Hi! I'm traveling with my DW to NZ for a holiday in late Nov & early December this year, and wanted to make a least a couple of hobby shop & RR type stops...
Hello Arthur If coming by Greymouth on the West Coast of the South Island pop in to Shantytown this is a 1900's recreated gold mining town, with a steam train...
Hi Arthur, Good choice riding the DCR. In Waihi (between Whangamata and Rotorua) there is the Goldfields Railway. http://www.waihirail.co.nz/text/about.html ...
If you want parts for NZR modelling, in Christchurch contact: Robin Knight 749 Ferry Rd Woolston Christchurch 376 6436 376 6437 (Fax) r.rknight@... Also...
More suggestions As you drive south from Blenheim - Weka Pass Railway at Waitara South from Christchurch to Dunedin - Plains Railway Tinwald (Ashburton) -...
Make that Waipara (en route from Picton to Christchurch) unless the WPR has move recently to Taranaki :-) How can you expect an expat Kiwi with his brain...
My recent NZ geographical refresh must be fading ..... Max ... From: Peter Ross To: nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:06 PM ...
Arthur, Whats the main areas of your railway interest? Despite Lincoln's statement 'Not much RR related in Rotorua anymore.' there is lots if your into bush...
Thanks everyone for the info! To answer Paul's question, I'm most interested in industrial and "offbeat" railways. My layout at home is an indoor G gauge ...
Picton; ride on public set up in the park next to the railway station. Saw it October last year so I assume it is still there. Peter Cokley Queensland,...
If it is 'Industrial'-type railways that you are interested in, then might I suggest the following, especially as you will be in Thames, and then proceeding...
Mamaku - One of Olly Smiths bush tramway 12 wheeler rail Tractors Ngongotaha - 16(?) inch and 2 ft gauge lines plus several pieces of 3ft 6inch industrial...
Hi All , The local council is putting on a toy exhibition in December ,and has the following but has no information eg dates made etc , 0-4-0 tender loco LNER...
For those who could not make it to the ChCh Big Model Train Show last weekend, a selection of photos have now been uploaded to the website: www.trainshow.co.nz...
Get it while you can! I went to my local model shop yesterday to pick up a tube of Green or White Squadron putty. I got a tube which the owner said was his...
I won’t mourn the passing of Squadron from our market, Paul, in view of its propensity to shrink for some time after its apparent curing. IMHO better ...
There are also better putties available from the car panel beating market and Tamiya (remaining within the modelling scene) also has good putties including a...
hi group, does someone of you know where in New Zealand I can buy POLLY Scale paint ? I live in Rotorua so an online shop would be the best I guess. who can...
Strange I've never suffered shrinking after it's cured. I have chosen Squadron after trying many others but not I admit Milliput (as I've never seen it in the...
Hello again, Paul, The shrinkage of Squadron which can take place over an extended period shows typically as a slight sinking of the surface, quite apparent...
Paul, just for the hell of it I just did a Google on Squadron putty shrinkage and was amazed at the number of responses. It seems my experience is far from...
Modelcrafts and Hobbies stock Milliput and I think I've also seen it in Littlejohns. The French Art Shop used to sell it, but now stocks a similar epoxy putty...
Hi all i am looking for suggestions on the best way to glue white metal parts to plastic and give a strong bond that will last . I use super glue to tack the...
Well you are right not to trust superglues in general. I needed to repair a broken plastic shower component recently and went to my nearest bearing supplier...
Kevin, Not sure if you can get it but I have had no problems with 'Loctite 401', there other types of loctite number but have different uses. Must insure with...
My faith in the reliability of super glue has strengthened (!) as the glues have developed. I think they are a lot better than they were. My default glue for...
... From: "Nelson Kennedy" <nelson@...> ... I'd go further and suggest taking off the oxide layer that most metals wear. Aluminium oxide is strong and...
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