Bachmann/TMC 22T Double Bolster and Plate Wagons

[Crepello]

20 hours ago, Dominion said:

My 00 Bachmann-TMC model is fractionally under122 mm over the buffers.

Thanks Dominion. Much appreciated.

[gwrrob]

On 15/11/2018 at 23:19, Garethp8873 said:

Hopefully in the near future we'll see the Plate wagons in LNER and LMS liveries

 

@tmc will the plate wagons be released in LNER/LMS liveries please.

[gwrrob]

If anyone has the 38-829Z version in LNER grey livery going spare I'd be interested.

[tmc]

On 13/08/2023 at 10:01, gwrrob said:

 

@tmc will the plate wagons be released in LNER/LMS liveries please.

Rather than give you a one word answer here is a little insight into the perils of commissioning models, which you and others might find of interest.

The Bolster wagons were very significantly better sellers than the plate wagons, this was unexpected since relatively few Bolster wagons even made the sixties with their bolsters fitted and some which were listed as Bolster wagons in the order books we suspect never actually had the bolsters fitted. Plate wagons were more numerous and lasted a lot longer. The only Double Bolster wagons left in stock [but in significant quantities] are the Departmental version [38-830Z] and the LMS version [38-828Z]. Both of these are currently available on our website at a heavily discounted price.

 

The plate wagon sales have been slower and BR Grey versions generally have been more popular apart from 38-850Z & 38-856Z which are amongst several plate wagons also heavily discounted at present, whereas others have or are about to sell out. Strangely 38-827Z which is also a pack of Plate wagons in BR Grey but built with Bolster fittings [no bolsters] still has a reasonable stock.

 

The long winded explanation is because we are thinking of doing a few resprays of the those Plate Wagons we have biggest stocks of, an LNER version might be forthcoming [no promises, it might not even be economical] but we doubt an LMS version will since the Bolsters are hanging around at present. It is therefore worth keeping an eye on the website to see if these appear.

[34theletterbetweenB&D]

On 25/08/2023 at 16:50, tmc said:

The Bolster wagons were very significantly better sellers than the plate wagons, this was unexpected since relatively few Bolster wagons even made the sixties with their bolsters fitted and some which were listed as Bolster wagons in the order books we suspect never actually had the bolsters fitted. Plate wagons were more numerous and lasted a lot longer.

Coming late to this, that is a surprise. I was pleased to see your original announcement of these years ago, and it was the plate wagons that were of greatest interest for me, as there were two metal fabrication businesses with rail served premises near my childhood home, (one of which my late Pa was with for a couple of years) and Plate wagons were regularly to be seen at these,and other similar  locations, distant from any centre of steel production.