2021_11_26 D3 on Pass this morning!

2021-11-26..  Yeah making point motors and panels today.. and a video

Cheers

Rod

2021_11_19 Scenery? Wow!!

 2021_11_19  Graeme paints his canvas.

First he highlighted all the cracks and crannies with black paints.

Then highlighted it with reds and grey.

And as it dries back.

It becomes really nicer as it dries back.

Yes we are pretty happy with this.

This will end up a little like the Wangaratta side of Glenrowan.  Wait for the apple orchard :)

wet

Drying out... Fences extra blending and a lot more to come here. This is day 1.

Blending dirt back in on top.

Cutting in and access track on left.

Dirt on top.

Ok watching it dry :D

Cheers

Rod

2021_11_17>19 Lots of stuff!!

 2021-11-19 A package arrived! Some scenery etc

So you want to run a prototype length grain train?

Got 55 goofies?  Yes check all Auscision grain wagons!

Got good couplings?    No they are plastic!

ok what about power?  We have 3 new Auscision B Class locos with DCC Victoria sounds... check!!

So will they pull it?

Yes they do but they strip the plastic couplings away and the train parts multiple times. The wagons are fantastic however the cheap couplings not so.

And as I had a pack of 50 scale whisker couplings in storage, I best get cracking!

It took me 2 days to replace them all. What a waste of time. And the goofies were set up incorrectly. The couplings were all low on the kadee coupler height gauge. I had to place a kadee fiber washer under the wagon to lift it up to standard height, and even then, I had to bend up every trip pin to clear the height gauge.

Here I slip the whiskers under the bottom plate and screw it down with a magnetic screw driver.

A package arrives from Narara Locomotive Shops.

TNT Overnight Express less than 24 hours!!

Thanks Gerry Nicely packaged.

These old brass locos have been sitting on a shelf for 20 years.

S302

Nice.. Good as new.. Ha Ha better it now has lights and sound.

Whats this ?    Two more?

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C502 and C505

Just like they came out of the factory but also with sound and lights.

My first run on a C Class was  on the real C502 out of South Dynon in August 1977 as a fireman. I even got to steer it for a few miles after Seymour.

Short run of S302

Cheers

Rod

2021_11_16 Another video

 Kilmore East mob meets again!

Cheers

Rod

2021_11_15 Streamlining grain haulage

 2021_11_15    New Video 

Cheers Rod

2021_11_12 Ctrl P to the rescue once again!

 2021-11-12 Wrong bogies on Powerline Coaches.

After waiting for the Victorian AZ (particularly the ACZ) coaches for near 20 years I have been much disappointed by Powerline again.

Not only were they 75% more expensive than the Auscision daylight cars, they suffered stupid inaccuracies.

The seats look like the cut down O gauge versions and the back rests are taller than the windows (well almost)

The ACZ does not have the periscopes fitted on the early versions

And the BG SOP (sanserif) version has the modern commonwealth bogies fitted, whilst the SG version with modern lettering is fitted with Argentine bogies.

Anyway against my better judgement I outlaid $175 a carriage       and added some to my fleet.

I swapped bogies from one coach to another but ended up needing 4 sets of Commonwealth bogies. I contacted the shop and was old Brian had refused to sell spare parts for the AZ's I asked why not? and was told I was being directed to buy new coaches not upgrade the original coaches from 20 years ago. Did not matter that I was trying to upgrade the NEW coaches!

Anway I bought Auscision commonwealth bogies, but I could not fit them account of the different bolsters.

Then I noticed that Ctrl P had these bogies. I wrote to them and found that they were already out there and both versions of commonwealth bogies were up on the web site that very day. A version to fit the older carriages, and another to fit the new version.  So Powerline misses out, and my new best supplier wins big time..

Really nice 3D prints

Powerline BG SOP cars with Commonwealth bogies and lettering on bottom coach suggests SG SOP with Argentine Bogies. Although the BG might have received upgraded modern bogies, the SG SOP never ran on Argentine bogies,

Oh and I put the Auscision commonwealth bogies to good use as well. Trainbuilder brass bogies are a pain in the arse. Now they roll sweetly on their new bogies.

Here are the Auscision bogies fitted to the Trainbuilder coaches

Here are the Ctrl P bogies fitted to the Powerline coaches.

Cheers

Rod