Together,Forever?

Hi All,

Didn't realize it has been over 2 months since the last post, and looking at where I was back then, Man, ive done a bit!!!

Over that time I've installed Facia's, Cut and installed Track profiles as well as improved its "Structural integrity" substantially.

 Looking towards the "Up" or Botany direction showing the roof and inner skirting.   

The "divider" in the middle, will be in fact the part "down" side hill up to the Road bridge which will be positioned close to the join on the left module. Originally I was only going to use 3mm MDF to do this, but a brain explosion resulted in a full 6mm profile board attached to the outside of both modules where they join, mainly to improve the integrity of the modules when they are apart.

Showing the "Business" End of the Right module. The fat side to the left will accomidate both up and down mains as well as the "hypothetical" Enfield yard Eastern arrival/departure road. The track in the middle will be the disused line which went to DELEC and was the original Up main. The track on the right will be a disused siding mocking the which use to go into a NSWGR Tarp Factory on the Northern side of Canterbury Road. Gives me a chance to put a disused wagon with crap growing through it, Ive already made the NQZA for this role!  

Looking the down direction towards Enfield.

The Peco Code 83 point cluster ,showing how the alignment will be.

Showing the Corflute baseboard, this stuff is light,strong and easy to cut! I will be using this in the same way as Cardboard, the Americans use do to get the Ups and Downs of the scenery.

Still a bit of putty and sanding to do, but not long til I can start painting the backdrop.....lights......then on to laying track!!!!

Cheers Brendo

No Longer Transparent!

Howdy! It's been nearly 2 month's since the last post, but things have started to roll along nicely getting closer and closer day by day of having a train running a full loop of my super-structured layout! 

Back Drop and the Lighting Valance have been installed,puttied and now are ready to paint. Cornice has been fitted to each side of the "dog leg" between Back Drop and Valance, not only to look neat but to improve its integrity.

In the blue boxes are the Fluro's that will light up the modules. Each module will have 4 Fluro's 2x 1230mm and 2x 620mm, which make up roughly the 2m needed to cover the length. A long and and a short will be right on the edge at the front and the other two in opposite order will be fitted front side of the middle. Keeping the long and shorts offset will stop the shadow effect! (Hopefully)

Facias will be installed soon as well as starting to plan the layout's baseboard.

Excuse the "Clampathon"! Its amazing how you can never have enough of these critters! 

Below I've built a small frame where the main modules will join the fiddle yard, which allows a nice clean join between modules and eliminates the 40mm gap caused by the aluminium frame.

Show below is roughly the track hight of the mainline, allowing me to have various ups and downs like the prototype. 6mm MDF will be used with 42x19mm stanchions. 

Doesn't NR103 look thirsty for some work?  

Latest Rolling stock Additions for OTGL Roster.

Loco's

Another IRA 4497, to be renumbered 4488 with IRA logos and numbers on the sides. The other one will still stay 4497 but with logos added!

Wagon"s

At the moment collecting wagons to ease my inner "wagon freak" has been a bit satisfying lately with heaps of new additions.

3x AR Kits NHHF's, to be converted into NGYF Grain Hoppers.

4x AR Kits NOBX's, to be converted in Ribbed NDCH spoil wagons.

3x Auscision CQBY's, which need TLC but I got them very cheap, Managed to fix them all with help from Mr Evergreen!

3x Austrains VOBX gondola's, will be converted to RKCX's of VOFX's without tarps

3x Railmotor Models SCT PBGY Lourve Vans

2x Austrains WHX's, to be converted to NGDX or NGLF

6x Auscision RKWF's 4x Green, 2x Brown

4x Auscision AOOX's, to be converted to ROOX/RKTX or ROKX with stanchions for Pipes

4x Auscision SCT ABSY Louvre Vans

4x Auscision RCSF's, keep 1 and convert 3 to RCKF's

1x Powerline ELX, to be converted to a RKCX with Aust N Rail tarp (to join a fleet of 3 others)

Plus more containers,cradles and coils, decals and bollocks!

Im Crazy!

Cheers Brendo  

We're off the floor,doing the Dinosaur!

Happy belated new year everyone!

WOOHOO!!! The main modules are off the floor and up on their legs! Funny how enormous these beasts are when you get them off the "horses", check out the pic with C510 in it to see the height in relation. Now to concentrate on the Base,Backdrop and Fascia boards!

Brendo