alcazar
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I had the chance to compare the two on Sunday at Telford.
My thoughts: neither is the perfect Western. The JLTRT offering lacks the crispness of the grilles and details that the Heljan displays, plusm the window surrounds appear to be over-stated.
The bogies are very good.
The Heljan one has a superb body moulding, but you need to live with the gap between body and front skirt.
The bogies aren't bad, but the brake-gear is just a representation, and poor compared to the JLTRT one, and the wheels are plain/fla, . This latter, to me, is a HUGE mistake, since the wheels on a Western are VERY visible.
The ideal would be a Heljan body riding on JLTRT bogies....
Any comments?
I know Pete Harvey does etched windows for the JLTRT Western, which would add to their offering, but what of the grilles? I thought the JLTRT ones looked OK...then looked at Heljan's and was blown away.
My thoughts: neither is the perfect Western. The JLTRT offering lacks the crispness of the grilles and details that the Heljan displays, plusm the window surrounds appear to be over-stated.
The bogies are very good.
The Heljan one has a superb body moulding, but you need to live with the gap between body and front skirt.
The bogies aren't bad, but the brake-gear is just a representation, and poor compared to the JLTRT one, and the wheels are plain/fla, . This latter, to me, is a HUGE mistake, since the wheels on a Western are VERY visible.
The ideal would be a Heljan body riding on JLTRT bogies....
Any comments?
I know Pete Harvey does etched windows for the JLTRT Western, which would add to their offering, but what of the grilles? I thought the JLTRT ones looked OK...then looked at Heljan's and was blown away.