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    Barcoola Mk II

    May 18, 2021 3 minutes

    The Mk I version of Barcoola was featured in the December 2007 issue of AMRM. There were things about Barcoola that could be improved. But re-building a layout can be challenging; there is an ever-diminishing return when rebuilding.

    A list of changes that could be done to improve the layout was developed. These included:

    • move Ginacood Hotel to the front of the layout;

    • replace the low backdrop with a higher, curved version;

    • build a new fiddle yard so we were not using the club’s equipment (the then Bayside Model Railway Club); and

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