On tour pt IV; other stuff

Here are a few photos of various stuff I found interesting while on my travels.


The Craven steam crane at Paekakariki (minus its cab and boiler). This is a prototype that cries out to be modeled in kit form in any scale. there would be a fair bit of work to be done getting the crane part to look good, mostly brass etching i think. there were pictures of a scratchbuilt 9mm model in the journal donkeys years ago which was fully operational from its own separate controller.


Point at Pahiatua. Note the 3 cross braces on the point blades. These don't tend to be modeled in the larger scales, and they would have to be in something non metallic to prevent shorting.

And finally the iconic;

' Our beer is great and doesn't require a marketing campaign based on scantily clad women to sell it'
( Taken from "things you will never see on a Tui billboard")