Jeff Smith Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 (edited) No, on the basis that wheel swaps may be difficult. Longer 1/8" axles required for EM or P4 wheels, admittedly only a few thou bigger than the 3mm ones but might be tricky to refit gears. Also not compensated. Edited September 18 by Jeff Smith Correction 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted September 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18 27 minutes ago, Jeff Smith said: No, on the basis that wheel swaps may be difficult. Longer 1/4" axles required for EM or P4 wheels, admittedly only a few thou bigger than the 3mm ones but might be tricky to refit gears. Also not compensated. 1/8", surely!?! John Isherwood. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Ahem .... 1/4'' axles would be a LOT of thou bigger ! 😁 1/8'' axles wouldn't necessarily be required if conversion kits are made available by the wheel manufacturers - though that might take time - and we can normally get away without compensation in EM gauge if the loco has enough pickup wheels. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18 Presumably after today's announcement, the next one will be a Rowland Emmet 0-2-0? 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 ... followed by an 0-3-0T. National Rail Museum, Delhi, 19/3/06 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mol_PMB Posted September 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18 7 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: ... followed by an 0-3-0T. National Rail Museum, Delhi, 19/3/06 I’ve driven that! I think a model would need to be self-powered R/C control, not many options for a normal current return path. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 2 hours ago, John Isherwood said: 1/8", surely!?! John Isherwood. Yes, corrected - 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Edwardian Posted September 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18 Something else Jason needs to watch.... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Is Ivor the Engine on re-runs on British TV? If not who will be buying these? I remember these, as well as Captain Pugwash but cannot see the same nostalgia as for the Titfield Thunderbolt...... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted September 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19 Hello Ian and Wickham Green Too The Far Tottering & Oyster Creek Railway was in The Quirky Poll 2019, but was Low Polling. The Patalia State Railway was in the 2021 Poll, but was also Low Polling. Brian (on behalf of The Quirky Poll Team) 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted September 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19 9 hours ago, Edwardian said: Something else Jason needs to watch.... Another one i would be a complete sucker for, bring it on! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Al51 Posted September 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19 Well, I've put two and two together and maybe got close to four, or even a big fat zero but, could Rapido's big announcement tomorrow be that they have acquired the rights to the Hattons Genesis Coaches tooling? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 20 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20 10 hours ago, Al51 said: Well, I've put two and two together and maybe got close to four, or even a big fat zero but, could Rapido's big announcement tomorrow be that they have acquired the rights to the Hattons Genesis Coaches tooling? Those already in distress over Ivor, i.e. a model of a loco that didn't exist in any 3-D form until now, would be mortified. Rapido is known for meticulous attention to detail. Hattons' vehicles also had enormous development resources poured into them, with wide-ranging consultation, resulting in fictional products of unprecedented plausibility. The two ranges would be entirely compatible. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 20 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20 (edited) Personally, I hope today's announcement will be the "teased" SR 'U' Class mogul, and if it's not that, the GWR Hawksworth 10xx 'County'..... Edited September 20 by Dunsignalling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Al51 Posted September 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20 (edited) 16 hours ago, Al51 said: Well, I've put two and two together and maybe got close to four, or even a big fat zero but, could Rapido's big announcement tomorrow be that they have acquired the rights to the Hattons Genesis Coaches tooling? Well, I was close but no cigar! Edited September 20 by Al51 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted September 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20 So near, yet so far 😞 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20 I mentioned generic bogie coaches a week ago. https://rapidotrains.co.uk/evolution-coaches/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Hi everyone, Like the look of these Evolution 48ft bogie coaches. Hope they produce some in early BR livery and also as engineers stock! Cheers Paul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20 4 hours ago, Tallpaul69 said: Hi everyone, Like the look of these Evolution 48ft bogie coaches. Hope they produce some in early BR livery and also as engineers stock! Cheers Paul They have announced that future models will be in big four and BR colours. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 (edited) 8 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: They have announced that future models will be in big four and BR colours. Useful for those BR South Wales branch line trains for non corridor stock that isn’t a B set. And with a suitable amount of grime some miners coaches Edited September 20 by woodenhead 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 6 hours ago, woodenhead said: And with a suitable amount of grime some miners coaches As in this restored Ashington one! 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingleycustom Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 I posted this on Robin Sweet's 'A Nod to Brent' forum yesterday, but I suppose I should have posted it here first: The generic coach is a real oddity to me. Locos and wagons are increasingly prototypical, but when it come to coaches; particularly pre-Grouping coaches, it's a case of near-enough will do. ... and where's my bl**dy U Class? Glenn 🤪 ... ... publish and be damned! 1 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted September 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21 44 minutes ago, mattingleycustom said: I posted this on Robin Sweet's 'A Nod to Brent' forum yesterday, but I suppose I should have posted it here first: The generic coach is a real oddity to me. Locos and wagons are increasingly prototypical, but when it come to coaches; particularly pre-Grouping coaches, it's a case of near-enough will do. ... and where's my bl**dy U Class? Glenn 🤪 Me too.... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted September 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21 49 minutes ago, mattingleycustom said: The generic coach is a real oddity to me. Locos and wagons are increasingly prototypical, but when it come to coaches; particularly pre-Grouping coaches, it's a case of near-enough will do. Simple financial compromise / Nelson's blind eye! The number of different coach types, compared to locos, scares off any would-be prototypical coach provider. When it comes to wagons, these were common-user, except in the early years, so a sprinkling of each company can be combined into a believable train. I'm glad that I have limited need for pre-grouping coaches - I could not reconcile my carefully-researched locos and wagons running with 'sort-of' coaching stock. My personal 'red line', but I'm sure that I am far from being alone. John Isherwood. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 21 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21 On 19/09/2024 at 01:48, Jeff Smith said: Is Ivor the Engine on re-runs on British TV? If not who will be buying these? I remember these, as well as Captain Pugwash but cannot see the same nostalgia as for the Titfield Thunderbolt...... Ivor merchandise has been popular in the shops on preserved lines for several years so I’d guess that means it’s selling. Theres also been a touring exhibition of the Smallfilms tv shows puppets and artwork, including Ivor, at the V&A museum of childhood and other venues and attempts to make a film. The remastering, instead of just re-release of the previous edits, of the episodes last year is a significant investment too. 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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