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Article #166Re: Austrains and Eureka Models update
From: Nathan & Rebecca Cox
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:28
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:28
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"Lambing Flat" <bullack@cia.com.au> wrote in message news:4209B0EB.6010702@cia.com.au... > Greetings all! > > Seems everyone wants to update at once! > > Austrains has just announced that the H class will be included in the T > class run, still on time for delivery in September. There will be 3 H > class, VR Blue, V/Line Orange and Freight Australia Green. > > The T class photo competition has been judged, congratulations to Chris > Nelson, Alan Curtis, Robert Redman and Dean. John will be in touch > directly to arrange reservation of your loco(s). > > We still need a good photo of a Second series High Nose T in V/line > orange and grey, so the competition for that particular variation has > been extended. So if any of you have a good clear photo of a High nose > T in V/line colours and would like the chance of scoring a free T class > model of your choice, please send entries to me, with the subject line > "Austrains T class Competition" by Friday 25th February 2005. > > John seems to like giving models away, and as we also need a good photo > of a CLP in AN Green and Silver for the webpage, he is offering a CLP > Twin Pack as prize for the most suitable photo(s) of an AN Green and > Silver CL submitted. Please send these to me also, subject line > "Austrains CLP Competition", also by Friday 25th February 2005. > > Also added are photos of the recently released C class in National Rail > and Silverton liveries. > > The remaining 80 class have been on special for a while, but we just > noticed while doing the update that the 80 class page had not been > changed to reflect that, while the order page had the reduced price. So > if you haven't noticed that the 80 class are available at a greatly > reduced price, and you want one, (or two, or three..... ;-) now is the time! > > Eureka Models have also updated with the latest edition of "The Eureka > Times", featuring a factory rendition of the 60 class drawn from the > working drawings for the model, which gives a *very* accurate idea of > what the finished model will look like. > > Also announced is optional sound for the 620 class, which also includes > a DCC chip as part of the package. The model will work, straight out of > the box, on either standard 12vDC or DCC, and the sound effects will > also work on either standard 12vDC or DCC, though of course, DCC will > allow access to a greater variety of auxiliary sounds. > > The optional sound/DCC chip package will also be available for the Garratt. > > As well there is a "potted" history of the AD60 class, written by well > known author and modeller Ian Dunn. > > I even hear a rumour that the Trainorama webpage will be getting a major > update next week! > Whats the URL for Trainorama James Nathan > > James McInerney > Webmaster: Austrains and Eureka Models > > Austrains: http://homepage.idx.com.au/austrain/index.htm > > Eureka Models: http://eureka.m.bigpondhosting.com/ > > > My G gauge garden homage to the now long gone railways of Tasmania's > west coast, the "Rurr Valley Railway" > http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/rvrtitle.html > > also http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/ , where the steam era NSWGR > secondary lines live on in HO at bucolic "Lambing Flat" > > and http://members.optusnet.com.au/lambingflat/ for the family stuff! >
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