tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571220413697026002011-07-08T06:50:20.954+10:00Blog details the thoughts and process of building a model railway in n-gauge, inspired from japanese landscape and trains ...Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400067174246886925noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857122041369702600.post-77196178408949505712009-01-28T21:15:00.004+11:002009-01-28T21:43:32.625+11:00

Using Plaster to Create MountainsLast time I finished using newspaper wads to built up some elevation for the mountain area of the landscape. To cover up all that newspaper wads, first up I tried using plaster cloth. At my local art shop, they sold plaster cloth which I believe is the medical version, which is the one you would use to create casts to immobilise body parts (for example to treat

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First DCC ConversionFor my first N-Scale DCC conversion, I am installing a Hornby DCC decoder into the Modemo Enoshima light rail train NT83. At the beginning I thought there will be plenty of space, however as I work on the install I was just beginning to appreciate how small it is ...On to the photos...

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and season's greeting, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!This will be my last post this year. I am off on holiday and I won't be able to work on my layout (nor do more blog updates) until the start of next year. I have been working on a more detailed drawing to illustrate my plan. It has been a useful exercise, because:1. It clears up how the plan will fit together, it has been rather fuzzy so

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Perhaps "because it is there" is not sufficient reason for climbing a mountain ...My order direct from Japan has arrived. I ordered the 4 car add-on set for the N700 from Kato. This makes my N700 an 8-car set train. That is already snaking long, imagine how long the full 16-car set will be!I also ordered a light-rail train, the Enoshima Railway type 1000, by Modemo. This beauty will run on the '

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That's what my cats would say, if they can talk.No pictures on this update, cause nothing has changed. Physically that is. However the picture of my layout in my head has fortunately have progressed. I have the track layout planned, and it was inspired by the layout I mentioned in one of my earliest blogs. I wasn't going to follow the rest of the layout, like the buildings nor the scenery. The

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Using Risers to give the layout some depth.The flat layout from previous post was good as an indication how large is the layout, and how much space there is for the sceneries. Now, it is time to go 3D and install risers and incliners. First a quick test to make sure the N700 can go around the smaller radius curve and up the 4% incline. It was no problem. However I just had a thought this morning,

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for the first time.After a month of patient wait, all the track pieces have finally arrived. Not wasting any time, I proceeded to put the track together according to the plan. Okay, so the layout is still flat, however finally I can run my train around the layout. O, and I almost forgot, while waiting for the track, I have also put a layer of cork board over the whole chipped boardl so the brown

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Here is my pride and joy ...Well, actually, this is my one and only rolling stock (hiks). My plans to buy track and maybe another locomotive direct from Japan has been heavily hit by the global financial crisis, specifically by the sudden 'nose-diving' of the Australian Dollar compared to the Japanese Yen. The shopping list suddenly looks 30% more expensive, so I am just re-thinking my wish list

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For the base, I've decided to go with ready made coffee tables ...I am going my own way with the base. Firstly I acknowledge that I am not a carpenter, and I do not make my own furniture. Thus, I will not be constructing my own baseboard. Instead, I am using 3 coffee tables (which come from Ikea). On top of each of the coffee tables, I will use 600 x 900 x 16 mm chipped board as board.Secondly,

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It all starts with an idea and a plan, and this is the beginning...I needed a layout that doesn't take too much space and can sit on one side of the room. And it has to be a complete loop, so the train can go around. Based on that, I came across a HO layout from Noch which you can see below. I am adapting this layout in N-gauge and I drew my own plan in Xtrkcad.

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First Post... Yay!

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