Beddhist
Motorcycle travel, trains
The last meeting for the year was held at Rosemary and Tim Auld's property in Kumeu. All the stars had aligned again this year for me not to have to work, so I could attend.
Please excuse the lack of words: I don't know most of the people's names, nor do I know much about some of the models.
John's live steam Natal with his scratch-built South African train:
Michael Hilliar's 2-8-0 with a C & S freight:
Both of Michael's locos are battery powered, with RCS radio control. The sound from the MyLocoSound board was surprisingly good, except for the pitiful whistle.
A Roundhouse 0-4-0 on the siding has just about finished raising steam as the C & S freight passes.
Michael brought along another loco, an Aster K-28 in its original wooden box:
However, there was a slight clearance problem:
It didn't clear the timber supports on the outer loop, either, so it could only run forwards and backwards, not around the loops.
Ruegensche Baeder-Bahn (one of Tim and Rosemary's) meets Colorado & Southern:
Not wanting to risk a hard crash on the tunnel I carefully checked my Piko BR 204 for clearance first. It fits, by about 2 credit card thicknesses.
Battery powered and controlled by Airwire G3, with Massoth eMotion S sound (which I do not find very good).
The freight train was kindly loaned to me by the owner of the Cambrai.
I think I can say we all had an enjoyable afternoon with good company, great food and glorious sunshine.
Thanks to Rosemary and Tim for sharing it all with us.
Please excuse the lack of words: I don't know most of the people's names, nor do I know much about some of the models.
John's live steam Natal with his scratch-built South African train:
Michael Hilliar's 2-8-0 with a C & S freight:
Both of Michael's locos are battery powered, with RCS radio control. The sound from the MyLocoSound board was surprisingly good, except for the pitiful whistle.
A Roundhouse 0-4-0 on the siding has just about finished raising steam as the C & S freight passes.
Michael brought along another loco, an Aster K-28 in its original wooden box:
However, there was a slight clearance problem:
It didn't clear the timber supports on the outer loop, either, so it could only run forwards and backwards, not around the loops.
Ruegensche Baeder-Bahn (one of Tim and Rosemary's) meets Colorado & Southern:
Not wanting to risk a hard crash on the tunnel I carefully checked my Piko BR 204 for clearance first. It fits, by about 2 credit card thicknesses.
Battery powered and controlled by Airwire G3, with Massoth eMotion S sound (which I do not find very good).
The freight train was kindly loaned to me by the owner of the Cambrai.
I think I can say we all had an enjoyable afternoon with good company, great food and glorious sunshine.
Thanks to Rosemary and Tim for sharing it all with us.
