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Not noticed the bent shunter handrail before. Hmmph!
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They always come out when the camera shows up, don't they.

Beautiful work as always. I machined a pair of bronze eccentrics for an Accy Ruby some years back. Simple one-piece objects - you're braver than I to jig up and solder yours! I'm sure they'll come up to your usual standard.

Smooth runner, too.

Looks great!

The background really does set the scene beautifully. And unlike all too many smaller-scale layouts, your choices in ground cover blends very well with the background.

Unique bashes are my favourite. I think the anti-slip flooring suits the carriage quite well. Can't wait to see more progress.

I never run out of interesting details to look at on your models, Peter. :salute: Couldn't top that if I wanted to, but to contribute something: "Still-Unnamed Fictional Sugar Milling Company" livery. The roster is unusually well-maintained for a sugar mill, and crews expected to take prid...

The US headlight seems fitting for a Baldwin.

Incidentally, I'll be modelling common sugar mill practice with a pair of tiny, ill-proportioned lamps for my Baldwin, representing junkyard-salvaged 1920s/30s automotive headlights.

All black suits the your Bi-Kettle quite well, too.

They all go together very well, nice work.

Very kind of you fellas to say - you've convinced me not to fiddle with it any further!

Red, just to be different!

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Andrew wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:17 am 100 locos in two months??! Amazing...

And shipped across the Atlantic. Hard to believe - I'd conject only made possible by some palm-greasing from the French..


Baldwin looks great! Don't see many without the searchlight-style headlight - nothing wrong with that, just a nice change.

A brave move building a lift section on a curve, although I can see you had little option elsewhere. One of these might help, if alignment becomes a problem. https://www.whitworths.com.au/media/catalog/product/3/9/3917_lockable_barrel_bolt.jpg?width=800&height=&canvas=800,&quality=80&am...

Forgot I had a swap meet to attend, so "tomorrow" turned into "the next day".. :roll: Once I can get some moss, shrubs and decrepit wagonry around it, I think the little Koppel will settle in nicely. IMG_9673.JPG IMG_9668.JPG IMG_9671.JPG IMG_9676.JPG Thanks for reading, Aaron

Big hideous riding cars behind small locos have always bothered me.
I love your solution. The steel frame visible between the wagons really blends in with a coat of black.

Glad you like it. Sorry to say I no longer update the blog - instead, I post the same stuff here for the social aspect. ;) 10/07/23 Here's an excellent detailed guide on hairspray chipping. It does a better job of explaining things if you aren't already familiar. After sealing the previous acrylic p...

That driver is perfect!

Quite like the look of that 0-4-4-0T, makes me wonder about a kit for a Koppel Mallet..

Ah, I should've been clearer - I was referring to the finish of your raised track bed structure.

That's some good looking track - and proper point throw timbers! I might have to get some of those..

The timber finish looks quite nice too. Is it oil or varnish?

Lots of great ideas - and better box-making than I can manage
I like roll-on-roll-off carriers. I've described them in this thread elsewhere on the forum.