The year is 1963 somewhere in Victoria, Australia

The first tram at the new shelter


The first tram has arrived at the new tram shelter. Mr and Mrs Patterson are too busy talking and will probably miss the tram.

Looks good Claus  



Ed

Safe exit from the Regal


The Regal theatre has been operating for some time. Among the staff has been a very nervous fire warden. Though the fire exit has been at the roof top for a while, it was leading to a very big drop to the ground below. Fortunately no fire occurred and yesterday the workmen finished the fire escape.

The stairs with their railings are from Plastruct. The platforms and their railings are hand cut from Evergreen styrene sheets.

Terraced houses at the Golden Mile


This is the upcoming project. Four houses along the Golden Mile. If your are familiar with houses at Fishley Street in South Melbourne, you will see the resemblance. The actual build will wait until after Christmas.

Hat off for the new houses


A passer-by lifts his hat in awe of the new houses in the Golden Mile. The walls are up and we are waiting for the joiner to produce 40 windows and 8 doors. With the New Year's Eve approaching this will have to wait until next year.



Happy New Year!

Job done


The joiners from Ray Knott's Joinery are packing up their VW after a job well done. 40 windows and 8 doors installed in one day!

Complicated  roofs

  Being a teacher of Mathematics I enjoyed the geometry of the roofs with all the trapeziums, triangles and parallelograms. What I didn’t enjoy was the time it took to put it all together!

Wow, looks complicated  


Ed

Is that cardboard or styrene Claus ?

Looks fantastic !

Petermac said

Is that cardboard or styrene Claus ?

Looks fantastic !

From “Post #289,359”, 6th January 2024, 4:34 PM

The roofing is corrugated styrene.

Cheers,
Claus

The tenants have moved in to No. 1 -7 Golden Mile

(Two photos should have been here, but the server is playning up. I will post them as soon as possible. Meanwhile you can read the latest updates from Wombat Creek on www.wct.payne-ellef.dk)

With only the 'lace work' under the eaves and under the front veranda missing the tenants have moved in. They are also waiting for the front fence to be installed.

Claus Ellef said

The tenants have moved in to No. 1 -7 Golden Mile

(Two photos should have been here, but the server is playning up. I will post them as soon as possible. Meanwhile you can read the latest updates from Wombat Creek on www.wct.payne-ellef.dk)

With only the 'lace work' under the eaves and under the front veranda missing the tenants have moved in. They are also waiting for the front fence to be installed.

From “Post #289,389”, 11th January 2024, 5:45 AM

Finally the two promissed photos:

No. 1, Golden Mile


Mr. James greets Mrs. Paterson tending to her roses. Though her garden is rather small Mrs. Paterson is a keen gardener and especially likes roses.

The 10 rose bushes are each made from six stems glued to a base. They are from a Busch kit with a total of 120 individual stems. It requires a very steady hand to glue the flowers to the stems.
In an Australian fashion the flower bed is covered in mulch – tea leaves.

Claus Ellef said

The 10 rose bushes are each made from six stems glued to a base. They are from a Busch kit with a total of 120 individual stems. It requires a very steady hand to glue the flowers to the stems.

From “Post #289,449”, 19th January 2024, 7:59 AM

Look very good Claus, well done  


Ed

"It requires a very steady hand to glue the flowers to the stems."

I'll say !!  Wow Claus - that looks like delicate work - well done Sir !

No. 3, Golden Mile


The four terraced houses on the Golden Mile are designed to be unique and exclusive. To keep this exclusiveness certain rules applies to the exteriors. All window and door frames are to be the same shade of green. Well, the McNaught family in no. 3 are not into rules and have painted their windows and doors dark blue! Perhaps a '-y' should be added to the family surname.


At the back of their property a panel has gone missing in the fence. Did it just fall of or did the kids pull it off? Who knows, but the missing board gives the two kids a good view of the mine and the steam trains.

I love these little scenes! It's always so fun to look around at the little details and think about the stories

D_Will said

I love these little scenes! It's always so fun to look around at the little details and think about the stories

From “Post #289,516”, 23rd January 2024, 3:12 AM

Thank you, Darius. I like to create these little scenes and details near the front of the layout. Visitors are amazed finding the details themselves.

Claus Ellef said

No. 1, Golden Mile


Mr. James greets Mrs. Paterson tending to her roses. Though her garden is rather small Mrs. Paterson is a keen gardener and especially likes roses.

The 10 rose bushes are each made from six stems glued to a base. They are from a Busch kit with a total of 120 individual stems. It requires a very steady hand to glue the flowers to the stems.
In an Australian fashion the flower bed is covered in mulch – tea leaves.

From “Post #289,449”, 19th January 2024, 7:59 AM

It took me far too long to realise that Mr James had his hand raised and that wasn't his head. I thought you'd snuck in an E.T. esque alien casually chatting to the neighbours :)

No 5, Golden Mile


Not much to remark about no. 5, the number engraved in the glass above the entrance door. Mr. Smith is clearly fond of riding his bicycle. He has chosen a very bold colour for a 1963 bicycle, but being parked in front of the house it serves as a focus point for the onlookers.