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Offline Archie

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Home Bargains £5 train set
« on: October 11, 2013, 02:46:16 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

Offline bobblezbob

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Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2013, 05:22:20 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

Offline discok3

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Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2013, 06:03:19 PM »
Any chance of a link as I couldn't find it on their website
Cheers
Kev
Good moaning

Offline Thargor

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Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2013, 06:42:08 PM »
Pics please.  I'm looking for an "Old West" train as a scenic element/ objective.

Offline Archie

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Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2013, 07:26:44 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)

Offline bobblezbob

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Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2013, 07:32:16 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

Offline Archie

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Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2013, 07:44:05 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

« Last Edit: October 17, 2013, 07:49:39 PM by Archie »

Offline bobblezbob

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Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2013, 07:57:58 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

Offline Archie

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Re: Home Bargains £5 train set
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2013, 08:09:03 PM »
Yes bit too modern for that. Mine is more future city / Blakes 7 styled stuff so it fits in nicely.

 

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