Kia ORa from New Zealand.. aircraft modeller checking in

[bikingmike]

Hi there peeps

Just joined up the other day after perusing the forums here.

I'm actually mainly a scale aircraft modeller but I am enjoying faffing around with trains for a change.

I have a ubquitous 4x8 residing in the garage that isin progress; the track plan is based in the Black River Junction featured in MRR a while back. I've made a few small changes to the plan just to be a bit diffrerent.

The "era" is kind 60's till whenever, I'm not too fussy about things like that at the moment - if I want to be fussy I'll build an aircraft!

After looking through here, I can see that you could teach me a thing or to about weathering, and IO look forward to learning! Some of the effects are magnificent.

Anyways, that's about enough about me... I don't have any pics of the layout to post but I shal see if I can find some of the equipment...

Cheers

Mike A

onto the train stuff...

Atlas lumber yard in (slow) progress

first loco... and old Athearn GP35, repainted in freelanced road colours. It's since been repainted in UP colours.

 

[Steamfreak]

Hey Mike...Welcome to the forum..!! Those are some beautiful models....
I too like to dabble in model aircraft. I've got an F-104 Starfighter, which I think is the most beautiful plane ever made. Unfortunatley it's been sitting in a box for several years. And keeping it company is a model of the space shuttle...One of these days I'll get around to building them....

Let's see some pics of your layout, and ask for help if you should need it...

 

[FunValleyLine]

Welcome and awesome planes!!

 

[Steve B]

Welcome mate from a Kiwi to be

 

[bikingmike]

ta muchly for the welcome!

Welcome mate from a Kiwi to be

Cheers mate!

I get the impression that you do armour modeling as well?

Whereabouts in Aotearoa are you going to locate yourself?

Cheers

Mike

 

[RIRRfan]

Hello Mike and welcome to the forums.

I haven't done aircraft but I do dabble in Armour once in awhile.