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The
airstrip and army camp layout In
N and Nn3 gauge This layout was
built during 2005 and 2006 and uses excellent dual gauge track on order
from Germany (Aspen
Model). In recent years the airstrip has been a small commercial one
from which small aircraft have taken off and landed. The flying school is
about to close, marking an end to aircraft at this location. Lufthansa
have flown in their preserved Junkers plane (Herpa),
and the last small plane from the flying club (Fleetline Road and Rail
white metal kit) is also present. A local railway preservation group is trying to save the remaining track, and they are going to make use of the various buildings. Once there was an extensive military railway throughout the camp and airstrip. The site is fictitious, even though people say they recognise Carohay. The layout
measures 93 cm x 86 cm and is built in an under bed blanket box. The box
is one layout, ‘Carohay Airstrip’, whilst the lid shows part of the nearby ‘Carohay
Camp’. Each half of the layout is in fact the fiddle yard for the
other half. Part of the
army camp is now being used by a group of American
road vehicle fans,. All
these vehicles come from Canada, which have been made and painted
by Bob Hunt. He also produced
the railcar and the crane. The control panel was specially built by Len Bane. There are 3 running dual gauge tracks left in situ, which separate to N [standard gauge] and Nn3 [narrow gauge]. The controller will not only switch from track to track but also from N to Nn3 allowing a change of 12 volts Dc to 9 volts DC for the Marklin engines. Three Nn3 white metal locomotive kits have already been built for this layout {Peco and Z Club GB} – all required modified Marklin z gauge 0-6-0 locomotive chassis. Also already converted is a flatbed wagon, which has had a Microtrains coupler attached at one end. There is also a Microtrains unpainted Nn3 box car which is going to become a British outline passenger carriage, we hope, with some help from Ian Coe, who has produced some side panels. A useful supplier for bogies, couplings etc. is N scale Monster Trains in the USA. The layout also has on it · Mobile home kit [NuComp Miniatures] · Platform [laser wood kit ex Nomonee Railroad] · Nissan Hut [Rix Products] · Various vehicles including [Wiking] and Gramodels · Various buildings from several sources. And hopefully will also have British outline Nn3 carriages [Kestrel and Worsley Works]- all require chassis and wheels. Click here to view the latest pictures...
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