IDR Castings WOAX WODX

Hi All


I would like to share a few of the goodies that I picked up recently, A couple of WOAX's obtained at the 2011 Caulfield exhibition. Its about time, this model will well compliment the Barcoola wagon fleet. The kit is a one piece molding, comes with bogies, couplers, brass hand brake wheel, brass wire and decal sheet. Checking my prototype photos, it seems that the hand brake wheels are different to those in the kit. The version modeled has end doors for bulk end unloading. The decals reflect metric speeds and weights, with the small Westrail symbol. See prtotype photograph above.

Crisp casting, nice detail. interesting feature is a pads either side of the bolster at one end, to stop one of the bogies from vertical movement.

Would be a good afternoon project, a blast of reefer yellow, and suitable weathering.
Enjoy

Scott

Barccoola all packed up.

Hi All

Heres a picture of Barcoola all packed up, in the Train room.

This is how come we managed to fit all the boards into a 6 by 4 trailer. however, all this including the legs will fit in Jon's new 5 by 8 trailer.

Obviously illistrated, the reason why the underneath sections of the layout are covered with 3mm MDF. This creates self contained transit boxes that can be stacked in any configuration.

I am going to leave Barcoola in the packed configuration, so that I can start Alice Springs.

Scott

AFIY details, athearns new genesis series.

Hi All
Attached are some shots of the Athearn Genesis 89ft flats, and a previous 86ft flat re tooled.

The underframe detail.

The hand brake detail.

The ASF number five detail, note the different, fifth wheel mating plates.

The overiders, the early versions had timber overriders, where later or repaired wagons used steel box sections.

As you can see the differences in lengths.

The weight of this model is spot on for a flat car. The detail of this new tooling, is sweet. The only desision I have to make, do I cut them up to the right length, and which versions to model.

The plastic couplers have to go, with long trains, there seems to be no substitute for the good old Kadee number 5.

So yes, I had checked out the "trucks" box to see if I had enough spare trucks to cover any addtional flat cars. Yes I have more than enough to load these flats.

Scott

The Railmotor models PBGY's are here.

The PBGY prototype.

Some of the PBGYs are fitted with independent brake pipe, which is an advantage when controlling a heavy train, for example in a loop when the independent brake is applied, the brakes on the locomotives and PBGYs so fitted are also applied. Such and example is shown above.

Here is a great example of a short SCT train, this train leaves Adelaide on Sunday morning to connect with 7GP1 at Spencer Junction, and returns with loading from PG2 a perfect modeling example.

GM45 either a Lima kit bash, or Future due Trainorama model

442 from Austrains

80 Class from Austrains

Relay van kit bashed BGB Bluebird kit

PBHY possible kit bash from a PBGY

2 X PBGY From Railmotor models

The PBGY model.

Glen has already picked up some, the ultra modern version of Baroola is one step closer.





The underfame detail.






The end detail

The different types.

In discussion with Glen, and considering size of trains we intend to operate, we will have to figure out how to add a little bit of weight. Apart from that, its a great addtion to the ultra modern fleet. I am even thinking of kitbashing one into a Greater Freighter.

Anyway, Enjoy

Scott

Some pictures of Sydney exhibition, shunting layout with intermodal siding

Apart from the mish mash of eras, this layout as some interesting features.


No actual station, yes it is acceptable.


A intermodal terminal that is biger than a sheet of A4 paper.

Justin Moy's rolling stock on Barcoola

Hi All

During the exhibition in Sydney, some of Justin Moy's rolling stock made it on to Barcoola.

Doug was very impressed with the weathering, and has definitely influenced him with future projects. nice work.


WBAX with a round roof, check out the rust spots around the doors.

VLEX interesting roof scratches.

Flat roofed WBAX, rare.....

More Sadliers Vans

Hi All
On the way to Sydney, we managed to find a SP5 goods at Cootamundra, this goods had a number of NLKYs in the consist.



With the old National Rail Symbol and is turning slowly white.

The different louvered version in the latest livery.

Again slowly weathering white, not the Sadliers panel has been ripped off from the wagon, is probably in the dust somewhere on the TAR.

A nice mix of Sadliers vans.

SP5 waits just outside of Cootamundra West, while they attend to the safeworking, yes that right pulling a staff in 2011 on a mainline, then setting the level crossing gates.