The Leawarra Nayook Railway

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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by LNR » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:21 am

Got out early today to beat the sun and the heat, and actually ran a train. Apart from the mechanical loco dropping something in the gearbox (I think!) and becoming US everything went well.
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Trundling across the Warringine Valley bridge.
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A quick top-up with water at Nayook.
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Shunting completed and waiting on the Guards whistle.
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Leaving Nayook on the up, heading back to Leawarra.
Now to pull down the mech loco and see what's wrong.
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by FWLR » Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:10 am

Great photos Grant, hope there is nothing seriously wrong with the mechanical loco.

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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by Peter Butler » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:29 pm

Lovely pictures Grant, makes me feel warmer just looking at them!
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by tom_tom_go » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:37 pm

The first picture looks like the sea is in the distance but I think it's just a painted fence panel.

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Post by Soar Valley Light » Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:16 pm

Hi Grant,

I have to agree with Peter on all counts. Your railway always looks good, I always feel I'm looking at the real thing, but as we sit here shivering the sunshine floods out of the pictures and warms the cockles of my heart!

Thanks for the inspiration - and the warm up!

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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by LNR » Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:40 pm

Thanks for the comments, would gladly swap some of our heat for a little of your cold at the moment.
tom_tom_go wrote: Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:37 pm The first picture looks like the sea is in the distance but I think it's just a painted fence panel.
The sea is actually in the other direction Tom, the "sea" in the pic. is the shade cloth over Leawarra to protect it from the blazing sun (something I don't imagine you need over there at the moment!)
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by Dwayne » Sat Mar 03, 2018 3:03 am

Grant, great set of photos. :thumbright:

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Post by ge_rik » Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:25 pm

Great pix, Grant. Really like that one looking along the train on the bridge towards the 'sea'.

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Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Mar 03, 2018 1:08 pm

Well it looks like sea to me in that picture or maybe my imagination wants it to be sea!

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Post by ge_rik » Sat Mar 03, 2018 4:42 pm

tom_tom_go wrote: Sat Mar 03, 2018 1:08 pm Well it looks like sea to me in that picture or maybe my imagination wants it to be sea!
I saw sea, the horizon, sky and a headland. You are not alone, Tom.

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Post by invicta280 » Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:31 pm

The atmosphere of this railway is sublime. It's the real thing just scaled down

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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by LNR » Sun Mar 04, 2018 5:26 am

Thanks every one for the kind comments, I more than likely said "Dam, got shade cloth in the shot" but after Tom's comment I can see where your all coming from. Shall have to plant one of my boats there next time to make it look right!
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by LNR » Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:34 am

As the Thornycroft "accidentally" removed the log skids at Warringine, replacements were put in place
yesterday and the loggers were busy loading today.
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They've been arranged so the dozer can roll the logs onto the trucks instead of the manual way.
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Seems like Warringine can once again forward timber to Leawarra.
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by FWLR » Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:34 am

Great photo’s Grant, love the way you have arranged the way the logs are rolled on...Brilliant :thumbright: :thumbright:

By the way can you help please. I know you are down under, but were can I get some decent scaled vehicles from, the ones I have found seem to be either to small or to large. I know they should be 1.19 scale is that correct. :thumbright:

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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by LNR » Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:44 am

FWLR wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:34 am I know they should be 1.19 scale is that correct.
If your using 16mm to the foot scale, yes 1/19th is correct. However I only know of two 1/19th scale diecast models (Chuck Foose hotrods) Mine are 1/18th scale diecast from Yatming and others. Much depends on the era if any that you are modelling. Plenty of modern diecast available on Ebay, fewer of British types unfortunately. I'd love to get my hands on the tiny BMW that was a licensed copy of the Austin 7 but they want too much for it at the moment.
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by daan » Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:43 pm

Great scene, the dozer looks the lot! Like a picture in 1:1 scale!
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Post by ge_rik » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:18 pm

Great photo, Grant. Another example of how to set up a scene to create realism. Can't get enough of it.
I'm thinking of building a gantry to offload logs at my sawmill - something along these lines -
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by philipy » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:39 pm

Rik, I don't want to hijack Grant's thread, but when I saw your sawmill in position earlier, I assumed that you would be building something exactly along these lines to off-load logs.
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by LNR » Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:26 am

No problem Philip, this is where ideas develop.
Rik, a gantry would look really good, would that be inside the building or extending out from it?
I think it's interesting to research the process of breaking down logs into sawn timber, to get a feeling of the layout and the equipment required. Its made me realize I'm doing it wrongly, my wagons should be carrying sawn timber instead of logs.
I'm guessing your mills were a permanent affair, where as many small Australian mills were often set up in the bush, and only stayed operational till the timber ran out or became uneconomic to harvest.
I'm looking forward to your mills completion, I remember the alterations you made to get the timber sidings into your landscape some time ago, you were obviously thinking well ahead.
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Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Post by FWLR » Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:25 am

ge_rik wrote: Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:18 pm Great photo, Grant. Another example of how to set up a scene to create realism. Can't get enough of it.
I'm thinking of building a gantry to offload logs at my sawmill - something along these lines -
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