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RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 2:56 am
by dewintondave
Anyone thinking of ordering the upcoming Roundhouse double Fairlie?

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:31 pm
by 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.

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:04 am
by dewintondave
Same with me. I recently saw the "plan" view of it and beside 45mm track I knew it was too small :D

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:59 pm
by IanC
Not me. Too expensive for me and not even on my wants list.

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:01 am
by SpudUk
Ooooh I didn't even know anything about this!

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:17 pm
by HereticUK
Will this be available in 45mm gauge?

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:38 am
by dewintondave
HereticUK wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:17 pm Will this be available in 45mm gauge?
Yes, but not gauge adjustable :(

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:02 am
by HereticUK
That makes sense, since Taliesin was also non-adjustable. Do we have any ideas about pricing?

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:50 am
by Paul_A_C
I would guess something in the region of the price of the Beyer-Garratt; articulated loco with two power units.

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:55 am
by 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...

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:31 pm
by 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

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:36 pm
by 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 ?

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:52 pm
by 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

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 2:09 pm
by Merddin Emrys
Thanks John, I work with a rubber rule really lol, so if it looks right... :thumbup:

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 2:20 pm
by 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)

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:09 pm
by Merddin Emrys
Quite a lot then Tony, wonder how many people would notice? (Other than experienced FR footplate crew) :D

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:14 pm
by TonyW
There are several of those Bachmann electric Fairlies around painted as Merddin, and that too is a model of DLG!

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:41 pm
by 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?

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:43 pm
by 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?

Re: RH Double Fairlie

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:21 pm
by JMORG
That was a Bachman Fairlie. Lightline painted it.