MrWolf Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, petethemole said: With a replacement wooden underframe from a suitable kit they make a passable L&Y van, but that's still a lot for 4 donor bodies. I did a similar thing with an old Hornby Smiths Crisps van (it appeared in many liveries) to create an ex Hull & Barnsley Railway van. I think that was another car boot £1 special. On ebay they are fetching around £10 including an average £4 for steerage class post. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 22 hours ago, jivebunny said: Good grief, I hope the fireman's in shape because that's a hell of a step up from the tender Many years ago I worked with a man named Billy Cobb who had been a fireman at Hasland (Ex Midland Railway) shed. He was also a successful amateur boxer, billed as the fighting fireman. He was only about 5'6" but one of the strongest men I ever met, even at near retirement. The apprentices having heard of his former life would pester him for an arm wrestle. He was a modest man and rarely took up the challenge. But quite a few lads more than forty years his junior and a head taller did eventually wear him down and get a match. They only ever did it once. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Quote I did a similar thing with an old Hornby Smiths Crisps van (it appeared in many liveries) to create an ex Hull & Barnsley Railway van. I think that was another car boot £1 special. On ebay they are fetching around £10 including an average £4 for steerage class post. Scrub up nicely, those. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, MartinWales said: Think the motto here is 'worth trying this stuff on Ebay'! Exactly. Broken or bad condition stuff on eBay to me just means kitbash material. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, RedGemAlchemist said: Exactly. Broken or bad condition stuff on eBay to me just means kitbash material. Me too. You just have to bid and hope that twenty seven other people who have more disposable income than you don't have the same inspiration! Must get that NE van of mine painted! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, RedGemAlchemist said: Exactly. Broken or bad condition stuff on eBay to me just means kitbash material. 2 hours ago, MrWolf said: Me too. You just have to bid and hope that twenty seven other people who have more disposable income than you don't have the same inspiration! Must get that NE van of mine painted! Well said chaps! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 £4.50 fron NERA - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/North-Eastern-Railway-Diagrams-of-Passenger-Train-Vehicles-Book-No-2-Beginning-J/202873316438 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bucoops said: £4.50 fron NERA - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/North-Eastern-Railway-Diagrams-of-Passenger-Train-Vehicles-Book-No-2-Beginning-J/202873316438 Same seller has the Hachette Build the Flying Scotsman complete issues for £425, just like the real thing, it will bankrupt you! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Same seller has the Hachette Build the Flying Scotsman complete issues for £425, just like the real thing, it will bankrupt you! Yes there's quite a few listings on there that are "optimistic". Although having said that, a DJH A3 is over £600 so perhaps that one not so bad if it is complete? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, Bucoops said: Yes there's quite a few listings on there that are "optimistic". Although having said that, a DJH A3 is over £600 so perhaps that one not so bad if it is complete? The neighbours haven't yet forgiven me for subscribing to "Build your own ACME V2 rocket in your back yard"... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 45 minutes ago, MrWolf said: The neighbours haven't yet forgiven me for subscribing to "Build your own ACME V2 rocket in your back yard"... No doubt sold by their representative Mr. Wil. E.Coyote? 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 hours ago, MrWolf said: The neighbours haven't yet forgiven me for subscribing to "Build your own ACME V2 rocket in your back yard"... Nor mine for the "Build your own sewage farm" series. Mike. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir TophamHatt Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 THE POWER CAR IS GREAT AND HAS WORKING LIGHTS. THE DUMMY HAS SEEN A BIT OF A RECONFIGURATION WITH THE SCREWS/BOGIES, TO THE POINT IT HAS FALLEN APART. ONE DOOR IS LOOSE/BROKEN OFF. THE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AS THE WIRING HAS COME LOOSE. THIS IS A NICE PROJECT FOR SOMEBODY. AS MENTIONED YOU CAN RUN IT WITHOUT ISSUES, BUT THE DUMMY CAR JUST IS BY NO MEANS PERFECT. ACROSS BOTH CARS, THERE ARE NO BODY SCREWS AS THE THREADS HAVE BEEN BROKEN/LOST. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324182794846 £150. What the hell did someone do to that?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, Sir TophamHatt said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324182794846 £150. What the hell did someone do to that?! Comprehensively de-value it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 Whilst I am no great fan of HST's, they don't deserve a fate like that. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 Is that a wood screw holding the bogie on? Some clumsy muppet has dropped it.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Sir TophamHatt said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324182794846 £150. What the hell did someone do to that?! So THAT'S where my ACME V2 rocket landed! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 hours ago, John M Upton said: Is that a wood screw holding the bogie on? Some clumsy muppet has dropped it.... Looks suspiciously like a 5mm self tapper for chipboard. You can almost hear the plastic cracking as that was wound in! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Looks suspiciously like a 5mm self tapper for chipboard. You can almost hear the plastic cracking as that was wound in! Guess that would make it 'Rare' if not unique!? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Possibly even "kit built", because that screw may well have come from a bookcase kit by IKEA. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: Possibly even "kit built", because that screw may well have come from a bookcase kit by IKEA. Bet you the IKEA one was easier to assemble though...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 28 minutes ago, MartinWales said: Bet you the IKEA one was easier to assemble though...... , and it still functions! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 22 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: , and it still functions! Mike. and it's definitely cheaper! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, MrWolf said: Possibly even "kit built", because that screw may well have come from a bookcase kit by IKEA. Would be even more historic if a product of MFI!? Assuming the screw hole was in the right place! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 MFI, now there's a blast from the past! (Or perhaps just an unnerving bowel rumble?) Would that be classed as vintage, retro, classic or collectable? All I know for certain is that it made lousy firewood... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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