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Great thread Grant!

Hi Colbra, I use to design, manufacture and install security systems up until about 10 years ago.


With your intended set up, the biggest problem you will strike is that caused by the tin shed...

Fantastic loco and fantastic pictures Bret.


Can’t wait to see the carriages when you get to them.


Thanks for a great thread!

Hi Bret and that book has been around for about thirty plus years and I’ve had a copy for about that long.

I have never come across another book anywhere near as good.

The beauty of having that...

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Had to do the same thing to be able to look at PCBs

Brett, welcome to the joys of getting older.

Yep, about half way between.

1/48 = O gauge and 1/32 is the smaller G gauge.

Can’t wait to see what you make after having a look at your truck.

VERY jealous!

Hi Brett and that looks impressive, wish I had the patients.

What is the scale as it looks close to G scale?

Hi Bret and that’s one fantastic video.

Thanks for the link.

Hi Star, try the web site below and don’t be put off by the name “Christmas Every Day”

They sell quite a few different lines.

Cheers, Tim.

Christmas Every Day and Lemax Collectibles, Model...

Beware, once hooked!!!!

Hi Crowie, don’t worry about the learning, that will come with the fun.

Just get your layout up an running.

BTW, you’re in a great spot to see some top rail operations.

I’ve spent many an...

Hi folks and it’s been a while but I am absolutely flat out with my business.

Anyway, my original plan to build double sided modules, with a G scale layout on one side and the other side was to be...

With it now, I thought the timber was for keeping the track FLAT, didn’t realise you actually fitted the timber between the rails.

That a good one.

Hi Expat, looks like beautifully straight track. How did you manage that?

Good stuff Expat and don’t forget to show us some local real train shots

Hi folks and my apologies but my model railway ambitions are well and truly on hold.

I am so snow under with orders that I’ll have to leave the layout construction on hold for the next few months....

Hi folks, I’ve made the first TEST module and all seems well so I am about to start making a few modules at a time to see what works and so on.

I’ll post up some pics when I start the production...

Thank you very much, the TEE NUTs are the exact nuts I’m looking for.

Thanks again Geoff.

OK folks, I’ve just about sorted out what I want to make and have some spare time coming up at Christmas.

Just need to track down some specific nuts.

I don’t know what their correct name would...

I should have done a Google first.

The link below will take anyone to some good info on HO T-Trak module.

http://users.picknowl.com.au/~austnscale/austtrak-ho.htm

Hi Michael, do you have a link to any info relating to T-Trak module dimensions?

Hi folks, and going by the VIEW count, there is obviously some interest in model rail so as I’m taking some time to get my act together as far as the posting up the progress with my module goes or...

Great clip, thanks for the link.

BTW, thats the April 2009 edition of Model Railroader.

Page 48 for those of you who are going to do some speed reading at your local newsagents.

Hi David, and to anyone reading this thread and contemplating building a modular type layout, there is a very interesting article about building lightweight modules, in the current edition of Model...

Hi David, the plan is to see how both gauges work in a modular type set up and then down the road I will remove the G Scale track and then put not only scenery but probably add some working features...

Thanks again David, I’m going to build just two modules at first.

1 corner and 1 straight to see if all works out, then I’ll build enough for a loop ( Total of 6 or 8 modules ) and just take it...

Hi dhgomm and thanks for all that great info and I have a question for you.

How do you join the tracks between the modules, do you join them or get them to line up.

I’m still kicking ideas...

OK folks, the link below is to the NMRA ( National Model Railroad Association ) web site and to the Module Standards web page.

I’m going to have a go at using their specs to develop my own module...

Hi Brian, not a bad idea.

I’m trying to track down what size the yanks use. I think they have a set size to make all modules compatible.

I think it’s something like 2 foot by 6 foot and they...

Hi Gra, I have some articles on framework BUT they're all from USA rail mags so the timber is unfamiliar to me.

As posted, carpentry is not one of my skills.

Cheers and thanks for the timber...

Thats sacrilege, you have to get it up and running.

Thanks for that link, I hope to get to the UK one day and that looks interesting.

While I do have some N scale and like it, I had to make a decision on what scale to concentrate on but still ended up with two.

If only I had the skills to do that sort of work.

The larger model is an Aristocraft Alco FA3 and the small one is an Athearn HO model of an Alco PA1.

I have heaps of rolling stock but my...

Hi Folks, one of my interests is model railways and in two different gauges ( sizes ).

I have always had standard HO gauge trains and I also have G gauge or Garden Railway models.

Not only are...

Hi David, for what you want to do, simply connect “+” to “+” and “-” to “-” and with this set up you can then connect your light’s “+” to either battery’s “+” and your light’s “-” to either battery’s...