Tonight was the monthly local group meet. I took along the Paikakariki plan. This then provoked a wide ranging discussion on a variety of topics, some even related to what we were doing.
The main talk was on quartering driving wheels. Now personally I'm quite happy to have a chap in China do it for me, but when one is forced to model in an oddball scale (S), one must assemble everything one piece at a time. The range of tools just to get a wheel on square and set up just right was bewildering. There was also a slide section to the evening. This was more interesting than most as they were all taken in the 60's around the country. Some very odd shots ( a Bb on an RES excursion out of Frankton with red wheels, running gear and cylinder ends as well as the 'de rigure' white paint would have to be the most bizarre scheme I've seen on a steam loco in this country) and some lovely historical stuff. I've been having trouble finding pictures of the south end of the Paikakariki loco shed. Well, in the small set we saw tonight there were 3! and with more to come. I'm going to have to discover how to scan stuff from slides to a digital format.
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