Moonan Flat

Train night has come and gone at Moonan Flats a near full house tonight and was great to catch up with Cameron who also tried his hand at shunting the yard with the momentum and brakes similar to a real loco it can take a bit of getting use to but a few runs up and down the yard Cameron was up to speed.
Future exhibition crew member I think if Cameron is interested.
A bit of a spread was put on by Shelley with some nice Mini pizzas and a freshly baked cake. Mmmm yum I managed to score the last pizza it was just sitting there all on its lonesome waiting to see who was game to grab it

Train night at Moonan Flats

Train night at Moonan Flats

O Shelley decided to go half State Rail with plastic plates but luckily Old NSWGR with real cups for the beverages.
Saved on the washing up with the larger than usual numbers to night.
Train night at Moonan Flats

Train night at Moonan Flats

Train night at Moonan Flats

Train night at Moonan Flats

Train night at Moonan Flats

That's it for another Friday train night if any one wants to come for a session just give me a call or PM and your more than welcome to come round to Shunt some trains.

Gary any time your free and you want to trip up the Hwy your very welcome bring the family if you like.
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Gary wrote:

You should issue a challenge to the scrap booking group Gary to see what they can do with some scale scene stuff

 

Toto wrote:

Yes was a nice tonight Shelley usually dose a lot more variety like home made sausage rolls etc but the pizzas were soooo! good Shelley said that we polished off over 30 of the mini pizzas between us

Did I say that they were yummy.

I think there was just enough of the cake left over so I can have a piece for morning tea today, wish there was more, not game to ask Shelley to knock up another as she is on a 7-8 day stretch at work, I am very thankful that she came home from work and started to bake it for us for supper.

 

The scenic items have been added to Moonan Flats

The Palm tree, well it is customary in Australia that at least one palm would be planted around the loco facility's usually near the water tower or the entry to the loco facility
Whilst looking at the stalls at the exhibition I came across a very nice looking Palm the fronds are actually etched parts not plastic like most and decided that Moonan Flats needed one

I also found the politically incorrect Black Boy or Grass tree I'm sure Gary knows the botanical name I can't recall, it's always been a black boy to me so got a couple as well.
The layout being so narrow needs distraction's for the eye at the back scene edge the black boys add to this.

They are now planted see the photo below.

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Announcement it's Train night at Moonan Flats this Friday if anyone's interested get in contact.

And another photo of the latest plantings

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Thanks Gary for the Botanical names

Funny that its Politically incorrect to call them Black boys now.
However I know a few indigenous people that call the Grass Trees, Black Boys, why because for 200+ years they have been known as black boys.

Family dinner usually trumps train supper

We could have dug out the bed in the spare/storage room so you didn't have to make a late night run home.

 

gormo wrote:

Thanks Gormo
When I saw the trees my thoughts were they actualy look like what they are suppose too. Hang the expense if they look that good
I've tried making palms by cutting fine paper and painting but they are fragile and not as convincing.
Tree ferns come out ok with real fern leaves dried in the method flower pressers use, mounted on a carved and painted balsa wood trunk, (on Lizard Ridge)

I will do a little dry brushing on the black boys, black bits as they have a slight sheen under the LED lights.

I'm with you on the black boys as well

 

ianvolvo46 wrote:

Yes Ian we have lots and of wonderful and weird plants to go with the weird animals and bugs, some of then are just as dangerous.

 

Gary wrote:

Well now we are getting technical here and something I know nothing about my brown thumb can sort the browning foliage no problem but knowing what sort of Palm
The bloke across the road and down 2 has a very similar Palm to the fromt I will go out tomorrow and take some reference photos and see if we can enhance the model

DCCing the 45class right now started at 10pm 26 factory fitted LED's talk about spaghetti Junction, just got to reassemble now job for the morning, as had to replace 2 LED's in the marker lights, once mounting glue set I can tidy up the wiring, the factory ones didn't light up with the same colouring as the rest of the LED's may have been incorrectly picked during install

Factory DC only Board now modified
See install post

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