December 2022 Journal contents
3 Journal Jewels - Wayne Brindle’s scratchbuilt A88 Buckhurst Railcar takes pride of place.
6 Ww 678 - Athanasius Santamaria shares his seven year study of West Coast steam.
10 R. Wood & Co. Bulk Grain Wagon - Alex Smith, John Woodall give us an insight into a rare pair of wagons.
11 ‘Affordable’ Ford Anglias - Alex Smith builds some hard to find vehicles in 1:64 scale.
13 Tips and Tricks - Les Downey shares two observations from his workbench
14 Sights of the Seventies: Da Locomotives
16 NZ48 Developments - Greg Keay updates us on progress in the NZ48 community.
17 The 47’6” Suburban cars built 1904-6 - John Agnew shares the history of these stalwarts of the commuter run.
24 Vehicle Views: - Non-Revenue Rolling Stock - Photographs by Les Downey from the Walsh Memorial Library, MOTAT.
26 Improving a Baldwin Aa - We get a look at Karl Shields’ latest locomotive project.
28 Photo-realistic models - Andrew Nielson shares Ken Devlin’s latest modelling technique
30 ‘9
Mil’ Report - Tony Simons updates us on what’s happening in 9 Mil scale.
32 Christchurch Modellers group - A summary of recent news complied by Peter Ross.
33 The
Tail End - Trade news, events and comment.
ON
THE COVER
Athanasius
Santamaria exactingly modelled Ww 678 as it was in it’s last year of service. Based on the
1:64 scale Online Kit, many fine details and a thorough weathering job bring
this model to life.
Alex Smith
took the photograph.