Well, the title says it all. I keep looking for a UK source and never find anybody who stocks these over here. And when a hit comes up on the UK EBay site, it is for a US supplier who will charge as much for shipping as the item costs.
Any suggestions welcomed.
Bob
https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/nmra-98-1-standards-gauge-ho-scale/
Shipping should not be excessive, as thze gauge could be mailed in an envelope.
Make one.
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EDIT:
Downloadable AutoCad DWG file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1chBLiVIllFOxIOAHD-q1MXyFEPk-46s3/view?usp=sharing
Mel
My Model Railroad
http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/
Bakersfield, California
I’m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Did you try the NMRA direct? Or thier UK counter part?
Hello All,
Check the NMRA website.
Look under the contact menu. Scroll down to The Region Presidents.
There is an NMRA British region president. Clicking on the title opens an e-mail contact.
Reach out to them for advice on purchasing the gage of your choice.
Scrolling down further leads you to the Staff Contact form so you might get a better answer from the NMRA staff directly.
Hope this helps.
There is a NMRA couterpart. I don’t see that they have a store but there are parts hidden behind a pay wall
Sadly, Ulrich, that is not the case. £12.68 for the guage, and £41 for shipping when I went through the checkout !! I think not …
Henry, I think that is probably the only option remaining. I’ll contact them and see what they can do.
I am still amazed that, given the reasonable level of interest in UK in US modelling, these are not readily available. Maybe there’s another reason.
Thanks, all.
Bob
???
I put “Letter” in the box on USPS.com Retail Price Postage Calculator and 5oz for weight from the US to the UK and got this screen.
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Next I put my HO NMRA Standards Gauge in it’s envelope with a sheet of printer paper as a protector then in a standard business envelope and weighted it on a postal meter, it weighted 1.6 oz total.
$6.34 US
???
Mel
My Model Railroad
http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/
Bakersfield, California
I’m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
It looks like it costs just over six bucks when mailed from Canada, although I don’t know the cost of the NMRA gauge here - it’s been a while since I bought one.
Wayne
Maybe someone in the forum will volunteer to buy and send you one as a PayPal transaction.
Retail shops have more cost than the actual postage
I changed the weight to 2oz (actual weight 1.6oz) and this it what came up.
$2.24
Mel
My Model Railroad
http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/
Bakersfield, California
I’m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Just moments ago, I contacted a sorta-nearby hobbyshop, and was somewhat surprised to learn that the HO NMRA gauge is $23.95, plus the 13% HST.
If I didn’t already own an NMRA gauge, I might be inclined to either borrow one and use it as pattern to make my own, or simply do without…after all, I seldom build my own turnouts anymore, and don’t use it for much else other than checking wheelsets…that can be done on a section of track.
Bob, I’ve sent you a PM (Private Message) regarding this topic.
Wayne
There is a used one for $7 on Ebay, but it is a Mark 3, Mel’s pic is a Mk 4 and the latest is a Mk 5
What are the differences?
I tried to figure out the price to the UK was but Ebay said 0.
Was that maybe because you were on ebay.com and the item doesn’t ship to the UK?
No, I clicked on shipping and there was a list of countries they would and would not ship to. I changed US to UK and got 0.00, however the ebay ad has since changed and they want $22.91 for UK shipping.
Postage prices from the US have gone haywire on Ebay in recent years to the UK. Canada was always high but the US has followed suit I suppose that’s one of the many problems with playing this game in the UK.
Sounds reasonable [:D]
I’m not sure the USPS to blame. From Mel’s post, 1st class 2 oz is $2+ My gauge is packed away, but it can’t possible weigh 4 oz, but if it did, would that be 10x as much?
We have heard for years that shipping to Canada is expensive. Is that UPS or is that the last mile in Canada?