The original concept for a model of a narrow gauge railway situated on the Coromandel Peninsula was to be built to Nn3. Though I did acquire some Nn3 items it wasn't long before the decision was taken to move up in scale to HOn30.
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| A class Climax under construction on a Bachmann Spectrum diesel loco chassis. |
Work began on 600mm x 300mm HOn30 Gumtown & Kauri Pass in 2003. Things were progressing nicely with track laying and early scenery work but I was not really happy with the lack of options for smooth running steam locos within my budgetary constraints in HOn30.
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| HOn30 G&KP under construction. |
Then came On30... With the arrival of an 0-4-2T.
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| The Bachmann Spectrum Porter that started my journey into On30. |
A layout was designed to fit in the office, and a start made. The layout was also designed to fit in our car to be taken to shows and to link up with the layout my father-in-law was planning.
Rolling stock came from a number of sources but in particular Boulder Valley Models who produced very nice kits.
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| Boulder Valley Models Box Car. |
Track was hand laid and points were to stub design.
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| G&KP Main Yard |
It wasn't long before the loco fleet was added to and an extra section added to the layout to give a little extra space.
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| Bachmann Climax. |
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| Outside Framed 2-8-0 |
The minimum radius imposed by the original location was found to be too restrictive and plans were underway for a more generously proportioned layout when the decision was made to move to Australia. At this point I decided to sell off the On30 and pursue a different direction in Australia...
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