Sunday, October 30, 2011

More Progress

I've been beavering away in the Train Cave laying the grade for the Loopline from the junction round the reverse loop up to Thirlmere. Also done is Thirlmere and the beginning of the grade up to Hill Top as well as some of the hidden sidings. I plan to finish off the top deck and then do the bottom deck followed by the track work. While thinking about the track work, I thought I'd do some research on flex track prices as I certainly won't be hand laying the track in the hidden sidings. I began by looking locally for pricing on Shinohara Code 70 flex track and the best price I could get was $15.70 per metre. A quick check on the net yielded $6.70 from Walthers!! Add in the exchange rate and it's a no-brainer where I will be buying the track from. I've read around the various groups that people are often getting far better prices overseas for supplies and now I see what they are talking about. Up until now, I've had no need to purchase things overseas that could be purchased here. All the stuff I need is either only available here or overseas exclusively. People also mention about the price mark up from the wholesaler / importer and if that's the case, then I can see why people are complaining and buying overseas. I hope the wholesalers wake up soon otherwise the local hobby shop will find it difficult to compete. Anyway, here's some pic's of the current progress.

What a mess

1 in 40 all the way

Still some work to do

I'll be having a bit of a break for a couple of weeks as the salt mine is sending me away for a bit and when I get back, I'll be into some major repairs on the house that needs attention so I don't know how much work I'll be getting done in the next month. You never know.

2 comments:

  1. Rob
    Agree completely about the price of track, it applies to most things modelling ! I went through the same thing with ME code 70, $10 per length locally, $5.40 at my door, from Walthers and I have over 200 lengths for my so far un-named layout. You don't need to be a genius !
    Well done on the progress, it may be a mess, but it's a good mess.

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  2. Hi Gary,
    I should use Micro Enggineering track as it's a bit cheaper by the looks of it. And thanks for the encouraging comments, I'm looking forward to when it's finished and I can get started on the intersting stuff.

    Cheers,
    Rob

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