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Some videos of Lambing Flat

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September 11, 2017
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I have very recently acquired a mobile phone that takes very good videos, so I had to try it out on the layout!

The first video shows 5165 exiting the loop with a goods train headed for Demondrille. The train is comprised mostly of loco coal in U…

Some of the new ‘intrastate’ stuff, Pt 1…

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August 22, 2017
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The constant deluge of r-t-r rolling stock does make it very easy to fill up the yards with lovely models of the delightfully picturesque wagons that kept the intrastate traffic moving back in the steam/early diesel era in which Lambing Flat&nbsp…

That damned ‘Pig’!

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August 16, 2017
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When I last mentioned 3607, my modified Austrains roundtop ‘Pig’ back in November 2014, all was not well, a situation that persisted for some time. It had reached the basic painting stage, as shown below:

But try as I might, I could not …

The ‘modern era’ comes to Lambing Flat: Bogie rolling stock

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July 31, 2017
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The Indian red diesels need something to haul, so, thanks to all the lovely r-t-r 1960s/1970s bogie rolling stock now available, it is a simple matter of pulling something out of the box, checking the couplings and wheels against the standards gauge, …

The ‘modern era’ comes to Lambing Flat: Indian red diesels.

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July 28, 2017
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With all the lovely r-t-r models becoming available over the last couple of years suited to the 1960s/1970s era, it has been hard to resist the temptation and stay true to Lambing Flat’s 1950s steam era ambiance. In fact, it has been impossible! Especi…

Two in the one year! Good grief, what is happening! Or, building a HV ‘Redfern’ passenger brake van.

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June 28, 2017
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As promised, I am making a bit of an effort to add some posts to the blog.

This one is about building this:

This is well out of period for Lambing Flat, but I like it!

It is a ‘Redfern’ passenger brake van, one of the series of passe…

It’s Alive! A new post regarding Lambing Flat!

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May 22, 2017
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I’ve been really slack the last couple of years when it comes to updating this blog. I post a lot of updates regarding progress on Lambing Flat on my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/amrmjmes) which is all very well if you are on my friends list on Fac…

My new favourite photo!

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September 29, 2015
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Sometimes, one just ‘gets it right’ with a photo and this is definitely one of those times! This shows my weathered Auscision 42201 and 4535 approaching Lambing Flat with 1200 tons of wheat, bound for Rozelle. There has been lot happening on the layout…

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RFID “Kits” Available

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May 27, 2015
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In response to customer requests for “kits” of parts to make complete readers
and for a system starter kit so we are now offering:A single head RFID reader stack
http://www.modelrailroadcontrolsystems.com/complete-rfid-reader-with-one-reader-head/
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New Clinic on Designing with cpNode available!

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May 16, 2015
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Chuck Catania and I delivered a clinic at Pacific Coast Region (NMRA) convention, on Thursday, covering Designing a signaling system using cpNode and CMRI. You can find a link to the presentation on the cpNode product category page or just click …