The Model Railroad and Train Sets Thread

sbasak · 15th May 2008, 18:44

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Do the engines toot their horns and make sounds?

Usually no! But Hornby has recently introduced a steam loco, which uses real steam (basically heats water thru the electric current picked up from tracks) to propel the loco!

It also emits steam like a real steam loco

These sets are currently priced around £400.

swapszone · 16th May 2008, 13:08

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Originally Posted by shankar.balan

ive got the normal 00 scale hornby trakmat setup - each time I want to play trains I have to set the whole thing up - mainly because while I do have space in my upstairs music room, ive got three large dogs who love to pick up things and play with them, themselves - so I cant leave my trains and cars lying around, for fear of them being appropriated by one or other of the dogs!
one of these days I will set it up and take pics and post them for you to see.

I want to buy the second train with a full set of tracks - this way I can creat a parallel setup and some extra sidings where I can park some of the rolling stock and run one full set plus one engine and tender alone - this will also need a level crossing setup but I can buy all this only next time I travel to the UK.

I am posting however, a pic where you can see a toy train set up in the Railway Museum in York in which people can actually ride - (small kids) and of course the driver who is a full sized man and a model train / landscape setup in the Motor Museum in Coventry.

Another place you can see some phenomenal setups is the Great Railway Museum in Delhi as also the Indian Museum or Nehru Children's Museum in Calcutta if I remember right.

nice pics...
but wud love to see ur final completed setup...
all the best for that

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amit V8 · 8th June 2008, 00:32

finally here are mine.

normally_crazy · 8th June 2008, 10:22

Superb pictures guys ! Keep them coming.

amit V8 · 23rd June 2008, 00:06

here are some more from my side.
i got both the engines from a local shop. the orange one has extra weight at the back to keep the balance. the black one has a lot more- flat bed, oil tanker etc. not posting those.

shankar.balan · 24th June 2008, 12:26

this is correct - it is a complete series called LIVE STEAM - basically a re-make of their popular 1950's -1960's ENGLISH MADE Train Sets which actually has Live Steam -
really lovely Train Sets!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbasak

Usually no! But Hornby has recently introduced a steam loco, which uses real steam (basically heats water thru the electric current picked up from tracks) to propel the loco!

It also emits steam like a real steam loco

These sets are currently priced around £400.

HORNBY is supposed to Have an INDIA Distributor - but the listed tel no doesnt work.

plse see Home - Hornby website for stockist details in mumbai
the details are below
Hobby Makers
1/16 Ghanshyam Baug Cama Lane
Hansoti Road
Ghatkopar W
Mumbai 86
ph 39442040 - doesnt work
fax 22086732
email: parthglobal@hotmail.com - no reply so far

alternatively you could call ODYSSEY in Chennai - they are a book shop who used to sell HORNBY sets in their store.

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Originally Posted by Maverick1977

I would be really glad if any one can tell me where I can buy these sets in Mumbai? I used to see these sets in a shop called India Hobby centre located at Marinelines (dont even know if it still exists). However my folks always felt that I was not matured enough at that point in time.

akshladha · 8th October 2008, 10:59

Hey guys, good to see a thread for scale models of railroad train sets.

We couple of friends are looking out to set up a scale model city. We have zeroed down to the scale of 1:18, as most of the cars and bikes diecasts are available. Now our issues is compatibility. As this is a scale city, we plan to run railraod network through it and set up airport too. Setting up an air force base is not an issue as there a quite a few options available in 1:18 scales. The issue we are facing is in getting compatible commercial aircraft, ships for port and rail road models.

We have been researching since a while, and we realized, correct me if m wrong, that "G - Gauge"/"G - Scale" are of ratio 1:21 or 1:22.4, the most nearest to the scale 1:18!! Because as far as i know,there are no 1:18 scale models available in railroad as such??

So guys, please help me with right inputs over the same. It would be of great help if you could enlighten me over the best compatible railroad scale for 1:18 auto diecasts.

bluestraveller · 27th December 2008, 05:05

It is Xmas, there is a party! so what better occasion than this to add some excitement. So out came my train set from its boxes. I had just 15 minutes to set up the whole thing before our guests started to arrive hence as you would notice its not the greatest setup but was super exciting and entertaining with all us grownup kids watching the train go round and round

The set up was really shabby as the tracks ran a few inches outside the table and had to be supported by toilet rolls

this made the tracks flexible and hence I didn't want to run my more expensive engines so out came my smaller, cheaper test engine.

kutlee · 3rd January 2009, 11:05

nice looking train and set up. saw a train set at lifestyle and wanted to buy for christmas..couldn't..

WanderNomad · 3rd January 2009, 11:46

Though I could never manage to buy one, have always had a fascination towards train sets since childhood. Those memories have been refreshed now.

meghan · 3rd January 2009, 15:02

Wonderful thread!
Really love these trains though I have never owned one.

