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SNOW PLOUGH;
There were 2 of these in the Petone Workshops in June 1909 they were
to based at the top & the bottom of the Raurimu sprial in the North Island, neither plough saw service on the Main Trunk. The plough I modelled was used as a stop block in a cattle siding until 1934 when it was transfered to Ranfurly in the South Island for use on the Otago Central Rly & the photo is of the plough sitting at Dunedin before scraping (not sure when). The model was started 3 months ago but kept getting pushed aside but with winter looming decided to get moving again. Had just finished it a week before we had a dumping of snow so was tested before it was painted, the paint went on the following day 16-08-2004. The model is constructed of styrene & the odd bit of strip wood. The test results were a working model with the operator getting wet & cold!!!!!!! |
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CLERESTORY VAN;
This is a model of an early NZR Clerestory Guards Van, they were built around 1889 and saw service in both Islands of New Zealand. They were still being used up til the end of the steam era, some of the vans were converted to ballast plough vans, so were in service longer. I decided to model this particular stye of van because it is suited to the Rogers Q loco which I have in service on the railway. The model is constructed oy of styrene whith a set of Bachmann Bogies under it, the hand rails are welding wire and like all my models painted with a spray can. The colour is a bit brighter then I would have liked but was all that was available at the time so is closer to the more modern carnation red of NZR. Entered service on the AFR, 16-10-04. |
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