Darius43 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Another Trix AL1 upgraded - as Shields Road 81 009. Cheers Darius 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connollystn Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Hi Darius43, I don't really know much about the British prototypes produced by Trix. How did they compare to other manufacturers at the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius43 Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Hi. The Trix UK models were in the main produced to a scale of 3.8mm to the foot, so they are sort of HO-ish compared to OO, but they were of good quality and fidelity compared to the Triang/Hornby/Dublo models of the time. The AL1/Class 81 model was an exception, being produced to 4mm to the foot scale. It also, in my view, looks more like an AL1 than the Triang-Hornby or Hornby-Dublo AL1s. Cheers Darius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connollystn Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Darius43, thanks for answering my query. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironroad Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 5 hours ago, Darius43 said: Hi. The Trix UK models were in the main produced to a scale of 3.8mm to the foot, so they are sort of HO-ish compared to OO, but they were of good quality and fidelity compared to the Triang/Hornby/Dublo models of the time. The AL1/Class 81 model was an exception, being produced to 4mm to the foot scale. It also, in my view, looks more like an AL1 than the Triang-Hornby or Hornby-Dublo AL1s. Cheers Darius The Trix 3.8 mm coaches and wagons came in kit form in pre coloured plastic and took only a few minutes to assemble. They also provided the option of using the Hornby Dublo (Peco) coupler or the tension lock type Triang inflicted on us. I still have a few items purchased about 1963. It was a brave move and an attempt to provide rolling stock that was a bit closer to scale for the 16.5mm (HO) track that is and was in general use But never took off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius43 Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 More information on Trix/Liliput here. Cheers Darius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connollystn Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Darius43, thanks for posting that information, made for very interesting reading. Your other thread is keeping me busy, love how the NIR railcars are coming along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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