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Tom Rolt!
ee heee! Tome Rolts been anounced - take a gander :
http://www.pps-steam-models.co.uk/
Looks brill, I really want one! If only...
http://www.pps-steam-models.co.uk/
Looks brill, I really want one! If only...
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Is that wrong?Sir haydn wrote:remember its got a black boiler!!!
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Ooops! Sorry, I thought you meant the model had a black boiler, and the real one was green!
Roundhouse also use body colour for Linda and the Darjeeling, both of which should have black boilers.
And I've just had an email about lining a Roundhouse Tom Rolt...!
Roundhouse also use body colour for Linda and the Darjeeling, both of which should have black boilers.
And I've just had an email about lining a Roundhouse Tom Rolt...!
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Exactly, accucraft seem to be alot better at this. For example roundhouse don't tend to pay much attention to the valve gear which means it looks much too chunky, accucraft do and it improves the model alot! Also a few more small detail castings wouldn't go amiss on the roundhouse models and I also think they could finish the model with a matt smokebox. This probably has something to do with where each of the models is made in that if more and more was improved in the roundhouse models the price would just be too high whereas accucraft are able to keep to very low prices and still make good quality models that run superbly.
I think that the model is pretty accurate. after all the loco has modern welded bodywork. also the valve gear isnt to big. its pretty accurate I would say. As for accucraft you may not be saying they are cheap by the end of the year. the chinease workers are up in arms at the moment over pay. Its roumoured that a manual countess by december will be around £2000
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