RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted March 22, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2011 A friend of mine has one of those Eureka HO garratt's with DCC sound and they are a damn impressive, beautifully smooth loco. I think they were about 750 euro, which is a lot of money. But for DCC sound, nicely weathered, smooth running giant locomotive (and they are made in limited numbers iirc) I think its a fair price. Was even tempted to get one myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Newhouse Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thanks all, its alot to consider. I think i'll put the australian layout on the back burner for now, or untill i get some more space/cash but ohh well. I did find an old lima 4f in my stock box and i think i could make a nice little Generic 0-6-0 out of it with a few modifications and new chassis. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbirch72 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Is there anyone on this forum (outside Australia) modelling Australian railways in 0 gauge? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmanjack Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Once upon a time to get a decent NSWGR steam loco the only way to go brass. Very expensive I know as I purchased a 32, 55, 38 Class. But at one stage some of the white metal kits were the way to go, ie 19 class. Then came along DJH who had some great kits, although pricey, but very well detailed. Compare what I paid for my Mansfeild Hobbies streamlined 38, (unpainted) back in 1990 or so to what a new brass 38 is now, is unreal ! To have Eureka and Austrains producing quality models in plastic RTR form is awesome. When you compare the detail of the Austrains 44 class deisel to the old Lima 44, you can see why we pay more. Now compare the prices of some of the Heljan locos produced for the UK market and then convert to Aussie dollars, we are doing pretty good down under for such a small market base !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulcon1 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Australian modellers have never had it so good. At one stage in the not too distant past the only R-T-R was toys from Lima, Triang/Hornby or if you wanted quality, Korean Brass which came unpainted. I have a brass 36, Z26 and an 80class. The 36 is like an old Hornby Dublo in that the cab is full of motor. I also have two Eureka 60 class, the weathered DCC sound models. Yes the Eureka models cost $980 each, but if you were to buy a DJH Garratt kit and then factor the labour of making it, painting it, weathering it and finding authentic sounds for the DCC decoder it would come out price wise at more than the R-T-R would be. Edited November 24, 2013 by faulcon1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoovered Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Anyone know where I can get some green "Freight Australia" coal hoppers or even any locos in said livery in the UK ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmanjack Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Not so sure where to purchase in the UK, but down under you can purchase the green NHDF bogie coal hoppers from Bob's Hobbies, formerly Tom's Hobbies. see here ; http://www.tomshobbies.com.au/index.php/news Scroll half way down the page. Cheers, Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoovered Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulcon1 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 With the Eureka Garratt's does anyone know how to reprogram the CV's for the headlights so that if running forward and I want the headlight on ONLY the front headlight comes on not both front and rear. I have turned off the 'voice' by setting CV 62 to 0. My only other problem is that the loco doesn't coast to a halt, it puffs to a halt. Any solutions to the problem would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Some of the old Lima RTR Australian rolling stock isn't too bad (if you ignore the huge coupling gaps). There's a video of my collection in operation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Ch4yFGJeY&list=UUd1ACIZyclJqIjOg3GWB2_g and a couple of stills below: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris hndrsn Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) I wonder what happened to the Lima product that was re-released a few years ago to a terrible editorial caning from Australian Model Railway Magazine? It seemed to disappear of the Hornby International website very quickly. Sure it was the 1970's tooling and mechanism, but it was still great as introduction sets for kids which most "enthusiasts" seemed to forget. And it would have allowed Hornby to judge the potential market properly before modernising them. We don't seem to hear the same complaints about any errors in the Bachmann "Outback Hauler" or "Desert King" sets despite the non-prototypical ore cars and loco errors. For the importer to have commissioned these sets after the Lima drubbing was game, particularly to have one of the Pilbara cab loco's specifically produced is great. http://www.pilbararailways.com.au/ . Now that I have my 600 sq m block of land I just need the many thousands of dollars to replicate any of the Pilbara railways in HO or N! Cheers, Hendo Edited May 4, 2014 by Chris hndrsn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmanjack Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 The Lima 44 Class was my second loco I purchased after the Lima C38 Class plus three coach (MFE, MBE & TAM 12 wheelers) trainset to start me off. Both of these came some time after my first Lima trainset, which was European based 0-4-0 and three wagons, Coca Cola van, Shell Tanker and a open wagon, with a circle of track, battery powered ofcourse ! I thought that the Lima 44 was an exquisite model for the time as no-one else bothered to produce such models at a reasonable price. Lima was probably at the forefront of ready to run Australian models, producing models of South Australian Railways, Victorian Railways and the New South Wales Railways. Kudos for doing this ! I too wonder why Hornby elected to drop the outline Australian models, where all they had to do was what they do with their old tooling, just update. I guess one good thing that came out of it was a hole left in the model railway circles down under. Now we have some great examples of models available, some at cost I will say. These days the replacement for the Lima 44 is the Trainorama model. It is an excellent model with proper mesh grills, accurate detail, scale knuckle couplers, flush glaze windows and the list goes on... Compare these two, Lima on top, Trainorama below. No. 1 end of the two 44's, Lima left, Trainorama right. I had added an extra skirt to the front of the Lima model and also Kadee couplings. My weathering was pretty ordinary back then as well ! No. 2 end comparison. Trainorama left, Lima right. Headlights, number board, flushglaze windows, window wipers, correct horn, crew, lower skirt, brake lines.... Body & bogie detail on Lima 44 Body & bogie detail on Trainorama 44. Note the detail on the grills, staff exchange, steps and bogie mouldings compared to the Lima model. Ok, the Trainorama model had cost me $150.00 (on sale, generally $200.00), whereas the Lima model cost approximately $65-70.00, way back in the mid 80's, some 30 plus years ago... Hope you enjoyed the comparison ! Cheers, Gary. