Hornby Patriots and Bachmann Royal Scots

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Ozzie21

Discussion Starter · Feb 20, 2006

I've been tossing up whether to get Hornby's Patriot and Bachmann's Royal Scot classes . I've heard that these earlier models aren't all that good. Anybody got one or other that can comment on them or should I buy kit loco?

Ozzie 21
Millmerran, Qld, Australia.

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Makemineadouble

· #2 · Feb 20, 2006

The Patriot has a tender drive. Fit a Bachmann split frame chassis fitted into the body.
I also modified the tender and fited a sound only decoder there runs OK.
Your alternative is the comet chassis.

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Ozzie21

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 21, 2006

G'day Double, How anout the Tower Models kit or the Wills fine cast kit. Good, no good? or does nobody build kits anymore?

I have a three tender drive Brittania's and a 9F that I fitted Lenz 1035 decoders to. They run okay although the gear noise is noticable at speed. I've been thinking of modifiying a "Brit" to take a NWSL gearbox and an 1833 Mashima when I can get the time!

Ozzie21

QUOTE (Makemineadouble @ 21 Feb 2006, 03:11)The Patriot has a tender drive. Fit a Bachmann split frame chassis fitted into the body.
I also modified the tender and fited a sound only decoder there runs OK.
Your alternative is the comet chassis.

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spongebob

· #4 · Feb 21, 2006

The latest patriot has an 8 pin decoder plug in the tender though where you could fit the decoder i wouldn't like to say, the pic i saw also had a lot of excessively long wire in there just waiting to snag on a gear.

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