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N Gauge 5E and 4E
Posted: 06 Jul 2009, 19:18
by Derek Walker
I nearly fell off my shoes on saturday at Model Train Exchange. they had on display an N Gauge 5E in Blue train livery as well as a red 4E! before everybody jumps up and goes "gimme gimme", the catch is that they are unpowered display models, built by a Spanish company. I did not have my digital camera with but did sneak 2 pics with my phone, so please excuse the quality. But if anybody is near MTE pop in and go have a look inside their N gauge display case. I did not ask prices.
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Re: N Gauge 5E and 4E
Posted: 18 Sep 2009, 16:49
by Derek Walker
I now know more about where these 2 models come from. They are part of the Del Prado "The World’s Great Locomotives Die-Cast Collection, The Giants that ruled the rails in precision, N-gauge die-cast models. " I dont know if they have been released in ZA before, or are likely to be brought out at all, but its worthwhile keeping a beady eye open "just in case"
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Re: N Gauge 5E and 4E
Posted: 18 Sep 2009, 16:53
by Kevin Wilson-Smith
Derek - the release is still running in Europe - expect it here towards the end of this year/beginning of next year.
The models are also only available via the partworks - no other source for them, so do not hunt the net!
Re: N Gauge 5E and 4E
Posted: 18 Sep 2009, 18:49
by John Ashworth
Kevin, what do you mean by "only available via the partworks - no other source for them, so do not hunt the net!"?
I want one of each! Can you keep your eyes open for me in South Africa?
Re: N Gauge 5E and 4E
Posted: 18 Sep 2009, 22:04
by allanroy
Re: N Gauge 5E and 4E
Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 06:18
by John Ashworth
Thanks, Allan. I see from the description on those links that not only have they got no motors, which is fine, but they can't be towed by a powered loco, which isn't so useful. But nice looking models all the same.
Re: N Gauge 5E and 4E
Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 07:54
by Kevin Wilson-Smith
John - "partworks" are the things where they bring out a magazine every two weeks with part of a model, or kit, or a diecast or whatever - like the Scotsman series.
This one is done by Del Prado. I phoned and they said they will doing it here shortly. Here is the link to the relevant site...
http://www.delpradocollections.com/us/G ... ectionID=1
The two on bid or buy are expensive.
When they do it locally John, I will get the above two for you (if you have not got it by then). If you want tthe others as well, shout. I will swop them for all the nice morse keys you will be collecting for me from Somalia, Eritrea etc!
The models themseles are solid resin casts - so they could only be used as statics on a layout. A conversion would not be feasible at all, which is a pity!