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New photos added for Illinook

Following a flurry of scenery building (mostly using scatter and ballast) on my HO scale Illinook industry / switching m

By Jim, 10 yearsSeptember 7, 2012 ago
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Matching Nameboards

Because the Dolton and Illinook HO scale model railroad layouts can be attached to each other and operated together,

By Jim, 10 years ago
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Illinook Mark II Scenery

Over the last week or so, a lot of scenic work has been completed on the new HO scale Illinook switching and industr

By Jim, 10 years ago
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Hello Stawell, and thanks for the memories

On a cold weekend in July every year, one of the best model railway exhitibions in Australia takes place at Stawell&

By Jim, 10 years ago
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Illinook Mk II

“On the road again, I just cant want to get on the road again…”. So goes a song by a well known Country music arti

By Jim, 10 years ago
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First Joined Layout Op Session

On Sunday, the first operating session for the joined Dolton and Illinook layouts (my two HO scale shelf switching l

By Jim, 10 years ago
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Lots of Activity

Stuff happens. Not by itself. But it does happen.

Today being a leisurely Monday in Australia, the sceni

By Jim, 10 years ago
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The Team Track

The Team Track re-development mentioned in the previous blog entry has been completed. Well, more or less. A crane h

By Jim, 10 years ago
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And the next project is …

Following the completion of the Petra Aggregates re-development on the Dolton ndustry Park HO scale layout, I decide

By Jim, 10 years ago
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Petra Aggregates done

Petra Aggregates on the HO scale Dolton Industry Park layout has been finished, at least to the point where it looks

By Jim, 10 yearsMarch 20, 2012 ago

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