RMweb Premium Crepello Posted October 26, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2019 This one arrived with the post-person on 24 October. I had expected a vacuum-fitted wagon but the chassis is exactly the same as the earlier grey unfitted version and lacking a brake cylinder. I consulted my wagon 'bible' , (David Larkin's Working Wagons Volume 1) and the model (B9222283) , seems similar to a pictured one, B922350 (photographed in 1969). This is described as an unfitted one from diagram 1/477, built in 1958 but being in original bauxite livery. So this one isn't for your fully-fitted freights after all. We never stop learning in this hobby! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 It is the way of the world getting the most out of a moulding! Bachmann is no worse than any other producing a model of something that is similar and producing a correct livery on it, rather like the Scunthorpe 100 ton tipplers produced by Lima in several of the aggregate liveries. This is rather like the forthcoming Hattons 4 wheel & 6 wheel coaches they are all things to all men! Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Cutting out a few 2s, I assume you mean B922283, this is the prototype as in 1979. As you say unfitted, and in freight stock red - BR used red for all stock for a period between 1963 and 65ish - not the original colour, it would have been grey when new. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brbco/ed06d215 Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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