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Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 4 May 2005 12:10:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Samarth Moray wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote:
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I don’t honestly think the British market is big enough to ever get a decent
British prototype set out of TLC. :-(
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But you DO have British protos now! There’s Thomas, Percy, James and all his
other DUPLO freinds to play with! ;-D
Legoswami
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I think if you’re talking British locomotive prototypes, the only ones with
international recognition are either models from the Awdry series or historic
engines such as the Rocket or Mallard, most of which would need a new moulding
for wheels.
A mainline steam locomotive would need wheels the size of Ben’s or bigger, and a
smaller locomotive would need plain wheels without sprung surrounds for when you
don’t have a motor plugged in (no sidebars, and probably no connecting rods).
That only leaves diesels, and the Awdry diesels are a little plain for
modelling.
I thought the MoT engines were spoiled by the look of the wheels. I’d like to
see a realistic saddle tank shunting engine (like wot I made), but would it be
acceptable to ship it with push-along-the-carpet wheels as a motor substitute?
What about a small older style of diesel shunting engine?
I can’t think of a particular large diesel engine I’d like to see - maybe a blue
class 50, but then could we get black-edged train windscreens? Even so, it
wouldn’t be noteable even across the channel.
So, what detailed diesel locomotives from Europe, Asia, etc. (i.e. not while
multi-car streamlined passenger trains) would have wider appeal?
Some rolling stock on a shorter wheelbase would be nice though. I’ve been
trying to buy train tender units just to get wheels and buffers in similar
quantities. Maybe a broken-back tanker or reinforced heavy ore hopper -
something to make a long line of.
You’d still need a good freight locomotive to pull it all though...
Jason Railton
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| (...) Don't forget the Scotsman..... SNIPPED (...) I think the Deltic Class 55 series would be a good choice as far as British protos go. (...) Thats a good choice too. IMO, since both these locos (Class 55 and Class 50) are there in Microsoft's (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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