Sydney Ferries - "Kintelliko"

Closely based on the pre-Harbour Bridge car ferries that plied Sydney Harbour, "Kintelliko" (Aboriginal-Awabakal for "to laugh") is a "what-if" narrow-gauge rail ferry.

Made of card, wood and styrene with the only purchased details being the air vents and life rings, she is painted in Sydney Ferries' famous green and creen livery of the latter half of the 20th century.

Sydney Ferries - "Kareela"

"Kareela" was one of the famous "K" class of Inner Harbour ferries that plied the harbour from the late 19th to the late 20th century. "Kareela" is well remembered particularly for her time on the Neutral Bay and Mosman runs between 1905 and 1959 when she was withdrawn, being replaced by the somewhat less popular "Kooleen" (the hulk of which has just been sold recently having resided on the riverbed of the Parramatta river for some time).

Model is scratchbuilt from balsa, wood, styrene, perspex and wire from a copy of the original General Arrangement obtained from the Australian National Maritime Museum archives. Nearly 1800 parts, the only purchased details being the airvents, lifeboat and ladders. She is mounted on an authentic Sydney Ferries "K" Class floorboard - from her larger and later sister "Kanangra" which is being restored by the Australian Heritage Fleet. Livery is a one-off colour scheme that only she wore in the 1950's as a pilot for a possible change in Sydney Ferries' livery, that was not adopted for the fleet.

"Papanui" - Coastal Trader

"Papanui" is a freelance model scratchbuilt from card and wood, again with air vents and lifebats being the only commercial items used. She is based on the typical "60 Milers" and coastal ships that were operating up and down Australia's east coast for most of the 20th century. She is most closely based on "Himitangi" (ex-"Coolebar") however wihout the longer stern section of the prototype.

Sydney Tramways - C Class, C29

C29 is a conversion of Halling's Lisbon tram (original also shown in the pictures above for comparison) to the Sydney C Class design. For the purists, the C class were built in several variations, one of the more obvious differences being the number of vestibule windows - indeed C29 was actually a 9 window C class however I took some licence for modelling simplicity (and I think the 6 window version looks better). It is unpowered as it was built as a gift for my wife. I have prepared an article on this conversion for AMRM.

Sydney Tramways - E Class 529/530

The Sydney E Class were one of the more distinctive trams on the Sydney system, with their dual carriage (ie. the above model is one tram, not two) "toast rack" design, and ran for approx. 50 years, with significant service on the North Sydney lines. 529-530 were one of the last sets in service, on my local line down to Neutral Bay wharf. Their longevity was due to their possessing track brakes enabling them to safely negotiate the steep (ruling grade 1 in 12) grades on this line. This set is now preserved at Loftus Tramsway Museum.

Model is scratchbuilt from wood, styrene and wire, with one unit (the Non-Smoking car) being modelled with doors closed, therein concealing a Steam Era Black Beetle. Colours are very authentic Sydney Tramways green and gold having been sourced from actual Loftus paint appropriately thinned down.