Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2024 i Australian Model Railway Magazine

Making an impression Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a well-presented, clean, neat and bustling ‘Hobby’ shop. This shop catered for model trains but also military, aviation and radio-controlled models in both kit and pre-built format, and even LEGO etc. It was a Sunday and there was a high volume of shopper traffic going in and out of the store. This included families on a day out and they were clearly enjoying browsing through the store. I too was browsing, as I find its always a good idea to see how non-railway modellers do what they do. To broaden your horizons, as they say. As I browsed, I was struck by the presentation of the boxes in which the models and kits came in. It was clear to me…

Goulburn was treated to an inaugural Model Railway Exhibition on the 7th and 8th of September 2024. Phil Badger, of Badger Models fame, is the driving force behind this exhibition. As Phil stated, “We took on the financial risk with this exhibition, it was not organised through a club but by passionate individuals”. The result was outstanding. Held in the local Veolia stadium the venue was comfortable with good lighting, parking was sufficient with a dedicated car park and overflow on-street parking available, and disabled parking. Ramp access was also provided. A good selection of proprietors and layouts attended, some of which were new to the exhibition circuit. The only item of note, there seemed to be a lack of signage to the venue. The AMRM has championed expansion of…

SDS Models NSW S shunters floats and match trucks in HO scale, Website: www.sdsmodels.com.au Address: PO Box 804, Winston Hills, NSW 2153 Phone: 0431 423 878 Email: sales@sdsmodels.com.au Price in text With over 10,000 examples produced for the New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR), the late steam and diesel era NSW modeller can never have enough S wagons. SDS Models has recently broadened the array of S wagons available to fit a few more background roles on NSW modeller's layouts. Prototype Since inception, the NSWGR have had a requirement for wagons to serve auxiliary purposes such as moving steam locomotive ash, locomotive and carriage parts, railway sleepers or ways and works equipment around the network. The history of S wagons in general is worthy of a book in itself, however…

EXHIBITIONS & EXPOS SALISBURY – SA. November 30–December 1, 2024. St John's Model Railway Club Model and Hobby Show. St John's Anglican Church, 10 Church Street, Salisbury. Open: 10am-4pm (Sat & Sun). stjohnsmrc@gmail.com WARNAMBOOL – VIC. January 11–12, 2025. Warrnambool Model Railway Exhibition. St Joseph's Primary School Hall, Botanic Road, Warrnambool. 10am-5pm (Sat), 10am-4pm (Sun). Exhibition Manager 0421 159 206. COWES – VIC. January 18–19, 2025. Phillip Island & District Railway Modellers Inc. Model Railway Show, Berninneit, 91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes. 10am-5pm (Sat), 10am-4pm (Sun). Adults $10, U/15 $5, Family $25 (2 adults and 3 children). Martin Murden 0416 186 589. NORLANE – VIC. January 25–26, 2025. Corio Model Railway Exhibition, Norlane ARC, 1-9 Cox Road, Norlane. 10am-5pm (Sat & Sun). Adults $10 Children under 16 $5. Contact: corio.exhibition@aep.org.au SPRINGVALE…

IN THE LOOP My first ten years as a railway modeller occurred in the 1990s, an era that coincided with what I consider the high-water mark of Australian outline model railway kits. With the wide selection of kits and limited ready-to-run models available at that time, it was far easier to be an Australian outline modeller in the 1990s than it had been even twenty years before, but options were still mostly limited to the larger state systems. With some notable exceptions, if you wanted to model anything outside of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) you were left pretty much to your own devices through adapting what was available or by scratch building. Of course, all that has changed in the last twenty years with the explosion of ready-to-run…

The north-eastern line in Victoria has been a Victorian modelling favourite with sections of double-track broad gauge and single-line standard gauge, making a high traffic exhibition layout very easy to replicate. However, the end of the north-east line has lots of modelling potential with extensive yards and shunting opportunities. As modellers, there is a habit to just collect locomotives and rollingstock. The more you collect, the harder it is finding a location to operate and display all that diverse rolling stock (in this case, Victorian Railways - V/Line and State Rail Authority -SRA Candy). Well, Wodonga might just fit that bill! From 1962 onwards the standard gauge mainline was laid around Wodonga station. Further in the Down direction is Wodonga coal sidings, which included a broad gauge yard (sidings ‘A’)…

Auscision Models - HO Scale Have announced a re-run of their New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) 45 class diesel locomotive r-t-r with 21 pin socket with and without DCC and sound. Opportunity to pre-order these models will close on the 31st of December 2024 and delivery is expected mid 2025. Road numbers and liveries to be produced in this re-run are as follows: • 4503, 4513 and 4526 in Indian red 1970's livery • 4501, 4532 and 4510 (with white L7) in Indian red 1980's livery • 4502 and 4508 with twin marker lights and buffers in reverse livery • 4517 and 4519 in Candy livery with light grey roof • 4522 and 4535 in Candy livery with red roof • 4509 and 4511 in Red terror livery •…

Going for the record In regard to the ‘Going for the record’ comment about Australia's largest layout here are my thoughts: The Perth based ‘Arid Australia’ at 12.5m wide and 25m long once held the world record for the longest model train. This layout depicts the desert rail operations of Western Australia, particularly the Pilbara iron ore railways. That it really did, and this layout had to be seen to be believed. Devoid of excess scenery, apart from the depiction of the desert, it was built in the shape of a giant horseshoe, with public access between each of the arms as well as along all the outsides. Inside each arm was an operator access, so that there were six faces to each of the sides and ends of the…