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Miniatures Adventure => Railway Wargaming => Topic started by: Archie on October 11, 2013, 03:46:16 PM

Title: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: Archie on October 11, 2013, 03:46:16 PM

Hi folks,

I'm not a train fan at all however my son mentioned that some track and a train or two might make a great objective to fight over or around. As a result I was keeping an eye out for cheap trains and found a circular set at Home Bargains for £5. Three different versions. One train and two carriages and a bunch of track in each set.

I don't have any pictures with me but I've stuck it onto some board and it looks fine painted up. Looks a little taller than 00 scale although I might be wrong as I really don't do the train thing. All plastic track but easy enough to cut and seems to hold paint quite well.

Anyway I thought i'd flag it up in case it was of interest to anyone.

I can get some picture up if anyone would find that helpful.

Cheers

Archie

Title: Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: bobblezbob on October 11, 2013, 06:22:20 PM

Hi Archie,
I dont do the train thing either but am looking for a train & carriages for 28mm gaming of Spanish Civil War so pics would be good of the one youve picked up please (might help other people as well).

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: discok3 on October 12, 2013, 07:03:19 PM

Any chance of a link as I couldn't find it on their website
Cheers
Kev

Title: Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: Thargor on October 12, 2013, 07:42:08 PM

Pics please.  I'm looking for an "Old West" train as a scenic element/ objective.

Title: Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: Archie on October 17, 2013, 08:26:44 PM

Sorry away on business with dodgy internet access. Also I actually dont know how to upload pics here. Do I have to host them somewhere else first?

(I will check the help section after posting this and try to work it out)

Title: Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: bobblezbob on October 17, 2013, 08:32:16 PM

Cheers Archie,
Am afraid I cant help you with the image millarky as I dont even have the means to connect the camera to the laptop !
Good luck

Regards

Title: Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: Archie on October 17, 2013, 08:44:05 PM

Ok ... might have sussed this ...

The figures are Foundry 28mm 2000AD minis.

As you can see on a standard slotta they fit into the open truck nicely.

The engine is about eight inches long. Carriages shorter.

I have glued some of the track to board ... each board is two feet long. Thr board on the right I have started to paint up ... and this is the first for me showing off my handiwork  lol

Title: Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: bobblezbob on October 17, 2013, 08:57:58 PM

Thanks Archie,
Canny handy work mind  ;)
Think the Engine might be too modern looking for my Spanish Civil War project (and Thargor's Wild West theme) but thanks for sharing that.

Regards

Title: Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
Post by: Archie on October 17, 2013, 09:09:03 PM

Yes bit too modern for that. Mine is more future city / Blakes 7 styled stuff so it fits in nicely.