Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2024 i Australian Model Railway Magazine

As I've been asked quite a few questions from fellow modellers about how I've done the scenery, I've put together a brief guide on the way I like to do things. There are many different techniques that can be used to achieve the desired outcome. The following is what works for me. This module is one of many that I made up at home prior to moving into the train room. It is mounted on a dolly to enable it to be moved as required. At 2400mm × 1200mm, it is one of the largest modules constructed, and, in hindsight, it is too big, as access to the middle was difficult. To make things a lot easier I should have cut it in half, either laterally or longitudinally. The module…

In a previous article I detailed how I built a Mt Newman C36-7M. (see AMRM issue No. 355 August 2022). This time, I have built a Robe River Iron Associates M636 fitted with their unique air-to-air cooling. The model is HO scale, using a Canadian Pacific M636 as a base and parts from a Burlington Northern C636 from Bowser. The whole model took a year to build. Materials Required Parts required: • 1 × M636 Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail 5-inch stripe air start, Product No. 24273 • 1 × C636 Burlington Northern (BN) with snow guards, Product No. 23604, used for the Cab and frame – footplate and pilots. Custom Hobby Decals: decals for KCC wagon signage and lettering. • For the hand brake (lever style) for the left side…

Everything is a risk these days; investing money into superannuation, getting married and having children, and even crossing the road are all risky businesses. Well, Darryl Jones decided that building a model railway was also a risk. ‘The Risk’ is a real place name but also describes how Darryl first felt about the project. A risk as to whether he could do it and a risk financially, however his efforts have certainly surpassed the name. Although he will never say as much, Darryl is inwardly proud of his achievement, and one that very few ever accomplish to this level. Having a sight impairment all his life makes the achievement even more remarkable. Built in a room measuring 6.0m by 2.7m, it sits under the main roof of the house and…

Background I wanted to model the Intercapital Daylight Express as it ran in the early 1990s. I needed at least three Candy-liveried Auscision Models RUB sitting coaches plus a buffet coach for this consist, together with a PHN power van. The coaches look great; the detail is fine, the painting and lettering are crisp, and the candy livery certainly looks accurate to my eye. The Problem Upon running my consist on a club layout, the RUB coaches derailed at various parts of the track straight away. This happened on both straight sections and curves (greater than 610mm or 24-inch radius), as well as on points. Each RUB coach had the same problem, whilst the 81 class and two Z-type coaches in the same consist did not have any issues, so…

A LOCATION TO MODEL Catherine Hill Bay (known as ‘Catho’ to locals) is a coastal village 30 kilometres south of Newcastle, NSW where mining for coal commenced in 1873 when the New Wallsend Company bought up the land and built a jetty to ship coal. Before the Pacific Highway was opened to the west of the village in 1930, the main road to Newcastle ran through Catherine Hill Bay. Being on the coast, the New Wallsend Company was able to avoid the sand bar at the entrance to Lake Macquarie and transport their coal from the mine to the jetty via a standard gauge railway. Up to 100 men were employed at the Wallarah coal mine. New Wallsend Company shareholders met on 4 March 1876 and decided to wind up…

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The Yarra Valley Model Railway Club held its annual exhibition over the Easter long weekend, March 30th and 31st, with an impressive 62 exhibits and trade stands in attendance. Layouts included; Brett Watson's re-built ‘Dungog’ NSW, Matt Winzenied's inspiring ‘1890 Fishmarket’ (O scale), ‘Healesville’, Victorian N scale Collective Inc's T-TRAK layout, FreeMOO9 – a modular OO9 concept layout, ‘Cinnamon Port’ an On18 Sri Lankan based layout, the Melbourne L-Gauge Train Club's extensive LegoTM-based layout and the Australian Japanese Model Railway Group's J Track modular layout. This Exhibition was sponsored by Railmotor Models, SDS Models and Will James model railways. A healthy number of traders attended including; Junction Models from Adelaide, Broad Gauge Models, Euro Hobby Trains, IDR Models, On Track Models, Gopher Models, Ixion Models, Lyndon's Trains and Trainworld.…

Readers Gallery: Brett Watson. As a child, Brett spent a fair amount of time on holidays visiting relatives who lived on the lower north coast of New South Wales. These visits gave him the perfect opportunity to observe the variety of trains operating on the north coast between 1980 and 1997, which in turn sparked an avid interest in modelling this location. Over the ensuing years Brett managed to assemble a healthy roster of locomotives and rollingstock for his ‘Dungog’ layout, the Candy era being closest to his heart.…

N Scale Auscision Models Have received painted pilot models of their New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) 442 class diesel locomotive. These models will be on display at Australian Modeller and at the Australian N scale convention. The 442 class will be in production later this year and will be available in r-t-r in both standard DC (DCC ready) and DCC Sound. N & HO Scale Gopher Models - N Scale Has a number of projects in development, including: • Victorian Railways Walker railmotor and D van. • Vic Rail – V/Line N sets • CountryLink Xplorer – Endeavor railcar sets Australian Railway Models Has announced they will produce a New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) D55 2-8-0 standard goods steam locomotive No. D5502 oil burning version with Wampu tender.…