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I hadn't realised Bachmann were producing an LMS inspection saloon in OO. I saw a pre production shot in this months Hornby mag. I always wanted one in ~BR maroon. Did they get the drawings/research off the N gauge society or is it of another variety? Not sure how I missed that this was coming.

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Hello Chameleon,

 

Bachmann did all the reasearch for the NGS model themselves - the LMS is a particular interest of their designer, Colin Allbright.

 

The NGS did provide some assistance with the liveries, but that was all - and in any event it was primarily around the more modern liveries which aren't the ones being offered in OO I believe.

 

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Ben A.

(NGS VP)

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Hello,

 

Theres this one, although its not quite the same style as the one to be released by the team in Barwell. http://www.blackhatrailwaypictures.co.uk/p987753631 and then another http://www.departmentals.com/photo/45020b which Im sure might still be about on the mainline today.

 

Further to that, theres a Brown and Cream one out of Carnforth with the WCRC stock, although that might now be going maroon same as the rest of their coaching fleet. EWS did have some that were used and one of those might be maroon now. To be honest, need to double check....

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Hello David,

 

Thanks for those links.  As you said, only 45020 is an ex-LMS Saloon of the type produced for the NGS by Bachmann, and it has been heavily modified and now has B4 bogies...   Reports on www.departmentals suggest it may have been moved to Scotland in 2011 after spending sometime at Toton.

 

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Ben A.

(NGS VP)

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Does anyone know if the inspection saloon received the carmine and cream livery during the early BR period? I saw one in this livery on the Stainmore Summit layout at Railex NE and was wondering if it were authentic.I have now remembered that the inspection saloon on Stainmore Summit was the ex NER one not the later LMS version. I was surprised to see this in carmine and cream and again wonder if it is authentic.

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For photos of Bachmann's Inspection Saloon, see Godfrey Glyn's two at post 70 on the Bachmann Colectors Club Limited Editions Summer '13 thread here. As the samples shown are in grey, they don't help with liveries, but they show the bogies (and other detail, which is fantastic) nicely.

 

John

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Does anyone know if the inspection saloon received the carmine and cream livery during the early BR period? I saw one in this livery on the Stainmore Summit layout at Railex NE and was wondering if it were authentic.I have now remembered that the inspection saloon on Stainmore Summit was the ex NER one not the later LMS version. I was surprised to see this in carmine and cream and again wonder if it is authentic.

I can comfirm they received carmine & cream in the 1949-56 period.  The first six did not have recessed door handles....

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I'm planning to get one of these. I may only be 17 but I love unique railway rolling stock / locomotives.
I maybe an LNER man but I have recently Brought a Hornby 28xx, a GWR horse box and a brand new shunters truck just because they are strange.

 

But i really can't wait for this coach in BR late maroon :)

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Not surprised. Without the 20% hike announced it would have been little over £40.

When you consider the level of detail involved in this model, it can't be that far off a loco in terms of detail components and design work (albeit not requiring  mechanism). Also figure that it is a 'one off' coach - they will never sell the same volumes as, say a Porthole, people are not going to be buying them by the rake-load (though doubless hattons will sell them in boxes of 4!) coupled with the fact that unlike a complete type of coach, there are no varients (BSK, TO, FO all with common bogies, chassis, deail components, etc etc) to spread the development work accross.

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Just noticed on the Kernow website that the RRP for these models is £49.95.

Thanks. Sounds a good price for a well-detailed RTR coach. Not the easiest to build, detail, glaze and build an interior.  But this is a wide church and no doubt those who have never built ow't will consider it expensive. Speaking as one involved with carriages, I'll bet it will sell like hot cakes.

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And how much was the Hornby Observation coach ! and that sold well.

 

Seems a good price. Have had one on order since they were announced.

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Having pushed and pulled the the Newton Heath (well thats where we always left it) inspection saloon around the NW, that was certainly maroon in the '90's. Cant remember the number so it may have been of BR origin.

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Having pushed and pulled the the Newton Heath (well thats where we always left it) inspection saloon around the NW, that was certainly maroon in the '90's. Cant remember the number so it may have been of BR origin.

What was you using as motive power 25/31 ?

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