cabbie37 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) I realise this may be a forlorn request, but in the time I have been away from the hobby, David Geen has come and gone. His kits seem to get very good reviews and I would like to have a go at building one or two (my interests lay with 1930s era SR but I won’t be picky). If if you have something that you might be prepared to part with or were thinking of putting on EBay, I might be interested. I would pay a fair price, so I’m not looking for bargains necessarily. Drop me a pm if you have anything ... many thanks in advance.. Hugh Edited June 27, 2019 by cabbie37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR8700 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Has it completely gone? I'm pretty sure there's still hope of it being sold in future when time and circumstances allow I think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) I have a stock list if you let me know what you are after. The business is on hold whilst his wife's health is an issue and trains are far from a priority at present. Please do not expect fast turn around as I can only call in when it is convenient to both David's family and my work. I will be visiting mid next week so let me know by Tuesday night. Mike Wiltshire Edited June 1, 2019 by Coach bogie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbie37 Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 Apologies for the delay in responding. I’m out of the country at the moment and access to RM is a bit spotty.. Thanks for the reply Mike, that is very kind of you to offer to help. Let me do a bit of digging on the range of kits David offered (I’ve found one dated 2009 on the web) and I’ll drop you a pm.. thanks again.. Hugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2996 Victor Posted July 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 01/06/2019 at 18:45, Coach bogie said: I have a stock list if you let me know what you are after. The business is on hold whilst his wife's health is an issue and trains are far from a priority at present. Please do not expect fast turn around as I can only call in when it is convenient to both David's family and my work. I will be visiting mid next week so let me know by Tuesday night. Mike Wiltshire Good afternoon, Mike, further to yours and Hugh's posts above, I had been looking to replace a few GWR wagon kits that I very foolishly sold several years ago, in particular the outside-framed van W/001, and both the 3-plank opens W/002 and W/003. I realise that both David and Dorothy are not in the best of health, so wondered if there's any likelihood of production of David's range being started anew? Thanks for any info! Best regards, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 On 01/06/2019 at 13:45, Coach bogie said: I have a stock list if you let me know what you are after. The business is on hold whilst his wife's health is an issue and trains are far from a priority at present. Please do not expect fast turn around as I can only call in when it is convenient to both David's family and my work. I will be visiting mid next week so let me know by Tuesday night. Mike Wiltshire Mike When you have the opportunity and not to disturb Dave in any way, I would be grateful if you could track down one of his chassis kits for the LIMA Siphons (G/H). No hurry - an ETA to the nearest year will be fine! Best, Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted July 29, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2019 10 hours ago, EHertsGER said: Mike When you have the opportunity and not to disturb Dave in any way, I would be grateful if you could track down one of his chassis kits for the LIMA Siphons (G/H). No hurry - an ETA to the nearest year will be fine! Best, Marcus There is no actual kit, David supplies a series of bits to suit the particular version that you want. From memory there are 5 or 6 variants. i think that there's a list on here somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 As above, there is no stock for the siphons as the variations are too great to stock every combination. David's stock is mainly the wagon kits and etches for the Geen and Hayes range. It has been possible to complete some coach kits from stock, but not in all cases. I have made up a small quantity of Tool vans, Dreadnought and E78 in the Hayes range recently, but the main Geen range needs castings producing which is not possible at the moment. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) On 29/07/2019 at 09:22, Coach bogie said: As above, there is no stock for the siphons as the variations are too great to stock every combination. David's stock is mainly the wagon kits and etches for the Geen and Hayes range. It has been possible to complete some coach kits from stock, but not in all cases. I have made up a small quantity of Tool vans, Dreadnought and E78 in the Hayes range recently, but the main Geen range needs castings producing which is not possible at the moment. Mike Wiltshire Mike Thank you for that - I suspected as much as the whole world of Siphons seems to be a minefield! Regardless, I pressed on and found (somewhere - maybe here on RMWeb) that some have taken the Comet LMS 50' chassis kit as a basis for the underpinnings of the Airfix body and simply hung the relevant GWR bits off it, adding MJT bogies as appropriate. That seems to be the easiest approach so that's the way I am going. I did buy one of Mr MacDonand's Siphon G kits thinking I would use the chassis from that but it's too good to sacrifice the excellent body. So now I am being drawn into the world of Siphons and building two. On an E Herts branchline? It's what happens when one finds a 40 year old Airfix at the back of the cupboard... Best, Marcus Further research reveals I might, with an indulgent audience, get away with the Siphon H being used as a pigeon van... Edited August 3, 2019 by EHertsGER 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I just replaced the bogies/buffers and added underframe details, drilling out the floor above the bogie wheels so the wheels did not foul. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AER_2263 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 29/07/2019 at 14:22, Coach bogie said: As above, there is no stock for the siphons as the variations are too great to stock every combination. David's stock is mainly the wagon kits and etches for the Geen and Hayes range. It has been possible to complete some coach kits from stock, but not in all cases. I have made up a small quantity of Tool vans, Dreadnought and E78 in the Hayes range recently, but the main Geen range needs castings producing which is not possible at the moment. Mike Wiltshire Hi Mike, I don't suppose you know anything of the availability of David's milk tanker kits? Thanks, Alastair Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 None The actual tank sections were produced by an outside source and who cannot supply at present. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 30/07/2019 at 15:00, AER_2263 said: Hi Mike, I don't suppose you know anything of the availability of David's milk tanker kits? Thanks, Alastair Have you tried Rumney Models' milk tanks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AER_2263 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 7 hours ago, EHertsGER said: Have you tried Rumney Models' milk tanks? Hi, Yes I have, they are superb but aren't full body kits - as far as I am aware? You still need both the whitemetal and lost wax castings, that's what I have done with my couple - Rumney chassis and the rest from the David Geen kit. It would be a shame if the milk tanker kits disappeared. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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