WANTED - parts for 2 old AIRFIX carriages - SOLVED

[halsey]

Hi,

 

Not sure if this is the right place for a wanted ad but I'm sure the mods will move it if it isn't....................

 

The request applies to Airfix LMS Stanier corridor coaches - has anyone got any spare gangway/corridor bellows lying around and/or the push type narrow couplings with metal hooks 

 

Ideally I could do with 4 of each - happy to pay/postage for good stuff

 

See photos the bellows are self explanatory the hooks I have one carriage with the big hooks (rh) on but all the others have the small hooks (lh) so I need 4 of these..........

 

Thanks for reading this...............hope someone can help or suggest where they can be sourced

 

J

[Matti8]

Hi, not sure if you're trying to restore the original or just improve but I think that I saw some Airfix gangways on eBay yesterday. Otherwise I would definitely suggest Comet ends with gangway from Wizard Models. The difference with entirely new ends is big. And for the couplings pretty sure that Dapol do the push type.

 

Matti

Edited September 22, 2020 by Matti8

[TheSignalEngineer]

2 minutes ago, Matti8 said:

And for the couplings pretty sure that Ratio do the push type.

IIRC the Hornby R8099 couplings are a straight push in. Not quite as neat as the Airfix ones but much smaller than the large Airfix or Dapol ones.

[ianLMS]

I will see what i can find in my spares box tonight and let you know.

[ianLMS]

I found these in my spares box.

 

The left column I believe are the ones you are looking for, however, only two have complete backs. The rest were damaged during removal.

 

The r/h ones are possibly Bachmann and appear narrower.

 

The couplings look about right.

 

PM me with you address if you still want them.

 

Thanks

Ian

 

[halsey]

Many thanks to Ian - problem solved