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Hi All
Thanks for the kind comments guys. My wife and I have been on vacation for the past 4 weeks. We hired a mobile home and drove to the center of Australia and did a lot of site seeing.
Got to see some old gold mining sites that were started by folk very much braver than me way back in the mid 1800's. About 180 kilometres East of the town of Alice Springs. I will post some pics when I have sorted out my 932 pics I took on the trip.
So sorry there has been nothing done to the Lost Creek to show. Cannot wait to get stuck back in though.
Until then just keep modelling and have fun.
Rod.
Last edited on Thu Jul 5th, 2012 08:49 am by Lost Creek RR
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Herb Kephart
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Rod-
I don't think that many Americans realize how desolate the center of Australia is--I know that I didn't until I recently read Mooreheads "Coopers Creek".
Sounds like the kind of a trip I would have second thoughts about undertaking in a four wheel drive vehicle--but in a motorhome?--yer a brave one, mate
Herb 
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Hi Herb
Don't be misled by what you might read in some of the older Books etc.
We drove on made roads the whole trip. In the Northern territory for instance the speed limit is 130 kilometres per hour. The roads are perfect. Even to the fabulous Ayers Rock and The Olgas top tourist spots in the out back the roads are now well made Asphalt roads.
If you want to there is still plenty of dirt roads and then off roads that will test any 4 x 4 vehicle.
I have driven on some and they are quite an experience, you should come visit its a fab place.
Rod.
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Herb Kephart
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I certainly would like to see Australia, Rod, but it's one of those things that just isn't going to happen, unfortunately.
Finances and family health make it out of the question.
Crazy thing is, that back in the mid 60's my wife and i semi-seriously considered imigrating.
Herb
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Hi Rod,
I am a new one here. My name is Paul and I am a Swissman living in Germany. I just discovered your thread and I am simply amazed about your skills and all the fantastic pics with the many "top notch" scenes, Compliments! I am also starting to build a Minning layout and I will also have the shaft tower you have got. I already scratchbuilt it in N scale for my old layout which is "gone" since a couple of days!
cheers, Paul...BTW I saw a lot of things in your thread which will help me to build my own minning camp.
here the N Tower:
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Hi Paul
Thank you for your kind comments. I too am also into N Scale see my thread on the Santa Fe Railway Southern Division. I have been in N since 1969 long before all of this new neat stuff became available.
I love what you have done with your mine thus far. the use of static grass and the other new tuffts sure make our scenes so much the better.
keep up the great work.
Rod.
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Wow
This is my favorite thread. Nice work
Any chance of a video of some trains running though some of your scenes?
BrettLast edited on Mon Jul 30th, 2012 05:27 am by Narrowsteam
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Very nice, Rod!
Good on you (I think that is Aussiespeak)
Herb
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