Looking to find an N scale Hogwarts Express with DCC.
Does such a train exist?
Thank you,
Walter
It's probably not available as R-T-R, but kit-bashing would be an option.
Kit-bashing is a time-honored means of taking something that looks close to what you need and making modeling adjustments: Re-painting, adding guardrails, constructing addtional pieces, sawing an inch off the middle of a long body and re-gluing before painting, etc.
Kit-bashing occurs when one is looking to model a specific prototype locomotive. For example, Dave Vollmer's steam locomotives have been kit-bashed in this manner to achieve PRR prototype.
Adding a DCC decoder into a kitbash might also be necessary.
N Scale steam sources are available: Newhall Station, Plaza Japan, and eBay Steam are here for starters -- And Google hogwarts steam engine for quick comparison.
Hornby does make an R-T-R Harry Potter Castle Train Set but not in N Scale.
Conemaugh Road & Traction circa 1956
No current R to R. The loco in the movie is a 4-6-0 Hall Class. They are made by Dapol and are available with dcc capability. You will have to paint the loco, but it would be a perfect match to the movie, unlike the Bachmann HO one, which is the wrong class of loco. British based stores like Hattons of Liverpool are good sources.
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