Search:

Type: Posts; User: Expat

Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4

Search: Search took 0.01 seconds.

  1. Replies
    11
    Views
    3,079

    Thanks fellas. We still have some of the...

    Thanks fellas. We still have some of the merchandise left from the event if anyone might want to help with our fund raising efforts.
    http://www.sppss.com/minis.jpg
    We have Wardogs and Bluesteel...
  2. Replies
    11
    Views
    3,079

    Your wish is my command! ...

    Your wish is my command!

    http://www.sppss.com/Ghosts%202011/014.jpg
    Wardogs sideline.

    http://www.sppss.com/Ghosts%202011/036.jpg
    No quarter was given be either side although at a somewhat...
  3. Replies
    11
    Views
    3,079

    179484 Well there I am #00 for the Wardogs at...

    179484
    Well there I am #00 for the Wardogs at Spencer Park in Brisbane last Saturday, August 6th.

    We had a great crowd and over 80 players 35yo and above turn up to celebrate the 25th Anniversary...
  4. Replies
    11
    Views
    3,079

    Less than a week to go now till we revive the...

    Less than a week to go now till we revive the Charity Bowl and raise much needed funds for the Qld Disaster Relief Appeal and the Spinal Research folks.

    Loads of local and international companies...
  5. Replies
    11
    Views
    3,079

    Raising Money for Charity one hit at a time!

    http://www.sppss.com/images/linehouse_graphics/charity-bowl-shield.jpg
    August 6th, 2011 Spencer Park, Newmarket will see a gathering of the legends of Gridiron in Qld to raise money for the...
  6. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    http://www.sppss.com/images/linehouse_graphics/cha...

    http://www.sppss.com/images/linehouse_graphics/charity_bowl_poster.jpg
    This is the poster we're selling for the game on August 6th. It's the 25th Anniversary of the first Charity Bowl game played at...
  7. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Been really busy the past few months since we got...

    Been really busy the past few months since we got back. QTCU finally caved and paid up but NAB and Beachside Towers are still being pricks.

    I'll be back in Brissie for the Gridiron Queensland...
  8. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Children's Wish know all about it. Their travel...

    Children's Wish know all about it. Their travel agent got us out of there and into Q1 by lunch time the second day. The apartment hotel is privately owned and are refusing to refund anything to CWFoC...
  9. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    It was the trip from hell mate! Two banks screwed...

    It was the trip from hell mate! Two banks screwed us over big time by losing all the expenses money we had for the trip. We were without any money for the first 3 days we were there.

    To add insult...
  10. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    It doesn't have to be. I also have a layout I'm...

    It doesn't have to be. I also have a layout I'm putting together for my 4yo daughters using Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. While I'm not using the plastic tunnel and rolled out grass mat most...
  11. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Well once we're back from our trip and the girls...

    Well once we're back from our trip and the girls are in school again the weather seems to be warming up so I'll be able to clear some space in the basement and finally move the modules that I've been...
  12. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Believe it or not I'm actually doing some work on...

    Believe it or not I'm actually doing some work on the layout! Yeah I know hard to accept considering how slack I got there for quite a while.
    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0265.jpg
    Any way can you...
  13. Thread: Model railways

    by Expat
    Replies
    52
    Views
    19,590

    Thanks Pete. Hope the weather on the coast is...

    Thanks Pete. Hope the weather on the coast is good next week. We fly in Wednesday for a week's stay.
  14. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    At long last there's progress!...

    At long last there's progress!
    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0243.jpg
    I know this looks really rough as guts and you're probably wondering why I've painted that slipswitch white?...
  15. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    I decided to apply some colour to the foam putty...

    I decided to apply some colour to the foam putty even though it wasn't quite dry yet. Nothing is drying very well at the moment thanks to the weather.
    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0239.jpg
    So I got...
  16. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0233.jpg After...

    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0233.jpg
    After adding a few more rocks to the larger side of my mountain I coloured it and stepped back to evaluate it. Needs more rocks....
  17. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    I had a moment or two today after getting various...

    I had a moment or two today after getting various things ready for the girls first day at school so I decided to add the extra rock to my new mountains, paint the 3-Way and slipswitch and then...
  18. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0229.jpg Added some...

    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0229.jpg
    Added some bushes to the slopes. I can't add any cast rocks or foam putty to carve yet because the whole thing is still damp. Foam putty doesn't like water you...
  19. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    http://sppss.com/trains/0226.jpg Now some grass...

    http://sppss.com/trains/0226.jpg
    Now some grass mix and medium course foam are sprinkled on. Then I take a larger bristle brush and remove any of the foam that collected on sheer rock faces....
  20. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Nearly 2 weeks later and all I'd done to the...

    Nearly 2 weeks later and all I'd done to the layout itself was rip out the slipswitch and clean up the roadbed and scenery around where it used to be. Well finally I thought I should get a start on...
  21. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0213.jpg It'll look...

    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0213.jpg
    It'll look a lot better once the glue and the foam putty is dry.
  22. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Finally! http://www.sppss.com/trains/0212.jpg...

    Finally!
    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0212.jpg
    The industrial park siding and spurs are connected to the BSRC line. Now I can.....*shudder* ballast that line and finish the scenery on the inside of...
  23. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Okay I scrapped the track plan above - not all of...

    Okay I scrapped the track plan above - not all of it of course - and it works a lot better for me now. I shortened the yard - a lot - mostly because I reasoned that Shelf A and C will have the big...
  24. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    http://sppss.com/trains/0149.jpg That's the...

    http://sppss.com/trains/0149.jpg
    That's the sub-layers of the concrete area in the Industrial Park. Total thickness is .050" so that's just above the tie height. When the .040" top layer goes on...
  25. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Time to get to work on the industrial park...

