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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by GTB » Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:15 pm

Tropic Blunder wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:08 am The railways first engine #14 has been extensively rebuilt with low running boards, a new 10th anniversary chassies and a good repaint to make it somewhat more Australian still needs handrails refitted and some bugs worked out in its electronics.
You've been busy. Good stuff......

Have you considered painting the smokebox on #14 black? Bright silver wasn't common on Aust. railways and the model has some resemblance to one of the ex WAGR C class used on the Banksiadale timber line.

There's a colour photo of Black Butt running late in it's life in a Wikepedia article here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGR_C_class
Tropic Blunder wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:08 am The lines new boxcab D1. a lovely model with probably the most tractive effort of anything ive seen in the scale besides an LGB M car.
That's an interesting model, what's it's origin? I thought at first it was a GRS kit, but there are body differences. There's a boxcab diesel somewhere on my bucket list, hence the interest.

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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:29 pm

Thanks FWLR, Although it looks scary there hasnt been any issues trains do tend to tiptoe their way around though! The V is extremely rough as its just a mockup for a future kit, 15 minutes and some epoxy and it was as good as new again.

I was a few meters away but its not the radios fault, i was testing it and left the removable bridge out so ill chalk that one sqarely down to operator stupidity.

Heres an awful phone video of the line from today ill have a few more up soon https://youtu.be/M-wn9ECwP3Y

Thanks Greame, in a few weeks hopefully ill have some legitimate Australian 3 foot 6 steam trundling around but until then ill have to stick with the MM, I was thinking about doing that bash originally but the proportions bothered me. #14 will get a Graphite grey smokebox same as an NA eventually. The boxcab was originally a GRS body kit that i got off evilbay in the UK, I've moved the pilots off the bogies back to the body and done a coupler conversion. its got two USA trains NW2 motorblocks under it and is by far the most powerful engine I own.

Over the weekend I finished the extension the yard has been modified again since these photos were taken but its all progress. The baldwin steam tram is owned by my friend Alexander who rather handily lives around the corner and is happy to come and test my rather rough track laying.

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Does anyone knows how get these to embed properly?
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by FWLR » Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:33 am

Hi Jake, I have tried to post one of your photos from flicker and it is a lot of faffing about.

Do you have a PC/Laptop or tablet with the photos on them. If you do it is really straight forward to post them onto the forum, by clicking the Attachments box at the bottom next to Options. Click on Add Files and then go to your Photos and click on unto 20 photos, then just click on the (place inline) box and you will have posted them on to the forum.

Hope this helps mate.

This is your photo I added to my Flicker Gallery, then added it to Photos on my Laptop.

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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by FWLR » Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:34 am

Some very nice photos by the way. :thumbright: :thumbright:

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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:57 pm

Thanks FWLR, I have actually attached all the other photos in the thread that way but the website keeps telling me my files are too large any time i try to upload one of the wider more interesting pics so i may have to persist.

You were right about the darker smokebox, much better!
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:09 pm

All good I've figured it out, thanks for that.
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Andrew » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:31 pm

What a fantastic railway, love the rolling stock - that box cab's particularly nice.

The curves and gradients look fearsome, but very impressive. There are corners of my head which look like your garden, the corners that are brought into play when I take a look at someone else's garden and think "if this were my garden how would I get a railway from down here to up there..." I imagine the train crews will sleep a little easier when the box grows up to break their fall in the event of a derailment...

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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by GTB » Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:02 pm

Tropic Blunder wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:57 pm You were right about the darker smokebox, much better!
Neat work with the paint.......

I also prefer the dark grey smokebox. I suspect it comes down to what we are used to seeing.

Bright silver never looks right to me and it was the first thing to disappear on my Shay, when I reworked it into a more Aust. style.

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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:47 am

Hi all I'm looking for some advice on peco track. After using brass 332 rail for years I've happened across a quantity of Peco code 250 track. I'm wondering how you all do corners? do you use a rail bender? I've bent the track to the curves I want and it looks great but as i fettle it it always returns back to being straight again! I know some people screw theirs down to boards which I've done in the past too but I'm really trying to avoid burying any wood in the ground because of the rot that'll inevitably happen.

