Getting the feel for the track plan

Hi all,
Just a quick update on Tarana. Front base boards have been finished. Track has been placed temporilay to get the feel.
A couple of pics of the progress so far. Also showing the Bunnings pallet racking used for thr frame work.

Until the next update, after some track laying on Friday night.
 hopefully on the weekend
Till then
Cheers
Alco

New layout start

Hi all,
Just a quick update to advise all that the beginnings of Tarana are underway. Base boards have been started and purchase of requirements have commenced. Still have to get a couple of code 75 catch points and all is good to start laying the track.
The control panel from CPD has arrived today, the cobalt point motors have been here for a week already as well. The only thing holding up a start is some free time. Will post some progress photo's in the next day or so. The intention is to give an weekly update from the time it starts to the time it is made operational, with the committed view of displaying at the Perth show in 2013, so I have 9 months to have it completed.
The base frame has been set up, thanks to Bunnings. I am using their pallet racking set to 900mm with  the base boards at another 240mm on top.
Until the next update.

Regards
Alco

Line closure

Sad times are quickly approaching, the closure of the "Main Western Line" is fast approaching with the sale of our current house.
But 2 good pieces of news is at hand, with the new premises brings hope of a new beginning.

 1. Plans have already been started for the NEW "Western Division". The current plan is for the site of "Tarana" to be built with the branch line to Oberon included. It will be 5.7 m x 3 m (not including the branch, which will be modules extending out of the shed into the drive way for running, expect it to be 4 m long x 1 m wide).
So stay tuned for more updates as they come to hand. There has been a "Last run Session" planed for the line before its closure.
2. The sale was also subject to the "Layout being included in the sale" so the line will live on with thw new owners (saved me pulling it down).

Catch you all soon
Regards
Alco

Time for am update

Well dosen't time fly, I almost died when I realised that it was October since my last up date.

Well apart from being busy in the CUB world (Beer for those that dont know) there has been some progress on the Exhibition layout. With the show around the corner in three weeks the rush has started. Below are some progress shots. More updates to follow.........

Oxen and Whim

Lefthand side view



Righthand side view

Until next update

ALCO

Track laying gang make an appearance

Well I have just done my first ever hand spiking some track.
Those with a keen eye will notice that the sleepers are a little far apart for HO. That's due to the track being on my module for the Perth 2012 show. The group next year have decided to go left field and do some modelling in On30.

A couple of photo's of my first attempt. The track is code 75 for those that want to know. Yes I know there's a sleeper that's
Not straight. Well its a bush railway

Till next time,
Alco

The third dimension

Well it has been a while, but there has been some progress, but not in a way that everyone would think.

Now the previous post advised that a direction change was on the cards to VR broad gauge and in P87, from the tried and true NSWGR.
But now that the major VR influence (JW) has departed for way north (not quite Alaska), the other major distraction has started off.
All the group members are doing a module each for a On30 layout for the Perth show in June 2012. All the base boards were prefabbed by PH so that they would all be the same. Everyone was left free to plan what they were wanting to do. The only stipulations were, hand layed track (including points) code 75, timber sleepers and a bush theme.

Well I decided to buy a couple of Steam in the Bush kits for my Shay and Porter. The shay has come along quite well today (nothing better than modelling on fathers day) well it is fathers day.

Until the next update.

Cheers
Alco

Joining the ranks of the insane (P87 and 18.37mm)

They say if you hang around someone long enough, then their traits and bad habits will pass across to you.
Hanging around with Jules W has caused two more of us in the group to join the ranks of the insane. Yep we are also going to start modelling VR to both P87 and 18.37mm.

The condition has already started to appear with both Peter H and myself purchasing a couple of T classes and some rolling stock kits at the Perth show held on the weekend, from the Trainworld guys, what a great bunch of guys they are, hope to see them again next year (already started saving).

There has already been a interloper at Eugrowa, which was managed to be photographed.

The plan is to develop the still born branch of Trunkey Creek into a border town with a transshipment yard, so both VR and NSWGR can co-exist together.

No I haven't totally flipped out by moving away from NSWGR, just a better why to improve my skills more. (also gives the excuse to by more trains).

Cheers Alco