Dear All,
I am interested in some of the smaller items of Bemo diesel rolling stock such as this one:
http://eurorailhobbies.com/erh_detail.asp?mn=26&stock=Bm1273139&ca=2&sc=All (http://eurorailhobbies.com/erh_detail.asp?mn=26&stock=Bm1273139&ca=2&sc=All)
Does anyone know of an importer of Bemo?
I saw a layout which had a number of their locomotives at the Porthmadog exhibition earlier in the month, but did not have enough time to talk to them. The layout was called Bad Heidrechstein and unfortunately they seem to have a limited online presence. Does anyone know how they might be contacted? I see they are at the Exeter exhibition but I cannot attend that one.
Thank you,
James Ham.
Quote from: James Ham on May 28, 2010, 11:28
I saw a layout which had a number of their locomotives at the Porthmadog exhibition earlier in the month, but did not have enough time to talk to them. The layout was called Bad Heidrechstein and unfortunately they seem to have a limited online presence. Does anyone know how they might be contacted? I see they are at the Exeter exhibition but I cannot attend that one.
Hello James,
Not sure what you mean by "they seem to have a limited online presence", but by "them" in your posting extract above, I assume you mean the owner of Bad Heidrechstein? That one is easy as the layout is owned and built by Mark Howe, 009 News Editor, so you can contact him straight away either by post, telephone or email to his contact details published on page 3 of 009 News!
As to UK Bemo importers, not my field of interest, but I would imagine a glance through the advert pages of Continental Modeller would come up with a quick result - Winco, Hattons, Kittle Hobby perhaps? You could also enquire through Sales Officer Brian, who often carries secondhand stocks of Bemo items. Alternatively have you tried a Google search for something like "Bemo - UK stockist" ? Another avenue guaranteed to get you the answer you seek is to ask Society Chairman David Gander - as he has recently stepped up from being Society Trade Liaison Officer for some years, his trade awareness of the hobby is probably unchallenged and I am sure he could give you an answer to your query, so why not ask him - but my advice is to ask these Society officers directly using the contact details published in 009 News, not by posting a query here and expecting the right one to pick it up - they are not all members of this forum anyway.
Mick
Quote from: James Ham on May 28, 2010, 11:28
Dear All,
I am interested in some of the smaller items of Bemo diesel rolling stock such as this one:
http://eurorailhobbies.com/erh_detail.asp?mn=26&stock=Bm1273139&ca=2&sc=All (http://eurorailhobbies.com/erh_detail.asp?mn=26&stock=Bm1273139&ca=2&sc=All)
Does anyone know of an importer of Bemo?
Umm, you do realise that is an HOm (12mm gauge) tractor ? We're a "broad church", but I think 'BH' is 9mm gauge (HOe) and this Bemo stuff gets more expensive by the day, so buying stuff you can't run would be horrendous.
Anyway, in the South there is Winco http://www.winco.uk.com/ (http://www.winco.uk.com/) (certainly good for 12mm Bemo, and probably _some_ 9mm) and "oop North" Arcadia http://www.arcadiarail.co.uk/products/index.php (http://www.arcadiarail.co.uk/products/index.php) appear to stock them.
If you aren't aware of the prices, I recommend sitting down before accessing either site ;-)
ĸen
Thanks for your replies.
Mick,
I just meant that there appears to be no website or forum thread for that layout. Thank you for those contacts. They shall no doubt be useful in finding out if the Bemo stuff is suitable for my plans.
Ken,
The Winco link seems to be the best, though I don;t know what availability is like. I saw the layout in question very briefly at the end of the exhibition and cannot say with any certainty what the gauge is, but I am sure of the Bemo stock he showed me. As regards the price, they do seem expensive, though the unmotored tractor is comparatively cheap at
Just to add that a lot of Bemo equipment was sold for both 9 mm and 12 mm gauges. I'm not sure if this is true for their entire range but often the only difference is the back to back on the wheelsets, and it is a fairly easy matter to push the wheels in on their axles to run 12 mm gauge locos and rolling stock on 9 mm gauge track.
You will need some sort of 9 mm gauge back to back gauge (I know SMP sell one as I have one from them, others are available) or a pair of dial / digital calipers which you set to 7.5 mm (or thereabouts) and use the 'inside measuring' bit in place of the back to back gauge.
Can I just have clarification on that
is it possible the buy Hom stock and re-gauge the wheels?
would the height and width be similar to Hoe/009?
Quote from: Born-Again Modeller on June 26, 2010, 15:43
Can I just have clarification on that
is it possible the buy Hom stock and re-gauge the wheels?
would the height and width be similar to Hoe/009?
Should be as I have done this on the Bemo bogie diesel (V50?) and I'm assuming that most (all) of the Bemo stuff is the same (except the some of the 'Metalkit' stuff). By pushing the wheels further in on their axles you do not affect the width of the stock as this has nothing to do with the track gauge (unless I have mis-understood your query). As the wheels are not being replaced for those of a different diameter, nor is the position of the axles moved, the height of the rolling stock will not change. The only thing that you will have changed is the position of each wheel reliative to each other (i.e. reduced the back to back from about 10.5 mm to 7.5 mm) on the axle so that the wheels will run on rails set 9 mm apart, and the position of each wheel reliative to the end of the axle so that the wheelset is central to the track and not over to one side.
In some cases the loading gauge for a 1 meter (1000 mm) gauge line may well be different (bigger) to that of a 750 mm gauge line but certainly looking at the models that Bemo have produced all the boxes appear to be labeled 'HOm - HOe' no matter what the gauge of the model inside, and generally HOe stock is about the same size as 009. But then there is quite a variety of sizes reprisented by 009, just compare a Quarry Hunslet to a NGG16 and a full size tunnel made for the Hunslet will probably not take the Garratt!
Thanks for that, it opens up some interesting possibilities
Coincidentally I just opened the may issue of "Continental Modeller" and find a report that Brawa will re-issue Harz Camel BR110
B-B Diesel For HOm but with alternative parts for HOe included.
Straying off topic a little there was also a report that Lilliput are to produce a gmeinder bogie diesel as per Zillertalbahn D15.