RMweb Gold simon b Posted June 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 19 Hi all, is there a UK supplier for US outline loco details? I need some 36" roof fans for detailing some GP7's I'm working on, I could get them from the US but the postage is crippling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor quinn Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Mech Models may be able to get them from Walthers https://mech-models.com/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium z4driver Posted June 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 19 You could also try Otter Valley Trains in Canada. I've ordered several small items and they always seem to charge a reasonable postage. Lee 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted June 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 19 Buying from the US requires a mortgage for the postage, however, try Canada suppliers, they are much cheaper. I have used TMR Distributing in Canada a few times https://tmrdistributing.com/presta/ postage is far more reasonable and delivery is often as little as a week. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simon b Posted June 20 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20 Thank you all for the pointers, I'll have a look through the websites and see what I can find. It does baffle me why postage on some of these things is so expensive, even a decal sheet is $20 to send across the pond! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted June 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20 (edited) The US postage issue is mostly down to the USPS trying to recoup the losses they have been experiencing from having to handle bulk quantities of international mail ( mostly incoming from China) that effectively not paid for the service. The Chinese are expert at getting post sent over as one huge consignment where it is broken up into individual packages and fed into the USPS system for delivery without paying anything for the service as that was paid, at a tiny fraction of the true cost at point of dispatch. These huge postal charges even for a single letter sized item has effectively killed off most US/UK model railway trade as a result. Edited June 20 by John M Upton 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traintresta Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 (edited) Do A1 models of Doncaster do a 36” fan etch? Edited June 20 by Traintresta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted June 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20 1 hour ago, Traintresta said: Do A1 models of Doncaster do a 36” fan etch? Not in HO, I would imagine. A 4mm. scale 36" grille equates to a 41" grille at 3.5mm. scale. The OP is looking for an HO 36" grille. CJI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simon b Posted June 20 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20 So I've just bought a job lot of details west HO detailing parts on ebay which has a set of 4 of the fans I need included, so I have enough to do one loco. Checking postage rates from the Canadian suppliers it's a little better, but I'm still looking at $30 postage for another set. Will keep you all posted if I find a cheap way of shipping parts over. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 9 hours ago, John M Upton said: These huge postal charges even for a single letter sized item has effectively killed off most US/UK model railway trade as a result. I've been watching an item on U.S. Ebay being sold by Atlas themselves. There's a long list of Countries they will ship to - the U.K. is not on the list!! I have sent 2 messages, one asking for shipping cost to here, & one asking why we are not on their list. No reply to either so far, 4 days & counting.... 🙄🤦♂️☹️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 19 hours ago, simon b said: It does baffle me why postage on some of these things is so expensive, even a decal sheet is $20 to send across the pond! Never mind “across the pond”, how about $26 to send a single decal sheet across the US-Canada border? With free postage within the States, and with living about 25 miles from the border, picking it up from a US address made for a nice day trip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traintresta Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 22 hours ago, cctransuk said: Not in HO, I would imagine. A 4mm. scale 36" grille equates to a 41" grille at 3.5mm. scale. The OP is looking for an HO 36" grille. CJI. I know that, I was suggesting A1 might be a source as I know they do a 48” in HO. I have looked at A1’s products as best I can in the internet, they only list the 48” fan in HO, no 36” fan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor quinn Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 22 hours ago, cctransuk said: Not in HO, I would imagine. A 4mm. scale 36" grille equates to a 41" grille at 3.5mm. scale. The OP is looking for an HO 36" grille. CJI. John does a 48" fan etch in HO for flat top fans as fitted to the '35' line and later. It's very good and much easier to use than the Cannon and Co version as it doesn't require removing the fan body. Sadly no 36" ones. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143656121229?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=FPlCWuWeScW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=l6JIfXIeQAC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traintresta Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 minute ago, doctor quinn said: John does a 48" fan etch in HO for flat top fans as fitted to the '35' line and later. It's very good and much easier to use than the Cannon and Co version as it doesn't require removing the fan body. Sadly no 36" ones. