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//-->Issue 3in AustraliaJul 2007•10thNational N Scale Convention•Lightweight Module Construction•Making Foam Inserts•“Undoonya-Mylonga” Railway (Pt 2)•“Lawrie’s Crossing”$12.00Issue 3ContentsJuly 2007Editorial“Undoonya-Mylonga” Railway (Part 2)by John ReesMy Method of Light-Weight Module Constructionby B ‘Hutch’ HutchinsonReview – VR GY Open Wagon (Aust-N-Rail)by Graham CocksA Modeller’s Work Desk“Lawrie’s Crossing” (Part 1)by Graham SchultzSilicon Moulding and Resin Casting Made Easyby Grant EvansAlong the N scale Wayby Graham Cocks10thNational N Scale Conventionby Graham Cocks10 National N Scale Convention – Models10thNational N Scale Convention – At the Venue10 National N Scale Convention – On the ToursMaking Custom Foam Insertsby John RummingOn the cover:‘Undoonya’ Station, Lightweight Module, N Convention attendees,Foam Inserts, “Lawrie’s Crossing” modules designEditorialthth23688912161820222324Welcome to Issue 3 ofN Scale Modelling in Australia.The recent National N Scale Convention held in Adelaide wasa most successful event; a report and photos are included in this Issue. As this publication is intended to cover Nscale modelling of all prototypes, articles from modellers modelling overseas prototypes are most welcome.Responses to an earlier survey indicated various topics that modellers were interested in and some of these arelisted on Page 17. Photos of models in action, exhibition scenes, club layouts, etc are welcome for showing.Graham CocksISSN 1834-6987Published thrice yearly by Australian N Scale Newsletter * (a non-profit body)18 Hesperus St, Hallett Cove SA 5158Email: gjlcocks@picknowl.com.auSubscription rate (3 issues): $36.00, overseas $AUD50.00 (Form downloadable from Web site)Also available from hobby shops (list at Web site)Advertising (per issue): Page or pro rata - Price on applicationAdvertising14Peter Boorman’s Workshop15Pallas Hobbies17Moreton Bay Model Railways28Aust-N-RailArticles may not be copied or reprinted without the permission of the respective authors. Original articles in this publication maynot be copied or reprinted without the permission of the publisher. The publisher accepts no responsibility for the accuracy orreliability of articles submitted by contributors. Managing Editor: Graham Cocks, Registrar: Peter Green.* First publication in 19952N Scale Modelling in Australia‘Undoonya-Mylonga’ Railwayby John ReesThe process of working on the scenics and buildingsfor the layout, has created a transformation from apiece of construction to an area of ‘real’ countryside.Over this period I have come to realise that thelayout fulfils two major functions for me. The first isto provide a reasonable amount of operationalactivity, especially when the group of friends arepresent for that purpose. The other is to provide mewith a series of scenes from my childhood throughto the present time, that hold a range of nostalgicmemories and stories that bring me pleasure as thetrains move about the layout. This article willconcentrate on the layout and its features as it is setup for operations.(Part 2)___________________________________________________________________________mid 195Os, I have a major problem withlocomotives as there are simply none available in Nscale. My present skills do not extend to eitherscratch or kit building in this department, so I havehad to go with what I can get. The closest to lookinglike the big power of the Commissioner Webb eraare a Rivarossi 2-8-2 for SAR 700 class and the Kato2-8-2 heavy Mikado for the SAR 500 class. The onlyauthentic SA power on the roster is a scratch built75 class Brill railcar.Station DesignsThe basic railway yards of the two towns, Undoonyaand Mylonga, are laid out on a similar plan. Each hasfour roads that serve as follows. Starting from thestation platform there is a passenger loop. Thenthere is the through trains express road. Theremaining two are the goods loops. Each station alsohas a variety of dead-end spur lines that service thevarying needs of the districts. Undoonya as thelarger and busier place has several industrial spurs,a 3- stall roundhouse and turntable, locomotiveservicing lines and storage spurs for use as requiredfor wagons or carriages. The roundhouse is modelledfrom the plans for the proposed, but never builtshed for Wolseley on the Adelaide to Melbourne line.Mylonga has a stub platform for the Bryndacowiebranch line, a one stall loco shed, modelled from theshed at Angaston in the Barossa Valley, and threespur lines for its more rural needs to ship stock andgrain from the local properties.Early SA rolling stock was largely based on Britishdesigns so Peco four-wheeled wagons serve mypurpose very well. As the country goods trains of mymemory were mixed, to suit whatever was availablefor revenue, it is quite fun to form up such consists.I was