Miniatur Wunderland Weekly Report
18.11.08 at 10:13 Uhr
Weekly Report No 420, CW 46
From Monday, 10.11.2008 to Sunday, 16.11.2008
As promised in the last report, we will reveal the secret about Gaston's clotheslines!
Since November 12, 2007, almost exactly one year, our Swiss section is open to the public, but only now the last mountain village is supplied with running water by Gaston.
From old weathered wood chips, left over from the mine entrance in the Swiss section, Gaston made small,tiny, and smallest parts.
These parts were then assembled to so-called 'Suones', historic water pipes, or more precise, channels..
A suone is always accompanied by a warden path for the caretaker. Nowadays, these paths are very much appreciated by hikers.
Now we also have an explanation for the clothesline - Gaston uses it as a guide for the water channels.
In future, these water channels are run from a spring high up in the mountains to a mountain village in a valley.
Now, what has this metal ball to do with it? Gaston uses it to check the gradients of the channels in order to keep them as realistic as possible.
Two gear wheels from an old pocket watch were used for this channel barrier - let's see if Swiss precision also works in its new environment.
Gaston is still busy constructing the channels but very soon even the last Swiss village mountain will be connected to the water supply.
To conclude this report, a short view over the contruction site in Knuffingen. During the last days, the traces of the contruction work were successfully wiped out.
