ISSUE 379 - SEPTEMBER 2012

PRACTICE PIECE: AN EARLY-STYLE NZR TANK STAND - Barry Fitzgerald describes a stunning 1:64-scale slice of railway architecture.

MAKE A SIMPLE WATER COLUMN - Bryan Lawrence and Wayne Williams model steam-age infrastructure in 1:64 scale.

AN NZR VAN FOR THE GARDEN - A 1:24-scale model of an NZR classic by Wayne Haste.

NAPIER TRAMS – PART TWO - Grant Fletcher describes how he built 1:64-scale models of Brush four-wheeled trams 2 and 4.

EYE ON THE EIGHTIES - Kevin Crosado’s photographs of the Waitakere turntable.

SMOOTH-RUNNING STEAM LOCOS – PART FOUR: OTHER MALADIES - Peter Ross gets his 1:64-scale kettles running smoothly.

CLASS W INSULATED WAGON, DRAWING X 26620 - Drawing X26620 by PA White and diagram W-11 by Peter Dyer.

THE LAST W WAGONS - Notes and photos to accompany this issue’s plans by Kevin Crosado.

SIXTIES STYLE - More photographs of the Ikamatua Sawmills bush tram by Chris Bradley, with notes by Kevin Crosado.

TOWARDS A BETTER HAND GRAB - Wayne Williams and Peter Ross help 1:64-scale shunters to get a grip.

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