plasticbasher Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) Hi All, I have a box of battered, smashed, warped, broken and scavenged loco bodies I am too embarrassed to dare attempting to sell, but offer to anyone who wants them (painting practice? scavenge bits like chimneys or backheads? scrap scene?) Here is what is there: A very early Triang Princess: plastic driving wheels, chassis is literally the frames, the driving wheels and the (?) X-03 motor, loco body is battered but mostly there, tender rolls but has been glued together Six Triang Jinties - expect broken steps, warped footplates, tar-brush repaints and one attempt (I think) to backdate to a Midland 1F. I'd say two could be called "okayish" condition though if repainted. Two Hornby 1970's "non-descript" 0-4-0 bodies (the clockwork one is actually quite useable, the other one has had "a rich and varied life"). A poorly assembled Airfix GWR Prairie kit (just the loco body), which has some separately fitted handrails. A Triang BR Standard 3 Tank - comprehensively battered and bruised. A Triang "Continental" Tank, warped, cracked and missing buffer beams etc. Triang Hornby A3 - much of the cab sides and roof have been smashed off, no smokebox door. Hornby GWR King - no smokebox door and the cab backhead and floor were sawn out (I assume to fit onto a Hornby Dublo Castle chassis or something similar). Triang 3F / 2P tender with bits chopped out of it. Two GBL LNER 8-wheel tender frames. The partial remnants of two Hornby Thomas bodyshells. I may come across some other "valuable collectors pieces" of a similar quality and throw those in too. To set expectations to the floor, I don't consider any of this lot to be worth anything,...they have accumulated through job lots I've purchased and are offered as a single bundle for free on the assumption they may useful for scavenging. Otherwise they go in plastic recycling in a week or two... I reckon postage would be £3.50ish....you'd pay exactly what it costs me and not a penny more! plasticbasher Edited January 4, 2021 by plasticbasher 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, plasticbasher said: Hi All, I have a box of battered, smashed, warped, broken and scavenged loco bodies I am too embarrassed to dare attempting to sell, but offer to anyone who wants them (painting practice? scavenge bits like chimneys or backheads? scrap scene?) Here is what is there: A very early Triang Princess: plastic driving wheels, chassis is literally the frames, the driving wheels and the (?) X-03 motor, loco body is battered but mostly there, tender rolls but has been glued together Six Triang Jinties - expect broken steps, warped footplates, tar-brush repaints and one attempt (I think) to backdate to a Midland 1F. I'd say two could be called "okayish" condition though if repainted. Two Hornby 1970's "non-descript" 0-4-0 bodies (the clockwork one is actually quite useable, the other one has had "a rich and varied life"). A poorly assembled Airfix GWR Prairie kit (just the loco body), which has some separately fitted handrails. A Triang BR Standard 3 Tank - comprehensively battered and bruised. A Triang "Continental" Tank, warped, cracked and missing buffer beams etc. Triang Hornby A3 - much of the cab sides and roof have been smashed off, no smokebox door. Hornby GWR King - no smokebox door and the cab backhead and floor were sawn out (I assume to fit onto a Hornby Dublo Castle chassis or something similar). Triang 3F / 2P tender with bits chopped out of it. Two GBL LNER 8-wheel tender frames. The partial remnants of two Hornby Thomas bodyshells. I may come across some other "valuable collectors pieces" of a similar quality and throw those in too. To set expectations to the floor, I don't consider any of this lot to be worth anything,...they have accumulated through job lots I've purchased and are offered as a single bundle for free on the assumption they may useful for scavenging. Otherwise they go in plastic recycling in a week or two... I reckon postage would be £3.50ish....you'd pay exactly what it costs me and not a penny more! plasticbasher Great starting points for potential “representatations” (see discussion on the eBay Madness thread!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneKennerley Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 If no one else comes forward needing these, I will gladly take them to save from the bin (don't think they can go in recycling but I may be wrong). They may indeed provide useful detail bits for other projects Regards Wayne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbasher Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Hi Wayne - you're first out the gate and so they are yours. I'll PM you "off-line" to get an address! Cheers, plasticbasher 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbasher Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks everyone....these are now en route to their new guardian. plasticbasher 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I've sold worse than that on eBay for about fifteen quid. One mans junk is another man's wife's idea of junk. With eBay the world's your lobster. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2021 6 hours ago, DavidCBroad said: With eBay the world's your lobster. The great thing about eBay it would seem, is, that like buses, there will be another mug along in a minute! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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