Grampus Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Jason, many thanks. I am definitely more in the 'looks about right' camp, rather than desperate for spot-on accuracy ( - and probably incapable of achieving that level of fidelity in any case, even if I could see it!) In the absence of a viable alternative, I am inclined to give it a bash using the Ratio kit. Plastic sheet and liquid poly on standby! Best wishes, Paul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 16, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2018 I wouldn't worry about the slight inaccuracies of the Ratio Iron Mink. If you want to be bogged down by minor details then read this thread and decide whether there is a problem using the Ratio model as a scenic item. I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep using them. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/93255-accurate-iron-minks/ BTW it's Machynlleth where the photograph was taken if anyone is wondering. Presumably using redundant vans that had been used for transporting explosives to local quarries. Jason Wasn't there a ventilated meat van of the Airfix 2/- kit variety used as well? Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2018 Wasn't there a ventilated meat van of the Airfix 2/- kit variety used as well? Mike. Still available from Dapol but a bit more than 2/- now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike morley Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Weedon, Northants. Sandwiched between the Grand Union Canal and the West Coast Main Line. You can see the catenary of the latter in the background. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Do containers count ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2019 ISO ones don't! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 15/02/2019 at 18:56, The Johnster said: ISO ones don't! Perhaps I should have used the old term 'Lift Vans' to differentiate ! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted February 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2019 Well if they do, there is an old one in a caravan park here in Littleport. It looks in worse condition than the one above, but still useable. I'm not sure what type it is, but I think its a half sized one (one end is in the hedge line). Andy G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike morley Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Okay. So is this one acceptable? Also on the Grand Union, about a mile south of where the other one was taken. Taken from exactly the same spot as the other picture. The van is in the very centre of the shot 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted June 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 3, 2019 A couple of vans at the northern terminus of the Helston Railway. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Seen better days ............. but is the second ( LMS ) one technically 'grounded' ? Hair-splitting apart, the first ( BR ) one's not ventilated - so it's for perishables of some sort. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted June 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 3, 2019 The first one looks quite ventilated to me The second one is on a short section of track, which itself is raised up on a stack of concrete sleepers. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Is the first one a Banana van? It seems to have the insulated sides. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 ....... or is it a non-refrig meat van ? ......... can't really tell from the livery and I'm not sure what the difference would be otherwise ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 3 hours ago, pete_mcfarlane said: Is the first one a Banana van? It seems to have the insulated sides. It is indeed. Regards, John Isherwood. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Wickham Green said: ....... or is it a non-refrig meat van ? ......... can't really tell from the livery and I'm not sure what the difference would be otherwise ! The BR non-refrigerated meat van was the (Airfix kit) one with multiple vents in the ends. Regards, John Isherwood. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 ....... and sides - so it ain't that ............... must be going bananas ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 20 hours ago, Wickham Green said: Seen better days ............. but is the second ( LMS ) one technically 'grounded' ? Hair-splitting apart, the first ( BR ) one's not ventilated - so it's for perishables of some sort. 20 hours ago, pete_mcfarlane said: Is the first one a Banana van? It seems to have the insulated sides. There is a middle hinge which,to me, is another vote for a Banana Van. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Fidczuk Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I've not followed the earliest contributions to this thread so I don't know if this van has been featured already but I thought that I would share this recent picture (11th June) of a BR van with a pitched roof grounded at Southwold Harbour next to a fish and chip cafe. There are some well recorded coaches with this type of addition but this is the first time I have seen a van adapted in this way. Best, Pete 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Looks like someone tried to model a salt wagon and went wrong.... If you modelled that on a layout everyone would be telling you that it's not realistic. Myself included. Jason 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2019 Definitely more impressive than this one! e. Mik 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted July 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) My boss at my old work used to live in a house that had a wooden bodied carriage with a thatched roof. I never did get round to taking a picture of it though.... Andy G edit: No need here it is: http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=16098 Edited July 11, 2019 by uax6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) That one at Glenfinnan is looking a lot happier these days... Photo taken May 2018... Edited July 11, 2019 by DavidBird Added date of photo 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2019 9 hours ago, uax6 said: My boss at my old work used to live in a house that had a wooden bodied carriage with a thatched roof. I never did get round to taking a picture of it though.... Andy G edit: No need here it is: http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=16098 I walked past that going to and from school twice a day for thick end of twelve years! Ruddy steep hill too! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Fidczuk Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Interesting to see that the Glenfinnan van is still on its underframe. Usually just the body was sold for further use and the underframe cut up. Pete 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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