Its was mentioned that there are certain childrens toy ranges that provide an excellent donor chassis for kit and scratch built models.
Now Wills Finecast, Gem and K's all produced white metal kits in the 1960's that could be plonked on a Triang Hornby chassis and as a result kit built locos were relatively easy to build and you would know that your loco would run as well as any other Triang Hornby loco.
Even Airfix kits were quickly converted and for example the Triang Hornby 2-6-2 tank loco chassis could be easily modfied to fit under the Airfix BR Mogul Kit.
So what is available in the various toy ranges and how can these be utilised.
If those in the know are willing to share your experiances here then now is the time.
The Bachmann Underground Ernie range could proove very useful.
Think about Dapol kits and other low cost options for creating decent and different locomotives.
Or even for upgrading the chassis on an old Mainline or Lima loco or whatever.
Happy modelling
Gary
Now Wills Finecast, Gem and K's all produced white metal kits in the 1960's that could be plonked on a Triang Hornby chassis and as a result kit built locos were relatively easy to build and you would know that your loco would run as well as any other Triang Hornby loco.
Even Airfix kits were quickly converted and for example the Triang Hornby 2-6-2 tank loco chassis could be easily modfied to fit under the Airfix BR Mogul Kit.
So what is available in the various toy ranges and how can these be utilised.
If those in the know are willing to share your experiances here then now is the time.
The Bachmann Underground Ernie range could proove very useful.
Think about Dapol kits and other low cost options for creating decent and different locomotives.
Or even for upgrading the chassis on an old Mainline or Lima loco or whatever.
Happy modelling
Gary