxt2rBZizMhv8fzE5zMKeys2vbKQ6oZV895gf4vKd8XSpPwrj7Px3UKmoBRQ6BWE6dWxUMRNoiW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 21: Our PIKO Junior set]]></title><description><![CDATA[In February 2019, we visited an exhibition of the IGM Wien, a group of model train enthusiasts, in Korneuburg, Lower Austria. Both, my son and me, were taking photos. (By the way - you can see the photos]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-21-our-piko-junior</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modeltrain/@schmatz/our-model-train-adventure-part-21-our-piko-junior</guid><category><![CDATA[modeltrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schmatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:31:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQkj7Aww5FrQLrMdMqJnS52sxAmd3HNeajkQc4WkMj6z5iPH132xb1erbuFJM7rHm5YgPRFDLCN4G8ALn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our model train adventure - part 20: The railway crossing]]></title><description><![CDATA[After finishing our work last sunday (see part 19) we realized that we have forgotten to create ramps for the railway crossing. So I bought filler on Monday. On tuesday we created the ramps. 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