RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2023 I've just stumbled across this on Instagram.... https://www.instagram.com/p/CwsYVJnN5cW/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== Rob.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted September 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2023 What scale? The Model Rail versions are still available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted September 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, JohnR said: What scale? The Model Rail versions are still available. Judging by the prices I'm thinking they're 'O' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pteremy Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 And by the mis-translation '..in Zero' ?? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted September 3, 2023 Moderators Share Posted September 3, 2023 23 minutes ago, JohnR said: What scale? The Model Rail versions are still available. It's Minerva so it'll be O. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2023 The French refer to O Gauge as Zero. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium D5158 Posted September 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2023 (edited) I believe the USA tank was announced at Guildex 2023. Despite being a GOG member I could not get the streaming coverage to work for Sat or Sun. The other item of note is the Lionheart BR Mk 1 FK and BCK ‘s. Edited September 3, 2023 by D5158 Re-phrased. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 3, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2023 Information/Intelligence indicates Minerva also had an O gauge French Railcar on display at GOG Stafford. All very interesting........and appealing. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hmrspaul Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 I don't have the details but they are doing both a series of European mainland finish locomotives and British including SR green, BR black and KWVR golden brown. Delivery possibly late next year. All to 43.5 scale. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dan Randall Posted September 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, hmrspaul said: Delivery possibly late next year. They’re hoping it’ll be available in time for the 80th anniversary of D Day (6th June). Regards Dan Edited September 3, 2023 by Dan Randall 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 3, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2023 13 minutes ago, hmrspaul said: Delivery possibly late next year. All to 43.5 scale. Paul As per Dan's post, Chris states in the you tube footage, subject to production slots, they hope to have these out next June. It will be interesting to see the Continental versions. French is obvious but I wonder which other countries will be marketed. Plenty of choice. Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 12 hours ago, Oldddudders said: The French refer to O Gauge as Zero. Not unreasonably as before that people were modelling in gauges known as 1 and 2 (presumably afew still do) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Quote Oldddudders said: The French refer to O Gauge as Zero. Not unreasonably as before that people were modelling in gauges known as 1 and 2 (presumably afew still do) ISTR that in the UK at some time long ago that we made a change from 0 to O. Similarly I think that the Germans say "halbnul" as H0 is half 0 scale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) I rather think we've established that this loco is being produced in O gauge, irrespective of what each country chooses to call it. Should sit well with Dapol's excellent B4. Rob. Edited September 4, 2023 by NHY 581 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted September 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2023 7 hours ago, NHY 581 said: Should sit well with Dapol's excellent B4. Could do a nice Canute Road, Southampton cameo. 10 inch scenic with a 6 foot fiddle yard either side. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted September 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2023 OOooohharggh, my knees are feeling weak, I wonder how many of these I can justify/afford? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Superb. 😊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RateTheFreight Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Is there any further info on the French railcar mentioned above? Very intrigued. Re the USA tank, it’s an interesting & useful prototype to model. For those of us who model in coarse scale O gauge, a lovely version has been available for sometime produced by WJ Vintage & manufactured by ETS. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 5, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2023 3 hours ago, RateTheFreight said: Is there any further info on the French railcar mentioned above? Very intrigued. Re the USA tank, it’s an interesting & useful prototype to model. For those of us who model in coarse scale O gauge, a lovely version has been available for sometime produced by WJ Vintage & manufactured by ETS. G No, nothing more as yet, G. Minerva are at Stafford in a couple of weeks (ish) so I'm hoping to have a chat with Chris then. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 There's some more info here on the French versions, but viewer discretion is advised for the picture of the real S100 on page 2 😬 https://cercleduzero.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7052&sid=722ab884f20b4caff043223c25463d5c 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Young Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) On 03/09/2023 at 18:28, NHY 581 said: Information/Intelligence indicates Minerva also had an O gauge French Railcar on display at GOG Stafford. All very interesting........and appealing. Rob. Yes, this one, I believe it’s a Chrezo production, the people who did the 2-8-0 that’s also available from Minerva. The launch of the O gauge USA tank as a joint venture between Minerva and the French company Chrezo was announced in the hall and streamed via YouTube in the link that you’ve found. Speaking to Chris Basten on the Sunday he said that it will be on the website this week. Here’s a photo of the CAD render they had on display. (Edit- It was a laminated sheet in a brightly lit hall, any distortion is due to my trying to hold it for a photo without it catching the hall lights) Due June 2024, to coincide with the 80th anniversary of D Day. Essentially Minerva will sell the Southern style one to the UK market and Chrezo will sell the as built version to the European market. If I get one, I fancy a WD version (as ran on the Melbourne Military Railway near Derby) so asked Chris and he said that he would be the person to sell me one. I suspect that they may well be exchanging a few between them as I suspect that some European modellers will want the Southern version. Before anyone bemoans the silence online about these, it’s worth remembering that the late Chris Klein was always the leader in the online presence of Minerva. A bit reveal at a show seems very old school to us now, but I’ve no objection to that. It worked just fine for years. Andrew Edited September 5, 2023 by Andrew Young 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted September 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2023 Always a balance between interfering and helping but given a couple of little things on the siphon slipped through unnoticed, probably worth giving the CADs a good scrutinise and flagging up anything glaring discretely to Minerva. These aren't my forte but they look typically ugly to me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 6, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 6, 2023 8 hours ago, pete_mcfarlane said: There's some more info here on the French versions, but viewer discretion is advised for the picture of the real S100 on page 2 😬 https://cercleduzero.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7052&sid=722ab884f20b4caff043223c25463d5c Hell fire ! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 6, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 6, 2023 A screen shot of the French versions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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