Greetings all, After years of floundering around in the model railway world(s) I have finally settled on the idea of modelling NZR in that special scale. The...
For contact and maybe assistance - where is your location Andrew? Grant ... From: "traindriver_nz" <traindriver@...> To: <nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com> ...
Hi Many will have seen the Journal's editor's recent appeal for articles. I thought about what I, as a relative novice NZR modeller could contribute, and...
Hello Grant, I grew up, and am now living back in Hawera after some years in Auckland. I started my seamingly innocent hobby of photographing trains here with...
My appologies Peter, for I have spent a bit of time with the 9mm crew in Auckland and some of the lingo has rubbed off... <grin> Its 3/16ths scale that I talk...
[snip] ... Sounds interesting Andrew, but why 1992? Wouldn't around 1995/96 be a bit more interesting - first milk trains, CF fert wagons (i.e. converted...
... articles. ... an "idiots' ... a ... doing ... read ... would ... chatline ... what ... reckon ... Sounds like a good idea Tim, I think a lot of people...
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I was poking around in the old messages and found this one, looked at the picture and thought "I've seen one of those.." I have uploaded a picture called...
Lewis, I toyed with the idea, but I feel that it would be a big job to model Whareroa with the first milkys and sidings. Hawera had closed by the time the...
Lewis, Just a wee thing, it had the number 512. It got 517 after it became the DAR. Hate you to paint and decal it and then have some nit picker say "thats not...
We're a pretty forgiving bunch at the only scale that matters Andrew. You're still one of us at 9mil and your smiling face is more than welcome at any time....
Thanks Ev, I do miss those productive aluminium can emptying sessions while we watch Phil work :) And after much negotiation a deal was struck and the green...
Ahh, is this offer still open? I will need me one of the NZR built machines, and that article sounds helpfull. Regards Andrew ... 80's ... you ... the ... ...
Can you keep us informed as you progress ? I also have often thought about just this project but never got beyond the thinking!! ... From: "traindriver_nz"...
Hi Well I decided to go for NZR coulpings, cheaper for me, and they look good. Now for a question of two: 1. Whats the standard height for a coupling to be...
Hi Rhys!! and welcome back to railway modelling. What is the special scale now? I did think that NZ120 (TT New Zealand style) was the special one. After all...
Hello Ian, Do you possibly think I could forget pen-in-sock :) Thanks for pointing out Joe.. its a small world - I used to go out with the daughter of the...
... rolling stock? (From the rail head to the bottom of the shank would be helpful) The Guild standard is 29/64 inches (11.5mm) ... do they have one end with a...
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