3324 sits quietly during shunting at Coopers Creek, a typical southwestern NSW branchline passing loop in the late 1960s/early 1970s. New pine plantations and sheep are the main industries in this area.
The stock yards in the foreground have been constructed from brass in situ; the race was constructed separately from soldered brass and code 40 rail and then glued in place. Blackberry bushes will be planted among the rocks on the right. Wire fences will define the surrounding farm paddocks and sheep and cattle will populate them.
Scenery by Glenn Watson. Structures scratchbuilt by David Bennett. Backdrop painted by Val Bennett. Trees, yards and races by Neil Watson. Points constructed and track laid by John Lischeld and Neil Watson. Locomotive built from scratch in brass by Phil Badger of the NSW N Scale Group.
This shot was taken on a Nikon Coolpix 990 using aperture-priority auto (A) mode, manual focus, flash cancel, incandescent white balance and self-timer on a tripod. You can also view a work-in-progress image from August 2000. |
