RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2020 27 minutes ago, Sarahagain said: It may be funny...but HMS Bluebell did exist... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bluebell_(K80) More on the Flower Class... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower-class_corvette The Flower class Corvette is available as a 1/72 scale plastic kit from Revell. It was originally produced by Matchbox many years ago but is still available. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross34 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 LOL!!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heljan-Class-26-DCC-Loksound4-Sound-Zimo-Supercap-Stay-alive-Eastfield-Loco/203052088705?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D8d24e1d6710144388aacc11af2386fbe%26pid%3D100040%26rk%3D18%26rkt%3D19%26sd%3D372742224063%26itm%3D203052088705%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2046732%26algv%3DSimplRVIAMLv5WebWithPLRVIOnTopCombiner&_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Ross34 said: LOL!!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heljan-Class-26-DCC-Loksound4-Sound-Zimo-Supercap-Stay-alive-Eastfield-Loco/203052088705?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D8d24e1d6710144388aacc11af2386fbe%26pid%3D100040%26rk%3D18%26rkt%3D19%26sd%3D372742224063%26itm%3D203052088705%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2046732%26algv%3DSimplRVIAMLv5WebWithPLRVIOnTopCombiner&_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060 Nice and stripey Cheers Darius 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 28/07/2020 at 08:30, SteveyDee68 said: Check out the "Culture" novels by the late (great) Iain C Banks - the AI 'minds' of his (space) ships give themselves obtuse, oblique or downright crazy names to themselves as a kind of AI in-joke! The one that immediately springs to mind is Culture Fast Packet Ship Suicidal Intent ... how's that for an impressive name to inspire the crew?! OT aside forgiven, those books are awesome. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2020 Can anyone shed any light on what this guy is selling?? Seemingly lots of 'unused' Heljan O gauge although I'm not sure what a 'Class 200 49' is exactly, or a 'Class 200 54' etc etc. I have asked, twice , but I get no answer!! Seems a strange way to conduct business! https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/fmc31/m.html?item=114314390572&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 The English is not very grammatically correct, so I would avoid it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2020 Smells fishy. Wrong category scale too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2020 38 minutes ago, Gary H said: Can anyone shed any light on what this guy is selling?? Seemingly lots of 'unused' Heljan O gauge although I'm not sure what a 'Class 200 49' is exactly, or a 'Class 200 54' etc etc. I have asked, twice , but I get no answer!! Seems a strange way to conduct business! https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/fmc31/m.html?item=114314390572&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Surely it's just placeholders from a free listing weekend to be updated (or not) in the fullness of time 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Gary H said: Can anyone shed any light on what this guy is selling?? Seemingly lots of 'unused' Heljan O gauge although I'm not sure what a 'Class 200 49' is exactly, or a 'Class 200 54' etc etc. I have asked, twice , but I get no answer!! Seems a strange way to conduct business! https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/fmc31/m.html?item=114314390572&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Ah good old fmc31 - haven't seen his overpriced "rare" stuff for awhile.............. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 12 hours ago, PhilJ W said: The Flower class Corvette is available as a 1/72 scale plastic kit from Revell. It was originally produced by Matchbox many years ago but is still available. An old RNA oppo of mine served on HMS Gentian (K90) on the Atlantic convoys. He built his model from scratch to about 1/72 well before Matchbox got around to it.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114318857487?ul_noapp=true So I've been offered 10% off I'd only pay about 1% for it.....!! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Andy WD said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114318857487?ul_noapp=true So I've been offered 10% off I'd only pay about 1% for it.....!! Box full of junk for £77. The photo might be useful for a memory game (i.e. what things were in the box now you can’t see the photo) but that’s it. More crap from Rocket Railways - the specialists in that medium. Darius 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Metr0Land said: Surely it's just placeholders from a free listing weekend to be updated (or not) in the fullness of time Agree. He actually says the items are to be listed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 There's an LMS Crab appeared on eBay. Seller says it is 'in good condition'. It's actually a wreak! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Andy WD said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114318857487?ul_noapp=true So I've been offered 10% off I'd only pay about 1% for it.....!! Dammit. I just threw away about a dozen old Triang clerestory bogies and a very dodgy homemade wiring loom off a 1938 Matchless. You could have had that lot for £50 and I would throw in a free cardboard box. Bargain by comparison! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2020 5 hours ago, MrWolf said: Dammit. I just threw away about a dozen old Triang clerestory bogies and a very dodgy homemade wiring loom off a 1938 Matchless. You could have had that lot for £50 and I would throw in a free cardboard box. Bargain by comparison! I think he's beat you to it! Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Andy WD said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114318857487?ul_noapp=true So I've been offered 10% off I'd only pay about 1% for it.....!! Quite amazing how many of those ‘brass parts’ have been made to look like plastic. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted July 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2020 Our friend Gostude has reached a feedback of 40,000 so some people must be happy with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dud spud Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I'm not sure... ... but something looks suspicious about that "milk" 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 hours ago, dud spud said: I'm not sure... ... but something looks suspicious about that "milk" Yes, it does look a bit "off"!! 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Perhaps the 4mm signwriter dropped a couple of 4mm tabs of acid and painted it with a fork? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cessna152towser Posted July 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: Our friend Gostude has reached a feedback of 40,000 so some people must be happy with him. A lot of his stuff is grossly overpriced but bearing in mind his prices include postage he is sometimes cheapest on eBay for run of the mill Hornby wagons and other items. Also he always provides good quality packaging, very often brand new postpak boxes, and foam pellet filler, all of which will come in handy again when selling on eBay. Edited July 30, 2020 by cessna152towser 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 But they are all 'Kit built', he needs to describe stuff honestly. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, andytrains said: But they are all 'Kit built', he needs to describe stuff honestly. To be fair, using the phrase kit built, however disingenuously, means that his items get more hits. Otherwise they would get subsumed amongst all the other clapped out ex trainset dross on eBay. Where, if you have the time, patience or plain good fortune, there are some real gems still to be found. I also forgot to mention that if he stopped using that phrase, we will need to find someone else to give us a cheap laugh... Edited July 30, 2020 by MrWolf Sounded too darned philosophical! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 A Kitbuilt item is a subject built from a Kit. Not an RTR item with a few detailing parts on! A RTR item is not Kitbuilt, whatever you say. Words Modified, Detailed, Super-detailed or Altered, would be a lot more honest. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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