Cold weekend so spending time making loads for my rake of empty La's. Have made 8 stack loads of planks so far, these will sit in the La on an angle extending...
Hi On loaded wagons all the securing stakes were vertical to the wagon but the tie planks were sloped with the load.The cross battons were down on the top of...
That's correct. Veritcal uprights. Dad used to load these wagons at the Camerons mill during the 1950s. Lindsay Thompson Jim <jim_irene@...> wrote: Hi On...
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May 4, 2008 5:48 am
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Grant, I had a look through 'Roll Back The Years'. There are several pictures showing cut timber in open NZR wagons. All have vertical support frames....
Hi Grant Realising it's a long shot, but if you can access a copy of the February 1981 NZ Model Railway Journal, Colin McHarg wrote a 'How-to' article there-in...
One year of issues I don't have. Maybe the guild could start looking at re-doing many of these older articles, say from 84 back as these Journals are quite...
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May 4, 2008 11:29 pm
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I have done a quick scan and put it in a Files area folder called Wagon Loads. Sorry I forgot to descreen it but it should print out OK. Peter ... From:...
Have uploaded a couple of scanned pics of loads in the 'Files section' 'Timber loads' and also my finished loads in the 'Photo section' 'Grants Modeling. Have...
Cheers Paul, In my comment from my last post, maybe I should write a short article on how I made these, quite simple really just made a box jig of the inside...
I have posted a picture in the photos section under "Loads" showing a long girder load on a train near Stillwater in 1955. It was headed to Reefton. Would...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Woodsworks is pleased to announce the purchase of the entirety of Precision Railcrafts' stock lines from Keith Collins. The products...
Very nice photo, Max, yes, it's just east of the Brunner tunnel. As to the girder, rather than cutouts I would suggest that effect is the result of making a...
Photo credits belong to Mr Creber. These are more properly called "castellated beams" and I have found references on the correct proportioning of the cutouts. ...
This one looks a bit light for that, but the main give-away is the brackets on top - these look like roof truss location and attachment fittings. I have found...
Isn't that the spans under the Big Grey or Little Grey bridge?? I am sure I have seen a bridge over there with that type of span. ... From: "Peter Ross"...
FWIW, on first viewing, my reaction was that it was possibly a new Tailings Elevator for a Gold Dredge - specifically for the Kaniere Dredge, which was...
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May 12, 2008 10:21 am
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Hi all. While planning my last layout I came across an article by Tony Koester in which he described a method of planning using Layout Design Elements. A...
Thanks. I didn't expect a reply that quick ! Some photo's would be gratefully appreciated if you have them. I only have one photo from the 1977 NZR Loco's &...
Could you send me a copy of the plans as well please. I have quite a few pictures from the Bush Tramway at Pukemiro should you require them regards Peter...
Hey thats very good, Not sure if your interested, but I have placed a picture of the opening of Kaipara Flats station in folder called old I scanned this on...
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