Been away from 009 (is it 009 or OO9?) for a bit, went back to HOn30, but too difficult to fit RC into it, so back to the UK modelling again :)
A Bachmann Skarloey conversion kit. Is there a one available from a mfr? I know Narrow Planet (Light Railway Stores) did one in the past, but it seems all that is now available from him (them) are all the etched items. Almost all steam locos and conversions are long out of production. Not sure why they keep them listed.
Are there any loco kits or 3d printed models that utilize the mechs from the MiniTrains F&C 0-4-0 and /or Forney? I think I would prefer to sell them, instead of sacrificing the body, but they do run excellently, so may be worth doing.
Finally, anyone own one of the Fourdees CV Beyer-Peacock Tram locos? How nice does it run, and how is the body finish?
Thank you.
Jim F
Hello Jim,
Sorry I can't answer all your queries, but on your question of "is it OO9 or 009?" it is definitely 009 as in zero zero nine, although just to confuse, verbally it is spoken as Oh Oh Nine! Confused? Don't be, just remember to spell it zero zero 9 and you won't be banished to the Society Naughty Room!
The reasoning is simple - the Society features in a number of society and trade type lists, and is now registered at Companies House with the correctly spelt title as it has been a Limited Company for several years now. If it spelt its title with the letters OO, then the Society would appear about two thirds of the way down the listings and would risk being overlooked. As it is spelt with a double figure zero, then it can be quite confident of being on the first page if not the actual first organisation listed.
Mick
Surely the reason it is 00 is that it is a variant based on 00 (zero zero) which is derived from all the model scale gauges, becoming smaller over time, and having a long historical base: Gauge 3, Gauge 2, Gauge 1 and Gauge 0 (zero).
And just to confuse things a bit more, I've always pronounced it "double oh nine". :)
Agent 007 and 009 to the rescue. ;) :)
When you are searching on ebay use both, though!!
I'm not sure what you are asking for regarding the Bachmann TTE locos, though. The two steam locos are close copies of the Talylyn originals so all that is needed to convert them from toy to model are the conversion kits which are still available as far as I know.
Quote from: Hobby on March 23, 2021, 09:34
I'm not sure what you are asking for regarding the Bachmann TTE locos, though. The two steam locos are close copies of the Talylyn originals so all that is needed to convert them from toy to model are the conversion kits which are still available as far as I know.
Both the conversion kits are listed as 'Sold Out'.
You can however give LRS (was Narrow Planet) your e-mail address so they can let you know when they are in stock again. Here are the links:
TR Nº1 (Bachmann HOn30 "Skarloey") "Slimline" detailing kit:
https://www.lightrailwaystores.co.uk/products/npc-012?_pos=7&_sid=bf62c17b3&_ss=r
Fletcher Jennings TR Nº2 (Bachmann HOn30 "Rheneas") 'Dolgochification' kit:
https://www.lightrailwaystores.co.uk/products/npc-017?_pos=8&_sid=bf62c17b3&_ss=r
Quote from: Jim Flynn on March 21, 2021, 15:01
Are there any loco kits or 3d printed models that utilize the mechs from the MiniTrains F&C 0-4-0 and /or Forney? I think I would prefer to sell them, instead of sacrificing the body, but they do run excellently, so may be worth doing.
Yes there are several.
For a start see this link to the LRS (was Narrow Planet) for the several kits that have 3d parrts and use the various Minitrains chassis:
https://www.lightrailwaystores.co.uk/search?q=Minitrains&type=product
Quote from: engerth399 on March 23, 2021, 07:38
Surely the reason it is 00 is that it is a variant based on 00 (zero zero) which is derived from all the model scale gauges, becoming smaller over time, and having a long historical base: Gauge 3, Gauge 2, Gauge 1 and Gauge 0 (zero).
Quite correct Peter and sensible logic. The reason I gave my explanation regarding ease of finding in directories etc was because it was brought up at a committee meeting around 12 years ago when one of these perennial questions about it came up and that was the minuted "official" decision as to why we use double zero. I was there, but concede that your reasoning makes just as much sense!
Mick