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Reichert Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 The 44 is interesting. It's the first time I've seen a prototype that has it's cab steps split off below the body and added to the truck side. Happens all the time for RTR models, presumably because of the sharp radii (and little fingers) that would break them off otherwise. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmanjack Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 The NSWGR 44 Class was built with the steps seperated from the body. See here ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/60850520@N05/14068755164 As were a few other locos, like this G Class ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/63943065@N02/6735837783 The 46 Class : https://www.flickr.com/photos/58476760@N05/5513996708 The 80 Class ; http://www.our-australia.com/railway/comeng/nsw-80class.html Cheers, Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemattersoda Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) I've had the same problem trying to find Australian models, but with the added difficulty of modelling in N scale! Granted there are a few n scale producers, but I'm more interested in the modern era stuff and there is definitely a scarcity of those. So instead I turned to shapeways to made my own - which I think is the best way for modellers in small markets (like ours) to go about it. If you're interested, you can check out my threads on making a CityRail Waratah and the Vline V'locity by Shapeways! Edited May 21, 2014 by bluemattersoda 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Those are really interesting comparison photos, thanks, Gary. The Trainorama model obviously wins hands down on detail and appearance. But the Lima 44 runs quite well, so I just wondered what sort of performance the Trainorama loco delivers. Thanks again. These days the replacement for the Lima 44 is the Trainorama model. It is an excellent model with proper mesh grills, accurate detail, scale knuckle couplers, flush glaze windows and the list goes on... Ok, the Trainorama model had cost me $150.00 (on sale, generally $200.00), whereas the Lima model cost approximately $65-70.00, way back in the mid 80's, some 30 plus years ago... Hope you enjoyed the comparison ! Cheers, Gary. Edited June 9, 2014 by Dorkingian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross34 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Just to give this thread a little bump... Picked up this Trainorama 44 - 4461 on ebay recently at a reasonable price. Shown on my slowly coming together SAR layout - so it's out place already but I couldn't resist the model in that livery. Any other UK based Aussie modellers about? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross34 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Just picked up a Trainorama South Australian Railways 830 Class from Bobs Hobbies. http://www.bobshobbies.com.au/ 5 days from order to delivery in UK - great service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_Railways_830_class Fantastic models - if I had any doubts why I switched from UK OO to Aust HO this model dispels 'em - its superb. For those interested I paid £165.00 inc P&P Better pics tomorrow whens its sunny (!) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmanjack Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Excellent Models indeed Ross. The 830 Class is the equivalent of the NSWGR 48 Class. Both are very versatile locos, used for mainline, branchline and shunting duties. My other purchase at the same time I picked up the 44 Class, is the 49 Class. Another outstanding model to say the least and a bargain at $140.00 ! (£68.60) Apologies for the slightly out of focus pic above. Now, all I need to do is to dig out some wagons and build a NSWGR based layout. Maybe an Inglennok or something similar... Cheers, Gary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dullsteamer Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Nice looking 49 there Gary. When they came back from Parkes and were allocated to Delec we used them mainly on trip trains around the metropolitan area. An inglenook based on one of the suburban goods yards or private sidings would make an interesting layout. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 There are (or were) a couple of prototype Inglenooks around NSW. Some bits of Clyde Yard, the down end of Glen Innes, the repair sidings at Goulburn and Grafton, the flour mill at Murruburrah, the Keys sidings at Narrabri. Just a few I have spotted looking at signalling diagrams. Cheers David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross34 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Not sure if anyone has commented on Auscisions latest news about The Ghan and Indian Pacific sets in development but even if I have to go hungry I'm not missing out on these! http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/The%20Ghan.htm Just wish somebody would do The Overland in SAR days now... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Now if they did the Overland I might get the West Coast PCO I need!! Accidentally sent Auscision an email for two more A class off the next run - Still not sure how I have justified A66 in V/Line MK3 though............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Okay, I'm a sucker for wirescrapers of all descriptions. But the Auscision models of the VR 'L' Class and the NSWGR 46 Class look absolutely superb. Minded to obtain at least one of each (in the non-gaudy liveries) if only for the mantelpiece. http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/46%20Class%20Locomotive.htm http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/L%20Class%20Locomotive.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Are Austrains still in business and producing models?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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