Australian importer and distributor of 0 gauge products, run by Clive McTaggart, who also manufactured 0 gauge bogie (truck) components, and wheels. The business commenced trading in 1945, tranferring to Ray and Eileen Nunn in 1989, when Ray McTaggart retired. Austral Modelcraft continues today as a traditional, independent model shop stocking products by a wide range of manufacturers in gauges from Z to G.
For more information, and illustrations, of Australian 0 gauge models, including live steam, please see the book Spring, Spark & Steam by Bruce Macdonald.
For Australian live steam models on the web, including 0 gauge railway models, see Tony Muir's truly wonderful site Australian Toy Steam
Austral Modelcraft 4 wheeled bogie (truck) Image credit National Museum of Australia |
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