Chris hndrsn

1ngram,

Cross checking the ROD book with the Model Rail Model and Kit directory for 2013, the eight available loco's I can identify are:

GWR Dean 2301 0-6-0 by Hornby

GWR Churchward 43XX  by Bachmann

GWR Robinson 30xx by Bachmann

Southern Drummond 700 0-6- by OO Works

Southern Billinton E4 by Bachmamm (this year)

LNER Stirling/Ivatt J4 by London Road

LNER Worsdell J15 by PDK

LNER Worsdell T1 by 52F Models

I too am planning a small layout based on the ROD and light railways and have the same problem, I don't know what standard gauge rolling stock was used and what is available.

Bachmann and Hornby will no doubt release their loco's in limited edition ROD livery and numbering.

I have a few questions of my own to add to yours:

• Does anyone know of an OO gauge versions of the French 50 Hommes/8 Chevaux (50 men/8 horses) box van's (braked and unbraked) so common in wartime images of the ROD?
• Can anyone point me in the right direction for a book of French and Belgian rolling stock of the period?
• Does anyone know of drawings for the Belgian SNCV Type 21 metre gauge locomotive? The UK built 50 locomotives and 1200 wagons to operate on the metre gauge around Ypres. I believe they were Type 21's as that type is referred to in the books by Bishop and Davies.
• Can anyone recommend passenger coaches for the period to make up Haig's and Gough's command trains and add coaches to the ambulance train coming from Bachmann?

Being in Australia and not having the ability to wander into decent UK, French or Belgian railway bookshops that may be able to help me, I would greatly appreciate any one pointing me in the right direction.

Cheers,

Chris H

I wonder what happened to the Lima product that was re-released a few years ago to a terrible editorial caning from Australian Model Railway Magazine? It seemed to disappear of the Hornby International website very quickly. Sure it was the 1970's tooling and mechanism, but it was still great as introduction sets for kids which most "enthusiasts" seemed to forget. And it would have allowed Hornby to judge the potential market properly before modernising them.

We don't seem to hear the same complaints about any errors in the Bachmann "Outback Hauler" or "Desert King" sets despite the non-prototypical ore cars and loco errors. For the importer to have commissioned these sets after the Lima drubbing was game, particularly to have one of the Pilbara cab loco's specifically produced is great. http://www.pilbararailways.com.au/ . Now that I have my 600 sq m block of land I just need the many thousands of dollars to replicate any of the Pilbara railways in HO or N!

Cheers,

Hendo

Hi,

I have only just bumped onto this thread, so my apologies if someone has already pointed out that 17th (Anzac) Light Railway Operating Company did actually exist. It formed at Fricourt Brigade Camp, France when 1st Anzac Light Railway Coy were withdrawn for a rest. It was formed from 1st Anzac Light Railway on the 11th June 1917. The war diary is at: http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awm4/15/4/awm4-15-4-1.pdf It ended its time as 3rd (Australian) Light Railway Operating Company.

Don't trust W.J.K Davies book on this as he seemed to miss all of the Australian company's except the 15th. You can find the three Australian Light Railway and Three Broad Gauge company war diaries here: http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awm4/class.asp?levelID=83

Otherwise superb work!

Cheers,

Chris

G'day David,

I am anew member who yesterday spent most of the day reading this thread, superb work on these models. Can I offer a suggestion for smoothing Shapeways models - ice cream sticks, tooth picks and balsa wood are good for burnishing the rough surface, a straight edge on the ice cream stick for flat surfaces and balsa wood where you have corrugations will often help polish off the excess powder without doing damage to detail.

You also mention in a recent post that you made the Plasser track machines from photographs, Plasser UK, US and AU have pdf side elevations of their machines along with outline dimensions on their websites that may help you.

Any chance of creating and selling some rescaled to 1/160 Plasser machines on Shapeways? Yours would be the only ones out there and would satisfy many elsewhere in the world.

Cheers,

Chris