Progress steps up a notchOver the last 3 weeks (since my last Blog post), quite a lot has occuredDavid’s layout based on Goulburn, was one of the attractions at the NMRA meeting I attended yesterday (Nov 18, 2023) in Canberra. More pictures of th…
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…
One of my
companions on my Model Railway journey is the National Model Railroad Association
(NMRA). It might seem strange to credit
the association, but without them, I doubt the hobby, and my own modellin…
Sometimes
one gets some information, that causes a change of focus. Such
is the case with the Wagga Wagga Station Master Residence.Photo taken from the footbridge. Wagga’s SM residence i…
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…
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…
