exer SAID
Trumpeter have just sent us Images of their new 1/35 scale model train loco. Link to Item If you have comments or questions please post them here. Thanks!

CMOT SAID
It looks a nice build Pat, but the front and rear wheels apear to be too high for the tracks. If this is the case and Trumpeter cannot get them to contact what hopes do we have.

milvehfan SAID
BUT, BUT, BUT....I have not finished the BR 52 YET ! Great Observation CMOT, We can hope they correct this. Thanks for the Heads Up on this kit, should be a challenging build. milvehfan

jargonking SAID
It looks to me like the base is in twist as opposed to the wheels which is why they don't make contact at opposite corners.

mag135 SAID
Nice kit. About the wheels, I think the base is severely distorted so they can not contact correctly. Regards Javier

PantherF SAID
Looking at the rails they do appear to be not level with each side. Other than that, it's a nice looking loco!

Finch SAID
I just built their WR 360 diesel loco a few months ago, and that had a similar, though not as severe, problem. The WR 360 only has a total of six wheels and I could not get all six to touch the tracks without pursuasion. I noticed during assembly that the chassis had sloppy alignment. Despite that I REALLY enjoyed that kit, and I look forward to the BR 86 too. I hope some attention to this potential problem during chassis assembly should make for an acceptable fit. Anyone know much abou...

bill_c SAID
TWO locos but so far no cars for carrying Panthers or Tigers.... Tank Workshop still rules on this one.... :-X

Hisham SAID
According to their catalogue they do have a flatbed railcar in the making. But they chose to release the ones with the wooden sides first. LINK Hisham

bill_c SAID
Hisham, that's the light flatcar that will not handle either a Panther or Tiger. We need a styrene Schwere Plattformwagen Type SSyms 60 ton or 80 ton. BTW, TWS's designation for the lightweigth flatcar (Licht Flachenwagon 50ton) is bogus German and spelled incorrectly: "Licht" means a source of illumination, not a measure of weight, and "Wagen" is spelled with an "e" and not an "o." The true designation should be "Leichter Flachwagen."