David Halfpenny
Western Thunderer
As you imply, Steph, brake van models are disproportionately significant because it is they that make a train a possible. Yet manufacturers have shied away from brake vans, for fear sales of a very company-specific vehicle won't pay for high tooling costs.
Roger has broken out of that straitjacket by taking the bold step of using relatively low investment production methods to produce a much simplified impression of a generic brake van. It has proved popular because it makes possible a 'near enough' train to go behind a 1:32 locomotive on G1MRA Standard track, and most of his customers will be perfectly satisfied with how it looks from a distance.
May I ask you (and indeed anyone) a hypothetical question?
If you could make up an accurate 1:32 scale train, with what wheels would you fit it, and where would you run it, please?
PS Steph, could you be distracted by these G3 vehicles, photographed at the 16mm AGM this April?
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Williams:
Roger has broken out of that straitjacket by taking the bold step of using relatively low investment production methods to produce a much simplified impression of a generic brake van. It has proved popular because it makes possible a 'near enough' train to go behind a 1:32 locomotive on G1MRA Standard track, and most of his customers will be perfectly satisfied with how it looks from a distance.
May I ask you (and indeed anyone) a hypothetical question?
If you could make up an accurate 1:32 scale train, with what wheels would you fit it, and where would you run it, please?
DavidPS Steph, could you be distracted by these G3 vehicles, photographed at the 16mm AGM this April?
Korzilius:
Slaters:
Williams: