Hachette Partwork Orient Express Twenties

[Il Grifone]

This has just started in Italy, but is probably of limited interest for this reason.

I missed the first issue    which for 1.99€ gave one a C.I.W.L. restaurant car body and parts of the station. It's on back order from our local newsagent, but....

The second issue has the floor of the restaurant car and some bits of fancy iron plastic  work for the station, plus two pieces of track. As usual, the sleepers look a bit undernourished even for H0 scale.

The next issue is 12.99€, so I don't think I will carry on very far!

It's supposedly a model of the Simplon tunnel between Italy and Switzerland so they are going to give you a Chapelon Pacific as the locomotive (built 1935 in SNCF livery so hardly twenties!) An Italian diesel is offered as an extra. IIRC the tunnel is electric traction only, but never mind!

 

 

 

Edited March 6, 2021 by Il Grifone

[rue_d_etropal]

one to keep an eye out for once it is finished and remainders are being offered from China.

[Andy Hayter]

First glance and this looks like the Altaya issue for 15 or so years ago suitably adjusted - no buildings in the Altaya set - but maybe the Italians will not get 2 French locos.   .  

[Il Grifone]

Apparently the loco is an SNCF 231E (hardly appropriate for Italy). For a Euro extra per issue you get an Italian D.343 diesel made by Roco. This seems reasonable until you realise that there are 100 odd issues!

 

More discussion here (in Italian).

 

https://www.scalatt.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16516

Edited March 22, 2021 by Il Grifone

[Andy Hayter]

The 231E was an Altaya offering as well so it does look as if the moulds have been passed on.

[Steamport Southport]

If it was 4mm versions of Wagon Lits Night Ferry sleepers and luggage vans then I would bite their hand off. I would think quite a few others would as well.

 

They could always use a Class 71 as the offer loco.

 

 

 

Jason