egyptian model railroading

[dodi4200]

here is some models from apaper called NASEBIAN sold here in egypt for not very detailed locos like sd60m and ge c18-7i also tank car and hopper
(notice :the models are not very detailed but strong)
mohamed

 

[steamhead]

Interesting...What gauge are they, do you know? Apparently, no matter where you live, trains are a popular hobby...
Gus.

 

[dodi4200]

it seems to be near to the O scale but i wanna to run it and i canot do that also i need to tracks but i canot but i will try alot of times for making atrack for it.
mohamed

 

[Zman]

Very interesting! I also didn't know that model railroading was popular in Egypt. I hope you can find some track for those engines. Please post some more pictures when you do.

 

[dodi4200]

thanks zman for the replay
model railroading is avery very very rare hobby in egypt :lol:
i just know one model railroader here in egypt but i think that i will find alot of them here and we will make this hobby popular in the future.
i begin to design some locos and i will finish the model of the first design after about 3days and i will call it CAIRO1 .
also when i will finish it i will try to take pix for it and post it for all of railfans and model railroaders here to know there opinions about it.
thanks again for the replay.

 

[Zman]

Hey, good luck to you! You'll find plenty of friends here that are always excited about model railroading.

 

[XavierJ123]

Hey, you ought to buy a train set on eBay. It would include an engine, cars, caboose, train and a transformer. I guess the only thing you would have to check is the voltage. I am not sure what your electrical system is in effect in Egypt. I am sure a seller on eBay would be delighted to ship to Egypt.

 

[ausien]

Great locos, Mohamed, hope to see more of your work in the near future....have a good one..steve

 

[faroukstan]

Hi, Mohamed :

Nice model locos you got there... Your first one look similar to Frateschi model of a GE U20C in service with Philippine National Railways. Model picture is to the left. Pictures of the real mccoy are features of JonMonon thread on PNR RAILWAYS.... Maa assalamah

Muhammad Farouk
Zamboanga City, the Philippines

 

[dodi4200]

im sorry for the delay replay but really i were very busy in the last time .
im really very happy for all of yurs replays as i now feel that i have alot of nice friends here in this great website also i will finish amodel of new designed loco i will call it cairo1 and i will begin ti design more and more.
nice locos faroukstan its the first time for me to know that there model railroading there but really its avery nice locos.
waiting for more replays
mohamed

 

[dodi4200]

hey faroukstan yur models are very similar to the GE C18-7I that runs here in egypt and i will try to attach apic of it for u now

mohamed

 

[faroukstan]

Salaam, Mohamed:

A nice crisp shot of a very well maintained loco (was it shot in the winter?!).
I found this pic from website long ago that I can't remember the address. This an example of the GE U14/20 in Philippine National Railways livery.

The resemblance to your Egyptian GE U18 is striking. Perhaps becasue they are family !

Happy model railroading....

Muhammad Farouk (aka "faroukstan")

 

[Pitchwife]

hey faroukstan yur models are very similar to the GE C18-7I that runs here in egypt and i will try to attach apic of it for u now

mohamed

Hi mohamed
Nice pics. Is that snow on the ground? I guess I thought that Egypt was too tropical for snow. I have always pictured it like the Sahara, last place to look for snow. Goes to show you learn something new every day.

 

[dodi4200]

no this snow isnot here in egypt there is no snow in egypt
this pic was from awebsite i think that its www.locopage.com the weather here in egypt is warm all the year where u can have anice time all the year time.
faroukstan is there in philippines using the automatic american couplers in all of yur locos and cars?
here in egypt we are just use the couplers in limited cars like the line between ALEXANDRIA and ABU KEER in passenger trains and also in the grain trains in the EMD JT22CW-M and EMD JT22CW-WM locos.

 

[Pitchwife]

no this snow isnot here in egypt there is no snow in egypt
this pic was from awebsite i think that its www.locopage.com the weather here in egypt is warm all the year where u can have anice time all the year time.

Thanks Mohamed
I was afraid global warming was coming faster than anyone thought. BTW just watched The Day After Tomorrow. That's where the weather thought came from. ops:

 

[dodi4200]

hahaha me too after i saw that film i become more afriad from any bad weather :lol:
so wat about the best loco for you also u can attach apic for it for us to see.
also faroukstan i wanna to know much more about yur models and the prices of it there.
mohamed

 

[faroukstan]

hahaha me too after i saw that film i become more afriad from any bad weather :lol:
so wat about the best loco for you also u can attach apic for it for us to see.
also faroukstan i wanna to know much more about yur models and the prices of it there.
mohamed /QUOTE]

Salaam, Mohamed :

My models are still undecorated. I'm planning to get it done when I get home (to Philippines) after 10 July (I'm presently in the Sultanate of Oman) either in Philippine National Rwys livery, or my freelanced HO model railroad.

The models were obtained straight from Frateschi's Brazilian outlet. I can't remember how much I paid for these in 2003. But check Frateschi's website for the outlets where you can find the prices:
www.frateschi.com.br/home_eng.php
www.frateschi.com.br/home_eng.php
www.frateschi.com.br/home_eng.php
Happy model railroading !

Muhammad Farouk (aka faroukstan)

 

[faroukstan]

Salaam, Mohamed :

I bought the Frateschi models from SFHobbies. You can visit its website on /www.sfhobbies.com.br/.

faroukstan




/www.sfhobbies.com.br/www.sfhobbies.com.br/

 

[dodi4200]

i visited the website but i wanna to ask u aquestion do u know how to build aloco model by yur hand from the zero level by making molds and wheels?
waiting yur replay