Hobby Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 It was there last year when I went! There's also a branch of RK Model nearer the centre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 8, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2014 Over in the Czech Republic at the moment. Due to go up to Prague at the end of the week. Could get messy..... Best intentions are for some rolling stock but I feel a Bardotka coming on.... Good rate of exchange. 34 Kc to the £..... Oh dear. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 8, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2014 Yes exchange rate is good at the moment. Still not got to 45kc to the pound as it was back in 2004/5. Good luck with the visits to the model shops. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 8, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2014 Yes exchange rate is good at the moment. Still not got to 45kc to the pound as it was back in 2004/5. Good luck with the visits to the model shops. Ian Crikey Ian. That would be messy!!!! Will decide where we are going closer to the time. We have nearly three weeks here so plenty of time. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 8, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2014 Three weeks sounds messy as gives you plenty of time to go back to the shops and get those items you were considering!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 8, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2014 I know. Hoping to balance visits to shops with runs on the real thing, subject to family stuff of course. Weather here is fantastic. 33° yesterday with some spectacular lightning in the evening. Copious amounts of Kozel as well. All good. Updates to follow methinks. Rob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Weather here is fantastic. 33° yesterday with some spectacular lightning in the evening. Copious amounts of Kozel as well I don't remember sanctioning your annual leave ? Remember the chain of command ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) Was 60 to the pound when we first went in '99!! (And 20 Austrian schillings to the pound at the same time!!) Edited July 8, 2014 by Hobby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 8, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2014 I don't remember sanctioning your annual leave ? Remember the chain of command ! All noted but I am here now. I will attend your office with a copy of Bradshaw s guide stuffed down the back of my shorts upon my return. Until then I will have to make do with travelling by train to a variety of model shops, buying model trains, drinking fine beer, eating good food in temps of 20+ degrees in the company of a fine looking woman. Crap, I know but I will force myself to enjoy it in the tradition of the Empire. Rob 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastanec Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 You gonna come back poor, regardless convertion ratios if you are there for 3 wks and plan to visit model shops No not 45czk per pound, please do not bring us back to those times, we too wanna evolve to better economy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 9, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) You are not wrong Marion and as a result, a quick question for you all. Given my chosen period is 1989-1994..... I have decided to go for a Bardotka. Which is the most suitable. I am still trying to get my head around the liveries of the period so any help is appreciated. My preference is the first image with black CSD plates, however please advise me accordingly. Rob Edited July 9, 2014 by nhy581 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastanec Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You are not wrong Marion and as a result, a quick question for you all. Given my chosen period is 1989-1994..... I have decided to go for a Bardotka. Which is the most suitable. I am still trying to get my head around the liveries of the period so any help is appreciated. My preference is the first image with black CSD plates, however please advise me accordingly. Rob Hey Rob, '89-94 was a nice era, quite interesting actually, noone really knew what's gonna happen. So the loco should be this one with this yellow stripe right? There are not too many pics 89-94, but have a look on the galeries below. Also the MTB limited edition is avail. only from AMB (modely.biz) and maybe vvitty may have one or 2 too. The MTB is going to be pretty much historically correct. Roco should be fine too, i do preffer the look of MTB tho, and also it is a czech company so if w buy their models we may have a luck and get different czech loco from them I dunno but for me the thin warning stripe has something into itself, of course I like other liveries too http://www.zelpage.cz/fotogalerie/motorove-lokomotivy/751/?a=&oddil=0 http://techmag.valka.cz/zel_p_751.htm http://www.fotodoprava.com/zam_foto3.htm http://spz.logout.cz/vozidla/751/751.php Let me know if you need anything In company of fine women and beer....hmmm sometimes i miss Czech republic, chicks and liquid bread, only if we had a sea and wages like in Ireland otherwise I love that contry:D Marian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 9, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2014 I have found these, Marion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastanec Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I have found these, Marion. Go for it, I remember them when small, I do not remember when they stopped using this livery, since I remember them only in red/grey livery. Sound or no sound? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeaky Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) I have the Roco Bardotka in the slightly later livery with a larger yellow stripe(as on my picture), it's a good model. Get the sound fitted one if you can they sound great! If you get the non sound one to convert to sound it is straight forward on the Roco and MTB as they have left a space for a speaker. If you need help fitting sound let me know. Edited July 9, 2014 by squeaky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) The MTB ones have the speaker already built in (well, the ones I have do) ready for the Zimo PLUXX decoder Interstingly the two factory fitted Roco ones have different speaker arrangements. One has one large speaker that fills the slot in the moulded interior whilst the other one has tow smaller speakers (sugar cubes?) in the speaker slot. Edited July 9, 2014 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastanec Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 The MTB ones have the speaker already built in (well, the ones I have do) ready for the Zimo PLUXX decoder Interstingly the two factory fitted Roco ones have different speaker arrangements. One has one large speaker that fills the slot in the moulded interior whilst the other one has tow smaller speakers (sugar cubes?) in the speaker slot. Yeah ROCO had recently design change, I think they now put 2 small speakers everywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 9, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) It will be no sound for now. I take it then, all three of the MTB/AMB Bardotkas will be ok for the period I am to model? Rob. Edited July 9, 2014 by nhy581 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2014 It will be no sound for now. I take it then, all three of the MTB/AMB Bardotkas will be ok for the period I am to model? Rob. So what did you buy yesterday then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastanec Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 It will be no sound for now. I take it then, all three of the MTB/AMB Bardotkas will be ok for the period I am to model? Rob. Yes, litrerarly any livery, mostly would be red with thin yellow stripe in the front, or thicker one running around the whole loco. For bardotkas it would also be the red/grey livery. The only post socialist livery you would not see would be completely red vehicles. Yellow stripes come to use when it become aparent that cherry red is almost invisible in darkness. In the era you model you could even use the models that have the socialist star on them and patch the star with a bit of paint. They would not repaint all vehicles directly after revolution, that took some time and after separation for Czechoslovakia into the 2 countries you stil lcould see CSD vehicles till late 90'es. See page 1 of this thread, May 1995 CSD Googles with CD coach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastanec Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I have now opened my RM Web blog where I will keep you posted about my builds and other things I find interesting, mostly Czech railway models + Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 10, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2014 Thanks for the information Marion and I will look forward to the blog. Off to Praha tomorrow. See what happens. On our travels today we came across this lovely narrow gauge station at Vcelnicka. Had to stop and take some photos. Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_2007 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) Hi all after watching a DVD on Czech Railways I was fascinated by the whole area the DVD showed a lot of DB stock running on CD lines. Anyway as I said I was fascinated by it so much so that I've just ordered a ROCO class 754 (don't ask why I never know ) now I need to find something to run behind the 754 I believe this loco would as a rule run on passenger working is that right? Edited July 12, 2014 by stock_2007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 12, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 12, 2014 Things have not gone to plan. Visited friends in Prague last night and had a great time. However, a combination of copious amounts of Kozel and the contents of several unlabelled bottles of unknown clear alcoholic liquid led to significant slippage in the timetable today. Will have to return later in the week as we did not visit the model shops as planned. However did manage a stop at an intermediate station on the Tabor-Bechyne line and some nice photos resulted. Will post later. Wobbly Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 12, 2014 You have my sympathy as we have often carried on with the Kozel when we should have stopped Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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