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W&L "Resita", live steam by Ralph Reppingen
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:58 am
by kandnwlr
For those who saw the paragraph on Welshpool and Llanfair´s 0-8-0T "Resita" (currently "resting") in SMT which announced Ralph Reppingen´s live steam model of the same, here are a few more details from the website (German only).
Ralph writes that another "Announcement" will be made concerning the loco at the end of March, presumably with some pics and more details of delivery date, which is currently set at 2014. Scale is 1:20, min radius is 50cm, gauge is 45mm, and the price of the kit is ca €2300, available in three phases each priced at a third of the total. It should also be available RTR, but no price is shown.
I know that Ralph always welcomes expressions of interest to help him judge demand.
http://www.reppingen.de/aktuelles.html
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:37 am
by MDLR
Let's hope it's more reliable and trouble-free than the prototype!
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:54 pm
by kandnwlr
MDLR:97591 wrote:Let's hope it's more reliable and trouble-free than the prototype!
Yes, that is a good point, since the list of defects is fairly long. But Ralph Reppingen´s website claims that his prototye, also confusingly called "Resita" is working on Austria´s Steyrtal museum railway. Of course the W&L could organise a part exchange of two non-working Resita 0-8-0Ts for one working one ....
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:24 pm
by JMORG
What's happened to Resita 19?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:33 pm
by DVT Dweller
JMORG:97595 wrote:What's happened to Resita 19?
Fortunately common sense has happened to it and it's been put to the back of the shed. 699 is being rebuilt (a far better use of money) to take 19's place on the roster.
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:44 pm
by laalratty
It broke a crank last year, destroying bits of its motion yet again in the process, just as loco crews were starting to believe that it might be an ok engine.
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:01 pm
by JMORG
Did Lancia build it instead of Resista?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:25 pm
by kandnwlr
JMORG:97611 wrote:Did Lancia build it instead of Resista? :D
More like Dacia (made in Rumania)
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:04 am
by jez kirkwood
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:11 am
by kandnwlr
Blimey. Not much you can do on the spot to mend that.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:32 am
by paullad1984
wonder, being inside framed, whether it would be possible to re-build this loco for 32mm gauge....
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:01 pm
by JMORG
Not helpful when the valve gear falls off!
I hope they don't scrap it, I always thought it was a good looking engine!
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:17 pm
by SapperAnt
dear. Not quite as spectacular as "Blue Peter" but ........
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:54 pm
by Palmerston
Ralph produced the Resita already during 2007-2011. During this I did send him a few pics from the W&L loco but he never advertized in the UK. Nobody noticed it then, except me and a few.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 6:56 pm
by kandnwlr
Palmerston:97739 wrote:Ralph produced the Resita already during 2007-2011. During this I did send him a few pics from the W&L loco but he never advertized in the UK. Nobody noticed it then, except me and a few.
I saw Ralph at Karlsruhe in January, and, yup, essentially, it´s a relaunch, but as he isn´t really a great fan of mass production, it´ll be serve them as they come.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:01 pm
by rebelego
Reppingen Resita is actually gauge adjustable and can run on both 32mm and 45mm. Should open up for a broader market in the UK, but doesn't seem like Reppingen is going to advertise this either.
Re: W&L "Resita", live steam by Ralph Reppinge
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:22 pm
by kandnwlr
kandnwlr:97588 wrote:For those who saw the paragraph on Welshpool and Llanfair´s 0-8-0T "Resita" (currently "resting") in SMT which announced Ralph Reppingen´s live steam model of the same, here are a few more details from the website (German only).
Ralph writes that another "Announcement" will be made concerning the loco at the end of March, presumably with some pics and more details of delivery date, which is currently set at 2014. Scale is 1:20, min radius is 50cm, gauge is 45mm, and the price of the kit is ca €2300, available in three phases each priced at a third of the total. It should also be available RTR, but no price is shown.
I know that Ralph always welcomes expressions of interest to help him judge demand.
http://www.reppingen.de/aktuelles.html
On your behalf, I´ve been in touch Ralph Reppingen, who has kindly provided the following additional information:
- Outside frame, 32mm / 45mm adjustable gauge
- €2300 kit price, but also available RTR
- Weight 4.5kg
- Gas fired
- Boiler capacity 350ml
- Will negotiate LGB R1 radius curves / 50cm
- Sprung wheels
- 45min run time without refuelling gas
- Current production schedule of this run from May 2014 onwards (if order received in the next weeks)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:24 pm
by laalratty
Can imagine that will be a powerful beast at 4.5Kg and with 8 driving wheels. Just hope it's more reliable then the Welshpool one...
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:35 pm
by kandnwlr
laalratty:99078 wrote:Can imagine that will be a powerful beast at 4.5Kg and with 8 driving wheels. Just hope it's more reliable then the Welshpool one...
To quote an article in Steam in the Garden (Jan/Feb 2011) describing a previous production run of "Resita", "pulling capacity is (between) 60 to 80 axles". This article, written by Bert Horner, also said that she would run for 45min on one gas filling.