Our "Queens Birthday" anniversary weekend (31st May - 2nd June) saw the annual Model X take place in Henderson, Waitakere City, over 3 days. Very successful and our local Auckland MMR group had a modular layout in operation.



The faces say it all really
The 43237/43238 Rheingold sets with Trix 23337 Baggage car.

This is not our club layout but a collection of modules made by members that can be assembled in minutes. The club supplied the four corner modules and the members have done the rest. All C Track and still a work in progress but the progress is amazing.
This is not all the modules either.
I apologise in advance for the lack of photos, these ones were taken on Saturday but I could only stay from 3 hours and then I was occupied in operations. I forgot the camera on Monday but my excuse is that I had dragged my sorry self out of bed following my night-shifts.
Our club night is Monday so I will try and steal some more pics and post them along with some from out club layout.



Our NZ M* agent Toottoot (toottoot.co.nz) came from down south and had a very successful time of it.



Toottoot is a real stevenson family affair. Dion looking very happy. He was up with brother Hayden from the Hawkes Bay branch and their dad as well to lend a hand.



Club modular corner with tunnel.
E118 pulling a Rheingold consist and a V200 with the 46045 Gondola set plus my 6 Oot Hoppers.
We were not Era specific



The other end of the layout on the club corners. Further view of the 46045 / Oot consist.



Steve Siegel's (Club President and producer of our AC Eurailer magazine) 3 modules. The 'back straight' with loco servicing area and a shunting area at the far end.



Close up of the coaling area. PCM BR.01 with a BR.41 hidden behind.



View from the other end. The tracks going into the uncompleted hill will be another module (Garry's) for a staging area.



Overview of Andrews fantastic 2 modules. Still a work in progress but this is really amazing.



The track on the viaduct is made up of 24912 curves with a small straight piece on the outer track to maintain spacing.
My PCM BR.01 at low speed had an issue with the right hand track at the joint between the modules and would wheel-slip. This was caused by the slight difference in height and the track is not screwed down.



The other end of the viaduct. PCM BR.01 and Oot consist strutting their stuff.
And the other track visible is this:



A view for the little ones and a place for Thomas and Friends to play.
Andrew has built this lower level to cater for the smaller children.
This is fantastic and real hit with them.
Ultimately there will be a set up to allow the chiildren to stop the train at the station.



This is a two track operation with the trains in and out of tunnels and over bridges. Spellbinding.



I hope you enjoyed these pics.
Cheers
Tony

Great pics! Thank you!

I am a bit surprised though that the coal "shorties" could keep on track with a rake of hoppers behind... Seems like I will have to re-evaluate possible compositions...

Looks like an E19 to me...

Thanks Tony for the great photos. It looks like you have lots of fun!

Thanks Tony.
A really well set up Club, and layout.
The lower level for children is the best idea I've seen in years.

We are also having our Queen's birthday here in Australia.

Regards
Kimball

Dave,
Mum & bubs were not there as far as I am aware.

e-mail inbound with phone numbers, give us a call.

Very good pictures, Thanks for sharing.

I also have two Blue E19/E118 as well.

Thanks for the report, Lord Macca.

Good pics Macca. Not just good with model rail but handy with a camera too ... is there no end to this mans talent

David

Hi Don

Standard inter-connections so that they can be connected in any order.
Except that Andrew's must be kept together.
Steve's three modules are more suitable as a single unit as is a station layout (also of three modules) currently under construction.

BTW, I haven't built a module yet.
Priorities are to get our own layout designed and built.
Once that is done I'll have plenty of C Track and I am mulling over a servicing area, maybe with a turntable if I can suck in a sponsor or two....

That is the plan, but certain people like to make an extended scene of 2 or 3 modules

Steve has written up some of it @ http://www.marklin.org.nz/module_sig.html ... select specifications

Edit

actually try http://www.marklin.org.nz/module_sig.html and find the link towards the bottom of the page

The .pdf of module specifications is quite impressive. There's little ambiguity without being/sounding "oppressive". The modules all blend much better than most any other modular layout I've seen. In fact, they blended well enough that I felt compelled to ask my original question.

Don Taylor

You too!! They want to make me the VP of our club.....[:I][:I][:I]

Peter is our President.

Here is a selection of Steve's modules, gives you an idea how they seperate and are constructed.







The last photo showing the carry case on the left.
Larger pics are available at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobbitz_hobbies/

Thank you for the pictures.

<font face="Trebuchet MS]Nice photos Tony, I need to chastise you for not sending them to me for reproduction in our Club Newsletter (AC Eurailer), consider yourself ticked off!! I need a set to update the website with as well (when I can get the blasted FTP Client to work properly . . . ) The Blue E Lok is indeed an E118 (DB) the E18 is DR the Marklin number is 3768</font id="Trebuchet MS]

Welcome to the forum nz_marklineer (Steve). Actually, Clapcott, of the Peter variety, would like to know whether either you or Macfire could write up a couple of pages, with photos of course, for our club newsletter, the esteemed 3rd Railer, on the Model X show.

Only if you are able to, of course!![:I][:I]