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All Aboard 2024 April 26 -28, 2024 Corban Estate Arts Centre, West Auckland This special newsletter is a summary of all the convention deadlines we are aware of at this stage. All dates are in . March . The last day for the early bird convention registration fee of $. People who register after this date will need to pay the full fee of $. April . The deadline for submitting online entry forms (and if possible supplementary information) for the NZAMRC model competition. Online entry forms submitted after April  will incur a late fee of $, this only applies to the forms and is to give the judges time to absorb the information. Peter Ross, chair of the NZAMRC contest committee, states: “My strong advice to anyone concerned about the fee, is get the form in by April . This is only the form, work can still continue on the entr y(s) and even the supporting information, although of course it would be better to have that early as well.” whole spectrum of the country’s best models – and it should be possible to do most if not all of it without missing other programmed activities. Peter Ross (petrosnz@gmail.com), Chair NZAMRC Competition Committee. The Flatcar Load Challenge (FLC) is a modelling competition run by the local organising committee. The FLC is independent of the NZAMRC model competition and will be run under a different set of rules (the rules are given at the end of section of the newsletter). The Australasian Region of the National Model Railroaders Association is sponsoring the trophies for first, second and third place. The judging is by popular vote. The FLC requires the modeler to make a load for a flatcar. We expect most modelers will take one of their flatcars and make the load. A modeler could make the flatcar as well as the load but there are no points for the flatcar - the load only will be judged. As stated above, this deadline is for the NZAMRC model competition only. There is no online entry form or early deadline for the Flatcar Load Challenge. April . The last day for convention registration. April , pm. The deadline for receiving the models for the NZAMRC model competition at the convention. April , pm. The deadline for receiving the models for the Flatcar Load Challenge at the convention. Like to be a judge? This is also our first call for people to be judges. While not an easy task this is something of a privilege and a chance to really get close to a There are no restrictions on the load except that it must be made from at least two parts. There is an almost limitless choice for loads. Each entry for the challenge consists of a flatcar with a load. The flatcar must be operational but will not be judged. The load only will be judged. The judging will be by popular vote. An entry can be in any scale from T to /”. A modeler can submit more than one entry. A modeler can submit an entr y on behalf of another modeler. No documentation is to be supplied with the model. The load on a flatcar must be made from more than one part. These parts need not be scratch built. Register Here: 4 NZ Model Railway Journal March 2024 Managing Editor Alan Curtis (Acting) Design Editor Celyn Bennet Social Media Editor Lewis Holden Email: secretary@nzmrg.org.nz Advertising Please send all bookings and digital ad f les to secretary@nzmrg.org.nz o r by mail to t he publisher’s post box. Publisher New Zealand Model Railway Guild Inc PO Box 180 11 6 , R o y a l H e i g h t s , Auckland 0656. ISSN 0028-8470. Articles and Contributions We welcome contributions of ar ticles, photographs and other material. To discuss or send possible contributions please email these to editor@nzmrg.org.nz o r post to t he publisher’s post box. NZ Model Railway Guild Inc Chairman: Alan Cur tis Secretary/ Treasurer: Alan Mathewson Membership: Alan Cur tis Committee: Cl i ve Anderson, Ter r y Bradley, Andrew Stevens Auditor: Phil i p Smith Correspondents Auckland Neville Connew 0 9 - 83 6 3751 n - c onnew@ x t r a.c o.nz Hamilton Tr e v o r J a m e s 0 7 - 8 5 6 6 8 6 6 t k j ames@actr i x .c o.nz Bay of Plenty Russell Jones 021- 045 1931 russell@hdb.org.nz Wairarapa Rex Fowler 06-377 1135 rwg_bgfowler@xtra.co.nz Wellington Mark Andrews 0 4 - 5 64 4247 marksmodelwor ks@gmail.c om Canterbury Tr e v o r C o r r i n 03 - 9 8 0 -7571 riversidemodels1.64@gmail.com United Kingdom Ian Hammond +4 4 (0)14 4 076 3742 hammond.bse@btinter net .c om The New Zealand Model Railway Guild provides a link between model railway enthusiasts with a focus on modelling the New Zealand prototypes.
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Contents 12 Vo l ume 8 0 | I s s u e 425 March 2024 6 16 18 20 6 | BUILDING WA 928 John Atkinson shares his stor y about learning and gaining conf dence. 12 |EVERYONE NEEDS A WOOLSHED Garth Cook shares his recent obsession. 16 | ARAMOHO Trevor Cheer shares a selection of 1960s photos from Jack Creber. 18 | X25540 30FT GUARDS VAN Darr yl Palmer shares a recent kit build. 20 | IB WAGONS IN 1.64TH SCALE Scott Shadbolt shares his latest scratchbuild. 23 | TAURANGA SHOW 2024 We took some time out. Alan Cur tis reports. 24 | CHRISTCHURCH MODELLERS GROUP A summary of recent news compiled by Peter Ross. 25 | THE STOKER STORY Friday nights at Stoker. 26 | NZAMRC MODEL COMPETITIONS 27 | THE TAIL END Trade news and comment. ON THE COVER Dg built by Neville Connew from a Railmaster kit crossing Swanson bridge on his now defunct layout. Look for a photo feature in a coming issue. Photo by Neville Connew. http://nzmrg.org.nz/ www.facebook.com/nzmrjournal NZ Model Railway Journal March 2024 5

