Wednesday, November 09, 2011

RailX III

OK you wanted pictures

First we have the big and boy is it big LGB

Second English N not sure of this one's name

Third Taumaniu

Forth we have the 9mm/O gauge Kaikora layout

and lastly Rimu Flat which is the MMW layout

As for running the demo tables at the shows we have been doing this to pass the time and draw interest to the hobby for the last 4 years
It is a great way to get the audience involved
I remember last time we were at Lower Hutt RailX we were modifying S scale sheep for Kai Iwi Tunnel, you could only get runners and we needed some eaters so I was busy moving their heads down. there were about 5 kids standing around watching they would all ask "what are you doing" the reply would be "I'm cutting their heads off" this would have them intriged for 30 mins watching.
At Palmerston North Show last year saw the inventions of the birds we were hand making pukeko, the punters would watch ask "what are you doing" this time the reply was "I'm making......." at which point I would dip the blob of solder I had into a bottle of blue paint and hold it up for them to see "Oh ... its a pukeko"
Here we have Michelle building S scale disels, Steve was making paper cabbage trees Michael was doing nothing and out off shot Micheal Gee painting telephone poles, Tim building Df and Cabbage working in the other 9mm scale D cars

3 comments:

sxytrain said...

'Third Taumarunui'

Has Steve got a pad of paper to rest his feet on?
One of the few times Mike was at the table instead of playing trains on the Taum. layout.
Good pics. Cheers

Glen Anthony said...

Small correction, The top photo is Marklin Gauge 1 (scale 1/32), not LGB.
LGB is scale 1/22.5 so thats even bigger again.

sxytrain said...

More pics here:- http://boptrackgang.co.nz/imgGallery/gallery/index.php?id=30&image=1#image