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Greetings all, Among the photos that exist of the New Zealand bu***ramway scene there is a very nice one of some sort of picnic outing which features a very tidy wee 8 wheel timber built coach as the prime people mover. Now I will promise that I'll scan the photo and post it because I'm sure it would be of interest to forum members even if they don't have an interest in NZ bu***ramways. The coach has matchboarded sides, three windows to a side and a door at each end with end balconies. It's plainly been built to a good standard by the sawmill's carpenter and while it lacks most of the curly bits found on mainline rolling stock it still is a very tidy piece of work. The 4 wheel trucks are interesting too because they're inside bearing and mainly constructed from timber. I had to put this coach on my modelling list because it's been a firm favourite of mine for some years now. I don't think it made preservation, but the photo gives a good guide which is helped by all the people in the picture since most proportions can be fairly easily estimated (if a man is so high, then .......). This morning I had a load of New Bright rolling stock arrive ....... (arrrrgggh she managed to sneak in mentioning New Bright when we weren't looking ......) .... and as soon as I unpacked a New Bright caboose I suddenly realised that I was looking at an almost exact replica of my much loved tramway coach.. Yes yes, I know the caboose needs a lot of pruning to get to the essential Zen underlying coachiness, BUT the actual caboose body with its 3 windows to a side, end doors and matchboarded sides, is spot on for my much loved tramway coach. Now I know New Bright stuff is smaller than 1:20.3. When I put the caboose on the same track as No:8 it sniffed haughtily and said 'Fleas' before ignoring it completely. BUT if the caboose body was well pruned out, set at the right height and mounted on 1:20.3 versions of those inside bearing trucks, given a rounded profile tarpaper roof & etc. THEN it would look right with No:8. The narrowness of the caboose body is fine too by the way as my pet tramway coach was not as wide as a NZGR mainline coach which was pretty typical of most bu***ramway rolling stock. I'm going to make a start on the conversion tonight and I promise I will post pictures as I make progress. :-) New Bright spoked wheels are great for inside bearing 4 wheeled rolling stock by the way since their profile looks a lot like that used on wheels that could be used on timber rails as well as steel. The only problem I have now is how to remove all the glittsy gold and silver plating without making a mess. I wonder if I should save it and try selling it to a scrap merchant since I'm going to have remove sooooooo much of it just to get a pair of working bu***ram locos that have proper dirt and weathering. Give me a 'D', give me a 'I', give me a 'R', give me a 'T' ........ Yay Dirt ....... yay sludgy dribbles, yay sooty smuts ........ Cheers, Annie :-)
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