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Still pottering away. The dreaded GSSU/Selby steamup double combo is fast approaching and any rollingstock that I'll be taking needs to be getting further along. I've also been carrying out a wholesale replacement of previous PLA printed rollingstock as it just doesn't stand up to the standard of wh...

Fantastic outcome Aaron. absolutely looks the biz!

Absolutely stunning Grant.

Always nice to see a model with grime in all the right places and without any garish fixtures or wheels poking out anywhere!

Cont'd Cleaning up prints and models that were getting thrown out my long suffering QR A van finally got the chop, the body was underthickness when I printed it originally and I had just come to terms with the constant warping in the walls anytime it was outside. eventually it cracked the glue and d...

Must be just about time for the Bi-Yearly update so will put some words to the page :D After years of neglect the upper end of the line past Marysville was officially abandoned and the track removed. some of the other infrastructure has so far remained in place but the majority has been removed. the...

Scrat, I must say it's nice to see buildings like that in the larger scales. Really looking forward to seeing the entries for this one. Details are always fun to pour over. Not a lot of detail on this one, but here's mine. https://i.postimg.cc/hthvgTzm/IMG-9012.jpg Stunning as always Aaron, You've ...

Definitely an interesting one David I was a bit sceptical with how they were going to use the existing 2 cylinder assembly on such a small shay but all the pictures I've seen are pretty much confirming that its bigger then it should be. The difference between 1:22 and 1:24 is fairly common on most r...

Oh dear Grant now that is a pickle!

Seems a shame to lose all that lovely shade but I must say the town does look particularly lovely in full sun. Getting away with no damage like that id say its a good time to buy a tatts ticket

Absolutely spectacular work Aaron. You've nailed the weathered finish its not too grotty but not shiny either. Another masterpiece

Quite a big month just passed with Great Southern Steamup which meant that there was of course a flurry of activity to finish last minute projects! It all started after last years choice to run a lashup of 3d printed Australian prototype carriages behind some large modern image diesels which were su...

Will be watching this closely I've got the Phil Sharples kit to do a similar thing but the IP kit looks like a far better start. Does the Chassies feel like it'll have much grunt or will it be only good for a few trucks at a time?

Completely fair enough Rod. I also just noticed on his other thread Miles is 13. When I was 13 I've got to admit I was doing exactly the same thing on trainz forums and used to get quite the ribbing for it. That said the group on here is far better and more nurturing and I'm sure he'll get some exce...

Looks so cool! I love watching ingenious budget builds and this one looks like its going to shape up terrifically. Weren't the original mamod locos all pellet fired? if its good enough to propel a mamod around with a string of wagons it should be good enough to do the job with the oscillator?

Not to be rude Miles and I don't want to dissuade you from posting but its generally considered bad forum etiquette to post in old threads that haven't been updated in over 12 months unless the poster updates the thread. As an aside Eric is an excellent modeller and I'm particularly fond of the ligh...

As always I have been lurking but not posting! After I returned from the UK Alexander and I had a quiet run at home. Once again my terrible infrastructure limited speed limits but we had a good time anyway 352296454_678608687438374_7952093484574307683_n.jpg As always the Steam railcar began an inten...

Thanks Phillipy I knew someone on here would have the answers! In this case I have a slight advantage as working in 1:24 scale does mean I can share a lot of parts with the dollhouse groups but unfortunately here at least they seem to prefer paper as the material of choice! Will get some of that foa...

Hi all. I'm starting to gather materials for quite a long suburban scene that will require quite a lot of red brick plastic sheets. I can 3d print 200x200 panels and back them onto corflute but this would be about 6 weeks of printing and maybe $200 worth of filament. I would really rather buy sheets...

The line was originally inspired by a lot of English layouts and ran a flat loop as I held ambitions of running live steam when I had enough money saved. 13 years later that ambition still hasn't been realised and trains don't really run to that section as I really hate working at ground level. The ...

Thanks Fellas! There was some serious contemplation and now some regret coming through about not picking the Bundy up but that's life unfortunately. There were a few other additions this holiday so the case is well and truly full. Had an excellent day at NYMR yesterday and rode the 9F but today we m...

Thanks Jake, glad you approve! Just think, you are 'just around the corner' from me, in Australian terms. If you have a day off in your diary, just drop me a note and pay me a visit. The thought did cross my mind! I really should have been better organised and tried to meet a few forum members arou...