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    RevolutioN Trains announce "Caroline" Inspection Car in OO gauge and EOI for one in N gauge

    in Revolution Trains

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    On 21/04/2024 at 07:21, The Evil Bus Driver said:

    I'm hoping for a reissue but I'd be going blue and grey. I'm not paying £235 for one second hand. This is just price gouging by the seller.

     

    One of the Revolution guys said at GETS that Trains4U had a few B/G ones left but they're long gone now. It's a case of holding out for a second run as clearly there are people who want one who don't have one. 

     

    But for me it's not essential,  it's a 'nice to have' rather than a 'must get' so for me, if its re-run then great, I'll order one but as I said, I'm not paying 150% of RRP to get one.

    @The Evil Bus Driver A small batch is going on sale on Saturday morning on the Revolution website at standard price.

    Class 59 from Revolution Trains

    in Revolution Trains

    Posted · Edited by Mike Harvey
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    14 hours ago, Marke said:

    The Dapol JHAs are heavy wagons which I found to have significant rolling resistance's because the wheels rub against the underside of the wagons chassis. I think many 

    n-gauge locomotives would struggle to move any largish rake and my Revolution 59 struggled with more than 6!  But all is not lost - by adding very thin home made plastic card washers between each bogie and the bolsters (I.e. the pivot on the chassis to which the bogie attaches) I was able to get my JHAs to run very freely and silently. Despite the weight of these wagons, my Revolution 59 effortlessly handles a rake of 10 including around my layout including hauling them up a 1 in 40 gradient. 

     

    There is another risk related to the Dapol JHAs. If they are run without a spacing washer eventually the paint will wear off the underside of the metal chassis. The wheels can then create a short circuit through the chassis.

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    Hornby announce TT:120

    in Hornby

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    22 hours ago, D9020 Nimbus said:

    The 040TX is Tillig but it is an H0 model.

    Even in N gauge there has, AFAIK, only been one mass-produced (I.e.  on-Fulgurex)  non-German SNCF steam loco, and that only very recently — the Arnold 141R, and that of a class with more than 1000 examples that lasted till almost the end of steam. And despite having two domestic manufacturers, no steam locos of Austrian design have yet been produced in that scale. Apart from Germany, the only country with a reasonable coverage of steam loco models in Europe is the U.K. So it's unlikely that there will be any sch models produced in TT.

     

    There is however a reasonable and increasing range of "modern image" French models in N.

    Rivarossi produced the Nord 231 Chapelon in N as well in the early days of the scale. Admittedly not an SNCF locomotive although inherited in 1938.

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    TT120: HST

    in Hornby

    Posted · Edited by Mike Harvey

    8 hours ago, Michanglais said:

    Aaaarrgghhh!!!

     

    Just received my HST pack. The models look fantastic.

     

    However, my power car is dead. When power is applied, the lights come on and change direction but not even the slightest buzz from the motor.

     

    I was wondering whether anyone else has had similar issues - maybe just a bit of wiring gone awry?

     

    Would it invalidate the guarantee if I open it up to have a look?

     

    Cheers for any advice,

    Michael

     

    You might have 2 unpowered cars. 🙂

    Hattons Model Railways to close

    in Hattons

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    Drawing up a Belgian Railways Dms full baggage car and bar-disco for N 1:160 I needed some extra photos to check details of the real things and the LSModels H0 versions. However I searched it was always Hattons which came up in the results with useful links and good quality photos of the models. They probably never stocked the models new so the images of the pre-owned versions confirmed again what a valuable and professional outfit they were, and how accessible their product and directory pages were.

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    3D printed road vehicles

    in Road Vehicles

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    I have been looking at some of the Italian N pages and found this Iveco Daily van. Not sure if it is 3D printed or resin moulded. 

     

    https://lk-train.com/product/iveco-daily-la-stampa-esclusiva-lk-train-scala-n/

     

    Page 13 of the Pirata new items catalogue for N also lists a Fiat Ducato van and minibus, plus an Alfa Giulia and Fiat 128. Again not clear if they are 3D printed.

     

    https://www.piratamodels.it/pdf-cataloghi/Materiale2024/Cataloghi/PIRATA-FlyerNorimberga_PRINT.pdf

     

     

    Austin K2 ATV National Fire Service 1/87 from Artitec

    in Road Vehicles

    Posted · Edited by Mike Harvey

    Artitec’s 2024 new items include a number of Dutch vehicles derived from the Austin K2 Towing vehicle used by the National Fire Service in World War 2 and by county and city fire brigades after the war. There is an NFS version too. All in 1/87.

     

    Cover and page  4 of the catalogue:- https://www.trainsdepot.org/manufacturers/pdfs/download/1315/artitec_civilian_novelties_2024_pdf

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    Hornby announce TT:120

    in Hornby

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    For all my pre-orders of Arnold wagons for the past few years and including deliveries in December 2023, the default has been that postage is in the pre-order invoice for items under £50. When several pre-orders arrive at the same time they are normally sent in one package. A phone call to Hornby then generates a refund to my credit card of the individual postage charges where the parcel total exceeds £50.

     

    Bit strange that this seems to be different for some TT:120 pre-orders.

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    RevolutioN/Accurascale MK.5/MK.5A coaching stock/DT

    in Revolution Trains

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    On 19/01/2024 at 13:55, Mike Harvey said:

    I have a Class 68 waiting to be coupled up as soon as Royal Mail delivers tomorrow as per their email this morning.

    I have had the TPE set running for a couple of hours. The Class 68 has no trouble hauling at 125mph, and propelling at 100mph - tested just to see that the combo is fine for all normal needs. 

     

     

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    Hatton's buys MB Klein in the US

    in Hattons

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    8 hours ago, GenericRMWebUsername said:

    That's hardly a surprise. This is an American website after all. It takes a lot of wheels to carry American passengers! 

     

    Look up PLM/SNCF Type 23 Michéline railcar, well suited to slender Europeans but with 8 wheel bogies and articulated too.

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    EFE Rail - Winter 2023 Announcements inc. Southern 'Booster'

    in EFE Rail

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    10 hours ago, RFS said:

     

    No, they won't as they're not rigid and will have the same issue as tension locks. You need a rigid coupling for stock with close-coupling mechanisms. I would suggest the Hunt magnetic couplings (which I use) as an alternative because they have couplings of various lengths so you can pick the one that gives the best effect.

     

    https://westhillwagonworks.com/13-hunt-couplings-elite-oo

     

    Whilst I agree with the general principle of needing rigid couplers to work with close coupling mechanisms I think it requires the shaft of the coupler to be rigid rather than the head. Certainly in N I can run and shunt my trains using Dapol Easishunts in stock fitted with kinematic close coupling mechanisms. 20 x 4 axle grain wagons work well with each other and locos with close coupling.

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