Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
Blog update 1/8 - Walkers posted today, & various hoppers expected next week.
Auscision Models Blog
Poath Junction
Chief Commissioner
Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
Iain
Chief Commissioner
Location: Concord, NSW
Well to be more precise, pictures of boxes said to contain Walker rail motors have appeared on Facebook.
Iain
Iain
Poath Junction
Chief Commissioner
Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
Well to be more precise, pictures of boxes said to contain Walker rail motors have appeared on Facebook.
Iain
Refresh your browser, there is a blog update dated 1/8.
Iain
Chief Commissioner
Location: Concord, NSW
Refresh your browser, there is a blog update dated 1/8.Check Facebook for pictures of the boxes Poath!
anzac1959
Chief Commissioner
Anyone else having trouble viewing pics of the GHAN AN every time I open up the 10 pics it opens up "meet mature................... " and if you try and quit out of the side box it closes the GHAN pis as well .I wouldn't mind seeing the AN im about to get.
Poath Junction
Chief Commissioner
Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
The AN album working fine for me. Try this direct link, no need to be logged into facebook for it to work, and try a different browser if it still misbehaves.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.613495288684413.1073741830.136260326407914&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.613495288684413.1073741830.136260326407914&type=3
catchpoint
Assistant Commissioner
Location: At the end of a loop
Lets play spotto for another new product from Auscision. http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/products_page.htm ("railer", under accessories & parts)
What no mention of Auscision gazumping PECO in this instance?! oh the humanity.
Any thoughts as to whether this forthcoming product will be AMRA spec. compliant?
Regards,
Catchpoint
wolfpac
Minister for Railways
Location: Over here...
What no mention of Auscision gazumping PECO in this instance?! oh the humanity.Perhaps one of these would be useful to continue stirring:
Any thoughts as to whether this forthcoming product will be AMRA spec. compliant?
Regards,
Catchpoint
Wolfpac
Poath Junction
Chief Commissioner
Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
Blog update about AN's, facebook updated advising RH/GY & J hoppers have hit the shores.
Poath Junction
Chief Commissioner
Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
From facebook we learn some packs of the J hoppers have sold out and "We also have limited stocks of 5 different unannounced hoppers that will be available this weekend for the first time. ". (This weekend being Newcastle exhibition).
Iain
Chief Commissioner
Location: Concord, NSW
The GH's have definitely arrived.
Iain
Iain
Aaron
The Ghost of George Stephenson
Location: University of Adelaide SA
The GH's have definitely arrived.Ah, so it would seem that Ausicion's master kit builders did not go to the trouble of making any of the more 'interesting' variations of the class, opting instead for the regular run of the mill edition provided for in the kit... Forget the wagons with the cut out ends and VHGY style braking, they didn't even bother to go to the effort to source a double chute type. Something else I don't have to buy RTR because I have more interesting examples from the kits.
Iain
Groundrelay
Chief Commissioner
Location: Surrounded by Trolls!
Blog update about AN's, facebook updated advising RH/GY & J hoppers have hit the shores.
Just need a couple for my East Coast superfreighties (ANs that is
Iain
Chief Commissioner
Location: Concord, NSW
I suppose it is up to you Aaron what you buy, but I imagine that Auscision went for what would sell and be profitable leaving the obscure versions to the kitbashers and scratchbuilders. It seems to me that with 800 in the class and most wheat trains having about 20 GH's in them there is amble room for the VR modeller to have both.
Iain
Iain
EFB5800
Chief Train Controller
Location: On my office roof.
5 different single wagon packs of odd paint schemes on the lidless VR bogie hoppers available at the Our Town Show.
wat700
Junior Train Controller
Location: Richmond, NSW
For those contemplating buying VHW-7 - VHCX Hopper in Vline Red just beware they may have the wrong coding (VHDY) applied to the wagons.
I was searching for the aforementioned pack at the Our Town exhibition today when I discovered the above. I told the blokes at the Auscision stand who said it must have been a factory error they had not picked up. Unsure if all packs are effected or just those I saw today (all the VHW-7 on the stand).
Other than that though I must say the wagons of all versions looked great.
I was searching for the aforementioned pack at the Our Town exhibition today when I discovered the above. I told the blokes at the Auscision stand who said it must have been a factory error they had not picked up. Unsure if all packs are effected or just those I saw today (all the VHW-7 on the stand).