also quite delighted when Aust-N-Rail put outseveral kits of SAR vans, wagons and guards vans,which take their place in my consists. Re-paintedBachmann Old-timers convert adequately toCentenary cars for the passenger trains. I have alsoscratch built a couple of 4400 guards vans and twoof the compartment ‘dog box’ carriages that Iregularly traveled in as a high school student at endof term holidays.Buildings and SceneryBuildings range from ready built and kits, to scratchbuilt and recycled, re-designed scratch built. TheUndoonya station is a model of the 1890s smallbluestone buildings that were in place on the mainnorth line to Terowie between Stockport and FarrellFlat, while the Mylonga building is modelled on thestation at Hallett, also on the Terowie line.Locomotives and Rolling StockAs the railway is theoretically located within SouthAustralia during the steam era of the early 1900s toAll of the gum trees have been made from hard, drygum twigs with foliage from the Woodland Scenicsrange, often lightly sprayed with grey to give thegrey-green Eucalypt look.July 20073Woodland Scenics along witha variety of other brandnames, plus lichen and corkbark, have been used forsundry earth, rocks andground cover effects. Smallballs of foliage material havebeen sprayed with light greyto represent blue bush in themallee country. Many of theoverseascommercialcolours,especiallysomeshades of green, are far toobrightforourdrierAustralian countryside.Sinceattendingdrawingclasses for the past two anda half years, I have feltmuch more confident inpainting my own backscenes.A train ride along thelineLet’s travel together alongthe tracks in the guards vanof one of the mixed goodstrains that has just beenmarshalled in the Undoonyayard. The guard has donemany turns over these railsand can point out thefeatures of interest.As the loco takes up the load we move past anindustrial area on our left with a butter factory andnext door flour mill, both features of many early SAtowns. We see an 0-6-0T loco shunting the mill.We pass the brand new fire truck being shown offoutside its new shed and after a level crossing wecurve right, passing Murray Street, one of the town’smain shopping and business streets on the left and alarge general warehouse on the right.In the foreground we pass a 2-6-4T headingcentenary and dogbox cars waiting for our train toclear the points before it departs for Mylonga.This brings us into line with Little Murray Rivercrossing with its open truss bridge and the deckgirder viaduct over the river flats. The guard pointsout the red cliffs and the native vegetation of theflats which are a favourite spot for people to taketheir dogs to chase and perhaps catch some rabbits.4N Scale Modelling in AustraliaOn the right is a typical SAR goods shed and on theleft, the station platform. Parallel with the station, isRailway Terrace, the shopping section of the town,again typical of many small SA communities.While the necessary shunting takes place we’ll havea stroll past the shops and enjoy some liquidrefreshments. As we return to the station, we noticethe bay for the trains that travel to and fro on thebranch line to Bryndacowie with the light rail movingaway to the left to disappear between the cliffs andmountains of the Flinders Ranges.On the far bank is a well established farm and thecollection of farm buildings that makes up Jody’splace.Jody’s cows and horses take little notice of thepassing trains. Another right curve, we cross acountry road and enter the yard of Mylonga Station.An 4-4-0 has just arrived from Bryndacowie with aconsignment of cattle. A steam motor coach on atrial run stands at the stub platform while Pacific 2-6-4 rests in the loco shed.Our guard shows the green flag and we’re away,past the small loco Shed on the right and curvingaway through mallee country to the deck girderbridge over the Light River. Just beyond we pass thequarry siding of Nullabeena, with the historic ruins ofthe old copper mine away in the nearby hills.Another curve through a small cutting brings usagain to Undoonya, with the loco facilities on theright and a smallgoods factory on the left.On either side are stock yards and a bagged grainloading area where a ‘cocky’ is seen loading wheat,As we leave the train to return home, it appears thatthe railway staff housing and the overnight men’sbarracks are jammed between factories, but at leastthey have a nice view from their front gates acrosspleasant rolling countrysidePerhaps, one day you might like to take more of aholiday journey in one of our cushion-seatedpassenger cars and thenchange into the Brill railcarfor a fascinating journey toBryndacowie. Along the wayI shall tell you a few yarnsabout train travel andassociated happenings whenI was a youth.before we come to a halt on one of the goods roads.July 20075 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]