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//-->N Scale Modellerwww.nscale.org.auIssue 9 ~ December 2011• Product News• 'Nowa Nowa' Layout• Weather or Not: 'how to' series• Australia Post Distribution CentreN Scale ModellerEditorialAs mentioned in the editorial of an earlier Issue, an interesting display at the National NScale Convention held in Sydney was one that used a ‘Free-moN’ style modular systemwhere the basic modules of such a system do not have to be rectangular in shape; theymay be in ‘free’ form. In this issue we have an article by Rob Carpenter about thisparticular layout which is based on 'Nowa Nowa' in Victoria.The standard for an Australian version of Free-Mo (USA, as distinct from FREMO Europe)for HO scale has recently been defined and modules have already been built and displayedat some exhibitions. The definition and standard for an Australian version of Free-moN forN scale is currently underway.Free-moN is a modular system that 'raises-the-bar' for N scale modelling and operation.Hopefully, N scale modellers will gradually turn to this standard for future modelling andoperation projects. We will publish more about Australian Free-moN in future issues of NSM.Another article in this issue is one that has been written by a young N scale modeller, MarkJesser. Such an article is indeed an encouragement to not only young people to consider Nscale modelling but also to current young N scale modellers to consider writing up theirprojects for publishing in a publication.December is that time of the year and the NSM team would like to wish all our readers ajoyful Christmas season and a happy New Year. Also, we hope that your N scale modellingactivities in 2012 will be enjoyable.Publiation Team:Graham CocksTrevor MayDavid BromagePublished by nscale.org.auEmail ............................................ nsm@nscale.org,auArticles may not be copied or reprinted without the permission of therespective authors. Original articles in this publication may not becopied or reprinted without the permission of the publisher. Thepublisher accepts no responsibility for articles submiited bycontributors.Modellers wishing to submit articles should take note of the followingtechnical requirements. Pghotos must be forwarded as separate items:1. Text may be submitted using Word or plain text by email if it's ashort item. We can do the formatting.2. Photos to be in JPG (JPEG) format. 300dpi or better. We canreduce the size if necessary.3. Text should indicate where a photo shoul dbe inserted, eg (Fig 1placed here).Assistance with article preparatin is available from the Team ifrequired.While advertising is not accepted as such, N Scale Modellerwelcomes relevant product news from manufacturers.All correspondence and submissions is via the publication's emailaddress: nsm@nscale.org.auContentsCover:(Photo: David Bromage)‘Nowa Nowa’by Rob CarpenterINTRODUCTIONAs a kid growing up near Bairnsdale I wasalways interested in the railways in the area.As a teenager my focus was mainly surfing,with the occasional foray from “The Bluff”near Lakes Entrance to Cape Conran,passing the railway stations of Nowa Nowaand Orbost. Even then the station at NowaNowa interested me, we stopped once, butwithout a camera, or money for film I havejust a faint memory...In early 2010, while convalescing from anoperation, I started to consider doing NowaNowa. The initial plan was to do it as a UKinspired station to fiddleyard (sector plate). Iwas discussing these thoughts with PhilHillebrand when he suggested doing it as aFree-moN module, I asked him to convinceme... which he ultimately did! Phil, his sonAshley and myself then hooked in (I mainlyproject managed, made coups of tea and didthe scenery while they did the heavy work!).Nowa Nowa is the main intermediate stationbetween Bairnsdale and Orbost in the EastGippsland area of Victoria. It has a compactinteresting yard because of the geographyand the industry’s it supports.The initial design saw the yard on a singlemodule 1600mm long, requiring relativelylittle length compression, while incorporatingall the track work of the real thing. It wouldcover the area from the bridge overpass atthe Bairnsdale end until it curves into thetrees/cutting at the Orbost end. Even at thisearly stage additional modules wereplanned, including the Boggy Creek bridge.A key part of the operational concept was to build two “fiddle yards” at either end. I really wanted to try and build a traverser ora sector plate. In the end we decided on the harder to construct, but operationally more useful traverser. These we built doubleended, so modules can sit on either end.An Australian version of the standard is still being drafted. Definition and discussion is being conducted at the Yahoo! emailNowa Nowa uses a modified version of the standard to enable the use of Peco Code 55 track as it better replicated (almostexactly) Victorian Railways sleeper spacing, which the otherwise mandated Atlas/Micro Engineering Code 55 did not. The PecoCode 55 rail also has a finer width.RESEARCHI find researching an enjoyable part of the hobby. I started with web references, in particular Peter Vincent’s and Mark Bau’s greatwebsites. These with the Train Hobby books "Country Railway Stations" series, provided a reasonably complete picture of NowaNowa... or so I thought! I then started harassing people and more information flowed. At the first showing we had a lot ofinterest, including several excellent conversations with people who used to be based on the railways at Nowa Nowa. Over time, amore to come.Operationally, Nowa Nowa existed due to two main products; sawn timber and limestone. These two commodities lasted until theline was closed in 1987, but other items were shipped as well. It is known that the following industries operated in 1977:APM (Australian Paper Mills) Pty Ltd (Rocky Camp via Buchan) - LimestoneBuchan Marble Quarry - Dressed marbleMurray E.F. Pty Ltd - Stone crushingRocky Camp Quarry - LimestoneSawn Timber (from at least two mills in the area)Nowa Nowa Bee Farm - Honey and beeswax out, boxes inDESIGNThe plan was to make Nowa Nowa in about 1600mm x400mm (at the end plates, wider in the middle) usingselective compression of the length only (rather thanthe 1900-2100mm it requires). Basically from the bridgeoverpass at the Bairnsdale end until it curves into thetrees/cutting at the Orbost end.The aim was to use the Free-moN design to allow an“organic” flowing module, rather than a “box”.This would feature Nowa Nowa as it was in the late70’s, with a good shed, water tower, gangers storerooms and a van goods shed.Two 1200mm x 400mm traversers allow trains to runthrough the scene, while saving space and cost(points). These are double ended, so in the future theycan fit between other modules. This allows for exampleintermediate points to be represented by the traverser,and time table operations to be run with trains “held”on the traverse in between modules.Free-moN calls for DCC control, and we decided duringbuilding to fit “Cobolt” point motors.CONSTRUCTIONThe layout was constructed in accordance with the specifications. 18mm end plateswere held apart by two 19x42mm stringers, to which 6mm ply was attached. 50mm of“blue foam” was then added.The underneath view shows the wiring and the point motors in place. Phil did thiswork, you can tell his background as a Telstra Technician in the neat and precisewiring, so different from the spaghetti that is my normal wiring... thanks Phil! [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]