    Time to get to work on the industrial park itself. After sanding the foam roadbed sheets smooth I grabbed a bunch of paper from my printer and went to work making a template for the styrene sheets....
  26. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,642

    Thank you so much to Enfield Guy for your...

    Thank you so much to Enfield Guy for your assistance! Wow! Needless to say you and your family get passes to the Charity Bowl game August 6th for this generosity.

    We will be auctioning the two...
  27. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    http://sppss.com/trains/0137.jpg Retaining walls...

    http://sppss.com/trains/0137.jpg
    Retaining walls are in! Let that lot dry and the colours and ground covers went in.

    In these photos I still have to apply some foliage clumps and think about more...
  28. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    At this point I thought seeing as I was going to...

    At this point I thought seeing as I was going to finish the other end of the tunnel that I should lay out how I do it step by step just in case some poor, misguided soul should ever want to copy what...
  29. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Slowly but surely..........

    Slowly but surely.......
    http://sppss.com/trains/0130.jpg
    I got a lot of the "carving" and colouring done. It's a mix of WS concrete, slate grey, raw umber, sienna, black and earth. I slop it on...
  30. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    I'm using two styles of retaining wall - one for...

    I'm using two styles of retaining wall - one for the tunnel portals and along the sides of tracks and a random stone style that I'm using for the industrial park walls. The ones alongside the tracks...
  31. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Some more of the work done last year. ...

    Some more of the work done last year.

    http://sppss.com/trains/0125.jpg
    Heret I got the retaining walls in place as well as added to the false fascia support for the cutting walls and surrounding...
  32. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    http://sppss.com/trains/0122.jpg First things...

    http://sppss.com/trains/0122.jpg
    First things first. I'm not going to be able to mount the fascia until I have the module up on the shelf. So that presents a problem of where does the scenery end?...
  33. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,642

    *bump*

    *bump*
  34. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Finished the second of my curved turnouts. Had to...

    Finished the second of my curved turnouts. Had to grab a piece of rail from some ME code 55 flex I had laying around because 4 x 18" pieces wasn't enough for me even though there was no wastage!...
  35. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    I know I should have been plastering - or is it...

    I know I should have been plastering - or is it hydrocaling? whatever - but a parcel arrived while we were off for the Canada Day long weekend.
    http://sppss.com/trains/0115.jpg
    A couple of minutes...
  36. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    I thought I'd better get some work done around...

    I thought I'd better get some work done around the tunnel before we headed off to the Canada Day fireworks and then to the in-laws for an extended long weekend back in July! Seems like eons ago now....
  37. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    I was thinking that I should add a little...

    I was thinking that I should add a little "something" to the industrial park area just to provide something different and amusing and so......
    http://sppss.com/trains/0082.jpg
    .....I picked up a...
  38. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Okay so here goes with the updates from the past...

    Okay so here goes with the updates from the past year!

    Because I was waiting for some other items to arrive in the mail and there wasn't that much more I could do on the first "module" I decided...
  39. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,642

    Got it. Thank you.

    Got it. Thank you.
  40. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,642

    Great idea Wendy! Here's hoping an enterprising...

    Great idea Wendy! Here's hoping an enterprising and philanthropic woodworker out there will step up and help us out.

    Oh and thanks for the welcome back.

    Friends and family have all been touched...
  41. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Wow! It's been almost a year since I posted any...

    Wow! It's been almost a year since I posted any progress! That's not good. I did get a lot done before the weather and work and family and illness shut me down. Still a long way to go before trains...
  42. Thread: Model railways

    by Expat
    Replies
    52
    Views
    19,590

    I feel your pain! It's been ages since I got to...

    I feel your pain! It's been ages since I got to work on my layout. Had a really bad RA attack combined with the worst flu I've ever had that hung on for nearly 3 weeks. That and loads of work and...
  43. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,642

    Display Case Needed - please help!

    Been a while since I posted here due to health issues, work and family but something has come up that I'm now heavily involved with and you guys and gals are the people I knew I should and could ask...
  44. Thread: ANZAC Day 2010

    by Expat
    Replies
    11
    Views
    1,546

    I miss my dad on days like this. He fought at...

    I miss my dad on days like this. He fought at Tobruk and was wound twice on the Kokoda. My Uncle served in Korea and Nam but died after contracting hepatitis on the wrong side of the Cambodian border...
  45. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Yep. Works well. I've also made some to keep the...

    Yep. Works well. I've also made some to keep the proper gaps between tracks on straights and curves.

    I suppose I should update you all on what's been happening around here so here goes:...
  46. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    I posted that pic earlier in the thread:...

    I posted that pic earlier in the thread:
    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0009.jpg
    Took a piece of scrap hard maple and cut it down to 47/128" thick. Fits between the rails with a nice "click". Since...
  47. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    It's been a while since I posted any updates on...

    It's been a while since I posted any updates on the layout but here goes. Due to a lack of Atlas Code 55 flex track all over the world I have no new track laid because I simply ran out of what little...
  48. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Controls are all DCC so feeders from every second...

    Controls are all DCC so feeders from every second set of rail joiners plus black separation to avoid shorts shutting everythiong down and computer controlled polarity switching for all the turnout...
  49. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    I've already bought and am ready to mill the 2by...

    I've already bought and am ready to mill the 2by material to make all three shelf frames so there's no going back. Plus the track plan for Shelf B is such that Shelf C has to be built.
    As for detail...
  50. Replies
    58
    Views
    22,327

    Thought I'd see what the shelf track plans I have...

    Thought I'd see what the shelf track plans I have so far will look like laid flat on the framework:
    http://www.sppss.com/trains/0020.jpg
    From this I see I can make some changes to Shelf A's plans....
Results 1 to 50 of 332
Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4