O gauge outdoors in the Australian sun

Here is the first train post winter running up here in the hills.
It has been two months since I ran a train, which is the longest break this layout has seen.
The train is scratch built out of styrene apart from the converted US toymarket tanker.




The 19 class has just been built out of styrene with Slaters wheels.
It represents no particular 19 class, just my preferences.
cheers
Bob

 

Hi Gary, it is an 18 class. Also built from styrene with Slaters wheels and commercial chimney and dome.



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Bob

 

Pete, the 19 class has just been finished, the 18 class was some years ago.
Construction photos for the 19 are to be found in my RMWeb thread but the 18 class was done long before I started posting there.

Here are a few that might explain the process. Happy to answer any questions.



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Bob

 

Here is something that has been years in the making. Frankly I prefer scratchbuilding.
It it a Ron Fox 59 class kit. More accurately described as an aid to scratchbuilding.
Principally designed for the 3-rail market but I am making it a 2-rail model adding a lot of the missing details as I go.

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Bob

 

Thanks all for the comments.
Call me old fashioned but it means so much more to me than a like button click.
Here is the original version of the layout under way.




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Bob

 

The photo in post 11 shows a repainted Atlas F9 as it was for many years before conversion.

Here are a couple of Atlas F9 bodies converted to 42 class.


Basically the body has 11' added and has 3 axle bogies. There are a myriad of other changes that need to be made but that is the gist of it.
The real thing was essentially the same thing, a stretched GM F7 to fit co-co bogies to keep the axle loading down to the limits required for NSWGR main lines.
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Bob

 

Here is one I have been working on for some years. Been threatened with gliding lessons on many occasions.
A nswgr 59 class made from a 3-rail era type 'kit'. Lots of mods and added detail to get it to this stage.



It is just sitting assembled until the worm gear arrives .
Then testing and when satisfied the finishing touches will be done.
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Bob

 

thanks all
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Bob