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143656121229?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=FPlCWuWeScW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=l6JIfXIeQAC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY The cannon ones do look great but they are a PITA to fit. I’ve got some precision scale plastic fans to fit to my next project but I won’t be modeling many EMD’s so don’t intend to have to repeat it too many times. I assume with the A1 48” fan watch it’s not wood an overlay? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simon b Posted June 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23 On 21/06/2024 at 16:02, Traintresta said: I know that, I was suggesting A1 might be a source as I know they do a 48” in HO. I have looked at A1’s products as best I can in the internet, they only list the 48” fan in HO, no 36” fan. On 21/06/2024 at 16:05, doctor quinn said: John does a 48" fan etch in HO for flat top fans as fitted to the '35' line and later. It's very good and much easier to use than the Cannon and Co version as it doesn't require removing the fan body. Sadly no 36" ones. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143656121229?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=FPlCWuWeScW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=l6JIfXIeQAC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Thanks for the thought but I need the complete fan casting, the plan is to backdate some gp18's into gp7's which requires 4 small fans vs 2 big fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simon b Posted June 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23 For the time being I've just paid £3 for an old Bachmann F7 shell on ebay, purely so I can chop the fans out of it. That will give me enough for the second loco, and will do the job till I find some of the cannon or Athearn fans. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barclay Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 On 20/06/2024 at 21:09, F-UnitMad said: I've been watching an item on U.S. Ebay being sold by Atlas themselves. There's a long list of Countries they will ship to - the U.K. is not on the list!! I have sent 2 messages, one asking for shipping cost to here, & one asking why we are not on their list. No reply to either so far, 4 days & counting.... 🙄🤦♂️☹️ Interesting - some years ago I bought a handrail set for my Atlas RS3 directly from them. The service was great, and the postage minimal, they even included a hefty catalogue which must have pushed up their mailing cost enormously! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24 Any interest? Unused, knocking about in my Kadees box for some reason. DA or DW, not Cannon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simon b Posted June 24 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24 1 hour ago, Oldddudders said: Any interest? Unused, knocking about in my Kadees box for some reason. DA or DW, not Cannon. Yes please! Could you PM me your payment details please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24 No payment required, but I will not be in UK for a couple of weeks - can it wait until then? If not I'll jiffy envelope it from here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simon b Posted June 24 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24 1 hour ago, Oldddudders said: No payment required, but I will not be in UK for a couple of weeks - can it wait until then? If not I'll jiffy envelope it from here. Thats very kind of you, I'm in no rush so happy to wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24 2 minutes ago, simon b said: Thats very kind of you, I'm in no rush so happy to wait. Deal! PM me your address sometime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted Tuesday at 09:38 Share Posted Tuesday at 09:38 On 24/06/2024 at 08:51, Barclay said: Interesting - some years ago I bought a handrail set for my Atlas RS3 directly from them. The service was great, and the postage minimal, they even included a hefty catalogue which must have pushed up their mailing cost enormously! Yes I've ordered parts direct from Atlas in the past without problems, they even put "Commercial Samples- no value" on the Customs label (I hadn't asked for that!) - this is their Ebay shop which must be different. I've also looked on the web about ebay not offering shipping from US to UK, and it seems like it's a widespread problem. It's not like the UK is on an 'excluded' list - it just doesn't appear either way for International shipping. From the gist of what I've read new rules came in with Brexit that imported goods must have UK safety marks, not just the 'CE' that suffices for the EU. Ebay have applied this with a broad and draconian brush indeed - people can't even buy collectable Star Wars figures from the USA now!! Not via ebay, at least.... 🙄😡🤬 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
friscopete Posted Tuesday at 10:11 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:11 i have mainly given up buying from USA .As I cant spend much and cant find the parts I want from ebay as nothing is listed ,and the mail cost is rtidiculous hey ho time to go .Luckily I have most of my basic needs already .Bring back Victors.......... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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