Bertram Heyn Radius 0 track...?

[Zerogee]

Has anyone here got any experience of (as in, actually bought and used) Bertram Heyn's track products?

http://www.modell-werkstatt.de


I've been looking at his larger radius pointwork, but also at his Radius-0 Feldbahn track with those lovely squiggly sleepers - with vague but compelling thoughts of a very small indoor G Feldbahn layout. Anyone actually used any of this, and got real experience of how LGB Feldbahn locos and stock run on the ultra-tight radius? What is Herr Heyn like on delivery times, shipping outside Germany, aftersales service etc? If his track is a nice as it looks, I could even forgive him for that hat...... Jon.

 

[wpandyr]

Bertram is a very nice chap to deal with and his products are very good quality, even if a little expensive.

I built his Chiemseebahn coach kits and they went together beautifully. Pictures of my coaches are on his web site.

 

[themole]

I have had some of his track in the past for my tramway, great chap and delivers. Alyn

 

[Zerogee]

Thanks for the responses so far, guys - Alyn, did you use the Radius-0 track on your tramway? If so, how well does short-wheelbase LGB stock run on it?

Jon.

 

[steve parberry]

Again i have no experiance of the track but have used his turntables and can say that the service was excerlant and promt, and will certanly use him again.

Steve

 

[dutchelm]

I find I can run my feldbahn loco around 15" rad curves (home made). However the overhang on the cab prohibits running chimney first as the couplings will not connect.

 

[Zerogee]

HI Mike, good point about the rear overhang on the Feldbahn 0-4-0 - might have to look at a way of making the rear coupling pivot to get over that problem. Heyn's Rad 0 curves are about 16.5" (422mm) radius I believe, so not QUITE as tight as your home-made ones but not far off. Do you have any other coupling problems with the short stock, eg: with the fixed couplings on the cars?

Jon.

 

[themole]

Hi Jon, the LGB trams have flexible couplings unlike the rest of the LGB range and will work ok. Alyn

 

[dutchelm]

HI Mike, good point about the rear overhang on the Feldbahn 0-4-0 - might have to look at a way of making the rear coupling pivot to get over that problem. Heyn's Rad 0 curves are about 16.5" (422mm) radius I believe, so not QUITE as tight as your home-made ones but not far off. Do you have any other coupling problems with the short stock, eg: with the fixed couplings on the cars?

Jon.

Hi Jon,
Apart from the overhang I have no problems. I use only one hook as the baseboard is flat. All the stock is LGB FRR & its quite happy running around all day at exhibitions.

 

[Spule 4]

Again, not owning any of the track (some of it is very interesting) but some of the point levers, they are first class. Good at e-mails too and paypal from the USofA was an option.