"train" brand (made in china)

DickyC

DickyC

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Just seen this wagon on Ebay, it described at "train" as its brand, it has a "train" logo on it but on the bottom says made in china. What brand is this, its not Trainline45 I dont think ?? its a nice looking wagon ripe for some MOB bashing and adding to the Collection. its a total LGB Knock off but a good looking one.

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Nequida was one name they used and yes ,a lgb clone
 
Quality nowhere near as good as LGB, but good for bashing and repainting....
 
I recently bashed one that that bogies on to assist with better running, I actually got 2 on a deal from athis forum but one has been bashed to gauge 3 by removing part of the wagon body. If you can get them cheep enough they are very bashable. BUT put metal wheels on (bachman are fine) plus genuine LGB couplings.
dunnyrail

Post in thread 'What happened at your workbench today?'

Ok so the Brown Bogie van has been integrated to the DR garden fleet. Not a lot of work but some. This is it as bought, my previous post shows it on the workbench after spraying.
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Next up some work to the base, for some reason the Newquid bogies required (by previous owner no criticism I was very happy to get this van at the GSC bargain price) stepping up with a lot of washers to get them to turn. This caused much wobble, not acceptable to the management of the DR. Thus a plate was glued into the base either side of 1 bogie turning area with a small piece of plasticard glued to...
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dunnyrail

Post in thread 'Gauge Three 3 Rolling Stock and initial stumbling. Gauge3'

I had a bit of a finger slip the other day in here when a Bachmann Logging Bober Caboose was offered, going for that a couple of other wagons were offered to me. As they were Newquid bashes onto bogie bases I got them as well with the possible intention of a bash as I have not as yet hacked one of these. This is what came:-IMG_8244.jpeg
You can see above I have already pencilled in where the cut will be.

I do not have much need for more wagons on the DR in the garden, but am building a modest fleet of Gauge 3 wagons for a possible portable line. This chassis was my first ever G3 purchase...
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DickyC said:
Nequida, yes that was the one i was thinking,
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if you want to look them up in the internet, try their own spelling: Newqida

i have some of these, as you pictured above.
if used on small diameter curves there can me problems.
look from below, you will note, that the couplers are not the same length.

functioning workarounds:
either,cut away the platform and shorten that coupler.
or convert it into an eight-wheeler with body mounted couplers.
 
korm kormsen said:
if you want to look them up in the internet, try their own spelling: Newqida

i have some of these, as you pictured above.
if used on small diameter curves there can me problems.
look from below, you will note, that the couplers are not the same length.

functioning workarounds:
either,cut away the platform and shorten that coupler.
or convert it into an eight-wheeler with body mounted couplers.
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Never tried LGB hook and loop as body mounted couplers, I suspect it would cause problems on R1 curves. Though I tried to have only R3 on my line I ended up with a couple of locations where there are R1 with some R2 curves as well due to space limitations in my shed.
 
dunnyrail said:
Never tried LGB hook and loop as body mounted couplers
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let me introduce :

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the whole business with couplers are relations.
from my point of view,
1) the longer the distance from fixed axle to loop, the more delicate.
2) the greater the difference in length between two couplers, the more derailments.
3) treat fixed coupler-bars on trucks as "body-mounted" (to the "body" of the truck)

remember the old greek guy? the one with the triangles and so on?
he was right. the length of the lever influences its movement.

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DickyC said:
Nequida, yes that was the one i was thinking, thanks
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I did rather a lot of kitbashing to some of their products when they first appeared on the market and (I assume) the relevant threads are still on here somewhere, even if I haven't posted on here for quite a while. Even the passenger coach that they produce was fair game for hacking about..........

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For those who remember me from years ago, I'm currently expanding my line in its new location after a house move nearly 5 years ago. Hopefully I'll then find time to start running it a bit more than I have done of late, despite being "Retired"......
 
korm kormsen said:
let me introduce :

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the whole business with couplers are relations.
from my point of view,
1) the longer the distance from fixed axle to loop, the more delicate.
2) the greater the difference in length between two couplers, the more derailments.
3) treat fixed coupler-bars on trucks as "body-mounted" (to the "body" of the truck)

remember the old greek guy? the one with the triangles and so on?
he was right. the length of the lever influences its movement.

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That maths beyond my former pay grade!
 
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