Ripmax? Tram kits

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Hi everyone. Does anybody have any knowledge or experience with any of the following kits?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wooden-Mode...2TCG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1329247191&sr=8-4 < Link To http://www.amazon.co.uk/W...=1329247191&sr=8-4
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wooden-Mode...13M6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1329247191&sr=8-5 < Link To http://www.amazon.co.uk/W...=1329247191&sr=8-5
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wooden-Mode...Z34G/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1329247191&sr=8-6 < Link To http://www.amazon.co.uk/W...=1329247191&sr=8-6
They look like very nice models. Obviously not powered but wondering if it's possible to do so.
 
mmmmm, some nice models there. :)
 
Hi,As it has already been said the company is "Occre",and yes with a bit of work they can be powered for 45mm,one or two have been sold on E-Bay in the past.
 
These are 1/24 scale. Not a kit to buy if you are new to wood models. Think Hartford and double the difficulty. Plenty of pre cut and lasered parts but also a lot of stripwood to cut and trim. And any curves are going to require a lot of filling and shaping.
You will need a fair bit of skill and patience to get a satisfactory result. I have modded mine to use a USA Trains motor block. As you can see I got this far 3 years ago and lost my nerve. Built a few other wooden things scince, including a Hartford cabboose. I might just fiish this now and post the results.
I hope I havn't put you off :bigsmile: there are always the RTR Bachmann, LGB and new Lilliput offerings if you love G Scale trams.
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To be honest you haven't put me off at all. It's one of those kits that I could take my time with. The RTR trams are nice, but these look something else and I can imagine the satisfaction of finishing one and running it.
 
nicebutdim said:
To be honest you haven't put me off at all. It's one of those kits that I could take my time with. The RTR trams are nice, but these look something else and I can imagine the satisfaction of finishing one and running it.
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Go for it ! You sound just the kind of person these kits were made for.
All the wood pre-cut and cast metal parts fit well. This is a high quality and well thought out kit. I do not know how their own motor block runs. But if you go the USA/Aristo route you may need to to cut an appature in the floor to fit it.
One or two of the Garden Rail Specialist shops have them in stock.
Max.
 
These look quite stunning don't they? And they would run nicely with my trams, I'll have to investigate further......
 
Glendale junction sell a Factory motorising kit and also a home brew motorising kit
 
DoctorM said:
nicebutdim said:
.......................I can imagine the satisfaction of finishing one and running it.
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Or putting it in a glass case!
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Was thinking the same thing, the level of detail is quite exquisite...... It would be a shame to have to take them outdoors :rolf::rolf::rolf:
Check out the London double decker wow!!!
 
DoctorM said:
There's a blow by blow account of an OcCre Cibeles (Madrid) tram build on the Continental Garden Trains forum which may be of some use to you Tim

http://www.cgtrains.com/t102-spanish-occre-tram-build
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Thanks for posting. Nice overveiw of a build but it does not cover the realities of buliding one of these kits and thinking through and planning involved.
If it would help any of you with going ahead with one of these kits then I am happy to post a "how to" from my experiences so far. Don't worry it will not be a sea of negativity. It might just spur me on to finish it. see pic above in posting #7.
And if we get a clutch of these made we could all meet up and have a [strike]jam[/strike] sorry tram session, or a tram-off.
Max.
 
Bought two Soller versions from Glendale about 3 yrs ago, £70 ea.
Still not finished. Many fiddly parts easily broken, & having problems with window fittings.
The home grown (I.P. Eng) motor kits are quite noisy, and wheels much smaller than the kit version.
They'll be finished one day, I hope.
I'm intending battery power r/c, but finding space for the hardware is another challenge.
Noticed them on GRS site @ £122.
 
oooh I didn't know they did a double decker, and its a pretty standard open topper from the turn of the 20th century. 45mm @ 1:24 is 3'6" gauge and there were plenty of those. Burton and Ashby Light Railway anyone ?
 
Pardon my enthusiasm - I have just been reminded that a half completed Billing boat kit is moored in the attic, as a reminder of the effort needed to put a serious wooden kit together.
 
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