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Some of the new ‘intrastate’ stuff, Pt 1…

  • Guest authors
  • August 22, 2017
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The constant deluge of r-t-r rolling stock does make it very easy to fill up the yards with lovely models of the delightfully picturesque wagons that kept the intrastate traffic moving back in the steam/early diesel era in which Lambing Flat&nbsp…

Some of the new ‘intrastate’ stuff, Pt 1…
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Some of the new ‘intrastate’ stuff, Pt 1…

  • Guest authors
  • August 22, 2017
  • 0

The constant deluge of r-t-r rolling stock does make it very easy to fill up the yards with lovely models of the delightfully picturesque wagons that kept the intrastate traffic moving back in the steam/early diesel era in which Lambing Flat&nbsp…

  • Austrains roundtop 36 class
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  • Pig
  • troubleshooting
  • weathering

That damned ‘Pig’!

  • Guest authors
  • August 16, 2017
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When I last mentioned 3607, my modified Austrains roundtop ‘Pig’ back in November 2014, all was not well, a situation that persisted for some time. It had reached the basic painting stage, as shown below:

But try as I might, I could not …

That damned ‘Pig’!
  • Austrains roundtop 36 class
  • Lambing Flat
  • Pig
  • troubleshooting
  • weathering

That damned ‘Pig’!

  • Guest authors
  • August 16, 2017
  • 0

When I last mentioned 3607, my modified Austrains roundtop ‘Pig’ back in November 2014, all was not well, a situation that persisted for some time. It had reached the basic painting stage, as shown below:

But try as I might, I could not …

  • Breaking News

The ‘modern era’ comes to Lambing Flat: Bogie rolling stock

  • Guest authors
  • July 31, 2017
  • 0

The Indian red diesels need something to haul, so, thanks to all the lovely r-t-r 1960s/1970s bogie rolling stock now available, it is a simple matter of pulling something out of the box, checking the couplings and wheels against the standards gauge, …

The ‘modern era’ comes to Lambing Flat: Bogie rolling stock
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The ‘modern era’ comes to Lambing Flat: Bogie rolling stock

  • Guest authors
  • July 31, 2017
  • 0

The Indian red diesels need something to haul, so, thanks to all the lovely r-t-r 1960s/1970s bogie rolling stock now available, it is a simple matter of pulling something out of the box, checking the couplings and wheels against the standards gauge, …

The ‘modern era’ comes to Lambing Flat: Indian red diesels.
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The ‘modern era’ comes to Lambing Flat: Indian red diesels.

  • Guest authors
  • July 28, 2017
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With all the lovely r-t-r models becoming available over the last couple of years suited to the 1960s/1970s era, it has been hard to resist the temptation and stay true to Lambing Flat’s 1950s steam era ambiance. In fact, it has been impossible! Especi…

Two in the one year! Good grief, what is happening! Or, building a HV ‘Redfern’ passenger brake van.
  • HV Redfern brake van
  • Lambing Flat

Two in the one year! Good grief, what is happening! Or, building a HV ‘Redfern’ passenger brake van.

  • Guest authors
  • June 28, 2017
  • 0

As promised, I am making a bit of an effort to add some posts to the blog.

This one is about building this:

 This is well out of period for Lambing Flat, but I like it! 

It is a ‘Redfern’ passenger brake van, one of the series of passe…

It’s Alive! A new post regarding Lambing Flat!
  • Lambing Flat
  • MB van
  • quick weathering.
  • SDS Models

It’s Alive! A new post regarding Lambing Flat!

  • Guest authors
  • May 22, 2017
  • 0

I’ve been really slack the last couple of years when it comes to updating this blog. I post a lot of updates regarding progress on Lambing Flat on my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/amrmjmes) which is all very well if you are on my friends list on Fac…

My new favourite photo!
  • 45
  • Auscision 422
  • HO scale
  • Lambing Flat
  • wheat train

My new favourite photo!

  • Guest authors
  • September 29, 2015
  • 0

Sometimes, one just ‘gets it right’ with a photo and this is definitely one of those times! This shows my weathered Auscision 42201 and 4535 approaching Lambing Flat with 1200 tons of wheat, bound for Rozelle. There has been lot happening on the layout…

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