Ankersteine: Getreidespeicher (GK-NS 14)

I think I have now built most of the original models from the Anker sets up to GK-NF 14, so I've started to dabble in other stuff. One thing I wanted to look into was the Neue Serie models released by the company later, today available via the CVA archive at ankerstein.ch.

I started with the grain storage (Getreidespeicher) from the booklet for GK-NS 14. I like these more modern buildings, with different proportions and style than the classical Richter buildings.

However, I quickly stumbled across the many differences between the NF and NS stone sets, started to improvise and towards the end of building had to add a few stones from a surplus set normally used by my son. I think I will continue my dabbling in the NS models with the buildings for set 12 and come back to the models for 14 when I actually have the stones from GK-NF 14A available to compensate for missing or different stones.

Building the model was a lot of fun, though, and it has many characteristics that set it apart from other Anker buildings I've tried earlier.

• the bridge between the small administrative building and the actual storage building (and I always thought that the one in my company's headquarters was a very innovative idea ;)
• the space for a railroad between the buildings, with loading areas on both sides
• the neat little stairs at the end of the unloading platforms
• the strong vertical design with the high walls structured by niches and windows (leading to a rather shaky construction as the window frames and the walls to their sides don't interlace at all)
• the long flat roof over the unloading platform, and generally the nice mix of roof angles to use up nearly all blue roof stones

Overall a very nice project, highly recommended and also nice to show to people who don't know much about Anker buildings to avoid the impression that they are only good for classical castles and churches...

The main walls with the different protruding columns and niches are starting to take shape

First layer of the roof on the main storage building, with the ventilation holes already in place

Side view of the face of the building with the same vertical niche design as the main building front, and the pedestrian bridge over the railway line.

Backside of the building, same facade and roof layout as the front but not interrupted by bridges or other building parts.