SRman Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 It looks gorgeous. It is one of those models where I want one, but have absolutely no use for one. Love that early NER livery, and the model looks so full of character. I really hope it is a huge success for Rails. The models and liveries look superb. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 05/08/2020 at 16:45, Oliver Rails said: ...Please note this is the first sample and various alterations and corrections will be made. Please also note the power wheels on the final production models will be black electro-plated and not bare metal as shown. Never mind adding the exhaust or whatever the cylindrical component on the roof was, there's a far simpler improvement available to add a little more polish. Just don't fit the tension locks! And if screw link couplers are to be provided, fit those in the modelled position for the drawhook. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted August 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2020 That does look stunning . No need for one here , but I’d be tempted 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Ooow... have to figure out how to afford one of these. as it is getting closer, it appears that the NER appears to becoming a popular area. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Edwardian Posted August 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 26/05/2020 at 12:29, micklner said: Question for Rails , The LNER version should have a very prominent large exhaust silencer on the roof . The LNER period photo Rails are using for publicity as shown above towing a Coach, clearly shows it fitted . The silencer was fitted in 1923 hence for all of the LNER period , therefore the LNER version must have the silencer fitted. None of the current models again above , have the silencer/exhaust fitted. Hopefully they are all the NER version?. The coloured drawings above only show the other side of the LNER version. I also have the LNER version on order, hopefully the equal or better than the Dyno Car. Thanks for any info I take your point, however, a constraint here is the lack of a drawing. I'm not aware that one exists that would allow the feature to be reproduced with any reasonable degree of accuracy, given that everything else is based upon drawings and/or measurements of the real thing. Of course, if you have access to a drawing, I'm sure the design team would be delighted to hear from you. Conferring ... Mr Jones in action .... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) They have even used a photo of the exhaust in the advertising. Its not that hard to work out the size !!. Its very hard to ignore as well, especially at £200 a time. Note the lining as well , or the shades of the light?, perhaps more shades of the Dyno car saga coming !!?? Plus additional Radiators on the roof. Edited August 31, 2020 by micklner 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2020 If the sponsor is uneasy producing the silencer etc from photographs rather than a drawing or measurements, my suggestion is that one be produced anyway but supplied in the "detailling pack". That way any rivet counter who is unhappy with tbe exact dimensions of the silencer can be even more inaccurate by leaving it out alltogether. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Edwardian Posted August 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 hours ago, micklner said: They have even used a photo of the exhaust in the advertising. Its not that hard to work out the size !!. Its very hard to ignore as well, especially at £200 a time. Note the lining as well , or the shades of the light?, perhaps more shades of the Dyno car saga coming !!?? Plus additional Radiators on the roof. So an after market opportunity, perhaps? For those of us without the skills, I have found suppliers very willing to design odd bits and bobs, even whole kits, at my suggestion or request. Rather than expect the manufacturer to take a guess at poorly documented features, such a proactive approach for those who really want this configuration would be an alternative. Personally I would have preferred the single-door NER version, but with tooling costs what they are, it is sadly not possible to cater for everyone. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: If the sponsor is uneasy producing the silencer etc from photographs rather than a drawing or measurements, my suggestion is that one be produced anyway but supplied in the "detailling pack". That way any rivet counter who is unhappy with tbe exact dimensions of the silencer can be even more inaccurate by leaving it out alltogether. There's no guarantee that any drawings are 100% accurate anyway. Modifications could have been made without consulting the drawing office. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Edwardian Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2020 Saw this in the flesh today at York, absolutely stunning ... 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 21 minutes ago, Edwardian said: I only wish I could justify one, but I've abused rule 1 to excess recently. 