Warley Report 5- KATO/Peco Double Fairlie.

This is the first printed sample of the announced Double Fairlie and was a very rough sample- shapes of things to come.

An excellent couple of days at Warley with lots to see and new and old friends met- Thanks Colin for inviting me and a good couple of evenings putting the world- and mode3l railways- to rights.

Warley Report 4. New PECO 'Bugbox' coaches.

In my haste to capture photos of the newly announced and prototype loco's I almost forgot the PECO Bugboxes.

Shown is the First Class coach which has a superb finish and runs very well.

Can't wait for release to augment my 3D printed brace.

Warley Report 3b. 009 England loco.

The Peco stand also had one of the engineering samples running .

Quite happily pulling the 3 prototypes of the Peco 'Bugbox' coaches around a circle of Peco narrow gauge track.

The loco runs well with no sign of wobbling or erratic behaviour-the difference between this example and the one running on the KATO stand was the tender.

Warley Report 3a. KATO/Peco England 009 engine.

The KATO display was part of the Gaugemaster stand. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Kato who showed me one of the first engineering samples of this new enterprise between Kato and Peco.

The loco was running very smoothly as one would expect from Kato products .

A completely new chassis has been engineered to power the loco which Mr Kato kindly allowed me to photograph.

The photo isn't as grainy as you would think as a mottled grey plasic mix was used to produce this engineering sample. When asked it was intimated that the England would be introduced in 2021.

Warley Report 2. Model Rail Vale of Rheidol 2-6-2T.

Pictured on the Model Rail stand was this image.

When speaking with stand staff I was told that this will be the first Model Rail loco that will be produced 'in house' .

production will also be arranged by MR and not through one of the established previous partners.

Realistically the model won't appear for some considerable time- maybe 3 or 4 years.

Warley report 1. Heljan 009 L&B Baldwin LYN.

The first of my observations from Warley is the engineering sample from Heljan. Announced as being available during quarter 3 next year ,2020.

0 Gauge Lima BR&CW Type3.

 The buffer beams complete with buffers have arrived.

Then it is simply a matter of cutting off the original beams from the chassis.

I found it best to test fit the replacements with the body in place. That way I can be sure I can remove the body.

Initially superglued in place- I use Gorrila Gel, The joint was beefed up with some quick setting epoxy resin.

Looks like it is set square so the handrails to fit next.