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
