I'm trying to find british royal train.
Seems farish made small amount of coach, and Electrarail made decals(they stopoed producing)
In ebay, there are decals, but it does include windows, that means it is impossible to lighting it?
Is there any option for it?
It's never been done ready to run.
Yes you can use Electra vinyls. They're designed to go over Farish coaches, which are just clear plastic, with no raised detail.
Electra will be starting up again, so probably the easiest route. I've not seen the eBay ones specifically, but there was a chap selling vinyls on eBay which were a bit hit and miss (not specifically the royal train ones). Chris Code or something like that.
Quote from: njee20 on October 18, 2023, 08:24:36 AMIt's never been done ready to run.
Yes you can use Electra vinyls. They're designed to go over Farish coaches, which are just clear plastic, with no raised detail.
Electra will be starting up again, so probably the easiest route. I've not seen the eBay ones specifically, but there was a chap selling vinyls on eBay which were a bit hit and miss (not specifically the royal train ones). Chris Code or something like that.
Yesbit was chris code trees.
Seems like it was notnso worth...
Did Electra announced to resell rpyal train decals?
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Electra should be back up and running next month, with a much better printer than I could have dreamed of!
When they re-open, Electra will sell vinyl's for the 1977 train and the current one:
https://electrarail.co.uk/royal-train-10-c.asp
The website lists the coaches that make up each train pack so you can get shopping (and stripping!) whilst you wait for production to restart. The Royal coaches have windows in some non-standard locations so you're probably best tracking down some of the Poole-era (or early Chinese produced) clear body shell coaches rather than the newer ones with separate windows.
The other option is to modify Farish/Dapol coaches - Phoenix Precision sell the paint whilst Railtec (https://railtec-models.com/) may be persuaded to make transfers for the lining as they already produce them in 3mm and 4mm scales.
SB.
Quote from: Bealman on October 18, 2023, 08:51:30 AM??? ???
Everyone else seems to be understanding the OP just fine. If you have nothing to add why post?
The one Coach that I hope can be found is 2908
https://www.hattons.co.uk/110541/graham_farish_374_925k_mk_1_slf_2908_in_royal_train_claret_exclusive_to_bachmann_collectors_club/stockdetail
The SLF
Hopefully others have said
Once the new owners are up and running. Depends if modelling the 1977 or the present day version
I agree with Steven
Nick I
@njee20 I guess George may have misunderstood the issue over the chap on eBay.
I understood The Op. However happy to wait for electra. to start trading
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Quote from: njee20 on October 18, 2023, 02:45:06 PMQuote from: Bealman on October 18, 2023, 08:51:30 AM??? ???
Everyone else seems to be understanding the OP just fine. If you have nothing to add why post?
Well I guess I must be dumb, then (which is what your post implies), but I'm sorry - reply #2 makes no sense to me at all.
Yep. Looks that way. Let me translate it for you.
QuoteYes it was "chris code trees". (An eBay seller, who I referenced in my previous reply)
sounds like they're not worth it
Have Electra announced they'll start selling royal train decals again?
The OP's Japanese, so there's some slightly atypical sentence structure, but it's not exactly hard to work out what he's asking. You harp on about family in Japan, so you could just ask him to post in Japanese. Instead you just saw fit to belittle, on a thread you weren't participating in anyway. Classy move from a moderator.
The OP got his answers, including from Adam, which is great. Shall we encourage people to post, or at least say things like "I'm really sorry, I don't understand what you mean". Even then, why not just leave it if you've no intention of participating?
Knock it off please, Chaps. This doesn't show the forum in the best light.
Regardless of language skills it's a sad fact some folks don't check what they've typed before hitting 'Post' so some 'sausage finger' posts get through.
Can we leave it there, please?
Easy. And I haven't got family in Japan.
But apparently I "harp on" about it.
All finished.
Seems like I make some misspelling.
Well, for steam hauled version, I should buy current version.
Going to renumber maroon duchess to 6233 Duchess of Sutherland.
A few articles
Appeared
https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/modelling-royal-train-prototype-modelling
https://pocketmags.com/railway-modeller-magazine/june-2022
Some excellent photos in here
https://www.prclt.co.uk/6233-duchess-of-sutherland.html
Chris
Quote from: Le Night ferry on October 19, 2023, 02:33:20 PMSeems like I make some misspelling.
Well, for steam hauled version, I should buy current version.
Going to renumber maroon duchess to 6233 Duchess of Sutherland.
Don't worry, your intention is clear. Your English is markedly better than my Japanese!
I don't believe the current version is ever steam hauled - it's top and tailed by a pair of class 67s, previously class 47s. Obviously the Royal Train is ceremonial, but it also serves a purpose, and that's to transport royalty, not to be a spectacle, indeed that's literally the opposite of what they want! If you want steam haulage I think you'll need to go to a very old vesion, not the current or 1977 iteration. I don't even know what went before.
Quote from: njee20 on October 19, 2023, 04:09:51 PMI don't believe the current version is ever steam hauled
It was in 2002 as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee tour, and again in 2005 taking the then Prince of Wales over the Settle & Carlisle
QuoteIf you want steam haulage I think you'll need to go to a very old vesion, not the current or 1977 iteration. I don't even know what went before.
Prior to 1977, it was largely the 1941-built LMS Royal Saloons and Power Car, some modified Director's Saloons and some stock still in use from the LNWR Royal Train, the latter only being repainted from its LNWR livery in 1941 when the LMS convinced His Majesty that it really would be safer to have the entire train painted in standard LMS livery so it didn't stand out as being a special train.
This is the King's Saloon from 1941. The Queen's Saloon was internally a mirror image of it and they were accompanied by a similar style staff sleeping & power brake car to provide uninterrupted electrical power to the whole train.
https://www.svrwiki.com/LMS_798_Royal_Coach
When built, since it was wartime, they had armour plate shutters over all the windows and armoured protection covers over the axleboxes, all were removed after the war ended. They were "inherited" by Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 and continued in service until they were replaced in 1977
The King's Saloon is now at the Severn Valley Railway whilst the Queen's Saloon is, I believe, at the NRM. The power car was scrapped.
June 2022 railway modeller ( vol. 73 number 860 )has the article And one can obtain backcopies
Duchess of Sutherland hauled the current Royal Train between Holyhead and Llandudno Juction in 2002 as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. March 2005 saw it in use again, this time with Prince Charles on board running between Settle and Carlisle.
In both cases the loco carried a royal crown or crest on the smoke box door:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5476733208_1c1254955e.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/9kXFYC)Steam-Hauled Royal Train At Lunds. (https://flic.kr/p/9kXFYC) by Neil Harvey 156 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/neil_harvey_railway_photos/), on Flickr
SB.