1 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2020 Wow stunning! Likewise I can't justify one but that's hard to do lol 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RichardT Posted September 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 31/08/2020 at 17:03, Edwardian said: So an after market opportunity, perhaps Absolutely. I would have thought that this would be right up Niu Models’ street if someone could supply them with a drawing? Sometimes I do wonder if we modellers have forgotten the “half a loaf” principle. I haven’t noticed many other manufacturers queuing up to produce rtr NER petrol-electric railcars. So if the price of getting this one is a missing exhaust detail part then bring it on. (But please also make a 2mm/N version!!) Richard (Who has two on order and will then need to build a layout to justify them as his existing plan is the wrong scale) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) But is this aimed at modellers ? I doubt if Rails have that intention, it is it simply sold as r.t.r . item. The information re any missing parts ( if ? , there are any, Rails still have'nt answered the question) is readily available from the photos , the dimensions of the vehicle are known, and the exhaust and radiators are easily scaleable from the photographs in existence. No idea why excuses for missing parts are being made at the present time , and the solution(s) if any are needed will be after the release. Hopefully not. Edited September 3, 2020 by micklner 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiuModels Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 03/09/2020 at 19:31, RichardT said: Absolutely. I would have thought that this would be right up Niu Models’ street if someone could supply them with a drawing? We'd be happy to look into this if someone could forward a few photos or drawings. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted September 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) I will have a look when I have an hour or so but the contemporary photos we have are all on the web-site. Some are available in higher res if required. It is not certain but it looks probable that the third engine (1923-31) came from a WWI tank, specifically a Mark V** variant of the Mark V tanks, with a Ricardo engine bored out to give 225hp. Are there any non-railway photos of such machinery? Whether on the Interweb or in military books? Or does anyone live near Bovington, they might have some material? (Researcher is one of the vacancies we're advertising! I'm afraid I'm a bit tied up with other things at the moment). Just a quick mention of one of our products, a DVD about the restoration of the autocar. Rails have kindly agreed to stock this and it's now listed on their web-site and available. https://railsofsheffield.com/products/41141/unknown-autocar_dvd-any-scale-a-pioneer-restored-the-story-of-the-north-eastern-railway-1903-electric-autocar-dvd Edited September 15, 2020 by The White Rabbit Poor Internet connection 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR Dave Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Hey Oliver, Will we get to see the LNER liveried version livery sample as well ? Looking good BTW. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Rails Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 On 16/09/2020 at 07:41, GNR Dave said: Hey Oliver, Will we get to see the LNER liveried version livery sample as well ? Looking good BTW. Yes fingers crossed the LNER samples should be here next month. Thanks Oliver 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 02/09/2020 at 19:33, truffy said: I only wish I could justify one, but I've abused rule 1 to excess recently. Just need one in Loadhaul like the Thornaby bubble car for route learning... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 On 25/09/2020 at 16:51, Oliver Rails said: Yes fingers crossed the LNER samples should be here next month. Thanks Oliver . Any up date on the project ? Thanks . 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Rails Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Hi, We were hoping production livery samples would arrive before CNY, however unfortunately they did not arrive prior to Chinese New Year. Now CNY is over we expect Heljan UK to receive the samples really soon. Fingers crossed if all is well with the samples, we expect full product delivery of the Autocar to be late April. Obviously Covid and Brexit continue to cause some delays so although this is not a guarantee we are very hopeful for this. Thanks Oliver 4 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Well this is rather exciting as it has been a while since any new releases have got me excited enough to find my credit card! I am now looking forward to April. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Edwardian Posted March 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hopefully not long now ..... 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattkimster Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Very eagerly looking forward to one of these - just waiting for the LNER sample to decide which livery to plump for! I may have missed something, but does anyone know for sure if the model will have lights? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 14 hours ago, mattkimster said: Very eagerly looking forward to one of these - just waiting for the LNER sample to decide which livery to plump for! I may have missed something, but does anyone know for sure if the model will have lights? According to the Rails website, it will have interior lighting. https://railsofsheffield.com/products/37126/Heljan-rl3172-oo-gauge-north-eastern-railway-electric-autocar-no-3171-red-cream-1904-30- 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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