[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (neil_s_wood @ 22 May 2008, 08:38) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The HO scale VR R class will feature:

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The first run will comprise:
Standard Coal Burner
(Numbers to be advised)
Festival of Britain display loco
R 704 This is the one at Williamstown Rail Museum.
West Coast Railway
R 711 R 766
Oil burners
R 719 R 748
Preserved locos
R 707 R 761
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Our HO VR R class 4-6-4 is due in 2009. Having seen the real loco this should be an impressive model. For VR modellers and others who are interested this should be a model to look forward to. If the standards of the Garratt were anything to go by this should be a good one.

***I hope its more reliable than the Garratt.... I've now put a dozen through rehabilitation, most due to the poor construction quality / assembly of the sound decoders which seem to fail frequently.

Interesting question though: HO scale. That makes the track gauge you'll need 18.375mm as its a 5'3" gauge Victorian loco. Same problem that the Irish have with gauge and scale.....

HO is 3.5mm scale on nearly accurate 16.5
OO is 4mm scale on nowhere near accurate 16.5
What do you call it when you put an HO broad gauge loco on 16.5.... Its going to look very knock-kneed compared to the lovely photo's Neil!

Richard

 

[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (neil_s_wood @ 22 May 2008, 11:23) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I haven't had any problems with my Garratt other than the clipping together of the three units althoug I canwell believe the stuff about the sound decoders. I wouldn't complain too much Richard if you're getting all that business out of it.

Won't the broad gauge issue just be similar to the OO gauge on HO track phenomena?

maybe sorting that out is what's causing the delays?

I must admit I do fancy this one. I would want the festival of Britain one though. I will wait till they start showing at the Trains shows so I can get a look.

*** Its a handsome loco - shame to see them so scruffy in those pictures!

Even given the added inaccuracy I actually don't think it'll in reality be any different than OO to most either.

I wonder how long it'll be for the purists to create a scale chassis for it if its as good as it can be body wise? As to the garratts, I don't mind the business but as I am a modeller too I am always disappointed for the owners when a loco lets them down

Richard

 

[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (BRITHO @ 22 May 2008, 20:13) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>A nice looking loco Neil, but not one I think either myself or Brian will be able to find a home for, mind you I did once toy with the idea of modelling a layout set in New Zealand!

Regards

*** and then you could use 16.5 mm track gauge legitimately - NZR modelling, Like West Australian modelling, is SN3-1/2 (3/16 scale on 16.5 track). I have a lovely NZR J class kit in the draw awaiting my attention....

Richard