robertc

Hi Chris, I'm sure your contributions will be well received here too. Adds to the mix.

regards

 Bob

In the beginning there needed to be locos.  So cheap ways of making mechs was explored.

By removing the centre drivers from HO GM bogies the wheelbase was suitable for a  range of railmotors and a small diesel railtractor. Slaters wagon wheels and some bits and pieces from the scrap bin and I was away. I made use of Hornby, Lima and Athearn mechs, singly or in pairs.

Here is a Lima mech.

regards

 Bob

Hi Michael, it all stays outside except the trains. Bird poo and twigs are the greatest hazards. Spiders are just a nuisance and if anything doesn't handle the weather it gets rebuilt stronger. So far I have had to do some fresh coats of paint on buildings, rebuild a couple of the power poles and replace two cardboard buildings that lasted much longer than I expected. The biggest  re-do job was caused by using some Bondcrete for ballasting when I ran out of exterior PVA . Fortunately no possums to deal with but  there is a door that is mainly to keep rain out. Plenty of access for snakes or other vermin but I usually only have blue tongue lizards coming in for a camp occasionally and they don't climb up on the storage yard.

regards

 Bob

Hi all, thought I would add a little of what I have been doing to this forum. I mainly post on the guild site but a bit of variety never hurts.

Not enough room in the garage for O gauge so it had to be outdoors or back to the smaller scales.

Most of the trains are scratchbuilt, if they weren't I could not afford it. I have a few RTR items and kits to help speed up the process.

Here is the basic structure under way.  I had a friend design this, I just helped dig the holes and held things when told to :>)

Here it is with baseboard added and the access ramp built.

The access ramp is banker territory for any load over a couple of hundred scale tons.

To fast forward a bit, here it is in recent times.

regards

 Bob