Since I was about 10 years old I always wanted to have a model railway layout at home. Seeing the huge layout at the Royal Easter Show and seeing the layout in Hobbyco was something inspirational to have a layout at home.
However, nothing eventuated and I only got as far as the oval track on the carpet.
By the time I was in my mid twenties, I got back into model railways with money in hand and to start a layout again. It was the traditional 6" x 4" layout with triple oval track and sidings etc. The plan came out of the Hornby track plan book that I had in my youth.
I only got to the stage of laying the cork and triple oval track as well as reinforcing the pineboard with plywood before my enthusiasm waned.
I was nowhere to near a scenicked layout.
Today that baseboard sits in my mum's garage awaiting its fate.
It wasn't until I left Australia and went to Basel that I was able to build a layout. However, without being ambitious I decided to start something small and managable.
This is the story of this layout, Bilby Beach that began in August 2006 and has been put into storage since December 2011 when returned to Sydney, Australia from Switzerland. I do hope in the future it has a new life and will be displayed again.
HO Model Railway Layout on a small scale.
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Welcome to Bilby Beach
This is my first attempt at building a HO Model railway layout. It is called Bilby Beach (Pop 1,001) . It is based on a fictitious NSW town along the North coast. Between the period of the late 1950s to early 1970s. It has a good surfing beach, a train station, a Drive-in, a caravan park, two petrol stations, the local parish and a pub as well as Dairy farmers milk factory.
It measures 2m x 1m. The layout began in August 2006 in Basel Switzerland however work more or less halted since the arrive of Gen and Lukas.
The layout is now in semi-retirement as the buildings, people and scenery were dismantled so the layout could be transported to Australia. It currently sits in my mum's garage awaiting to be displayed again.
This is the blog detailing the story of how it evolved, although I am blogging retrospectively
Welcome to Bilby Beach. Drive Safely and enjoy your stay.
It measures 2m x 1m. The layout began in August 2006 in Basel Switzerland however work more or less halted since the arrive of Gen and Lukas.
The layout is now in semi-retirement as the buildings, people and scenery were dismantled so the layout could be transported to Australia. It currently sits in my mum's garage awaiting to be displayed again.
This is the blog detailing the story of how it evolved, although I am blogging retrospectively
Welcome to Bilby Beach. Drive Safely and enjoy your stay.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)