Shepherds Siding benchwork  Installing benchwork for Shepherds SidingShepherds Siding is the first section of scenery for the layout's mainline.  It will include the wheat silo for operational interest.  The benchwork has taken me longer to install, as other non-r... The post Shepherds Siding benchwork first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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Installing the ramp  The long ramp installation After my ramp testing, it was time to install.Still wearing reminents of Genesee & Wyoming livery, SSR CLF2 awaits in Junee for its next assignment - probably a grain trainThe ramp is to go behind the future Bo... The post Installing the ramp first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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How steep is too steep?  Experimentations for model trains climbing gradesI am at the stage of adding the ramp behind my staging yard to climb to the lower scenery level.  This ramp will be hidden, and hard to access, so I thought I would check that my longest train... The post How steep is too steep? first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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Albury Staging Yard – Track laying begins Yard construction with Fasttracks turnoutsFinally, after 161 blog posts, I lay some track!!4836 accompanied the Picnic Train to Junee earlier this month.  Not sure I like the new livery, but the engine was looking very smart.  Roof mounted A/... The post Albury Staging Yard – Track laying begins first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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