STEAM IN THE BUSH - On30 Downunder - Australian 1:48 Narrow Gauge Model Railway Kits

site updated January 2010                                              * Coming Soon:                                           Fully operational motorised ‘Aerial Ropeway’ kit Early Model T-Boiler ‘A’ Class Climax - DCC/Sound

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Available Now: Following the success of our Climax ‘Dunkirk’ conversion kit, our new Shay Steam Crane/Loader Kit suits your donor On30 Shay! This exceptional new kit includes full instructions with diagrams & photos plus our new ‘Lightweight’ Steam Crane/Loader, three man die-cast crew, deck planking, a super-detailed vertical boiler and our kit keeps all the original wiring so it will suit your DCC & Sound applications.

Available Now: Ozsteam’s new T-Boiler ‘A’ Class Climax conversion kit suits any Bachmann On30 Climax loco. It features a working twin cylinder steam engine geared to the transfer case, optional & removable ‘bush’ cab, optional ‘straiught’ stack, two man die-cast crew and of course, our custom designed diecast T-Boiler! Our prototype model is fitted with DCC, ‘Sync’ Sound and working direction head and tail lamps!

Latest 1:48 Kits: T-Boiler Climax, Shay Steam Crane, Lightwight Steam Crane, Trestle Bridge, Dunkirk, Water Tank, Mine Incline, Skips, Log Loader, 18’ LWB Flatcars, 13’ SWB Flat Car, Winding House & more!

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Steam in the Bush - Australian 1:48 Steam Era Model Railway Kits

unique ‘craftsman’ kits in 1:48 O Scale and On30 Narrow Gauge for HO track

Many people new to model railways are often confused by the difference between HO, O and On30 scales. Although popular, HO can be a disappointing scale for the discerning modeller. At 1:87 it’s a difficult scale to model well as it has no mathematical proportions unlike the larger O scale (1:48) which represents a 1/4 inch to the foot. O scale is all about halves, quarters, eighths and sixteenths and you can use many 'found' materials like real moss or bonsai trees. A 1/4 inch stick of balsa suddenly becomes a 1 foot x 1 foot bridge beam!

The trouble with O scale is that it needs a basement sized layout to work well. However, O scale narrow gauge or On30 (representing a gauge of 2’ 6”) can use standard HO track. It may be the perfect solution as some of the best On30 layouts we have seen are less than 1 sq yard in size with every square inch detailed.

Here at Ozsteam, we continue to produce a growing range of 'craftsman' kits for the export market. New and exciting kits are always in the pipeline and most are available direct by contacting us or through our popular Ebay Store. 

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