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ICE3 and the AVE - HO Trix and Maerklin. Sighted at a distance of 2m across the Hamburg Model Wunterwelt looked relatively undetailed but I don't know the prototypes and it was at speed (3-rail ac , so must have been one of these. A reasonable length of train seems to be possible . I doubt scale length is an issue here - the sections are short. Mechanism? Detailed comments?
ICE1, ICE2 and ICE T - HO Fleischmann . ?? All the usual questions . (Can Neil confirm which ICE is featured in his photo?)
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It's the ICE3 the review is here. Sorry I didn't comment on whether it was scale length but as you can see from the other reviews by Doug and Gary, nobody else does either. Bear in mind this came out in late 2004 if you do read the review.
In my opinion it is the most technologically advanced High speed unit model currently available. It has directional lighting , digital sound and all the coaches have installed lighting. It is an awesome model. There are three extra coaches available to take the length to eight coaches and it has a hell of a powerful motor so if you have the space it can really belt along.
It is also available in a Spanish variant AVE. These are available in two rail DCC or three rail AC and I believe there is also a Dutch variant too. It does look similar to the DB one though. My biggest annoyance with Hornby as you will read in the review is that they don't make a GNER 225 with all these features and detail. It would be the top of my railway wish list.
I'm kind of pleased you started this thread as, other than steam streamliners, my favourite trains are the high speed expresses.
Unfortunately I have no experience of the Fleischmann ICE's but their reputation would lead me to believe that they would be very good. Brian (DBClass 50 ) I think would know more as he has a lot of experience with Fleischmann. Ones he back from Egypt we can run this by him.
It does surprise me that the major model makers haven't made more models of say the TGV and so on. I guess it comes down to who has the rights to make one and if they reckon it's economically viable. I'm kind of hoping that Maerklin /Trix might do a Thalys or Duplex at some point. They tend to their models with sound and lights which I like. The Fleischmann ones tend not to have sound. There is a Brawa model of the OBB Talent coming out this year which although it looks like a High speed train probably is more of a local one. It is intended to have many features and will have imacculate detail and be spot on scale wise.
QUOTE And from what I recall the XPTs were subject to a 100mph speed limit The tracks here aren't very good. There are loads of crashes and trains are speed limited on many lines.
ICE3 and the AVE - HO Trix and Maerklin. Sighted at a distance of 2m across the Hamburg Model Wunterwelt looked relatively undetailed but I don't know the prototypes and it was at speed (3-rail ac , so must have been one of these. A reasonable length of train seems to be possible . I doubt scale length is an issue here - the sections are short. Mechanism? Detailed comments?
ICE1, ICE2 and ICE T - HO Fleischmann . ?? All the usual questions . (Can Neil confirm which ICE is featured in his photo?)
It's the ICE3 the review is here. Sorry I didn't comment on whether it was scale length but as you can see from the other reviews by Doug and Gary, nobody else does either. Bear in mind this came out in late 2004 if you do read the review.
In my opinion it is the most technologically advanced High speed unit model currently available. It has directional lighting , digital sound and all the coaches have installed lighting. It is an awesome model. There are three extra coaches available to take the length to eight coaches and it has a hell of a powerful motor so if you have the space it can really belt along.
It is also available in a Spanish variant AVE. These are available in two rail DCC or three rail AC and I believe there is also a Dutch variant too. It does look similar to the DB one though. My biggest annoyance with Hornby as you will read in the review is that they don't make a GNER 225 with all these features and detail. It would be the top of my railway wish list.
I'm kind of pleased you started this thread as, other than steam streamliners, my favourite trains are the high speed expresses.
Unfortunately I have no experience of the Fleischmann ICE's but their reputation would lead me to believe that they would be very good. Brian (DBClass 50 ) I think would know more as he has a lot of experience with Fleischmann. Ones he back from Egypt we can run this by him.
It does surprise me that the major model makers haven't made more models of say the TGV and so on. I guess it comes down to who has the rights to make one and if they reckon it's economically viable. I'm kind of hoping that Maerklin /Trix might do a Thalys or Duplex at some point. They tend to their models with sound and lights which I like. The Fleischmann ones tend not to have sound. There is a Brawa model of the OBB Talent coming out this year which although it looks like a High speed train probably is more of a local one. It is intended to have many features and will have imacculate detail and be spot on scale wise.
QUOTE And from what I recall the XPTs were subject to a 100mph speed limit The tracks here aren't very good. There are loads of crashes and trains are speed limited on many lines.
