Moonan Flat

elimatta wrote:

Time to dig it out get it working and sell it then you can put it's $ to a new model they seem to be sort after now.
I have a Sentinal Kit non streamlined 38 that runs nicely on a minitrix chassis, it goes round in a coffee table N layout that will eventually go in my train shed (if I ever get one).

 

That's one nice model Gary and your right very sort after even more so now.

No apologies needed for the tread HJ not a high Jack if it's a Carry on of a topic.

I'm guessing by now that our Other P1 modelers are realising that the NSWGR C38 is like their A3 Flying Scotsman an icon Locomotive.
The fact that the two have double headed many times also cements the status of class leader 3801 along side FlyingScotsman.

As seen in this nice photo by Dennis C/o Flickr

"The Flying Scotsman in Australia". 4472 and 3801 storm Thorton Bank on a tour to Paterson. Main North, Hunter Valley, NSW, 4th March, 1989. by Dennis, on Flickr

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Today saw another loco added to the Moonan Flats engine roster.

The loco is a representation of a NSWGR 40 Class Alco
The 40 class was a Alco RS4/5 variant similar to the Canadian/US Locos but built to a smaller loading gauge for Australia

The model conversion loco is a atlas trainman 2 rail RS4/5 produced in 1:48 Oscale for the US marked, we model in 1:43.5mm or 7mm as per the UK but with the Australian delivered Locos having a smaller loading gauge it makes the 1:48 scale model fairly close for a fair representation of the Australian 40. Class with some modifications
Still some work to do too make this one better
Was lucky at one stage they could not give these atlas 2 rail Locos away so got a good deal on several of them

YouTube link for todays video of 40 class shunting Moonan Flats yard



Side by side orignal Out of the box model and basic conversion
4009 alco 40class conversion from Atlas RS4/5

4009 alco 40class conversion from Atlas RS4/5

Inside very basic atlas plate chassis with one motor removed as its not nessasry one unit powers the loco nicely.
4009 alco 40class conversion from Atlas RS4/5

 

leadie69 wrote:

It's all in the phone Ian I just had to work out how to do it and what better way than making a train video.
We will have to have a session on your layouts and produce some more videos it much easier with one driving the other filming.
Trying to do both whilst shunting is a little harder.

 

Toto wrote:

Toto these RS Locos are the little "road shunters"=RS most built I think in Montreal Canada funny that we used them as main line Locos in Australia aRS3 version introduced in 1951 with A1A bogies like a 31 class in uk, when replacing steam Locos they usually needed 2 diesels to replace 1 big steamer like a 38class. They had a relatively short working life, last in service 1971 only 3 remain one in preserved condition 4001 in NSW the other 2 are in Western Australia in the Iron ore north at the location GWR Pendenis Castle was resident for much of its life possibly one working the other is plinthed near a tourist info site

Now if your tempted by a model one in Oyour going to need a new train shed bigger in all directions or you could go out door railway mmmm