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For want of somewhere relevant to post these pics for someone.

they are definitely plus 7mm scale.... being 3n42 Queensland .244601241_qldgarden5s.jpg.59c1f185cd7d253bb814fc3c620ff075.jpg1632693348_qldgarden8s.jpg.cf497bbfaa1bbbe7b06d208e15e21d0d.jpg1021350466_qldgarden4s.jpg.72a04e8c5598a329d2ed7501cb9c7c70.jpg

Taken at a garden meet in Warwick many years ago.

Most detail on the carriages and buildings was done using pop sticks.

cheers

Bob

 

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While searching for the above photos I came across these.

Norm and Col's 'Trainsville' at an old AMRA exhibition at the showground. Historic NSWGR modelling harking back to the 30's in Norm's case.

It was running this layout during their lunch breaks at Malkara exhibition that convinced me this size was something special.

 

 

 

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Bob

 

 

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The large station building and the goods shed are now finished.

 

 

 

 

 

Of course I have now given myself more work. I need to install the goods siding track and make the station platform facing  :>)

 

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Bob

 

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Today I am installing the platform facing I built yesterday and installing the point and track for the siding.

I am well reminded while sitting under the layout wiring it all up why I promise myself any new layout will NOT be track powered.

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cheers

Bob

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Seeing a 3D printed Kadee height gauge on another thread here I thought I would post my meagre effort.

 

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Mine is just made from layers of styrene. It locates inside the rails.

As I model in 7mm and the centre height for auto couplers on the NSWGR was circa 2'11.5" that made it about 21mm when first constructed.

However a friend whose layout is the only one I interchange with started out not knowing what was correct. So we have a compromise centre height of 19mm and my gauge was so altered. The rear of it is used for other settings such as the height for Powerline dunny seats that I used in the middle of some fixed rakes.

 

 

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Finally a day not covered in smoke or blowing a gale.

Had to try out the new coal wagons so a British running day was in order.

I have enough 16 Ton wagons for a dedicated coalie now, so if I want to make use of my other goods wagons I will have to buy more.

What have I done ?  :>)

 

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cheers

Bob

 

 

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G'day Bob. Now my Pc is reinstated after "it issues" I dar eto post in 2020 and say hi.   Cannot remember if you have made a NSW 73 class....  

 

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David Head

 

 

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Hi David, hope you are safe down there.

No I have not made a 73.  Only one I have had was a Bergs kit with a scratchbuilt mech in HO.

Should not be hard to make one in  O scale as it is basically a flat box.

I have X200 and 79 classes in the small diesel shunters.

cheers

Bob

p.s. spend most of my time on facebook these days so sometimes there will be a delay in answering here.

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Here is a new loco being built for running the passenger service.

Resurrecting an OGH 38 bought with a donation from the Aussie taxpayer this year.

Painted with a mix of Tamiya greens and lining etc from teditor.

 

 

 

Now onto the mechanical and electrical work. BPRC power.

cheers

Bob

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Over the last couple of days I have tried to repopulate the thread with the photos lost in the great server crash some years ago. Some photos have been renamed since, some binned so much guesswork and fudging has been applied. It is not perfect but should help the viewer make sense of the posts.

regards

Bob

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