The humble British standard van, and the British standard model railway scale. Fairly obvious, but to clarify: we have a kit-built Ratio van in OO, a Lima in HO, a Hornby in TT:120, and a Peco in N. This was set up to take a look at how they comp…
Visting Layouts, and Train stations – Part 2Taking pictures of the Parramatta LRVs being tested at Carlingford, was an unexpected bonusAfter visiting the layouts at Batemans Bay, I had the entire afternoon, to get to my overnight stop at KiamaI s…
Latest updates on the SM Residence and train room – and a distraction.In the last 2 weeks since my last Blog post, quite a lot has occuredCLP12 “Casper” is a regular visitor to Junee. Here it is on the Turntable entrance road. M…
Wagga SM Residence, and Train room update.Some things cannot be rushed. Model railways tends to take a back seat for other domestic reasons, and in a month passes without an update.Parked in Junee at the beginning of October, just waiting f…
Wagga Wagga Station Master Residence – construction startsOver the last month, I have not been able to devote more than a few hours to making my model, so things are progressing, slower than I would have hoped. Way back in 2009, I cut …
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…
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…
One of the
disappointing aspects of trying to model the Tumbarumba branch around 1970, was
that very few locomotive classes were used.
After about 1961, virtually all the traffic was handled by 48 class…
Welcome to
2023. To celebrate the occasion, I am
calling the Wagga Wagga station model “finished”. Wagga Wagga station in 1994 – picture by John Morrison
Detailing on Wagga Wagga station – continuesDetailing is something that takes ages, but is necessary to complete a wagon, loco, or structure. With a modern kit, most of the detailing is included. Some of the older “craftsman kit…
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