Layout Update - May 2014 (Left Loop)

After buying 4 bags of "static" grass the left loop of my layout receives a new growth of green!

The 2 bridges on the horse shoe loop have undergone a transformation! not quite the 3D printed perfect scaled bridges I had hoped, but then i'm a patient man....

After some further work, I since added curtains underneath the layout. Helping to tidy up the overall look. The curtains unfortunately were old ones that were laying around, cut to fit.

I need to find a way of washing them now.. These 3 pictures are not HDR like the above pics in this post for comparison sake.

New Designs, NZ120 Road Services Coach & NZ120 47/6 FT Passenger Car (1902)

This weekend see's a few long term projects explode into life, the first being the New Zealand Road Services Coach. The plan I used was drawn up by Darryl Smith & reduced to nz120.

The second design being the NZR 47.5 FT Passenger Car (1902), the end railing would need to be scratch built, or maybe a brass etch could be organised?

The bogies will have to be done, and also the inside seating, the windows are very small however so will wait for a test print to decide how to proceed further.

R/C Mini Camera - First Person Shots

A recent purchase sees me in possession of a R/C Mini Camera perfect First Person Shots, the track gauge is 9MM for comparison sake. Small enough to sit on a wagon and not have any clearance issues. The resolution is pathetic "640 x 480", it does however have audio recording capabilities, internal battery which charges via the USB cable and also provides a way to transfer recorded files to PC.

total weight is 30g, making it very light. 

Some video clips of my layouts taken with the camera, poor resolution and all...

Portable Layout

Main Layout

Portable Layout, Lower Level