Less locomotives

Jo

For an Atlantic I would prefer an NZR Ab in the colours we all saw them in, black soot, and rust. I remember them double heading out of Dunedin when I was A child, back in the 1950s. today the preserved Ab's are black and red, with polished brass boiler bands, and polished brass plates, that's just a Kiwi's idea of locos. ian S C

I always wonder if you were to ask our suppliers about their sales what type of models would come out on top. I can imaging that there are plenty of tools sales but I was thinking embrionic models = castings. Do Locomotive casting sales really outstrip all the other types of models being made to the extent that is written up in the publications? (There does not seem to be relatively much loco stuff on this forum)

As for the finished model: that is but the end of a journey and an opportunity to start making another. As you can tell I am not into playing choo choo trains .

Jo

Having grown up on plastic models, I'm all for well-done weathering. At least we can console ourselves that we don't suffer 'brass belaying pin' syndrome as afflicts parts of the ship modelling world.

> wooden cannons are best suited to Practical Woodworking and quite where a set of door chimes fall is anyone's guess!

Neither of these would have been thought out of place in ME for the first 70 years of its history.

Neil

As others have said, it's not easy to judge, however, if I build something I expect to do the best I can and am pleased to show it off in all its glory.

Buts thats just the beginning.

I expect to get a long operational life out of my builds, regular runs, regular maintenance and repairs as required, so a Loco, that is now just over 25 years old and still runs regularly hauling kids at a local club, still looks good but has the look of maturity about it.

So, each has to be judged in its own right, the beauty of the finally finished item or the 'lived in', well used old timer that has stood the test of time.

Each equally important.