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model trains are built as working models.
In order to have a model work you must also expect to sacrifice some of the
realism. The aim of most manufacturers is to give
trouble free running and retain as much detail as possible within the bounds
of production capability. Most commercial builders of
railway models today are doing a superb job of achieving these goals, but
unfortunately some details are still lost. |
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Incorrect couplings, deep
wheel flanges, course scale valve gear, no footplate steps because of
truck swing, and cab to tender distance too wide, to say nothing of
drive motors often visible in the cab. Even the live
steam models which are incredibly accurate with regard to detail,
usually, out of pure necessity, have some oversize pressure gauge or
control lever out of the top of the cab roof. In my opinion,
although magnificent pieces of model engineering, when viewed as static
reproductions of that particular type of locomotive, there is usually
plenty of evidence of compromise. |
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I have a love for finely detailed static models. This
model was originally started quite a few years ago, with a fiew to manufacturung
models in 10 mm = 1 foot in Limited Edition quantaties for sale to the serious
collector. The Canadian Pacific 4-6-4
Royal Hudson featured here happened to be right here in Western Canada, which
gave me the oportunity to get all the details I needed to build a highly
detailed model. Over 400 photographs
have been taken by us to date of the B.C. Rail locomotive 2860, here in
Vancouver B.C. |
