ISSUE 387 - SEPTEMBER 2014

NZ Model Railway Journal Issue no. 387

This month:

JEWELS - Paul Berntsen’s 1:43-scale Mamaku bush jiggers photographed by Kevin Crosado.

IDA VALLEY - Bob Allen’s groundbreaking 1:34-scale layout described and photographed by Peter Ross.

ASTI’S TREE - Graham Dredge shares his insights into Athanasius Santamaria’s prizewinning 1:64-scale kiwi bush scene.

1:64-SCALE CARDBOARD LOCOMOTIVE CONSTRUCTION, KEN DEVLIN STYLE -

Andy Neilsen tells us how to build up an impressive locomotive fleet without breaking the bank.

FIFTIES FOCUS - John Le Cren photographed the clean-up after the 1957 Waikokopu slip.

THE NOBLE PIERCING SAW - Peter Hopcroft explains how to get the best out of an essential metalworking tool.

TRACKLAYING MASTER CLASS: PART ONE – HAND-LAID TRACK - Graham Venning reveals his secrets for good-looking, reliable track.

KEEPING TRACK NOISE DOWN - Les Frost shares his experiments in reducing train noise.

CC COAL HOPPER WAGON - Drawing of KiwiRail’s largest coal hauler courtesy of Glen Robertson, supported by photographs and notes.

MAKING FIDDLY BITS – FUNGUS, MOSS AND LICHEN - Ray Lantz shows how to fill in some commonly overlooked scenic details.

FINER DETAIL: FIRE BUCKETS - NZR drawing Y35748 courtesy of Archives New Zealand, with photographs by Peter Ross.

NEWS, VIEWS AND REVIEWS

ON THE COVER - Peter Ross photographed Q.346 by The Model Company as it skirted around Eweburn and the Poolburn box on Bob Allen’s 1:34-scale layout.

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