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    Banded Iron Rail

    Hi Finally have finished all the track work, with a few mistakes, all the locos can get around apart from two SD70's. Now for the control panel and points. Cheers
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    Paint codes ?

    If only there was one for Australian trains
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    Banded Iron Rail

    All over that, this is an SD90 no problem.
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Hi Finally finished one tunnel portal. This is how I did it, it's not perfect, maybe I should have started on a straight. What you'll need - 1.5 x 1.5mm styrene angle Evergreen 291 - 0.5mm thick styrene - Anko Modelling Paste I cut 13.5 to 14mm wide styrene strips (measure...
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Hi Started laying concrete for my tunnel entrances, once that is done I can finish off the loop and start on the wiring. Cheers
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    Guidance on Turnouts and Remote Control

    Hi I would do a quick google search, there should be some info out there about what your trying do. At a pinch, I used Hornby and Peco turnout motors (not sure if the Atlas ones work the same way) also had the old Lima points which also required the following to work. a Capacity Discharge...
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    Fuel Hub

    Thanks, I get the backdrop approach, not a 100% on the "behind the viewer" may need to find an example of that.
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    Fuel Hub

    Thanks Dave1905 - I'm entirely sure what you mean. So I need to extend the layout out for the pipework?
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    Fuel Hub

    Hi I bought these two kits Kibri MIRO Storage Tank Kit (39832) ages ago. As it turns out I'm about 10 times smaller than what I thought I needed. The prototypical tanks is about 3000m3 vs the kit 340m3. So I'm unsure about whether to cut my losses or just go it. I have thought about...
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Hi Have almost completed the siding into the car dumper, next is the TLO. Just have to paint the tunnel portals and batters. to get started on that. Cheers
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    Banded Iron Rail

    That's the biggest one, I have a small radii at 480mm
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    I need help on Campbell's Produce Shed

    Can you take a pic on the instructions?
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Thanks, I thought that cutting the rail on a curve it would kink the rail.
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Hi I was explaining this to a mate at I was going to use PCB cut into sleeper size pieces and replace the plastic ones over the joint and solder the rail to the sleeper, and he asked why? Why don't you glue the plastics ones and cut through them? There seems to be no difference between the...
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Hi Finally started laying down track. Have all the points down and started on the curves. When creating joints in the tracks for modules how many sleepers would you back from the joint? Cheers
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Hi Finally, managed to get the batters in at the tunnel entrances. Hopefully will start laying track.
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Thanks
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Yes they are, well worth the investment into a printer
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    Banded Iron Rail

    Got side tracked, and started on the two tunnel portals I need. Managed to come up with these.
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    Point Control on XPS Foam

    Hi No worries Cheers




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