Rapido SECR O1 0-6-0 (OO Gauge)

[Wickham Green too]

You are, of course, assuming that Rapido aren't already aiming to improve their "early Engineering Prototype" illustrated on the last page .......... the words "early" and "Prototype" suggest to me that they have adequate time to sort out what they may already recognise as a glaring problem.

[Ventnor]

Wrong thread.

Edited April 19 by Ventnor
Not appropriate to this tread.

[Ventnor]

8 hours ago, G-BOAF said:

I really hope something can be done about the Chimney, with a completely un-prototypical join between diecast and plastic one third of the way up.

I really don't see why a plastic chimney can't be fitted flush on top of the smokebox, with a suitable sized lug/peg securing it in. Having dismantled a number of Hornby and Bachmann models, a commendably fine chimney flange is achieved while sitting flush onto the top of the smokebox (no recess needed). This really detracts from the elegance of the model. If Bachmann could do it a number of years ago on the C, I don't understand why it can't be done here.

It seems a bit un-rapido-ish to have such a compromise.

I raised this exact same issue earlier with Rapido on this thread with a possible similar solution and was told it's a "tooling compromise".

 

I don't like to compare manufacturers but Accurascales J67/68/69 has a metal smokebox but an all plastic chimney that push fits so is complete without join a third of the way up. It also looks like a decent fit. 

 

I think we'll just have to accept it. Further refinement may make it less noticeable as these are early engineering prototypes but I'm not convinced. Being told it's a tooling compromise I think closes the issue.