Good to see railway model enthusiasts in New Zealand, a sight to warm the hearts of people like us.
@alanblackley4906
2 ай бұрын
Wow that's so cool keep up the good work
@user-gk8gg1zt7l
2 ай бұрын
Good video, like
@GMAM4088
2 ай бұрын
Looks like it was a fun weekend was had by all.
@jolla9963
2 ай бұрын
Now I know MILO is the power food...
@Tom-Lahaye
2 ай бұрын
Very nice gathering with some excellent models. A question about the 4-6-2 Pacific though, this is not an existing prototype, but has such a type ever been considered by NZR?
@brianmckenzie1739
2 ай бұрын
Yes, general arrangement plans were prepared for both enlarged 4-6-2 and 4-8-2 designs, a further development of the K / Ka / Kb types, the 4-8-2 to have 6-wheel tender bogies. A Christchurch model engineer made a 5inch gauge version of the 4-6-2 version many years ago, referred to as a "Super Q".
@Tom-Lahaye
2 ай бұрын
@@brianmckenzie1739 Thanks for that info, I didn't know that there were intentions to build enlarged types. Dieselisation halted these?
@anoldguydoesmaths7082
2 ай бұрын
You can see an outline drawing of the "Super Q" as it was known on the back page of "Steel Roads of New Zealand" edited by the late Gordon Troup. The "Super X" the 4-8-2 also shows up there. Very exciting to see a working model.
@Tom-Lahaye
2 ай бұрын
@@anoldguydoesmaths7082 I now naturally had to find a purchase tis book, it was missing from my library of NZR books. A couple on sale in the UK but found one in Finland as well, no delay by customs and import fees as Finland also is part of the EU. Post rates from NZ or US to the Netherlands have become too expensive, I pay more on postage alone than I paid for the book plus postage from Finland.
@TheAshoku
2 ай бұрын
How were the diesel and electric locos powered?
@FishBiscuitsYo
2 ай бұрын
Most diesel powered ones are either petrol lawn mower engines or a lot of the time electric and to expand on that and answer the electric one it's usually little electric dc motors which are then chain driven to the axles
@Tom-Lahaye
2 ай бұрын
As I can make out from the video one of the diesels, the DH 2018, is powered by a real engine, like a 1 cylinder Honda or Briggs & Stratton equipment motor. The other diesel and electric models all run off batteries, most often 12 or 24V car or truck batteries, and then using windshield wiper motors or motors from wheelchairs and mobility scooters, these all can be sourced used at a fair price. The large diesel DFT 7361 has digital sound on board using a sound chip from OO/Ho scale but connected to a car amplifier and speakers for the beefy sound. I'm not sure how they hooked up the chip to the speed controller of the loco but there are surely commercial solutions to do this.
@wobblybros-uq4iz
2 ай бұрын
I'm actually i volunteer down there the one that boy with the glasses driving is actually electric.
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