Comments on: Rats!

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:59:07 +0000

I was unaware of that model.

Interesting… I suppose its value to me will depend on how successfully the 009 layout comes out of retirement.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:11:56 +0000

Did you know Bachmann are doing an 009 Baldwin 4-6-0T, as used on the Welsh Highland and Ashover Light railways. Will be the first British-outline 009 loco.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:04:55 +0000

Yes, the chocolate and cream Pulman livery looks good, but the blue one?

Sorry, but that does nothing for me. I see no need for that unit on any layout I might chose to model, even virtually.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:21:34 +0000

Fortunately for my credit card the Brighton Belle has no place in a Cornish-based layout. (Neither does the Bl*e P*llm*n). But the 25/2, even if it’s not perfect, is a necessary model when running a 70s sequence.

By: Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:14:48 +0000

I’m in two minds about this release when I rarely manage even one.

On one hand it’s just a shrunken Bachmann Class 25, not exactly championed for it’s accuracy when released a dozen or more years ago. On the other hand I do like New Toys

In the end I pre-ordered a Brighton Belle to be going on with.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:39:59 +0000

Probably in terms of mass as well!

You have both the advantage and disadvantage of not needing a support vehicle to move a locomotive been tracks. If I were at a show and wanted to buy a new loco I might have serious problems getting it home. This is a serious deterrent when it comes to buying them!

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:24:17 +0000

In terms of volume, you have more locomotives than I do

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:02:14 +0000

Is there an anonymous group to help people deal with N-gauge locomotive addiction?

Mind you, my Dad has more Hornby Dubblo locomotives than his Zero-One control system can cope with, and both my nephew has more locomotives for his wooden railway than anything else, and even my own son is almost at parity if you discount the trucks with letters spelling out his name on his wooden railway.

I, well, I have one locomotive and a “coach”, but no track at all. But then my stock is 5-inch gauge, so there isn’t room in our garden.