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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by LNR » Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:23 am

You have certainly been active on your line recently Jake, you have a nice long run now.
I use code 250 brass track, though mine is AMS. I find by over bending it with my knee (haven't used a rail bender at all) it stays that way. Mine is only fastened on the elevated section, but even there I can remove a section of track and it stays curved. Once the track weathers a bit it gets harder for the sleepers to slide and so allow any straightening.
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:45 am

thanks Grant, im trying to get everything ship shape before summer hits, hopefully argyle come through with another big package of rail joiners and i can start building the mine yard and triangle. Thats how i laid my AMS code 332 track and it worked perfectly, some people on gscale central suggested bending the rail on its own and then putting it in the sleeper sections which of course is a much smarter way of doing things so thats what ill try next.
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:32 am

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The Yellow terror has received a bit of an update being painted in the same green as #14. Jury is still out on this scheme definitely needs some more cleaning up and weathering.
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Full yard showing all 4 four of the operational passenger cars in service #3 is only acting as a handbrake in this instance.
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Being an apprentice diesel mechanic I have always wanted to bring a bit of work home and this AMT Catapillar D8H fit the bill perfectly, a bit of a complex kit but I'm quite enjoying it. This will serve double duty as a photographic prop on the mine site and also as a load on a very unique piece of Australian Narrow gauge rollingstock... watch this space
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Freight in the rain!
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by philipy » Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:57 am

All looking good, Jake, I like the way the line winds round on its way to the raised section.
I think the green looks better than the yellow, and I love the 'dozer.
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by FWLR » Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:28 am

I also love the CAT. Great use of the garden too. Agree with Phillip, I can just imagine the trains winding their way round.

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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:47 pm

Bit of an update on the dozer, Still needs lift cylinders, drawbar and front grill/nose added on but after a coat of Caterpillar yellow primer its starting to look the way it should. Also in the works is the test model for my TGR VA class diesel mechanical. This ones for my grandfather (he built the same loco in 7 1/4) Its all 3d printed like my other Australian models. I'm hoping to have the first running example finished by Christmas
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Mitch stack » Wed Nov 21, 2018 1:08 am

Nice Work Mate! Really like that Boxcab Malcom Moore and V class of yours.


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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:49 am

Some pics from last weekend. Dad and I were having a rare run together and Alexander came over and joined us. If you want to see some photos of his tramway please have a look here... https://www.gscalecentral.net/threads/e ... ay.307019/
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Eltham South Electric Tramways Baldwin #2 brings an empty log train across the viaduct
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the tramways other baldwin, a Sydney steam tram. A regular visitor and a stellar runner it is build on the motor block from an older LGB stainz and is RC.
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A few moments later its seen here pulling the "tea and sugar" past the failed steeplecab, D1 and D3
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The day was a bit of test to see how running an operating mining railway would go, the steam tram therefore took some ex SECV side tippers and an ex NSWGR guards van (how it made its way onto 3' 6" is anyones guess...)
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three baldwins!
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#14 drags a short ore train around the loop
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ESET's Steeplecab has been a firm favourite for a long time and it briefly made an excursion to the NEVR, unfortunately the temporary battery died before much running D1 picked it up shortly after. was lovely just to see it sitting in a siding.
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A9 Ran out of traction and D1 was called in to assist again!
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The MM showing off its new SECV green scheme in company with the steeplecab
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by FWLR » Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:36 am

Love this line, it's just so interesting with all the loops and the cliff edge track in places. It's shows how we could operate a line without all the fancy things that go on some. It's inspiring to say the least....

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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:24 am

Thanks Rod, I certainly wouldn't describe it as a pretty railway, if i could swap it for one of your lovely English gardens I absolutely would! Its been an excellent challenge surveying the 1:30 out and I'd like to think it has its own crude charm. I'm never sure if my railway is of any interest to anyone so I'm glad at least someone else can take something from it.

Next job on the list is build two sets of points to finish off the triangle at the mine interchange to really keep a third operator busy and unclog the mainline a bit. once thats done I'll be building a coal tipple, some large bunkers and a new station building in the new yard. If the 3d printer keeps churning bits out i might have a few more pieces of rolling stock to show off by the end of the week...
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Re: North East Victoria Railway

Post by philipy » Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:47 am

Yes, it does look good and all of our gardens/layouts are different, so a new perspective is always welcome, with ideas to pinch. :D
Tropic Blunder wrote: Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:24 am If the 3d printer keeps churning bits out i might have a few more pieces of rolling stock to show off by the end of the week...
Some deatils will be welcome when you get that far,please.

I've just run off a couple of sets of my own standard chassis design 3d prints, for some new wagons.
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