Other than that though I must say the wagons of all versions looked great.
Groundrelay
Chief Commissioner
Location: Surrounded by Trolls!
I suppose it is up to you Aaron what you buy, but I imagine that Auscision went for what would sell and be profitable leaving the obscure versions to the kitbashers and scratchbuilders. It seems to me that with 800 in the class and most wheat trains having about 20 GH's in them there is amble room for the VR modeller to have both.95:5 rule.
Iain
By the way, with prices set to rise (substantially?) how much more would you be prepared to pay. 10% 25% more ?
Aaron
The Ghost of George Stephenson
Location: University of Adelaide SA
I suppose it is up to you Aaron what you buy, but I imagine that Auscision went for what would sell and be profitable leaving the obscure versions to the kitbashers and scratchbuilders. It seems to me that with 800 in the class and most wheat trains having about 20 GH's in them there is amble room for the VR modeller to have both.I think you will find they went with what was available to them.
Iain
t_woodroffe
Assistant Commissioner
Auscision indeed "went with what was available to them" including, inter alia, the following VR drawings:
GY 1, GY 1A General Arrangement
GY 3.300-.352 Underframe and Details
GY 11.300-.324 Body Details
GY 41.1 Axleboxes
GH 4A Brake Arrangement
GH 10 Body Arrangement
GH 10A, 10B Roof Arrangement
GH 12.10-.14 Hatch Lid Assembly
VHGY 11.74 -.83 Hatch Assembly
JAX 12.26 Hatch Details
Review of the build batches, differences between workshops builds, the most common details and most common build configuration resulted in the choice of the GH "batches" to be represented by mass production RTR. The versions with side and end cut-aways were considered but the extra die cost against the relatively small prototype quantities factored against choice of these versions.
TW
GY 1, GY 1A General Arrangement
GY 3.300-.352 Underframe and Details
GY 11.300-.324 Body Details
GY 41.1 Axleboxes
GH 4A Brake Arrangement
GH 10 Body Arrangement
GH 10A, 10B Roof Arrangement
GH 12.10-.14 Hatch Lid Assembly
VHGY 11.74 -.83 Hatch Assembly
JAX 12.26 Hatch Details
Review of the build batches, differences between workshops builds, the most common details and most common build configuration resulted in the choice of the GH "batches" to be represented by mass production RTR. The versions with side and end cut-aways were considered but the extra die cost against the relatively small prototype quantities factored against choice of these versions.
TW
Iain
Chief Commissioner
Location: Concord, NSW
I suppose after all they are mass production items.
The challange as with all these RTR items is how to give them personality which in my case means weathering.
Iain
The challange as with all these RTR items is how to give them personality which in my case means weathering.
Iain
davesvline
Chief Commissioner
Location: 1983-1998
For those contemplating buying VHW-7 - VHCX Hopper in Vline Red just beware they may have the wrong coding (VHDY) applied to the wagons.
I was searching for the aforementioned pack at the Our Town exhibition today when I discovered the above. I told the blokes at the Auscision stand who said it must have been a factory error they had not picked up. Unsure if all packs are effected or just those I saw today (all the VHW-7 on the stand).
Other than that though I must say the wagons of all versions looked great.
Interesting you mention this. I'd been comtemplating these hoppers for some time, and prior to that had kit built quite a few of them. I'd held off finishing the kits cos i was waiting to see which ones i'd look at buying from Auscision to fit in with what I'm building. I'd done a fairly substantial amount of research on numbers and variants from books and photo websites etc. One of the things i picked up on with the Auscision proposed numbers was the difference you highlighted with pack VHW-7. Incidentally, the error you mention has been like that with their photo of it on the products page for as long as i can remember. They were told about it, and by more people than just myself, thats for sure.
Perhaps too late to have done anything about it, since the model was announced at short notice, and they must've been a fairly close to releasing it???
Regards
Poath Junction
Chief Commissioner
Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
Blog update 20/8.
5711
Assistant Commissioner
Those Ghan An's are going quick - no surprise.
Wonder if those Bicentennial 86's will do the same next year?
Wonder if those Bicentennial 86's will do the same next year?
H222
Beginner
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Found this today, not sure if it's a hoax or not
comtrain
Chief Commissioner
Location: Near Albury Wodonga
Found this today, not sure if it's a hoax or notIt doesn't look right?? Definitely like no other brochure I have seen from them.Cheers
Rod
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