Faller 161513 Ford Transit Start Set

Currently the cheapest starter set available in the UK, around £50 plus postage.

Mine came from M G Sharp Models in Sheffield. I ordered it at lunchtime and it arrived the next morning. Other on-line suppliers include Gaugemaster who are the UK distributors, Faller-Direct and Model Railway Shop. I can recommend MODEL ROADS & TRAMWAYS, 72 Church Road, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3PU (mail order only). Telephone 01234 838409 or e-mail mrt.bedford@btinternet.com. Unfortunately you cannot order on-line from their web site.

What You Get

• A motorised Ford Transit van (HO scale - 1/87th)
• A battery charger
• Steel guide wire
• Plaster
• Grey paint
• Rub-down road markings (German prototype HO scale)
• Crash barriers
• Instructions (fairly vague)

Comments

The Transit is very fussy about road surface and guide wire depth. In this respect it makes an ideal test vehicle as the slightest irregularity or deeply buiried section of guide wire will cause it to go wandering off course.

It looks as though it should be able to negociate a smaller radius curve than the buses - this will be tested in due course.

Click here for details on dismantling the Transit