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Author Topic: The Empress Of India, Or Tank Engines on the Northwest Frontier  (Read 14134 times)

Offline Grimjack

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Gents,

First time I have posted here but I need your help.

I am after a cheap-ish train set from a UK store that I can convert into the train from the movie Northwest Frontier / Flames Over India (Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom).

It looks like a small-ish tank engine but I need it to be suitable for 28mm sized figures. I keep being told 'American O Gauge' but I can't find a small enough engine.

Cheers,

Wayne
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Offline Dewbakuk

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So many projects..... so little time.......

Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: The Empress Of India, Or Tank Engines on the Northwest Frontier
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2015, 01:50:24 PM »
Or on a smaller scale (but not in UK).

http://www.tin-soldier.com/train.html

Offline Grimjack

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Re: The Empress Of India, Or Tank Engines on the Northwest Frontier
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2015, 01:27:30 PM »
Ta Sir, but not cheap enough for my Boss!

Looks like I am going to have to visit that bloody giraffe's toy barn with a 28mm figure in hand, again!

Thank God I have kids or it'd look even more weird...

Offline Deedles

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Re: The Empress Of India, Or Tank Engines on the Northwest Frontier
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2015, 10:54:15 AM »
Search for Teamsterz Tank Engine

It's A 1/55th die cast , can be found for under a fiver
Cheers
Deedles

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Re: The Empress Of India, Or Tank Engines on the Northwest Frontier
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2015, 02:15:13 PM »
If you can visit a railway modellers' swap meeting. There are usually lots of second hand engines and rolling stock in every scale and to suit most pockets.
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Offline tin shed gamer

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Re: The Empress Of India, Or Tank Engines on the Northwest Frontier
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2015, 04:21:47 PM »
I'm picking up my own thread again on making a train for nothing.as Ive been well and truely side tracked with other card projects ,but if you post a few pictures I'll see if its viable and add it to what I'm doing.if your interested.
Mark,

 

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