@Pune guys - Have you been to the Joshi Museum of Model Railways at Kothrud, near Karishma Society? Got reminded of my visit there some 3-4 years back.
Googled it to find their site, Joshi's Museum of Model Railways

Shantanu Borate · 27th May 2009, 15:18

Hi friends,

I like to share a yacht model which I built few months back.

I am planning to make train models too. I will share the photos once done.

Thanks

Shantanu

Spitfire · 27th May 2009, 16:28

WOW, awesome job. It looks great. do you have pics on WIP.

Looking forward to those train models.

benbsb29 · 27th May 2009, 16:36

@Shantanu : You actually made that boat?! WOW!
Please post all such creations of yours. i'm impressed.

bharanidharang · 27th May 2009, 17:16

wow! nice thread. i love trains... used to play with them when i was kid.

would love to re-start it as a hobby but alas have a naughty son (4 year old) who will not keep quiet. so will have to wait for a few more years before getting into it.

will be tracking this thread.

shantanu... way to go with your boat... maybe a boat thread ?

or maybe we should have a model category ? model cars/trains/planes/boats

8th June 2008, 00:32	#18
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	finally here are mine. Attached Thumbnails
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8th June 2008, 10:22	#19
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,305 Thanked: 543 Times View My Garage	Superb pictures guys ! Keep them coming.
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23rd June 2008, 00:06	#20
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	here are some more from my side. i got both the engines from a local shop. the orange one has extra weight at the back to keep the balance. the black one has a lot more- flat bed, oil tanker etc. not posting those. Attached Thumbnails
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8th October 2008, 10:59	#22
akshladha BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 28 Thanked: 63 Times	Please help with scale compatibilities!! Hey guys, good to see a thread for scale models of railroad train sets. We couple of friends are looking out to set up a scale model city. We have zeroed down to the scale of 1:18, as most of the cars and bikes diecasts are available. Now our issues is compatibility. As this is a scale city, we plan to run railraod network through it and set up airport too. Setting up an air force base is not an issue as there a quite a few options available in 1:18 scales. The issue we are facing is in getting compatible commercial aircraft, ships for port and rail road models. We have been researching since a while, and we realized, correct me if m wrong, that "G - Gauge"/"G - Scale" are of ratio 1:21 or 1:22.4, the most nearest to the scale 1:18!! Because as far as i know,there are no 1:18 scale models available in railroad as such?? So guys, please help me with right inputs over the same. It would be of great help if you could enlighten me over the best compatible railroad scale for 1:18 auto diecasts.
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27th December 2008, 05:05	#23
bluestraveller BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ Posts: 117 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	It is Xmas, there is a party! so what better occasion than this to add some excitement. So out came my train set from its boxes. I had just 15 minutes to set up the whole thing before our guests started to arrive hence as you would notice its not the greatest setup but was super exciting and entertaining with all us grownup kids watching the train go round and round The set up was really shabby as the tracks ran a few inches outside the table and had to be supported by toilet rolls this made the tracks flexible and hence I didn't want to run my more expensive engines so out came my smaller, cheaper test engine. Attached Thumbnails
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3rd January 2009, 11:05	#24
kutlee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,141 Thanked: 233 Times View My Garage	nice looking train and set up. saw a train set at lifestyle and wanted to buy for christmas..couldn't..
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3rd January 2009, 11:46	#25
WanderNomad BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 271 Thanked: 11 Times	Though I could never manage to buy one, have always had a fascination towards train sets since childhood. Those memories have been refreshed now.
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3rd January 2009, 15:02	#26
meghan BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountain View Posts: 113 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Wonderful thread! Really love these trains though I have never owned one. @Pune guys - Have you been to the Joshi Museum of Model Railways at Kothrud, near Karishma Society? Got reminded of my visit there some 3-4 years back. Googled it to find their site, Joshi's Museum of Model Railways
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27th May 2009, 15:18	#27
Shantanu Borate Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 0 Thanked: 2 Times	Yacht model . Pls don't mind Hi friends, I like to share a yacht model which I built few months back. I am planning to make train models too. I will share the photos once done. Thanks Shantanu Attached Thumbnails
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27th May 2009, 16:28	#28
Spitfire BANNED Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panaji - Goa/Bangalore - Karnataka Posts: 3,313 Thanked: 778 Times	WOW, awesome job. It looks great. do you have pics on WIP. Looking forward to those train models.
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27th May 2009, 16:36	#29
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,104 Thanked: 14,188 Times View My Garage	@Shantanu : You actually made that boat?! WOW! Please post all such creations of yours. i'm impressed.
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27th May 2009, 17:16	#30
bharanidharang BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 410 Thanked: 262 Times	wow! nice thread. i love trains... used to play with them when i was kid. would love to re-start it as a hobby but alas have a naughty son (4 year old) who will not keep quiet. so will have to wait for a few more years before getting into it. will be tracking this thread. shantanu... way to go with your boat... maybe a boat thread ? or maybe we should have a model category ? model cars/trains/planes/boats
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