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Sorry guys but I couldn't resist this. And not to bore you (I hope) but I just HAVE to show you a couple of New Zealand built trains which I grew up with. The first is an AB 4-6-2 and the second the most handsome of all NZ built trains a JA (Pacific Class) 4-8-2. You probably all seen them...

I'd like to see a poll on how many polls should be allowed per month and then poll the answers to that poll on whether or not there should be a poll on working with the trains on ever second Sunday or whether it should be every second Saturday - and anyway, would someone please enlighten this...

Die ??? Die????? Ha! not me - never! I am immortal. And besides if I tip over, and anyone does anything nasty or inconsiderate to anything I leave behind (including dogs and wife) then I will come back and haunt the bejesus out of them anyway. But I do get the point. Where's my lawyer's...

Yakko - Australia is a WONDERFUL place, but the only trouble is, it's full of Australians. Now if they were all Kiwis............................. (just jiving ya Woody - we really do love our ocker mates in the Big Red Land :D )

Hey All, Thanks so much for all the free accomodation offers. My wife and I are planning a huge world-wide jaunt sometime in this century and your wonderful offers have touched my heart and wallet. Kindly please forward all relevant addresses to my email so I can organise itinerary :D :D...

Ok that does it... Award For the best Response to this Thread goes to Pete. Damn near turned me to tears it did Pete. (and on that note, I'm off to the local pub for a beer now..:D ) Bruce

OK. I understand the differences, but the question really relates to the fact that I am dreading the wiring part of my layout (when it happens) anyway. Is it that much more difficult to wire in DCC? And do the benefits of DCC outweigh it all? Is DCC the way a newbie should proceed or should I...

Heck I only been here about 5 minutes and already I feel like there is nowhere else in the world. I already know that without this place to come hang out in and get answers to the dumbest of questions - well I'd just have to hang round on street corners up in the city and try to find someone...

Woody Re the Frateschi stuff - well it would appear that my info on them was not detailed enough (got it from a modeller in the South Island) and having got their catalogue, well their stuff is really of no use. Apart from the General Electric diesel they had that I managed to get in original...

Woody Thanks Mate - what an awesome outfit Weico is. Will be worth a plane ride just for that I reckon. They've even got one of my first cars (FJ ute). Bloody impressive. Thanks for the tip. :D :D :D

Rory A 'lasher' was my Dad's description of my Grandfather's first railway job. He used to "lash" goods onto flat cars etc. Dunno what else they would have called those guys I guess. Maybe there's a fancier term for it but I doubt it... bruce :)

My Grandfather was a 'lasher', then a pointsman waaaaaaay back turn of the century. But my Dad was a 40 year veteran Loco Engineer. We lived up a rise from the workshops and could look down on all the trains and bogeys in for service. Spent many days on the footplate - specially school...

Woody Yep mate. Apparantly they manufacture locos and stock which is supposed to be either identical or very close to NZ, Oz and Sth African. I have picked up a model which is identical (except that it has 2 axles instead of 3) to the original DA diesel loco which was here in the late 50's...

Good grief guys!! All this talk about "ripping up tracks" - "45th layout" (45 !!!!!) and here I am still researching my FIRST. I too have been getting pretty obsessive about this new hobby and I read somewhere in here a week or so ago, that the best advice to a new modeller was to...

Bill As we say in NZ - Aww thanks mate !! I got the site up and their English can best be described as 'interesting'. Have been in touch with the guy in Wellington and he should prove very helpful. Thanks for the spotting - it is much appreciated. Cheers Bruce

Tyson, Nope they are still there (in Brazil I mean) but I don't speak Portugese and they don't understand English. But I think the US company has gone.

Greetings again all Does anyone know of/heard of a Brazilian company called Frateschi or of their US distributors Rail Road Models? I cannot get either of their websites up and so far no response to e-mails. They (Frateschi) are manufacturers of locos for New Zealand, Australia and South...

Thanks again guys for all the tips etc. I kinda figured there would be the need for both but getting the details always helps. I was worried a bit about just using ballast but realise that with the overglueing of ballast it will hold everything in place and allow for much easier track...

New question... I understand the benefits of pinning track directly to baseboard, but what about where the track is elevated? Isn't it easier to glue the track directly in situatiosn where the track is raised and not necessarily attached to an easily 'pinable' surface? I know this question...

Hell I just finished building my first bench, and it's so damn wonderful I'm not sure if I want to mess it up by putting anything on it............................... :)