mikeharvey22 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 (edited) Plenty of camping/caravan sites next to the railway. Just south of Berwick-on-Tweed on the ECML, And along the South Devon coast come to mind. The RailNscale Renault Traffic camper looks good. I thought it had potential as an ambulance too, with the raised roofline. Edited August 13, 2018 by mikeharvey22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Plenty of camping/caravan sites next to the railway. Just south of Berwick-on-Tweed on the ECML, And along the South Devon coast come to mind. Maybe, but that doesn't make them ideal camp sites. Think of the noise from overnight sleepers, frieght and engineers trains and not being able to see them because it's dark. G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted August 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 12, 2018 Plenty of camping/caravan sites next to the railway. Just south of Berwick-on-Tweed on the ECML, And along the South Devon coast come to mind. The RailNscale Renault Traffic camper looks good. I thought it had potential as an ambulace too, with the raised roofline. Many years ago we had a family holiday Berwick, just north of the town in a chalet......Deltics all day what wasn’t to like. I’ve also stayed at a holiday park next to the railway line in Tenby about 1982 that had a camper and tent area. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 (edited) Hi all, The Chevette's look superb; what a great little model! Who'd of thought there would ever be an easy route to a 2mm Chevanne too?! Does anyone know how the Antwerp-built Cavaliers were imported into and distributed around the UK? I'm guessing they came in via Harwich (?) but did they move by rail or road? The idea of a train load of new Cavaliers would be a great model, if it happened. Cheers, Pix Edited August 12, 2018 by Pixie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2018 This might help with production dates as Luton started later than Antwerp building Cavaliers, so for some time all were imports. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Cavalier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Luton built Cavaliers arrived in late August 1977. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Not so sure I'd want to camp next to a railway line and would think it incongruous to see a camp site on a model railway layout near the tracks. Although it is often strange what cameos people add to their layouts - squeezing them in to odd tiny spaces around the railway. G There’s a campsite next to the east Lancashire railway but granted it’s a heritage line 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted August 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2018 Had an email from Maurice at RailNscale today. I had asked were there any plans for some British cars that sold well in Europe. He has quite a few projects on the go including some of British Leylands finest. I won’t list what was mentioned but hopefully we won’t be disappointed. He did say that anything that isn’t in 1/148 yet he will make from the 1/160 Models, just let him know what you want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Had an email from Maurice at RailNscale today. I had asked were there any plans for some British cars that sold well in Europe. He has quite a few projects on the go including some of British Leylands finest. I won’t list what was mentioned but hopefully we won’t be disappointed. He did say that anything that isn’t in 1/148 yet he will make from the 1/160 Models, just let him know what you want. Any thoughts of 1:76 versions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Any thoughts of 1:76 versions? I doubt it. The company is called RailNscale - they specialise in N gauge/N scale. If you check their website you'll see they offer their vehicle models in 1:160, 1:148, 1:144 and 1:120 scales. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted August 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2018 Any thoughts of 1:76 versions? No, won’t be any 1/76. They don’t even do 1/87. I imagine the cost would be prohibitive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Had an email from Maurice at RailNscale today. I had asked were there any plans for some British cars that sold well in Europe. He has quite a few projects on the go including some of British Leylands finest. I won’t list what was mentioned but hopefully we won’t be disappointed. He did say that anything that isn’t in 1/148 yet he will make from the 1/160 Models, just let him know what you want. That's good news. I hope the Leylands includes Marinas, Sherpas, Princesses, Metros, and the like. I don't have his email but in terms of upscaling the 1:160 Renault 5 in 1:148 would be nice. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted August 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2018 That's good news. I hope the Leylands includes Marinas, Sherpas, Princesses, Metros, and the like. I don't have his email but in terms of upscaling the 1:160 Renault 5 in 1:148 would be nice. G I’ll say no more than two out of four! There is a contact details proforma on the website, or use railnscale@gmail.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted September 1, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2018 Facelifted Volvo 240 series now available from RailNscale https://railnscale.com/2018/09/01/volvo-240-series/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted September 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) A couple of new items have been emailed to me from RailNscale. MB Trac 1300 Tractor https://railnscale.com/2018/09/14/mb-trac-1300/ Van roof racks https://railnscale.com/2018/09/12/roof-racks-for-vans/ As usual they will increase the scale to 1/148 if requested. Edited September 15, 2018 by acg5324 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 A couple of new items have been emailed to me from RailNscale. MB Trac 1300 Tractor https://railnscale.com/2018/09/14/mb-trac-1300/ Van roof racks https://railnscale.com/2018/09/12/roof-racks-for-vans/ As usual they will increase the scale to 1/148 if requested. The van racks (roof and side) are interesting and a great idea for detailing and individualising some vehicles. However I'd probably scratch build them from styrene strip and would have thought they would better lend themselves to etching in metal for a finer look. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted September 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2018 Is this what you need? https://www.fks-modellbau.de/de/Dachgepaecktraeger-fuer-PKW-und-Transporter.html They also do a nice selection of wing and door mirrors, and windscreen wipers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Soehaves have produced their Scania 141 (mid 70s to early 80s?) truck as an open chassis version ripe for kit bashing by allowing for various configurations as a modifiable design with separate components. It looks very nice although rather expensive and is currently 1:160 but perhaps he'll do it as 1:148 as he does others in 1:148 : https://www.shapeways.com/product/LUE6F7TEU/scania-141-chassis-daycab-1-160-scale?optionId=66703594 The other refrigerated box body version with trailer is also rather expensive but also looks very nice and is 1:148: https://www.shapeways.com/product/ZK6ED2EE4/scania-141-refrigerated-lorry-1-148-scale?optionId=62912038 G. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted October 4, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2018 Very nice but at a price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted October 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2018 Renault 5 now available from RailNscale in 1/148 and RHD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Renault 5 now available from RailNscale in 1/148 and RHD. Yep, I had noticed that a few days back. But I'm waiting until they announce a few more 70/80s cars in 1:148 to make an order worthwhile with the overseas postage or there is a special offer on a multi-pack - especially as Shapeways have increased prices and one N gauge sized car is now around £10: https://www.shapeways.com/product/T7RUTZW2Y/renault-5-gtl-british-n-1-148?li=shareProduct&optionId=70961841 G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 RailNscale have issued a new trilingual .pdf catalogue for their N vehicles. https://railnscale.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/vehicles_catalogue_25102018.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 RailNscale have announced that the prices of their models on Shapeways will increase from 1 January 2019, due to the change in the algorithm that Shapeways is introducing for calculating prices. It increases the fixed minimum price element which will have a disproportionate impact on the prices of small N items. Here is a link to the announcement on the French N Forum, and the confirmation of the changeover date for prices is in their post at 19.03h on 29 October 2018. http://le-forum-du-n.forumotions.net/t30420-augmentation-de-prix-prvue-shapeways Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted October 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2018 Something a bit different.....Lotus Seven from RailNScale https://railnscale.com/2018/10/31/lotus-seven/ Shame about the pricing changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Something a bit different.....Lotus Seven from RailNScale https://railnscale.com/2018/10/31/lotus-seven/ Shame about the pricing changes. Interesting. But only worth having with the KAR 120C number plate. G 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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