ACW wish list

Started by grimreaper, 03 September 2010, 09:52:21 PM

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Sunray

Quote from: parkerm17 on 23 September 2018, 11:36:28 AM
The ACW was the first "railway war" and no-one makes anything by way of locomotives and rolling stock in 10mm (N Gauge if you like).   The are just four things: a locomotive, a tender, a freight car and perhaps a passenger car: is there any chance?   I have been in touch with wargaming friends in the US and they cannot help

Most of us who like a railway on the table go with static Del Prado range to save cash. And YES, you can get ACW era engines like  American Standard "The General", (engine & tender)  currently on sale on ebay at £4.99.   

Freight cars and passage cars are freely available in N gauge, (I picked up a couple of the Shredded Wheat carriages)  and don't forget the Pendraken Boer war range of rolling stock.  :)

fsn

I am now minded to watch the Buster Keaton classic "The General".

If you haven't seen it - it is a genuine classic.

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Great fan of Keaton. Fantastic that 'The General' is 92 years old and still funny!
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Trains are always difficult to get into production as the costs of having them made is usually more than we'd ever make in sales unfortunately.  It's the same to a lesser degree with planes and helicopters.
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Sunray

Quote from: Sunray on 23 September 2018, 02:15:35 PM
Most of us who like a railway on the table go with static Del Prado range to save cash. And YES, you can get ACW era engines like  American Standard "The General", (engine & tender)  currently on sale on ebay at £4.99.   

Freight cars and passage cars are freely available in N gauge, (I picked up a couple of the Shredded Wheat carriages)  and don't forget the Pendraken Boer war range of rolling stock.  :)

Go Del Prado - supplement with ebay carriages and the Pendraken Boer war range.

parkerm17

Many thanks helpful people: I will investigate further.

FierceKitty

Quote from: fsn on 23 September 2018, 04:00:07 PM
I am now minded to watch the Buster Keaton classic "The General".

If you haven't seen it - it is a genuine classic.



One of the movies I've been using to persuade my better half that there are worthwhile movies in black and white.
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I found some toy train sets in Asda a couple of years ago. They were packaged under the brand Adventure Wheels. There was certainly a "wild west" train set. I use this one for the Russo-Japanese War. Pictured here with Saxons








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Funnily enough I use Saxons as alternative RJW Japanese in the khaki uniform.
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The trains are marketed under various brands but the source company is Soma. Google "Soma trains" to see all of their variants

fsn

Quote from: Shedman on 24 September 2018, 10:08:27 AM
I found some toy train sets in Asda a couple of years ago. They were packaged under the brand Adventure Wheels. There was certainly a "wild west" train set. I use this one for the Russo-Japanese War. Pictured here with Saxons
I've got a few of those. They were good value for money.
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Sunray

Quote from: fsn on 24 September 2018, 12:37:02 PM
I've got a few of those. They were good value for money.

The trick is to get them in the supermarket - not on ebay!  :)

But yes, cheap and cheerful and close enough to 10mm scale.