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I know this is a very old post but do you have any photos of your layout showing the wheels/castors. I’d like to do similar with the same size layout but would be concerned about the weight, movability etc. I only want to fit 4 corner legs though so if you or anyone else can share their experience ...

Just because I haven't posted anything for a while doesn't mean I haven't done anything lately. It might be true, but it's no reason to assume it. Most of my time lately has revolved around the full-size scale models at the museum I volunteer at. At some point I'll have to look for a couple of SD9 c...

Cumulative update: Sprinter 7019 is ready for lining. Still to do are find suitable horns, a motor bogie (within my budget of $10), and an interior. Three more kits have been ordered, for a total of 6 sprinters. This allows for one of each livery, with two spare. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4222/3...

Today's efforts: T411 is almost done, the three sections (short hood, long hood and cab) have been assembled (but not joined) and sanded nicely. T399 needs to be unglued and restarted, since I managed to get the short end sides back to front and the long end back to front and upside down. Assembly t...

In the last few trips home, I have purchased and mostly assembled a Diesel Rail Car from a Hanovale kit. Not a bad kit, just needs proper glazing and a couple of minor details. https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/496/31126515783_7d931c3087_c.jpg The Z guards van is mostly assembled, it just needs minor pa...

Photos of my trip to Mornington Railway are now up. There's still a few things to upload, like my second trip to the Victorian Goldfields Railway, and the unique parallel steam loco run to Geelong. I've set up a Flickr feed for my iPhone shots, which is at the moment being updated fairly often, and ...

Finally clearing the backlog a bit. Photos of 2016 Ballarat heritage weekend and the Steamrail Member's train to Seymour on the 30th of July are now available. The Member's train was a 6 carriage load test for A2 986, it's first passenger service. This was also the first time an A2 has been seen on ...

A very productive weekend, the first (and possibly last) in a long time. With recent events I haven't had access to my trains, let alone anywhere to work on them. - VHGY grain hopper wagon, Z guards van, and P explosives van kits assembled ready for painting - B louvre van decaled (took longer than ...

Looks good so far. Are the loco jacks bought or built?

I once again have a backlog of photos, but due to unfortunate circumstances it may be a while before they're up. I have the recent Ballarat Heirtage Weekend photos (Y112 and K190), some of K163 and T411 at Mornington, and new photos from the ARHS Victorian Museum. I am now a volunteer at the museum,...

Further to my earlier comments about my LMS T9 being a great runner, it no longer is. a strange humming comes from it, when give a push it may take off and halt shortly after, or cause a grinding noise from the motor area. I've tried two decoders, thinking it may have been a CV. Alas, ''twas not. Th...

And in the post this morning came both the Adams Radial and GNR 1247. 1247: way older than I thought. Still uses an X04 motor. It runs... Kind of. Not sure about it's future. Adams: not convinced that the poor running isn't due to the wheels being painted silver. Either that or they've oxidised badl...

Since my last post: - New dual track siding off the turntable behind the station. - Bachmann C Class is now chipped, and runs superbly - Lima parcels Railcar is still analogue, but runs surprisingly well - New loco Bachmann A2 Bachelor's Button (on sale at my local shop) has been chipped and added t...

It's been a while. It turns out the railcar kit was, in fact, by K's, and came with a Mk1 motor bogie which will have the motor replaced. Since then, there have been many attempts at removing the enamel paint - none have so far been successful. The glue, on the other hand, was removed quite easily. ...

Thanks for posting that. You managed to get the good angles, before the upgrades start this year.
Puffing Billy is always a fun day out - which loco did you get? Haven't done the SA rail museum (side note: one of the locos there is actually a Victorian N Class) or the Ghan yet, hopefully one day (: