HO Garratt model by Eureka Models

Australian company, Eureka Models, has just announced that they will be producing an HO model of the New South Wales Government Railways AD60 class Beyer-Garratt

This will be the first injection moulded Garratt to be produced anywhere in the world.

See more information at the Eureka Models Website:

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Eureka Models Webmaster James McInerney

STOP! In The Name Of The Lore!

At

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, homepage for "Lambing Flat" my HO NSWGR branchline, includes information on the full size NSWGR.
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the "Rurr Valley Railway", my G gauge West Coast of Tasmania garden line or
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for the family stuff!

Reply to
Lambing Flat
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"Lambing Flat" wrote

Rubbish - Kitmaster produced an injection moulded kit of the former LMS Beyer Garrett many years ago.

John.

Reply to
John Turner

And it seems you reply merits the same response. Kitmaster made an injected moulded, non-running kit (I had one). The Eureka model is (or will be) RTR, making it the first in accordance with Lambing's post.

Engage brain before putting typing hand in gear.

Steve

Reply to
Steve Magee

He was correct. The Australian one looks good and I will probably get one - but it is *N*O*T* "the first injection moulded Garratt to be produced anywhere in the world". Period.

It would help.

Reply to
Christopher A. Lee

"Steve Magee" wrote

Excuse me, the original poster simply said, and I quote:

Which is patently untrue - the Kitmaster Garrett is both injection moulded and a Garrett.

John.

Reply to
John Turner

To paraphrase "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".....

"Bloody pedants!"

Will you accept "This will be the first *ready to run* injection moulded Garratt to be produced anywhere in the world." Which is what I intended to convey in the first place........

The Kitmaster Garratt was indeed injection moulded, but it certainly wasn't ready to run........

The AD60 will be a very fine model, with superb running qualities, the Australian market would not accept anything less......

Eureka Models Webmaster James McInerney

STOP! In The Name Of The Lore!

At

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, homepage for "Lambing Flat" my HO NSWGR branchline, includes information on the full size NSWGR.
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the "Rurr Valley Railway", my G gauge West Coast of Tasmania garden line or
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for the family stuff!

Reply to
Lambing Flat

Wasn't it "Bloody Peasants"?

(Ducks for cover)

Reply to
Rob K

"Lambing Flat" wrote

Absolutely, but your original claim would contravene the Trades Description Act in the UK, plus it's always better to say what you meant rather than what you meant to say! ;-)

Now how do I go about ordering one of the factory weathered examples?

John.

Reply to
John Turner

"Rob K" wrote

Don't you mean pheasants?

John.

Reply to
John Turner

In message , John Turner writes

I'm surprised you haven't offered to be their UK agent.

Reply to
John Sullivan

Fair does, John - this one is a working model - I can't rememebr seeing many working Kitmaster jobbies :-)

Jim.

Reply to
Jim Guthrie

Phil: Kitmaster Produced Motorising Kits (a power bogie - to use in an adjacent Wagon or Coach), and many Specialist manufaturers here STILL provide chassis conversions for currently available Kitmaster models (albeit labelled Airfix or Dapol) - admittedly not the Garratt though.

(At least thes is more chance of 'motorising' an ex-Kitmaster than an ex-Mongram / Revell steam loco - they seem to come with 'fixed position' mouldings of connecting rods / valve gear which makes the 'no cement' instructions on fitting the wheels almost irrelevant (except for achieving alignment of the pins for the rods)

Reply to
Phil

"John Sullivan" wrote

I have! ;-)

John.

Reply to
John Turner

On Fri, 28 May 2004 15:37:49 UTC, "John Turner" wrote: 2000

The prototype looks almost grungy enough to be an Espee engine.

Reply to
Ernie Fisch

Go to

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Send Ron an order with deposit and specify that you want a weathered version. I might have to modify the order form to make that easier.....

Eureka Models Webmaster James McInerney

STOP! In The Name Of The Lore!

At

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, homepage for "Lambing Flat" my HO NSWGR branchline, includes information on the full size NSWGR.
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the "Rurr Valley Railway", my G gauge West Coast of Tasmania garden line or
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for the family stuff!

Reply to
Lambing Flat

John Turner offered me a plate of cheese and whispered:

Reply to
Enzo Matrix

Oh come on there's no need to grouse about it.

Reply to
Chris Wilson

Or crow for that matter.

Ken.

Reply to
Ken Parkes

It might be a bit of a booby for some great bustard to drag this thread out much longer.

Reply to
Arthur Figgis

It could become an albatross around our necks.

Reply to
MartinS

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