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Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build
Last night I decided to join up the forth hull section with the stern section, , should of checked with the square when I glues in place the end bulkhead stern section , easy fix fill will cardboard a bit of a gap , won't notice when glues together with the side panelling. Wont be able to...- ozdell
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HO 80s/90s CSX, NS, & Conrail layout resurrection.
Hi Paul, here is a pic of my bus block terminal strips I use, plan to make a harness to link up all 20 blocks to switch to DCC end of the year. I plan to also unscrew the panel board the terminal strips are screwed to a lighter module, this module was one of the first I built used heaver...- ozdell
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Newbie from down under
Hi Rick, I couldn't find much about what engines Boeing used and how they transported, but they did have special wagons that could of transported the engines for the 737 as other parts,, they don't use the tail container anymore either, would make a fairly long train indeed with six fuselages...- ozdell
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Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build
Hi Chris, dead right , I have being busy with the good forum, I think I added some more progress pics of the bridge, if I have very happy with the way it is turning out, fingers crossed with the high arch should stop the sagging. Yep new track plan after my wife complaining saying the layout...- ozdell
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Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build
Hi Martin, wow can't wait to see more pics of your Tamiya Abrams tank, what scale , I am after Abrams tanks in HO scale as a train load, the whole reason I have decided to model my layout on the Adelaide to Darwin corridor as the military over here transport the Abrams tanks on a military train...- ozdell
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Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway
Latest update pics on the bridge construction which is starting to look like a bridge, very happy with the arch the way it is turning out, wow can't wait to run a train over the bridge, that will take some time though, working on my own. I set up a jig to hold the arch in place and in the...- ozdell
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Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build
The final hull section is well under way, I hope to finish end of June early July, going to look stunning joining the four sections together, I think fist started 2015 ,got onto the company that first owned the ship DSDF and they put my onto the ships captain, he has being a great help with...- ozdell
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Newbie from down under
Hi Rick , I had a look about the 737 291 was hopping to have a night pic not so, anyway great the forum is back , I haven't being able to get on for a few days, Chris be happy, here is a couple of pics of my second 737/700 series, going to turn it into a freighter no windows. The cardboard...- ozdell
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Bridge construction
The bridge is nearly there, but a lot of work still ahead, it sure needs the second side beam what would be nice is 12 feet in one full length, not so , I will check out the timber mob on Tuesday if they have lengths of 19 mm pine 12 feet in lengths and 2 and a half inches high Pic one the...- ozdell
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Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway
Mock up track deck plan went well,, now have something big to work on, with the changes will have to draw up a new track plan, now have to draw up a new track plan, the other mock up approaches are out the door . Looking at the first and second pic I hope to move the second curved deck down a...- ozdell
- Post #56
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Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build
Some more update pic of the stern section build, starboard side of the ship, stern rope room windows , need to add side rope rollers below the bigger windows for the ropes will come later, Nest week will make a start on the third and final section of the ship, can't wait too see all the hull...- ozdell
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Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway
Hi Monica, I will have a go tomorrow after I mark out the end sections for the bridge, I got my two off cut sheets of 12 mm ply only cost $20 for both , just under 600 wide, had to cut the length down to 7 foot to fit in the back of the car with passenger front seat forward. Hopefully only use...- ozdell
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Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway
Time to share my control panel and DC wire madness First pic the block wire strips where control panel connects to the layout , pic two in underneath the same module the DC wire madness, which I plan to improve, pic three my pride and joy my control panel. Chris I used a drill vice to drill...- ozdell
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Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway
I looked back on some pics and found the first bridge I build, the whole span is 21 feet, don't have that room now, main span is 14 feet, inside is 13 feet, but the first pier was held down with long garden stakes, did have trouble with sagging till I made up some longer ply strips with stopped...- ozdell
- Post #39
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Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway
I cut the side beams of the bridge today and joined two together, well only for a test run to see how the arch will sit, since I am not using aside beam in one whole piece will join the two 7 foot deck sections together with one 7 side beam and cut the other one in half to make up the 14 feet...- ozdell
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Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build
Here is the latest update progress of my ship build, this is as far as I be going on the stern section moving onto the third and final hull section be an easy build not much detail, hopefully wont take to long to finish the that section, will have a res from the ship build, concentration on the...- ozdell
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Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway
Hi all I figured it is time to show everyone my layout plans, HO/00 scale garden railway is quite big in the UK, not over here the summer months are very hot , I will only be playing with trains in the cooler months and yes the layout is a modular design,, was started n 2014 but couldn't finish...- ozdell
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Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway
Hi all, I am not sure where to put this new thread, stuck it in General Train chat, I will be also starting a thread in layouts, this bridge is part of my layout, be starting soon a new thread in layouts as I am planning a large layout out side in HO scale in module form, where I live it gets...- ozdell
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Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build
Many thanks Rick will have a look, I am interested in 87 scale modern tanks and other vehicles the Australian army use for a train load. Take care Tony- ozdell
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Newbie from down under
HI all with the help from Chris (Boatman onto this forum, , joined on Saturday , my hobby interest is model trains and always interested in model boats as well, I also have other projects I will share as I go along, the next is aircraft, the 737 fuselage first started it's life on the rails...- ozdell
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