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Can anyone point me in the direction of some prototype pics of the type of Transit bus that Oxford are doing?
Thanks,
-Rob
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Off topic for a moment - sorry!
Fran, what's that CN loco? It looks like one of the New Generation SD70s - who makes/supplies that model? <drool>
-Rob
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Maybe someone on here could tell you where you could pick up Kinder Eggs.... <snip>
There's collections of the older Kinder eggs available on German ebay.
Search for 'Kinder Ei'
Here's one link (I think these are the ones you need) :
...and here's the how-to:
http://newirishlines.org/2009/06/19/scratch-building-a-cie-cement-bubble/
-Rob
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First things first, I'm a customer of SSM, but not of this particular kit - I have been very pleased with the items that I have received from SSM.
I count Anthony as a friend.
Those things being noted....
I cannot disagree with anything that Anthony has said about this Sulzer kit in this thread.
Here are my observations and annotations from the photos provided in this thread.
Grilles
This should not have got out to a customer, if it is a QC problem, it should have stopped at the supplier, not at the customer -you cannot make an ex works engine from this start point, short of cutting out the grille panels and making your own.
The Ends
From the verticals and the cross lines, you can see the roof is differing in height left to right, also it is of differing profiles between 1 and 2. There's a 'bulge from the top of the edge of the right hand window that extends down the bodyside. Do the windows' spacing look correct between the left hand edge and the right hand edge of the bodyshell? Ditto the lights.
The Roof
The roof detailing does not align with the sides, but is diagonal across. Really the only way to save the roof, both profile and detail, would be to sand it down and start again with your own detailing. Check out Anthony's pics in the first post in this thread for more evidence of this. Imagine having a white line alone the top of the bodyshell edge similar to a black and tan livery, your eye wanders from the catwalks to the white line and back again - difficult to miss the issue now isn't it.
The above issues, to me, are inconsistent with a 100eur kit. These issues need rectifying. We should not lower our expectations because we model the Irish scene, neither should we be expected to. The days of the Hornby Hymek should be behind us.
-Rob
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This is the Burmah decal detailing, thanking Mr Church!
Remember, this is available currently. F28
That is one seriously tidy build!
The quality of the Dapol mouldings nowadays is pretty dreadful - It's almost worth digging up some of the old original Airfix kits, they may be old but the mouldings are spot on.
Still can't get over how tidy a build that Burmah tank above is...
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If God loves a trier, God must really love this bloke....
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I think a new vocabulary of superlatives is called for.
I think I ran out at exquisite, and both the shed and the works are are so far in front of that , that a new system of measurement would be required.
Thanks (I think!) for sharing your work with us - I'll just be off to start stamp collecting....
-Rob
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As Boskonay said, pictures please, and an idea of price you're looking for - I need to see if my wishes for an 'A' = my ability to readily afford it!
-Rob
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Don't the Irish ones (the real ones) have buffers?
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Thanks for that Eamonn!
I'll go back and have a look at that thread again.
....and you're quite correct - the white metal one has been 'interesting' to get somewhere near right so far - I should be able to get a decent second hand car with the contents of the swear box
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Just a quick question or two.
I've put the white metal MIR 121 that I acquired from ebay together as far as I dare, but now I need a chassis.
The question.
What chassis did you use in yours? Any issues?
Thanks again,
-Rob
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What he said above.
Plus, it can be worthwhile getting a hold of some Athearn Genesis motors (keep an eye on ebay), which are really nice, and in some models are a drop in replacement.
If the wheels are OK on the Athearn chassis that you have - ie NOT the dreadful cast iron things, replace them with NWSL equivs - there is some mileage in polish up the commutator (I use the folded edge of 800 wet 'n' dry paper, it's a VERY crude for of truing) Some people chop a coil or so off the brush springs to good effect too.
-Rob
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This is going to be one of those posts that waffles on for a bit but leaves you no wiser than you began...
Or will it?
Over on this side of the water diecast bus collecting is quite a sizeable minority pastime. At my local exhibition a couple of years back, I got talking to some exhibitors that had gone a stage further and had setup a Faller road system 'layout' using converted 1:76 scale diecast buses. I will admit that they looked most impressive! The conversions pretty much boiled down to cutting the Faller bus chassis in half, and lengthening it appropriately to fit the 1:76 scale body, some trickery, jiggery pokery to swap more suitable wheels on board, and away they went. The conversions went around the layout considerably more slowly than the Faller buses - but those always did look like they where auditioning for a remake of 'Speed - The Movie' anyway, so no great loss there.
There's a fair bit to look at on youtube too:
-Rob
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I'd not seen either of those - no mean feat considering the length of time I find myself on youtube!
Thanks for posting them.
Y'know, on the first vid, if you didn't know that the brake vans where yellow, you wouldn't know that they where from looking at the video.
-Rob
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Ah here... what next? A Gresley A4 with a flying snail on the tender?
I was hoping for a Bulleid pacific in IE 'plug' livery.....
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Hopefully, this silliness will Peter out soon.
Roger, over.
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Attah boy Robert!!! Now, less drooling over the keyboard and wide eyed, anticipatory rubbing of hands if you please. There may be children watching. ;-)
Could be a busy few weeks/months when someone's pocketwagon and tank wagon detailing kits arrive too
My wife's been insisting I buy myself a dedicated flat glass building plate too - apparently the glass cooker hob has 'other' uses....
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Very nice! AEC Railcar too?
What lights are you running under in the railway room?
-Rob
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A bit more info for you here on the old site Dave:
http://irishrailwaymodeller.yuku.com/topic/656/Tara-Mines-Wagons
Until someone who knows what they're talking about shows up!!
-Rob
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I thought it would go for higher, hope it was sold to a buyer who ll actually build it and not to one of those nasty collector types;)
Oh... I think there's a very good chance that the buyer will build it.
In fact I think he's just sizing a chassis up for it now.
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Well, if you like building things prepare to pay good money for MIR and NNK/MTK kits. These went for good prices:
Yes... The 121 did go for quite a bit...
It's only money...
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I quite fancy a GS4... being rather partial to the old Espee
The choices aren't great though, the Bachmann 'toy' or the BLIs - I have four other BLIs - two fell apart, and the other two are average runners at best.
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Here is the video.
That is nice! Smoke generator in the steam car too?
Thats a beautyhave a look at this ?
have to talk nice to the bank manager
Forgive me for I have sinned, the first word that I uttered on seeing the price, was not suitable for a family friendly forum, the second word was "me!"
New Bus From Oxford
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Ooooh that's what they meant!
Thanks BosKonay!