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NER SNOWPLOUGHS
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:52 pm
by Bryan
In the latest NER Express from the NERA a small article mentions a firm called Prolix models of Keighley are producing an O gauge model of NER Snowplough no 12.
Does anybody know anything about this firm as I have never heard of them before. (maybe that isn't hard though)
A web address was given in the article but it comes up dead.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:09 pm
by Bryan
Finally got the address to work.
The plough looks OK any comments anyone.
http://www.prolixmodels.co.uk/
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:42 pm
by lnerjp
Hi Bryan, Had a quick look at one of these a month ago at a show, and on first impressions I thought the mouldings very good and would very quickly (in minutes) build into a complete model. Could be improved if you are prepared to put a little extra work in to make a interior and would benifit from a brass/nickel silver chasis. I also thought £60 was a lot of money for not a lot, but going by other vacuum cast resin kits, its about the going rate, guess its not cheap to produce. I would have bought one there and then if I'd had the cash and will most probably buy one in the future. Hope this helps J.P.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:06 pm
by richard
It does seem a lot, and I thought resin was meant to be one of the cheapest kit mediums - especially for small volume products. The quality of resin castings also appear to have improved a lot over the years.
Tempting, but I'm not sure if a Y7 or MW 0-4-0 could handle any serious ploughing with one of those!
Richard
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:22 pm
by Bryan
Would the provision of a nickel silver or similar chassis take away from the prototypical timber chassis?
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:59 pm
by lnerjp
It all depends on your own personal modelling standards, as the kit comes there is no provision for compesation or springing and the bearings are pressed in on the internal sides of the plough. The entire interiour of the plough is hollow there isn't even a floor, my feelings are that if I was building this kit I would probably build a internal compensated chasis and floor. As I have said this would be internal to the model and therfore would not take away from the timber chasis as it could not be seen without picking the model up and turning it over.
Cheers J.P.
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:08 pm
by lnerjp
If you decide to get one Bryan, I would be interested in how you get on, keep us posted.
Cheers J.P.