Unrealistic Train Sets

[tbtc]

What's the most unrealistic train set you've seen?

I'm not talking about "two car" HSTs, but about unrealistic rakes of trucks/ the wrong engine to suit the coaches etc etc (all in one box from Hornby/ Lima)

 

[Freightliner]

A Hornby 'City Freight' set which was a Deltic in BR Green pulling about four mixed goods wagons. Number One - they pulled mainly passenger services, Number Two - if they pulled freight, it was in massive long rakes.

 

[theblackwatch]

A Hornby 'City Freight' set which was a Deltic in BR Green pulling about four mixed goods wagons. Number One - they pulled mainly passenger services, Number Two - if they pulled freight, it was in massive long rakes.

That Deltic set was what sprung to my mind when I read the first post as well. Many years ago, I bought an 'Airfix' set which comprised of a green Class 31 (with no yellow ends) and 3 blue/grey air-cons!

 

[Phoenix]

That Deltic set was what sprung to my mind when I read the first post as well. Many years ago, I bought an 'Airfix' set which comprised of a green Class 31 (with no yellow ends) and 3 blue/grey air-cons!

I have a blue Airfix class 31 in my display case not a bad runner either.
I find it abit unrealistic that Bachman produced a 3 car Virgin voyager rather than a four car when I bought it.

 

[yorkie]

Why is a 2-car HST unrealistic? I'm pretty sure they ran 2 cars on Preston to Blackpool shuttles in c2001? (Wish I'd done them!!)

 

[heart-of-wessex]

indeed they did, have a picture also of one 2+2 set vice VT 158 as well, due to some reason of the other.

Also you can find many odd formations that people do on YouTube, like one I saw of two HST powercars plus freight, and 2 GNER power cars + the hornby 4-wheel cleaning coach! hock:

 

[laseandre]

I think the "Royal Train" set is a bit out of whack, as they provide an LMS steam loco, No. 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" with three current Royal Train Mk3s.

 

[TGVDUDE]

gotta be the city freight with them crap wagons

 

[GNERman]

A Hornby 'City Freight' set which was a Deltic in BR Green pulling about four mixed goods wagons. Number One - they pulled mainly passenger services, Number Two - if they pulled freight, it was in massive long rakes.

The Deltic also had WIPAC's...
That was pretty terrible though...