Some of you may know a book called I tried to Run a Railway, by Gerard Fiennes. First published in 1967 and now republished, a birthday gift last...
Richard, I tried spray glue on my first failed attempt. But there were multiple reasons for failure, including using flimsy card as the backing,...
And here is a temporary fit of the new MDF version. It bends just as you suggested Gormo, thanks. I've made a little video of the old backscene...
Mitre 10 sold me what you recommended. Here is the destruction and the beginning of the rebuilding. I tried to paste a Gaugemaster backscene that...
Rebuilding, first stage
The destruction
Thanks Pete, Sol, Gormo. I wish I’d asked for advice before I used card. Sounds like a trip to Mitre 10 is in order. Our local Bunnings wood...
Thanks Sol. That’s about the thickness I’m after. I take it that you paint it before gluing on the back scene? If I glue it first, will it still...
Apologies if this has been covered before. I made a mistake when I used thick card as the backing for Gaugemaster backscenes. I did that because I...
Thanks to you and Ian. Yes he was shaggy. We didn’t have the patience to brush him every day, so Shaggy would have been a better name.
I’ll let you know, thanks.
Thanks Pete. I still have fond memories of him.
Thanks Toto, I'm touched. Fonz would have been very cool about it. He was a cool dog, which is why we gave him that name in the Happy Days 70s.
Completely agree with Gormo. This is an excellent venue, easy parking and transport, big hall, and edible food and drinkable coffee. It really is...
Tom Some inspiration for you. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-08/street-artist-guido-van-helten-paints-a-train/8101730 Bruce
My official entry. I took this photo of our dog Fonz in about 1975. I scanned it from a dusty slide. He was a great dog, the embodiment of the...
Will you try to reproduce the portrait of Marquez? What a great way to commemorate him.
Gulgong is gorgeous...
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