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  1. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Hi Rod thanks for the welcome Tasmania hey it must be great living in paradise, OK on the BNSF a great railroad that always seems to be modelled well, yes QR certainly sent quite a few locos down your way, since many of the coal tracks are now electrified I guess they had a few spares they...
  2. oldtank

    Country specific loco's...

    Paul sadly Hornby International dumped all Lima Australian outline some time back, they reintroduced the IP coaches, a 422 Class loco, some NSW coaches and a National Railways Brake Van but they are all not available new today, they were talking about reintroducing the 3801 steam loco but that...
  3. oldtank

    Country specific loco's...

    Hi Wombat. These links may be of some help to you, I think the only Indian Pacific coaches available were made by Lima and no longer available, what a lot of modellers do is use similar coaches made for Santa Fe or others. There are similar US outline coaches that can be converted to look like...
  4. oldtank

    Stay far away from Bachmann N Scale

    There is no doubt that Bachmann Spectrum locos look a whole lot better but that is not the full story, I have two friends that paid $400au for HO Spectrum Shay locos that virtually fell apart, the cost of the spares make repair far to expensive. As for N scale Spectrum, I had several models...
  5. oldtank

    Stay far away from Bachmann N Scale

    I found Bachmann N Scale equipment to be unreliable when I was into N Scale, now I am building and HO layout I will stay right away from Bachmann, there is an old saying "Once Bitten Twice Shy". For anyone intereted in this great hobby it is false economy to buy cheap rubbish as it costs a...
  6. oldtank

    Greetings from the Great Pacific Northwest!

    Another new member here, Welcome from Australia.
  7. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Things have changed a lot over here, I think the Aussie slang that Slim Dusty and John Williamson used to sing about is now regarded as being backward, we live in a yuppee society where it is more fashionable to be seen drinking coffee, sitting in a restaurant or riding a racing bike in a large...
  8. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Hi Wombat, wow cant be to many Wombats in upstate NY, thanks for the welcome and nice to hear you still speak Aussie lol.
  9. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Hi Toot, more great pictures of the GC layout, I hope to get down to the exhibition this year so I can see the layout live, thanks for the pictures.
  10. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Classy looking cliffs and colours there Toot, I usually use Acrylics for scenery but have to say the spray job looks great, thanks for the reply.
  11. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Thanks for that Kevin, yes we have the same here in Oz, Ayers Rock (Ularu) changes color throughout the day, thanks for the link to Royal Gorge, I have several railroad DVDs which include a trip through the Gorge, I find the rugged beauty of America absolutely stunning and enjoy the many layouts...
  12. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Thank you everyone for the replies and the warm welcome it is most appreciated, a big wave to my fellow Aussies, I guess when it comes to trains we can be found everywhere. Its always very interesting to read replies from other folks that divulge their location, I enjoy geography and get a kick...
  13. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Hi there Kevin and thanks for the reply, I have a feeling it is going to be impossible for me to reproduce the colors of those States, I have a feeling many of the photos taken of those areas were taken on sunset, the same view taken around midday produces a different color plus the fact that...
  14. oldtank

    Hello From Australia

    Hi There, my name is Dave I live in Queensland Australia, Married, Retired Photographer and keen Railroad enthusiast, I have built several layouts in N, OO and HO Scale, these include British, Japanese, Aussie, American N and now American HO. I am currently building a small 10ft x 3ft6in...
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