Looks like you had a grand time Jon.
I haven't posted here in a while.Its been plywood pacific for some time so here is a pic of Elgin Hill area which I have been attempting to...
The Athearn gear sets work OK and are the same ratio and size of the Proto,the hole is too small in the proto ones therefore it stretches the gear...
The old and the new [IMG]
I model the CNW here in Australia.At first it was the colour scheme that attracted me but as I digged deeper I also liked the history to it.It...
Thanks Jason I would have liked to have been down there. Les
C&NW Heritage unit in consist link You mean like this thanks to rail pics http://64.246.11.82/images/images2/d/DSC2006-07-16_140.JPG.85855.jpg...
Gary you can say that again . Alex I was attracted to the C&NW for the same sort of reason except I was going to swap the US equipment and the...
I don't model Aussie gear because of models that have poor runing qualities, poor pulling power and basicly being ripped off.You have to spend the...
Geeky Lima some time in the 70's and later made 42class bulldogs, 44class as per Indian pacific with later repaints and Indian pacific coaches...
I use concrete expansion joint foam over 16mm ply.Comes 2"wide and up to 10"wide[great for yards] and 1/8th" thick up to 3/8ths The 2" comes in...
NR 33 the city of Grafton was in the wreck in western Vic where the grain truck ran into the side of it First the photo from the paper .I nave...
Heres a pic of the new hill taking shape.still need to get some trees made [img] Regards Les
G'day Lexicol, I'm running on of these on my layout which has 1":30" grades and 22" r curves which is also steep. It has no trouble with this...
I also have two of these S1 in C&NW colours They run great .There was three numbers available factory when I bought mine. I'm running DC Regards Les
David thats not a problem.Iknew it was nearly thirty five yrs ago that I serviced the loco's in Wollongong and the memory could've been wrong.I...
Rowie the loco is X Newcastle but its bigger than 79 class or 44tonner physically.Lysaughts at port Kembla had three of the 44tonners and one very...
Verse I picked them up for under $60 US on the US Ebay. Out here new up to $250 Au so even with postage and insure comes out well in front for me...
G'day Russ welcome to trainboard , There's a few familiar faces here LOL
Thanks John. I'm workin on it .I wish I had done this passing siding before I started fillin in the scenery.Certainly contorting myself at some...