I have just sold the 10mm version of the Syphon C to a fellow EAG member, and with this kit there wasn’t a roof unlike the 1/32 kit which now has a slatted roof that will fold over it, this will save time and effort from sourcing a brass or plastic one.Hi Dave,
I initially spoke to Ken a few weeks before the AGM. I understand he was unfortunately not so well a while before that. I followed that up with an enquiry a week or so after the AGM. Ken said he had a batch of orders to get through from the AGM (including yours perhaps), and my 1/32nd Syphon C was in the queue. It came soon after. It has made up into a super bodyline kit, as has the 1/32nd LNER CCT he did specially soon after. Hope this helps.
Steve
I have just sold the 10mm version of the Syphon C to a fellow EAG member, and with this kit there wasn’t a roof unlike the 1/32 kit which now has a slatted roof that will fold over it, this will save time and effort from sourcing a brass or plastic one.
Can you post a photo of yours please Steve.
Dave
I hope the 2 new photos show the LNER CCT kit contents for Richard & the Syphon roof detail for Dave. The roof design is similar in both kits. Ken had sent an early prototype of this new roof design for a small van with an earlier order of mine. (My feedback to him on this new development was very positive.) By the way the LNER CCT was produced in 2 batches, one in 1939 & the other in 1950 (by BR).Hi Dave, I took this photo a while ago, I will endeavour to get better photos of the Syphon & the LNER CCT for you & Richard.
Bear with me. Cheers,
Steve
Sounds like a vast improvement! I'll join up again and have a look.
I cannot offer anything at present because I am working on nothing except my 5" gauge loco. Nothing else is allowed on the workbench until that is finished.
I plan to make a 1/32 loco next so should have something to offer then but that is a few years off yet.
I'm a very new member of G1MRA and have spent the last hour or so reading through this thread. I must confess that at the start I was wondering if I had made a mistake but as the thread evolved I feel there is light at the end of the proverbial tunnel......
I'm a very new member of G1MRA and have spent the last hour or so reading through this thread. I must confess that at the start I was wondering if I had made a mistake but as the thread evolved I feel there is light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. I have been wondering if I'm to model in 10mm or 1/32 for my new adventure. This thread has made my mind up that the way forward is to concentrate on 1/32. It has clarified a few points to me and I can't wait to get started as soon as the funds are in place.
Interestingly I'm leaving behind classic car ownership for one reason or another and very similar conditions prevailed in those circles. Some owners would look down their noses at you if they thought you had an inferior model in the wrong colour or the wrong spec or, heaven forbid you had modified it.
Please keep up the reasoned and informed debate on these pages but spare a thought for the new guys who would appreciate the odd link or two to help us find our way to the goodies available. Or maybe it's just me.
Must find the wife now and let her know I'm still in the building.
Thank you Steve. I will follow your advice. KeithWelcome Keith. I would perhaps suggest starting off with a straightforward r/c rechargeable battery powered 1/32nd electric loco & maybe some Accucraft BR mk 1 coaches. It's often useful at meets to have something that can run quickly without fuss. I would not start with an Aster. As an experienced G1 operator & trader said to me they are rather complex & delicate beasts. Good fun to operate when you have mastered them, but not always straightforward, perhaps like some classic cars. Yes, I also know two G1 people who have classic cars(!) Good luck, Steve
I'm a very new member of G1MRA and have spent the last hour or so reading through this thread. I must confess that at the start I was wondering if I had made a mistake but as the thread evolved I feel there is light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. I have been wondering if I'm to model in 10mm or 1/32 for my new adventure. This thread has made my mind up that the way forward is to concentrate on 1/32. It has clarified a few points to me and I can't wait to get started as soon as the funds are in place.
Interestingly I'm leaving behind classic car ownership for one reason or another and very similar conditions prevailed in those circles. Some owners would look down their noses at you if they thought you had an inferior model in the wrong colour or the wrong spec or, heaven forbid you had modified it.
Please keep up the reasoned and informed debate on these pages but spare a thought for the new guys who would appreciate the odd link or two to help us find our way to the goodies available. Or maybe it's just me.
Must find the wife now and let her know I'm still in the building.
spare a thought for the new guys who would appreciate the odd link or two to help us find our way to the goodies available.
Here's an odd link or two for you, Keith:
The latest 1:32 Finescale Group Newsletter:
1:32F - Newsletter No.5
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