hmrspaul Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: Railtour stock with a difference! I suppose you could get people into the boxes at each end. I don't see it going down well with HMRI though. Could be very warm! Just passing these on the Scunny tour the heat pours off of them - mind the brake van trip we did in June it was so cold that the heat was very welcome. The Ravenscraig ones only had 4 axles at each end, so assume only 200t https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/ravenscraigwagon and a different design https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/ravenscraigwagon/e3408a70a Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) These monsters (almost 26m in length over the buffers) ran from Middlesboro to Consett in the late 60s and mid 70s. Photo from Stephen McGahon. Edited September 14, 2020 by johndon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hardly UK prototypes, but this is the design of the ones used on the "Hot Metal Train" that runs through Dalton Junction, south of Chicago a couple of times a day - as photographed back in June 2013.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted September 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) This contributor to the photo-sharing site I use has a vast number of brilliant photos of heavy industry, both in this country and abroad, notably China. This is one relevant shot, but I am sure there will be many more in the 'metal industries' album and in other albums. ipernity has many superb photographers, including a number with an interest in railways. http://www.ipernity.com/doc/302581/22425785/in/album/408847 and this dramatic one http://www.ipernity.com/doc/302581/21125987/in/album/408847 Edited September 15, 2020 by phil_sutters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 There is Belgian Modeller that produces 3D printed versions of these wagons (in HO scale), not sure if these are of any use : Stay safe everyone, Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 This is the Lima one with a conversation kit to be cut to size! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Neils WRX said: There is Belgian Modeller that produces 3D printed versions of these wagons (in HO scale), not sure if these are of any use : 1 hour ago, Neils WRX said: There is Belgian Modeller that produces 3D printed versions of these wagons (in HO scale), not sure if these are of any use : Stay safe everyone, Neil Do you have a link for these Neil? Stay safe everyone, Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 minute ago, JC said: Chap is Quentin Rical I don't have a direct link I'm afraid but he is on Facebook. I saw the wagons on the "Train Christophe" group and they look excellent. Thanks, Neil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 This site has been a ‘go-to’ for steelwork modellers for quite some time - Click here My iPad automatically translates to English Cheers and Stay Safe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 14 hours ago, Jack Benson said: This site has been a ‘go-to’ for steelwork modellers for quite some time - Click here My iPad automatically translates to English Cheers and Stay Safe Excellent thanks pal haven't seen that before........I actually speak German but not technical steel German ....may have to see if I can learn some new words. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Depending on how long you've got this is an excellent read / look at the pictures: https://forum.modelspoormagazine.be/index.php/topic,22026.0.html 186 pages about the Liege Steel Industry (in Belgium) and the layout that is being built. Thanks, Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, Neils WRX said: Depending on how long you've got this is an excellent read / look at the pictures: https://forum.modelspoormagazine.be/index.php/topic,22026.0.html 186 pages about the Liege Steel Industry (in Belgium) and the layout that is being built. Thanks, Neil hehe thanks will take a good look. See you in about 10 years! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Found this picture on FB from the Hobby 2000 shop in Liege Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 01/10/2020 at 19:19, Neils WRX said: Found this picture on FB from the Hobby 2000 shop in Liege Nice, but £400? He's 'avvin a larf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 hours ago, JC said: Nice, but £400? He's 'avvin a larf. Do you think we could persuade Accurascale to do a twin pack along the lines of their multi bogied flask carrier! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Mark Saunders said: Do you think we could persuade Accurascale to do a twin pack along the lines of their multi bogied flask carrier! That would be a very good idea . Problem is, I presume, the market for a mainline wagon is viable for them, whereas the market for an industrial site specific wagon is probably not. But it definitely needs someone to produce a decent-sized OO gauge torpedo that is VFM. I just had the Walther's HO torpedo wagons delivered which I'd had on back order and they are tiny so they're going back. Way smaller than the Lima ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2020 5 hours ago, JC said: Nice, but £400? He's 'avvin a larf. Around £360 ish actually, which I thought wasn't a bad price for the work which has gone into it, and no one is likely to need a rake of 30! Mike. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Around £360 ish actually, which I thought wasn't a bad price for the work which has gone into it, and no one is likely to need a rake of 30! Mike. Yeah wasn't sure what the ex rate was atm. Oh right, someone's scratchbuilt that as a one off? Then that might be the price he wants for the work he's put into it, but I'm afraid my pockets aren't deep enough to spend that on one wagon - locos are expensive enough. I guess it's what someone's prepared to pay that's the issue and it would make a good centrepiece to a layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 hours ago, JC said: But it definitely needs someone to produce a decent-sized OO gauge torpedo that is VFM. I just had the Walther's HO torpedo wagons delivered which I'd had on back order and they are tiny so they're going back. Way smaller than the Lima ones. The Walthers ones are similar to the Ravenscraig ones and I fee that a lite extension on the torpedo would help make them look more convincing! For main line use there was the ones that worked from Teesside to Consett! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1047 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) Trix do this version very similar to the Dissington torpedo that is occasionally available via Guagemaster that are run out on my Shenston road complete with an ex LMS brake van chassis spacer wagon modeled from pics Mark Saunders kindly sent me. Edited October 3, 2020 by D1047 Spelling 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 This Facebook group currently has a series of posts about relevant rolling stock, especially the Distington Engineering products: https://www.facebook.com/groups/394490193925697 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cokebreeze Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Did you ever imagine that one day the hobby would be enriched with a ready to run 4mm scale model of a Distington Torpedo wagon? For all those in the process of scratchbuilding one........Yah, boo sucks, you ought to have known better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Cokebreeze said: Did you ever imagine that one day the hobby would be enriched with a ready to run 4mm scale model of a Distington Torpedo wagon? For all those in the process of scratchbuilding one........Yah, boo sucks, you ought to have known better. That's £40 for a pair of DCC accessory decoders and motors/servos, which seems pretty good value, and the price is the same as the A/S KUA nuclear wagons were a little while back. Pretty good price given the way inflation is going. I like their choice of prototype, but this one is far too niche for me. I can't see many people using rule 1 to justify running them up the traditional GWR single line branch terminus either, or banking it up Beattock. You can't exactly unload it in a cattle dock siding. Edited October 31, 2022 by Michael Hodgson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted October 31, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2022 Joined up thinking, they've already announced the loco to go with it! Steven B 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmansholiday Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 They were originally built to hold 200 tons then extended in length to hold 300 tons and renumbered, 65 is a lengthened one. Be interesting to see if they "weather" them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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