leslie10646 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 This is a bit cheeky, but before I invest a couple of thousand quid I don't have ...... Recent sales have been disappointing (obviously I'm doing something very wrong!), so before I produce another damp squib, may I ask? My next planned wagon, intended for launch at the Blackrock Exhibition in October, is the 1950 CIE Cattle Wagon. My logic is that now that one can buy a RTR Class J15, folk will need something to pull behind it? So, what did they spend their lives pulling? - endless cattle specials from Fairs the length and breadth of the Republic. The choice seems logical (with one of my GSWR brakes on the back, or even front and back!). But is it? Any takers? I can't hold you to any number which you might buy, but it would be useful to know, please! Maybe, if you're interested, you'd e-mail me on lesliemcallister@aol..com Thanks for your forbearance with me. Leslie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I’ll take ten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I would go for 8 - 10 as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 When you think about it, rarely were cattle trucks seen singly! A busy fair day could see a station choked with them, maybe thirty, forty or more.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 14 hours ago, jhb171achil said: When you think about it, rarely were cattle trucks seen singly! A busy fair day could see a station choked with them, maybe thirty, forty or more.... What are you suggesting JB, that Leslie should only sell the kits in multiples of ten? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Not really, Kirley.... only an observation. For those of us who can, who have the space and time, a long line of them would add maximum realism, that’s really all I meant. There could be someone else who just wants one as an example... you’d very occasionally get one stuck on the back of a local passenger train..., Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 All very encouraging, Gents, thanks. Kieran, they will be available singly, but you can be assured of a bit of discount on multiples. I did the beet as a Five Pack and that was pretty popular - worth thinking about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Sorry JB & Leslie, my comment was meant to be tongue in cheek but five packs sound good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 IRM seemed to get on well with triple packs of ballasts and cement bubbles..... Leslie - any thoughts on a possible re-run of the shorter wheelbase GNR goods vans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 4 hours ago, jhb171achil said: Leslie - any thoughts on a possible re-run of the shorter wheelbase GNR goods vans? Jon Just tell me how many you want! Thanks, Gentlemen for the feedback to date. Leslie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Just a couple, Leslie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 OK, Jon, I'll get onto it (after the cattle). Update on the live meat transport - We had a choice of three different CIE designs (at least), and have decided to do the unfitted 1950 version (the two nearest to the camera). A conversion to the 1949 one - the further one in this photo, should not be too difficult if you have a yen to have one or two. Watch this space! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) Hot out of the mould! First photo of a built prototype. I think it looks great, but then i'm biased? Now, where can I find extra small Flying Snails? Rhetorical question! I think I can find some. Interestingly, I have more photos of them with "Broken Wheels" - which shows just how long they lasted. Edited August 5, 2019 by leslie10646 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurfBurner Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Lasted until at least July 1975 - this one seen at Cork and may be of use to modelers. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullygrainey Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Is the writing on the door there to show the animals where to go? Alan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenB Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Leslie Your latest model continues to be of the high standard we have come to expect from you. The wagon in the photo posted by TheTurfBurner has Vac Brake on the side. Now, to the uninitiated, this looks just like your model, so is it an unfitted wagon that has been fitted with vacuum braking in its later years? Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Stephen (and other friends) We took a decision to go with the unfitted version as it was the more common one. Likewise, we opted for the 1950 one, as it can be very easily adopted to look like the earlier versions (less diagonal strapping and a few little pieces of Plasticard would do the trick!). Three variants should be easy to do from our basic kit. We'll make some suggestions with the instructions when the kit is released. Thanks for the interest Leslie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 I received the prototype today and took it outside to photograph it. This shot clearly shows the PLANKED roof on these wagons. Pity the poor cattle if it rained! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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