Fredmeister does it again!
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Phill Dyson
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A rake of five blue/greys with a maroon MK1 mixed in will look pretty awesome behind a G1 Hydraulic
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A rake of five blue/greys with a maroon MK1 mixed in will look pretty awesome behind a G1 Hydraulic
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lancer1027
Western Thunderer
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+1 
Rob :wave:
+1
Rob :wave:
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Simon Dunkley
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It is 1:32 scale, so the prototype 64' is 24" long. Over buffers, you probably have another inch or so...
Not exactly tiny!
I can answer for him on this: hope he doesn't mind.iploffy said:
It is 1:32 scale, so the prototype 64' is 24" long. Over buffers, you probably have another inch or so...
Not exactly tiny!
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Simon Dunkley
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You'll need about 200 hours to make it...28ten said:
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Simon Dunkley
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The most important thing you can decide/realise, is that...28ten said:
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Simon Dunkley
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He doesn't need to: http://amstrains.americanmainline.com/PROD-G1.htmJordan said:Not thinking of doing any Dark Side stuff is he...?
No? Oh thank goodness for that!!!
28ten
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Simon Dunkley
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It's your forum...28ten said:
But in the case of that, oh yes.
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
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la-la-la I'm-not-looking la-la-la
Oh bummucks, I just did...
http://amstrains.americanmainline.com/AM65010.htm
Simon Dunkley said:
Oh bummucks, I just did...
http://amstrains.americanmainline.com/AM65010.htm
Simon
Flying Squad
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As you say - it's a big bit of train.
The "problem" (apart from cost, although I think that in itself is reasonable for what you get and what it builds up into) with Fred's coach kit is the amount of time and effort that is required to build them.
By Fred's admission, it is much more than one of his loco kits, the main "culprit" being the very detailed underframe. The windows are clear resin castings that you glue ito a resin body, and to paint them you have to carefully mask everything.
I really don't know whether I have the skill or patience to tackle one, but having seen and handled the completed job I don't think anything else (in G1) will ever approach it for "real-ness".
I'm still thinking about it and anyway any train of Mk 1s that I owned would need a good track to run on.
In the meantime I look forward to more visits from Fred
Simon Dunkley said:
As you say - it's a big bit of train.
The "problem" (apart from cost, although I think that in itself is reasonable for what you get and what it builds up into) with Fred's coach kit is the amount of time and effort that is required to build them.
By Fred's admission, it is much more than one of his loco kits, the main "culprit" being the very detailed underframe. The windows are clear resin castings that you glue ito a resin body, and to paint them you have to carefully mask everything.
I really don't know whether I have the skill or patience to tackle one, but having seen and handled the completed job I don't think anything else (in G1) will ever approach it for "real-ness".
I'm still thinking about it and anyway any train of Mk 1s that I owned would need a good track to run on.
In the meantime I look forward to more visits from Fred
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Simon Dunkley
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How much do you think?
I think they are about ?450, but you also need wheels.
That's for the kit, mind
How much do you think?
I think they are about ?450, but you also need wheels.
That's for the kit, mind
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Simon Dunkley
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Of course, you really need about 5 of them - that's pushing 10 1/2 feet, ignoring the cost.
Plus a loco.
Plus the track.
Plus a large garden to take 15' radius curves as an absolute minimum to look good...
The models are the cheap part, really.
TBH, they are excellent value for money, as they take over 200 hours each, so it works out at ?2.50 per hour, and 4 hours per week means 1 coach per year, at ?10 per week.
Not expensive when you view it that way.
Of course, you really need about 5 of them - that's pushing 10 1/2 feet, ignoring the cost.
Plus a loco.
Plus the track.
Plus a large garden to take 15' radius curves as an absolute minimum to look good...
The models are the cheap part, really.
TBH, they are excellent value for money, as they take over 200 hours each, so it works out at ?2.50 per hour, and 4 hours per week means 1 coach per year, at ?10 per week.
Not expensive when you view it that way.