Touring Around New Zealand.
Have just returned from spending late December and January in New Zealand. What a stunning place. It's really true. Apart from taking a heap of scenery photos, I did keep an eye out for interesting scenes and artifacts for modelling inspiration and the family did allow me to stop. Traveled the North and then South Island with the family. Nice placement of iron and timber. Good variety of rust colours and styles North Island Thames Gold mine museum. Trestle Bridge entering Arthurs Pass South Island. Nice railway views. There is a wealth of interesting old time places to visit,with preserved working equipment from milling to mining, and timber appears to be the building choice of most New Zealand premises. Aged timber planking and weathered paint and rust is everywhere. If you have the privilege of visiting New Zealand, I highly recommend doing it by hiring a car and booking into motels using the wotif accommodation site. So easy and the hot showers are what you need to ...