Hi to the forum. Settle in and have a good look around. Come back and tell us a bit about yourself when you are ready. Cheers for now Toto
and a warm from a sunny Dundee. Glad you decided to join us here at platform1mrc, settle in and when you're ready please introduce yourself to the forum, we'd love to hear about yourself, your modelling interests and adventures. Once again welcome to the forum. Paul
G'day Class48nswfan, Welcome aboard from Sydney. Plenty to read about, pics to look at and fun to be had here. Looking forward to reading your introduction about you, your modelling interests and what you have currently on the go. So settle in, have a good look around and enjoy the camaraderie and the banter that is P1MRC ! Cheers, Gary. ps, Is that a V/Line G Class I spot in your avatar...??
Hi Class48nwsfan and from sunny Spain, get comfy then when you're ready join in a thread or 2 or better still start your own .. main thing enjoy! Ian vt
& To Platform1 Lots to see and find in the forum Have a dig about and the pop back and let up know a little about your modelling interests plus a little about yourself. Again welcome to the Comunity
& to Platform1 from a wet and windy WA. A Yorkshire lad I see look forward to hearing about your modelling. Kim
Hello all, Many thanks for the welcoming e-mail As Gary from Sydney observed my avatar is a Victorian G Class diesel (should change it to a 48 Class but its my latest acquisition) and I model part of a fictional New South Wales/Victorian line that linked Nowra (NSW) to Orbost (Victoria). I am one of a small number of Brits that model Australian and am based in York in the UK (home of the National Railway Museum). I worked in Australia for a year and fell in love with the railways there and after my wife bought me a Class 422 for Xmas 2008 after which it was a slippery slope. I am from the bumbling amateur school of modelling and have made a number of excruciating mistakes in building my Wallace Creek layout on the way. However generally it works well and most importantly I get a lot of enjoyment from it. I know its not perfect but I try to improve it year on year if I can distract myself long enough from operations! I was brought up in Ipswich so also have an interest in the Great Eastern Railway and belong to the Great Eastern Railway Society. Although I don't plan to model it, the network of lines around East London must have been fascinating during the early part of the last century. I also like the old BR diesels having been a spotter from many years (1977-2000 or so) and also work in the British railway industry. I have to resist the temptation to buy a Class 03 to go on my Australian layout but luckily the Victorian Railways F Class (made by Dick Kerr) is an 08 substitute. I will post some pictures sometime soon - as I said my layout is not perfect but I think it is good for others to see that not everyone achieves perfection. Meanwhile I have a steelie to run behind an NR class......laters (as my teenagers say) Dave
Well spotted - bit of a long shot but were you a contributor to the free track plans site a few years back? There was a Gary from Sydney on that. Cheers Dave
Hi Dave, I'm a fully fledged member of the far from perfect club. we'll get on well. Looking forward to seeing your photos Cheers Toto
Hi Dave The important bit is it's fun - the rest can be worked how, when and where like - no pressure its a hobby (sorry Toto I didn't mean your requests, they'll be dealt with due urgency they deserve ) As for Ozzy railways, there's plenty of kindred spirits here, who I'm sure will be a great source of help. Looking forward to seeing the layout pics Paul
class48nswfan wrote: Unfortunately not me ! Although I do play around with Anyrail a fair bit drawing up various shunting planks for small spaces. I'll have to post a few of these ideas up in Suggested Layout Track Plan Examples... Cheers, Gary.
There are a few use Anyrail on here, myself included. The free version is ideal for smaller shunting planks etc. I personally think it's worth buying the full version as well. Worth the money I think. Cheers Toto
Welcome on board Dave , great intro mate! looking forward to seeing some pictures of what you are building. Cheer's, Pete.
