7mm Heljan news
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Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Most I've seen on eBay are eBay shops, so not the usual il by three sell two and make a big profit. Like with NRM limited bachmann stuff.
alcazar
Guest
Not just Tower...theirs ARE limited editions, it's EVERY model from Bachmann and Heljan.
The idea, apparently, is to move sales..."buy one now or miss out", sort of thing.
But it ALSO leads to disappointment, when the model you are saving for, disappears.
We can't ALL have as many models as we'd like, some of us are on pensions, and still have plenty of outgoings.
The idea, apparently, is to move sales..."buy one now or miss out", sort of thing.
But it ALSO leads to disappointment, when the model you are saving for, disappears.
We can't ALL have as many models as we'd like, some of us are on pensions, and still have plenty of outgoings.
Dikitriki
Flying Squad
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Yup - vous (or ought that to be Tu?).??????????Moi??
Painted in red and white the result shall be soo stimulating
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Phill Dyson
Western Thunderer
The front end of the Heljan doesn't look quite right to me ........particularly in the FYE versions & I'm not overboard on the separate valances either. If Dapol could do better?...then why not IMO
clarky
Western Thunderer
The separate valances certainly need to be lined up properly! - No doubt about that.
The Heljan front looks pretty good to me. Certainly better than the JLRT one.
It's a funny thing with the Westerns that to me they've always loooked different from different angles.
I guess it's down to the complex shape of the cab front
.....................But then again, I'm a fan of the Heljan 47, which looks great to me with a little bit of tweaking.
But as you say - If Dapol can do better.........then why not?
The Heljan front looks pretty good to me. Certainly better than the JLRT one.
It's a funny thing with the Westerns that to me they've always loooked different from different angles.
I guess it's down to the complex shape of the cab front
.....................But then again, I'm a fan of the Heljan 47, which looks great to me with a little bit of tweaking.
But as you say - If Dapol can do better.........then why not?
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
This is an interesting comment and one which I hope can be expanded. Brian Daniels had HJ and JLTRT examples at Telford this year and there are differences in the area of the headcode location and shape.
Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
I agree, Heljan did something quite clever with the Class 47. The level of their cleverness can only be truly assessed when you start comparing some of the cab dimensions to the real thing; it's really not right at all...!
Steph
clarky
Western Thunderer
I totally agree that some bits of the 47 are not right.
One glaring error is the depth of the cab droplights and the thickness of the "window aperture"
There is far too much bodyside above the drivers side window too (between the window and the cantrail) and the cab windows themselves should be more canted outwards than they are.............they are far too level.
....................But I've left the cab windows as they are and with the front steps on top of the buffer beam painted black and the buffer beam itself fully piped, it starts to look half decent.
I did use MMP kits on the bogies though and MMP cab interiors. They make a huge difference
One glaring error is the depth of the cab droplights and the thickness of the "window aperture"
There is far too much bodyside above the drivers side window too (between the window and the cantrail) and the cab windows themselves should be more canted outwards than they are.............they are far too level.
....................But I've left the cab windows as they are and with the front steps on top of the buffer beam painted black and the buffer beam itself fully piped, it starts to look half decent.
I did use MMP kits on the bogies though and MMP cab interiors. They make a huge difference
tomstaf
Western Thunderer
Hi Clarky,
When you say "a little bit of tweaking" - you mean widening its cab?
Cheers
Tom