German O Gauge/spur O

mickoo

mickoo

Western Thunderer
No idea on shows but you might like to trawl through here http://www.spurnull-magazin.de/, if you use Google chrome it auto translates, IE might have that function too but I gave up on it last year, soooo slooooww!

I'd be interested to hear how you get on, apparently there's quite a bit of DB stuff for O gauge, kits too, though they can be on the expensive side and hard to track down anyone who sells them.

Good luck
 
tomstaf

tomstaf

Western Thunderer
Jordan said:
Modern Image as in UK modern image..? Or are you looking to model DB.?
Lenz currently do a range of DB O scale, but pricey as Mick notes - was it ever thus for European models??
No idea what could be useful for the UK scene from the EU, and don't forget that (Klaxon of Pedantry Alert) European O is 1:45, not 1:43......
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Hi Jordan,

I mean UK modern image. Whilst I've been doing the IGA Cargowaggons (which are German built) I was looking for detail parts. And I found a load of bits for things like the continental lamp irons, brake changeover levers, air pipes, 20ft and 60ft containers, and some very good wheels. We share some wagon bogies types too - eg Y25, Y27c etc. There are also a range of continental wagons types that run over here eg Cargowaggons (several types) IHAs etc. I've managed to track some bits down but as to the bogies no success so far. So I was wondering if the market is a bit like the UK one where there are small specialist producers who often only appear at shows. If anyone had an idea I was thinking it may be worth a visit to one you see. I've also found that quite a lot of the bits and pieces are produced in both 1:43.5 and 1:43.

Cheers

Tom
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
That looks just like an aircraft simulator on an open spine wagon... must be for training pilots in taking a Jumbo through the carriage washing plant at Clapham.
 
tomstaf

tomstaf

Western Thunderer
Dog Star said:
That looks just like an aircraft simulator on an open spine wagon... must be for training pilots in taking a Jumbo through the carriage washing plant at Clapham.
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Having never seen an aircraft simulator I can't comment. It is technologically advanced in some respects but in other (inside that cabin) it's basic. Simple bus seats, checker plate flooring and that's it. Not an environment you'd want to ride in for long or at speed!

Cheers

Tom
 
mickoo

mickoo

Western Thunderer
Fairly sure this is one of those rail layer/recovery type vehicles, it lays long lengths of rail down each side of the one to be replaced/recovered then another machine comes along and does the actual rail swap, nearest picture I can find at short notice are these US ones, which looks much more complex but the principle is the same, the rail is gripped by that yellow arm and slides through mini rollers on the end of the arm, that may be an attachment fitted on site, as I can't quite see them in that image.

The wagon behind certainly looks like one of the new/old rail support wagons but it is positioned incorrectly and would normally be behind the photographer along with as many others to suit the lengths of rail for that job.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkaf/6819481937/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkaf/6819500585/in/photostream/
 
mickoo

mickoo

Western Thunderer
A lot of the UK container wagons use continental bogies, as do many bogie hoppers, many of which are actually built in Europe for the UK market, yet differ considerably to their continental counterparts, almost a bespoke market. I did see somewhere recently an article detailing cast Y25 bogies and their construction in, I'm sure 7mm, but for the life of me I cannot remember where I saw it or who produced them.
 
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