Can someone identify this wagon kit please?

[TEAMYAKIMA]

Hi

 

I have been asked to sell on ebay this whitemetal kit which has been donated to Twickenham MRC. Can anyone tell me what it is please? Some kind of flat , but anything more?

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Paul

 

[Steamport Southport]

Warflat.

 

Don't know the make but could be Genesis.

 

 

 

Jason

[Darryl Tooley]

It looks like the  ABS kit for an LNER Quad/Flat S to me (although I think Genesis did one as well).

 

The Flat S was originally a flat wagon of NER/WD origin, later fitted with four bolsters (in which form there is a Parkside kit for it).  Later still the bolsters were removed from 40 of the 'Quads' to become flat wagons again.

 

D

Edited September 21, 2020 by Darryl Tooley
Noticed the bolsters in photo

[TEAMYAKIMA]

Many thanks.

 

But whilst I think of iot anyone know this kit?  One of our Founder members passed away and we got all his model stuff but of course we can't ask him about stuff that isn't in its original packaging. A london taxi, but whose make?

 

Thanks again for any help.

 

Paul

 

 

 

[Darryl Tooley]

I don't want to worry you but the bolster/flat wagon looks like two half kits: as far as I can see all the bodyside castings are for the left-hand half.

 

D

 

 

Edited September 21, 2020 by Darryl Tooley
Remembered bolsters

[TEAMYAKIMA]

32 minutes ago, Darryl Tooley said:

I don't want to worry you but the flat wagon looks like two half kits: as far as I can see all the bodyside castings are for the left-hand half.

 

D

 

 

 

Good spot!!!

 

That's saved us some negative feedback - thanks

[Joseph_Pestell]

54 minutes ago, TEAMYAKIMA said:

Many thanks.

 

But whilst I think of iot anyone know this kit?  One of our Founder members passed away and we got all his model stuff but of course we can't ask him about stuff that isn't in its original packaging. A london taxi, but whose make?

 

Thanks again for any help.

 

Paul

 

 

 

 

ScaleLink/W&T do an FX3 taxi kit. Not sure if it is this one though.

Edited September 21, 2020 by Joseph_Pestell

[BernardTPM]

The wheels would suggest that it might be by Midget Models. The wheels on both the Langley and W&T versions do not have the hole in the middle of the hub.

[MrWolf]

The taxi is a model of an Austin FX3, current from late 1947 to 1958. I think it might possibly be one of the old John Day range.

[stewartingram]

Did W&T do that FX3?

[BernardTPM]

6 hours ago, MrWolf said:

The taxi is a model of an Austin FX3, current from late 1947 to 1958. I think it might possibly be one of the old John Day range.

There was no FX3 in the old John Day range.

 

2 hours ago, stewartingram said:

Did W&T do that FX3?

I don't think so, because the wheels in the W&T kit don't have those holes through them. It's also clear from this post that the roof is not a separate part on the W&T version.

My guess remains Midget models.