Monday 23 August 2021

New Bridge for Six Mile Creek

When I started building the layout I always wanted a trestle bridge. Provision was make for the bridge with the establishment of the creek section across one end. This end of the layout was to be a country scene to reflect distance on the layout. An “S” bend was incorporated to take away continuous straight track. 


A few years back the rock face and waterfall was redone.

 



At the time, plans I had showed trestle pier arrangements for bridges up to 30’ high. Measuring the distance between the rail and the creek bed, my bridge was going to higher than that. With no plans or photos for a bridge of the correct high, I used the 30’ arrangements until such time something else came up. Over time with various visitors viewing the layout, some with more bridge knowledge than me, some refinements were made. In the back of my mind I had a feeling the bridge was not right. 

A few year back in researching bridge plans for a mate, I was sent plans for a bridge that was the correct height. Bugger, my thoughts had come back to be true, my bridge was incorrect. For a time I accepted my error, as time went by it started to bug me. The original bridge was built using 5 mm dowel from Bunnings, a local hardware store. My next visit to the store I found the only dowel sizes available were 4 mm and 6 mm. I only needed to replace three or the seven piers of the bridge, I need all to be the same size. The project when back to being on hold.

In January I attended a Division one NMRA meeting, during the Show & Tell a member showed his timber bridge and explained how it was made. He used 5 mm dowel for the piers. Later I chatted with the member and enquired about his source of the 5 mm dowel. He indicated it was purchased from the craft section of a cheap shop. The next day Kerrie was sent out shopping with a sample to the cheap shops. After searching three shops, none was available. The penny dropped to check out eBay, a number of choices were available. A pack of 100 pieces 200mm long was ordered. 



A couple of weeks later the package arrived and replacement piers were made using a styrene jig. Nut, washers and steel strapping made from styrene were added. The completed piers were airbrushed with Mirotone black etch primer. Strapping and nut were picked out with Vallejo brown.

 



The creek bed and the old piers were removed. The morning I was go to install the new piers the penny dropped I still had an error in the bridge. Two guarders came together on top of a pier without a corbel. Modifications were made and the piers were installed. The opportunity was taken to redo the creek bed. The base was painted with brown and green artist water colours. Rocks were added in various locations and Woodlands Scenic “Realistic Water” was used for the water. Woodlands Scenic “Water Effects” was used to highlight water flowing along the creek bed.

 


The opportunity was taken to redo some of the scenery in the area, over time I think it’s good to refresh the layout.   

Trust you find the information helpful.

Arthur H.   



 

Friday 6 August 2021

Blog Index. Maternal and Child Welfare Car No. 7

 

Blog Index.

Not being a Blogger expert and still learning with every post, I’m losing track of my posts being titled in month of posting. Thus a list of what has been posted.  

2021 

Date

Subject

August

Index of Posts (Maternal and Child Welfare Car No. 7)

July

UR Wagon

June

OFO Bitumen Tank Wagons.

May

Train 101

April

Steam Breakdown Crane

March

Bundaberg Model Train & Hobby Expo

HSA/HWA Wagons

February

SM & M Car Wagons

January

YK Cattle Wagons

 

 

 2020 

Date

Subject

December

Breakdown Vans & Wagons

November

Beaudesert Goods  (Train 594)

October

Composite Van CV 286

B class Container Wagons

September

Western Bridges

August

New Station for Wyandra    (Weather board stations)

July

Dinning Cars

June

Wheels   (wheel wagons)

May

Dream Operations

April

SBC Cement Wagon (Queensland Railway Miniatures Kit)

March

QFX / QFC Platform and Container Wagon

February

Bulk Apples on QR

January

QGX Grain Wagons

 

2019 

Date

Subject

December

Prototype Operations for a Small Layout

Fruit Bins

November

Train 632    (Pinkenba –Toowoomba)

October

Sydney Model Railway Exhibition

September

Mosquito Creek – September Update.

PJW 30700 Well Wagon

August

6 Up & 19 Down

(Toowoomba – Roma – Toowoomba ) Passenger Train

 July

P / PJ / PH Platform Wagons

June

Train 275 (North Coast Parcels Trains)

May

Water Wagons

April

Paw Paw Loco (1500/1170 Class Locomotives)

March

What’s on our Trains?

PE Wagons

Kadee Coupling on Narrow Gauge Wagons

February

Mosquito Creek  (Bob Harding Layout)

Branch Goods

Train Spotting Wyandra

January

PCO/PCOP/ PCUY Container Wagons

 2018 

Date

Subject

December

MTW Wagons

2300 Class Diesel Electric Locomotives (Southern Rail)

November

Train 209 / 309 North Coast Goods Train

Paper Paper

October

OV Mobil Tank Wagon

Mutton Birds nesting season

September

WHE Gran Wagons

Hey Boss  (How not to load Containers)

August

Mini – Multies – Weathering Locos.

 July

Night Shift   (Collection of Layout photos at night)

June

Weed Spray (Poison) Train

May

 

April

Train 6678  (Contracts Train Rocklea – Toowoomba)

March

Shunting

Loads  (For HWO Wagons)

February

Sunshine BL Sitting Carriages

HWO Wagons

January

MG Sheep Vans

H /HJ Open Wagons

 2017 

Date

Subject

December

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Wako Station

8 Wheeled Timber frames Wagons

November

Static Grass

Wyandra Station

October

 

September

Looking Back ( Link to Gerry Hopkins MMR video in 2014)

August

Jumbo HJ Wagons

“U” Wagons

Westgate

GM Fan Club

S Wagons

 July

CC Camp Wagons


Maternal and Child Welfare Car No. 7

The model is a Three Foot Six model kit bashed as bit. I think the kit was a 1st class carriage and Car 7 was a 2nd class carriage, thus the windows are not correct. I was given the kit and was not sure how it would fit into the layout. A modelling mate (Ken) grew up in Winton and would often tell us about the Bubba Car coming to town. The carriage is now in his collection. 


Winton Mixed.

This carriage (452) was one of a number that provided government services to western towns across Queensland. Operated by Department of Health and Home Affairs, Maternal and Child Welfare Car No. 7 was based at Hughenden. The carriage was conveyed on goods trains to stations on the Mt Isa line and Winton. An article on the carriage can be found in the AMRA Qld club library, March 2004 Australian Sn Modeller. 

Car 7 at Prairie 1972.