Moonan Flat

Some photos of Moonan Flats at the recent show.
Moonan Flats received 2nd in the Layout Compertition just ahead of Gary's Indusrty lane 3rd with Over the fence getting the nod
Video link http://youtu.be/Qx1xZaX4aGA

Gary and I opted to be interactive with the crowd with no barricades so it's up close and personal


1903 did a sterling job all weekend handling the goods traffic it was place on the layout sat morning and didn't leave the rails until Monday as the last loco on the layout


Shelley even did some operating on Monday arvo.
As you can see by this photo over the top of the crowd some times you couldn't see the layout for all the people


Friends Richard and Roy test running the layout before the show opened sat morning






And this is the other layout I took to the show The Charging Moose one of the clubs I'm involved with NMRA manned the layout I did the maintance and repairs to keep the little Locos going when some one yelled it's stopped. They must have done a few miles over the weekend


Brick pit 2016 show

 

Photo of the fiddle yard/Sector plate.


32 class on end verander cars

 

Toto wrote:

cmcan wrote:

Re the Moose it's not my layout cared for by one of the groups I'm in, The NMRA And we have a small group of guys that keep it serviceable it's well over 10 years old.
The Charging Moose was built by the Late Geoff Knott it is now cared for by the NMRA after his passing, and is looked after by a group of us it's getting quite old now and has done more shows than it should have done hopfully it is now retired to the home of a member (the Moose Wrangler) we set it back up during the week with a bit of luck it will now stay in his new garage and can be renovated once again.

Re smugglers cove same builder Geoff Knott it is now under the care of the hills club in Sydney I'm not involved with The Smuglers group.

Both layouts are actualy really poorly built the frames are full of add ons and each part is really just a standalone module but the setting of the Scene is really good and generally the viewing angle is all that is modelled a lot of the structures have no back or are very basic flat slab construction but the end effect is really pleasing to the eye and you only see the detail not what's not modelled.

Re the sector plate yes it is strong I tested it by standing on it and Shelley tuned me around on it has a bearing rated at 350 kg and spins round so easy uses Tung and groove to make sure everything is alined OK at the three tracks

Re how many Clubs/Groups/Associations 7

 

Train Night at Moonan Flats tonight
So I thought I'd make up a time table to be run through
To make the trains up and make it easier to know where the wagons need to be shunted to I made up some images with all the wagon on a plan of Moonan Flats should make for some interesting operations the timetable refers to the Train order sheets.
The base diagram looks like this I have labeled each one and they are laminated together as a 2 sided sheet labeled Train-order #1-4.

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It's been quiet at Moonan Flats for a little while but this Friday night sees an opperating session with some of the local group
If anyone from Platform 1 wants to visit on the Central Coast give me a PM we start at 7pm Friday night and run till late, squishy's about 9:30 and train videos rolling for those not unlocking the shunting puzzle.

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A busy time in Moonan Flats with Locos on a running in turn up the steep grades to the Flats having a crew break before heading back to Broadmeadow round house.
In the main platform a 48 class and 2 49 class, whilst in the bay waiting to finish shunting the pick up goods a 36 class 4-6-0

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One of the Friday night shunting turns will see the 19 class on the pickup goods.

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Thanks Toto
The little people really finish off the Scene I have tried to set up the people in little cameo groups I guess you world call it there are no running men all the people are in a position that you would expect to find ie talking groups standing waiting but facing each other as if, In conversation etc man leaning on the broom or against a wall.

Good quality little people they need to be in O scale and the wild life are the most expensive part of finishing off the scenic's on a layout, there's a locomotive worth of people on the layout and not a little IXION one either.

 

This Friday Night is Train night at Moonan Falts

It's a try your hand at shunting the yards and a bit of chitchat whilst train clips play on the Screen
Ending with some good food for supper then more train shunting if you like.
PM me if you would like to join in.
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Toto wrote:

Next you'll tell me The P1 Jets in for service.

Thank
Your going to miss mini Pizzas and a fresh baked cake for supper tomorrow night.

 

Toto wrote:

Yes Hulio sent me the the service bill $$$$$$$$

Said you did a runner when when he went to get the invoice saying something about O Gauge.

I will post some photos as long as I remember to take them whilst supper is being served, standard NSWGR China plates luckily not State Rail paper plates and cups and no silver service this is a Branch line after all.