Upgrading photos with Photoshop, and AIOver the last few years, I have accumulated a lot of prototype pictures that help my modelling. Some of the pictures have been acquired from colour slides that have deteriorated, or badly exposed. …
Local Government 100 year anniversary Train. I was recently sent 4 pictures, of the NSW Heritage train, in the Wagga area, that I thought I would like to share.The Heritage Train at Bomen. Double headed Z12, and a C36. The …
HO model of the Docker Street gatekeeper cottageMaking models out of styrene is an aspect of the hobby I am finding quite satisfying. Not having a kit, or even plans just adds to the challenge. And selection of prototype specific stru…
Modelling, NMRA Meeting, and a derailmentAn SSR grain train collided with the rear trailer of a truck at the level crossing near the former Rockview Station west of Junee on March 8th. More pictures laterModellingLadysmith Perway shed gets …
Perway shed at Ladysmith – a “simple” scratchbuilding projectDuring the openday at Ladysmith on February 11th, I took an opportunity over the lunch period to wander down to the perway shed, and measure it for a future model.Ladysmith Perway shedP…
Trike rides at LadysmithFebruary 11th saw the resumption of Trike rides for the public at Ladysmith. The first trike about to depart the loading area after the opening. The goods shed is in the background. The fencing is new, and a req…
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 …
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, …
