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Peter Akers
Rakem Emporium has new home
Rakem Emporum is local shop that many club members have purchased from. They have recently moved from Bribie Island to Petrie, not all that far from the clubhouse.
Rakem Emporium
4 Hanlon Road
Petrie Queensland 4502
TV Celebrity
We have a new TV Celebrity in the Club...
... for a few seconds anyway :-)
Channel Nine New Gold Coast broadcast a nice piece on the Gold Coast Train Show which includes a few seconds of the RMCQ N scale layout and a sound bite of PK talking about controling trains with our phones.
March MRH is here!
The March edition of the Model Railraod Hobbyist Magazine is available for free download here...
Some Canyon Progress Photos
The right side canyon wall is getting a bit closer to being finished so I thought it might be interesting to show the evolution so far...
Engine Driver (Android App) Settings
The following are the settings that I use, and would notionally recommend, for the Engine Driver Android App for use on the four club layouts.
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Calendar / Events
| Bunnings sausage sizzle Sunday 7 Mar | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| RMCQ monthly members' meeting & sausage sizzle Saturday 13 Mar | 12:00pm - 2:00pm |
| 2021 Bundaberg Model Train & Hobby Expo Saturday 20 Mar | 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| 2021 Bundaberg Model Train & Hobby Expo Sunday 21 Mar | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| RMCQ committee meeting Wednesday 24 Mar | 10:30am - 12:00am |
| Sunshine Coast MRC Buy & Sell Saturday 27 Mar | 8:30am - |
Interesting BLOGS!
Blogs of interest to railway modellers
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Advertising posters for your model railway
Advertising posters for your model railway
Advertising signs and posters are a great way to set the scene and give a location a sense of place[…]
Source: Armchair Modeller Down Under
Created on: 24 Feb 21 | 12:10
Armchair Modeller Down Under | 24 Feb 21 | 12:10 -
Sleepers and rail laid
Sleepers and rail laid
More progress on the new module with the addition of sleepers rail and ash ballast. The next goal is to[…]
Source: Burrowa is an HO scale model railway set in the[…]
Created on: 22 Feb 21 | 14:37
Burrowa is an HO scale model railway set in the[…] | 22 Feb 21 | 14:37 -
SM & M Car Wagons
SM & M Car Wagons
SM wagons were converted from S wagons in 1963 to carry cars and other wheeled vehicles. This was around the[…]
Source: Westgate - South Western Rail
Created on: 22 Feb 21 | 09:21
Westgate - South Western Rail | 22 Feb 21 | 09:21 -
Arduino Power Supply Issues and Other Things
Arduino Power Supply Issues and Other Things
On Friday after some later than usual meetings, I headed over to George’s shop to inspect his level crossing display[…]
Source: Craig's Shed
Created on: 21 Feb 21 | 19:31
Craig's Shed | 21 Feb 21 | 19:31 -
December 2020 update
December 2020 update
Since the last update in May modelling slowed down. I was able to put together and paint up a couple[…]
Source: Greg's Railway Modelling Musings
Created on: 3 Jan 21 | 15:28
Greg's Railway Modelling Musings | 3 Jan 21 | 15:28 -
Now Where's That Magnifying Glass?
Now Where's That Magnifying Glass?
Having practiced on some larger locos of late, it was now time to get some DCC Decoders into some of[…]
Source: N'Tranced Dream
Created on: 17 Sep 20 | 19:58
N'Tranced Dream | 17 Sep 20 | 19:58 -
Hoskins Hollow, a new project.
Hoskins Hollow, a new project.
For those of you that read this very intermittently updated Blog, I should bring to your attention a new blog[…]
Source: Splitters Swamp Creek
Created on: 15 Sep 19 | 19:32
Splitters Swamp Creek | 15 Sep 19 | 19:32