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All Aboard 2024

April 26 -28, 2024 Corban Estate Arts Centre, West Auckland

This special newsletter is a summary of all the convention deadlines we are aware of at this stage. All dates are in .

March . The last day for the early bird convention registration fee of $. People who register after this date will need to pay the full fee of $.

April . The deadline for submitting online entry forms (and if possible supplementary information) for the NZAMRC model competition. Online entry forms submitted after April  will incur a late fee of $, this only applies to the forms and is to give the judges time to absorb the information. Peter Ross, chair of the NZAMRC contest committee, states: “My strong advice to anyone concerned about the fee, is get the form in by April . This is only the form, work can still continue on the entr y(s) and even the supporting information, although of course it would be better to have that early as well.”

whole spectrum of the country’s best models – and it should be possible to do most if not all of it without missing other programmed activities. Peter Ross (petrosnz@gmail.com), Chair NZAMRC Competition Committee.

The Flatcar Load Challenge (FLC) is a modelling competition run by the local organising committee. The FLC is independent of the NZAMRC model competition and will be run under a different set of rules (the rules are given at the end of section of the newsletter). The Australasian Region of the National Model Railroaders Association is sponsoring the trophies for first, second and third place. The judging is by popular vote.

The FLC requires the modeler to make a load for a flatcar. We expect most modelers will take one of their flatcars and make the load. A modeler could make the flatcar as well as the load but there are no points for the flatcar - the load only will be judged.

As stated above, this deadline is for the NZAMRC model competition only. There is no online entry form or early deadline for the Flatcar Load Challenge.

April . The last day for convention registration.

April , pm. The deadline for receiving the models for the NZAMRC model competition at the convention.

April , pm. The deadline for receiving the models for the Flatcar Load Challenge at the convention.

Like to be a judge? This is also our first call for people to be judges. While not an easy task this is something of a privilege and a chance to really get close to a

There are no restrictions on the load except that it must be made from at least two parts. There is an almost limitless choice for loads. Each entry for the challenge consists of a flatcar with a load. The flatcar must be operational but will not be judged. The load only will be judged. The judging will be by popular vote. An entry can be in any scale from T to /”. A modeler can submit more than one entry. A modeler can submit an entr y on behalf of another modeler. No documentation is to be supplied with the model. The load on a flatcar must be made from more than one part. These parts need not be scratch built.

Register Here:

4 NZ Model Railway Journal March 2024

Managing Editor Alan Curtis (Acting)

Design Editor Celyn Bennet

Social Media Editor Lewis Holden

Email: secretary@nzmrg.org.nz

Advertising Please send all bookings and digital ad f les to secretary@nzmrg.org.nz o r by mail to t he publisher’s post box.

Publisher New Zealand Model Railway Guild Inc PO Box 180 11 6 , R o y a l H e i g h t s , Auckland 0656. ISSN 0028-8470.

Articles and Contributions We welcome contributions of ar ticles, photographs and other material. To discuss or send possible contributions please email these to editor@nzmrg.org.nz o r post to t he publisher’s post box.

NZ Model Railway Guild Inc Chairman: Alan Cur tis

Secretary/ Treasurer: Alan Mathewson

Membership: Alan Cur tis

Committee: Cl i ve Anderson, Ter r y Bradley, Andrew Stevens

Auditor: Phil i p Smith

Correspondents Auckland Neville Connew 0 9 - 83 6 3751 n - c onnew@ x t r a.c o.nz Hamilton Tr e v o r J a m e s 0 7 - 8 5 6 6 8 6 6 t k j ames@actr i x .c o.nz Bay of Plenty Russell Jones 021- 045 1931

russell@hdb.org.nz

Wairarapa Rex Fowler

06-377 1135 rwg_bgfowler@xtra.co.nz

Wellington

Mark Andrews 0 4 - 5 64 4247

marksmodelwor ks@gmail.c om Canterbury Tr e v o r C o r r i n 03 - 9 8 0 -7571 riversidemodels1.64@gmail.com

United Kingdom Ian Hammond +4 4 (0)14 4 076 3742 hammond.bse@btinter net .c om

The New Zealand Model Railway Guild provides a link between model railway enthusiasts with a focus on modelling the New Zealand prototypes.

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