[*-)]Y’know, I wonder if the military (specifically WWII) modellers could put enough impretus behind the idea of making static model kits of Soviet trains that ran during WWII (the German ones are already available) that the concept of mass producing Russian model trains could get off the ground?
One of you guys needs to post this on Fine Scale Modeller’s forum so that we can kickstart this idea!
Saw an episode of Tracks Ahead (PBS) couple of years ago featuring a Russian electric train running from near the Pacific to 100 miles east of Moscow, then a steamer pulled the train into Moscow. Don’t know the cost of such a trip. They had coaches, sleepers and diners, and English speaking people. They stopped occasionaly to swim, shop and visit. Many of the riders were from Europe, Australia and the U.S.
Since this thread has been revived, The Bachmann China 22 series passenger cars would be an excellent substitute for Russian vehicles of the 1950s to 1980s. They could even be run in the Chinese green which isn’t that different to Russian green.
The Chinese QJ 2-10-2 is fairly similar to (if larger than) the Russian LV class and the Chinese DF diesel electric cab unit is based on the Russian TE-3.
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