Rob McLear is a retired police offi-
cer and Vietnam veteran living in
Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia.
He has been in model railroading
since 1976 starting with a small
Hornby train set given to him by his
wife. She also gave him a copy of
HO Primer that encouraged him to
model the North American scene.
The Warbonnets, cat’s whiskers
FT’s and the heavy steam engines
by Baldwin attracted him to the Santa Fe.
Rob has been married to his wife Jan for 42 years and has
two daughters and three
grandchildren.
24. The car after weathering, on a friend’s layout.
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Painting and decaling a resin car - 12
MRH-Dec 2014
