RH Double Fairlie

[dewintondave]

Anyone thinking of ordering the upcoming Roundhouse double Fairlie?

[Busted Bricks]

Nope, wrong scale (and I couldn't afford it anyway). I've sworn that since I will soon have a fiber laser for cutting metal and I'm training as a CNC machinist, I will not buy RTR locos anymore.

[dewintondave]

Same with me. I recently saw the "plan" view of it and beside 45mm track I knew it was too small

[IanC]

Not me. Too expensive for me and not even on my wants list.

[SpudUk]

Ooooh I didn't even know anything about this!

[HereticUK]

Will this be available in 45mm gauge?

[dewintondave]

Will this be available in 45mm gauge?

Yes, but not gauge adjustable

[HereticUK]

That makes sense, since Taliesin was also non-adjustable. Do we have any ideas about pricing?

[Paul_A_C]

I would guess something in the region of the price of the Beyer-Garratt; articulated loco with two power units.

[JMORG]

Unfortunately it's difficult to justify the Roundhouse one when we already have a Peter Angus James Spooner. Some of our locals will be buying one though...

[cncmodeller]

I don't see why it should be the same price as a Beyer-Garratt as the power bogie on it's own is about £600 and if you say the rest of the loco is no more 'bulk' than a typical scale £2000 loco that they produce it should be by my reckoning be no more than 3K.

John

[Merddin Emrys]

It's on the Roundhouse website as DLG, I would love one if it could be made as Merddin Emrys, apart from colour and nameplates how different are the two locomotives ?

[cncmodeller]

I've just checked my brilliant book ' Fairlie Locomotives of North Wales' and they look very similar apart from that Merddin Emrys has a 1 foot longer wheelbase and a more closely sheeted in cab side, visually you can see a bit more boiler from the side in front of the sandboxes, wouldn't worry me.

John

[Merddin Emrys]

Thanks John, I work with a rubber rule really lol, so if it looks right...

[TonyW]

Differences between DLG and Merrdin include:
- Smokebox doors, handles and handrails
- Clack valves on top of boiler behind chimney (DLG only)
- Different cab side profiles (more open on DLG, enclosed on ME)
- Length of side tanks (longer on DLG)
- Position of sand pots (alongside smokeboxes on DLG, alongside boiler on ME)

[Merddin Emrys]

Quite a lot then Tony, wonder how many people would notice? (Other than experienced FR footplate crew)

[TonyW]

There are several of those Bachmann electric Fairlies around painted as Merddin, and that too is a model of DLG!

[Merddin Emrys]

There is a lovely 16mm cut away model of Merddin Emrys in the booking office at FR Harbour Station no idea who made it?

[Merddin Emrys]

There is a lovely 16mm cut away model of Merddin Emrys in the booking office at FR Harbour Station no idea who made it?

[JMORG]

That was a Bachman Fairlie. Lightline painted it.