February 2024

Australian Model Railway Magazine

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Late last year, I did some onsite research for two locations for layouts to build. The first location is in Western Australia. I had done the usual preparation work, using online map programs and street views. I thought I had a good handle on what it
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Southern Cross Model Railway Association
The Annual Membership Fee for SCMRA is $66.00 from March to February and the Joining Fee is $20.00, which includes the membership data pack. Applications must be received by the first of the odd month to meet our mailing list deadlines. For applicati
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Managing Editor Scott Fitzgerald Editorial Assistants Alan McKenna, Phil Knife Consultants Chris Jones Office Manager Melissa Cullen Subscription and Sales Coordinator Karen Baldini Illustrators Ian Thorpe Design Keith Pennington Design Consultant Jo
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A Metropolitan Goods Line In The 1970s
I have a vivid memory from 1970. I was on my way home from Canterbury Boys High school in Sydney and paused at Canterbury Railway Station. I watched a grimy and knocked around 48 class rumble through on the goods line with a couple of wagons. As a te
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Mooing And Bleating For CWs And GSVs
The components • 1 Camco CW (or GSV) kit from Casula Hobbies [Editors note, Casula Hobbies has since released the CW and GSV as r-t-r models] • 1 Sound Effects Module GL 401 (cattle) or HQ 405 (sheep) from Gwydir Valley Models • 1 Oval Speaker 25mm x
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Scratch Building Challenges
I've spent a great deal of time working on setting up the workshop and train room in my new shed and precious little doing much modelling or layout building over the past nine months. As an occasional sanity break, I decided to work on a couple of pr
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Building VR KCC Cement Container Wagons
Parts required: • Steam Era Models (SEM) (R2) I / IA 11' 6” open wagon kit • Lyndons Trains: Cement containers for KCC wagons (two per wagon) decals are included • Custom Hobby Decals: decals for KCC wagon signage and lettering. • Evergreen styrene,
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Inland Rail
Recently, I completed a diorama for the Inland Rail project community consultation team to display at their public events and careers presentations. The diorama was different to what I had done before with this being built in HO scale and as a static
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A LOCATION TO MODEL Peterborough Station Yard In The Triple Gauge Era
If you have ever been tempted to model a South Australian triple gauge location, Peterborough station yard in the 1970 to 1987 era could be for you. There have been very few places in the world with triple gauge yards, but South Australia was blessed
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Reader's Gallery
This issue, Steve Bucton shares some models based on his mid-1970s to late-1980s era. Steve has a knack for replicating the weathering traits of this prototype era with a high degree of fidelity. His favourite weathering technique is to apply and rub
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Putting The O In Casterton Part 8: Getting The Modules Up And Running
After the first module went in, it was a relatively straightforward task to install the neighbouring modules. As this section of the layout comprised some of the first modules I built, I had to make allowances for my attempts at amateur carpentry. Th
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SCT's ARBY Insulated Refrigeration Vans
To support Specialised Containerised Transport's (SCT) growing refrigerated goods warehouse and distribution business, from 2004 to 2006 19 ABFYs (Ex Australian National ABFX louvre vans) were converted to insulated refrigeration vans. GEMCO were con
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60 Years Of Memories
With the completion of the December issue of AMRM, an association of over 60 years came to an end for me. Back in 1962, I began my first job as a factory hand at a typesetting company in St. Peters, Sydney. The company provided typesetting services t
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Reviews
Whistles Through the Tall Timber. Warburton. Powelltown. Noojee, by Nick Anchen Sierra Publishing. https://www.sierraaustralia.com Hard Cover landscape 296 mm x 242 mm, 260 pages. ISBN 978-0-6488110-4-6 $119.95 AUD ($99.95+$20 postage and packaging w
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AMRM News
Have received painted pilot models of their r-t-r 'Flexivans' and Public Transport Commission (PTC) and Victorian Railways TVF flat wagons, 20ft insulated and reefer containers, and their Manildra Group MGFH flour hopper wagons. Auscision Models expe
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Max Chaseling 1934-2023
It is with deep regret we record the passing of Maxwell Chaseling on 15 November 2023, Max was 88. Max was a stalwart of the Australian model railway hobby supporting the growth of HOn3½ Queensland Railways (QR) modelling. Sydney born and raised, Max
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Diary
COWES – VIC. January 20-21, 2024. Phillip Island Train Show, Cowes Senior Citizens Club, 6 Lions Court Cowes. 10am-5pm (Sat), 10am-4pm (Sun). Adult $10, child $5, family $25. Geoff 0429 419 011 Email: piadrm@gmail.com WEST GEELONG – VIC. January 27-2
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Mailbag
Australian MODEL RAILWAY Magazine welcomes letters on any pertinent model railway subject for inclusion in Mailbag. Letters should be sent to Mailbag, SCR Publications, PO Box 345, Matraville 2036, emailed to amrmagzn@tpg.com.au or faxed to (02) 9661
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Mailbag
I have been building some Bluebird railcar kits that I bought about seven years ago, which had been languishing on the shelf while the layout was being constructed. When I had almost finished the first one, I blithely sprayed the whole railcar with c

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