HSB Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 My Sn31/2 Stewart Island Railway has now been in existence for around 25 years and has received several scenic revamps over the years although the track arrangement has remained essentially the same. It is set on Stewart Island which is at the southern end of New Zealand and is about the size of the Isle of Wight. As my new German 0 Gauge layout is progressing steadily I will shortly need to demolish SIR to make way for it but before I do I am going to do a little titivating before I take some final photos. Here is an overall picture of the layout:- 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Did you paint the backsecene yourself? Something of an artist! K Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) Yes, I did paint the backscene although I have gone back over it several times to make the trees more like New Zealand species and to try and get the colours to look more natural. It proved good practice for Ramchester a few years later! Here's a pic taken a few years ago before it's final reworking:- Edited February 22, 2016 by HSB 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Here's a pic of that same end as it is now:- 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbr1295 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Hi Howard, A most intriguing idea! I don't think anyone over here in NZ has considered basing a layout on Stewart Island. I suspect traffic might be a little light though, as the population is only about 400. Saying that, the coming of the railways usually opened up the country for population growth. Nice looking model and always good to see models of NZ railways overseas. Shame it has to go. Regards, Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks for for your comments, Les. There were actually a number of forestry lines built on Stewart Island (gauge unknown) mainly around Paterson Inlet and also a short-lived 3 mile long 60cm gauge line running north from Port Pegasus to a tin mine but I suspect these are not very well known. They are shown on page 33 of the New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas although I must admit I was unaware of these lines when I decided to set my layout there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Here's a picture of the layout in it's earliest form:- 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) Here are a few more shots of the layout from a few years ago:- Edited March 2, 2016 by HSB 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 I've scanned a few more negs:- 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMR CHRIS Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Very interesting little layout seems a shame to do it up to then demolish it any chance that you could double deck your layouts. Looking forward to the new photos. Will put this in my follow list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan-Leeds Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 very nice layout has it now been dismantled? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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