Comments on: Go Dapol! Again!

By: Martyn Read

Martyn Read — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:33:29 +0000

Just seen a post that the Bachy HTA in N is out as well…

Expect to see lots of bankrupt N-scalers at Warley!

By: Martyn Read

Martyn Read — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:21:28 +0000

You could well be right, this is exactly the sort of ‘splurge’ of releases that gets folk thinking and ends up with layouts being built.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:22:53 +0000

As far as I know, the steel carrier will use the same bogies as the recently released Cargowaggon (yes, a proper British scale Cargowaggon, something else you don’t have in 4mm!), so I’m guessing it’s the older version. Bachmann have announced the Nissen Hut wagon.

The pocket wagon is done by ATM (Bernard Taylor and Ben Ando). The KFA hasn’t yet appeared, and is now indefinitely delayed.

I think N is increasingly going to be the principle scale for big-time main line modelling, leaving 00 for shunting planks and steam age branch lines.

By: Martyn Read

Martyn Read — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:07:25 +0000

Hmmm – thunking more.

A two unit container spine could also mean the FCA – which would give the ‘american’ bogie that goes under the ‘Nissen hut’ steel carriers…

An FCA would be much less useful than the FEA to my mind, being EWS only for a start.

By: Martyn Read

Martyn Read — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:02:48 +0000

Some superb idea’s coming in N – if we are to believe their descriptions you’re getting an IKA Megafret flat (the wagon under the Tesco boxes), and FEA-B twin spine, and the KIA tiphook coil carrier (guessing the prototype as that one due to it sharing bogies with the cargowaggon)

You lucky lucky things you. You still can’t do a OO freightliner train as none of the current wagons are available RTR, and only one current type is available as a kit – with the FEA plus the pocket and KFA previously made (can’t think of the company, sorry) you have a feasible RTR Freightliner train.

It’s nearly enough to make you want to change scale…