MrWolf Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 53 minutes ago, Joeh260 said: “Put it in my work bag and walked home. “ Fairly worn box, damaged handrails and one of the connecting rods with some paint scratched off If that’s what happens to the contents of the work bag from a walk home then I fear for the safety of the bag itself. Maybe it was Johnny Cash's workbag. The one he smuggled a Cadillac out of the factory with, One piece at a time. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted October 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Joeh260 said: The value for money seems a little off to me… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384425736950?hash=item59818f3af6:g:rDIAAOSwc4hhD8Bd Ah, but it's Thomas, so it must be worth more! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crantock Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Bachmann-Ex-LNWR-Webb-Coal-Tank-Demios-in-Custom-Livery-Weathered-/115026209214?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 why? Just why? And a spurious ref to Hornby in the search. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 22 hours ago, Joeh260 said: The value for money seems a little off to me… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384425736950?hash=item59818f3af6:g:rDIAAOSwc4hhD8Bd I suspect a typo as they are newbies to eBay with a feedback of 19. Even 100 is quite dear though for that motley selection. It’s not even the proper 0-6-0 Thomas lol 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted October 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Crantock said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Bachmann-Ex-LNWR-Webb-Coal-Tank-Demios-in-Custom-Livery-Weathered-/115026209214?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 why? Just why? And a spurious ref to Hornby in the search. It has a curious look of the side armoured skirts (Schurzen) applied to WW2 German Tanks. Perhaps they quietly sold a few out of service locos to the Wehrmacht back in the day!! Edited October 5, 2021 by TinTracks spelling 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted October 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2021 22 hours ago, Joeh260 said: The value for money seems a little off to me… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384425736950?hash=item59818f3af6:g:rDIAAOSwc4hhD8Bd This must be a bargain (if you don't mind clockwork) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255161851689?hash=item3b68d4df29%3Ag%3A26sAAOSwXxJgk5~f&LH_Auction=1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Crantock said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Bachmann-Ex-LNWR-Webb-Coal-Tank-Demios-in-Custom-Livery-Weathered-/115026209214?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 why? Just why? And a spurious ref to Hornby in the search. Ah....old friends Rocketrailways! Always good for a little humour, although they have been absent from these pages for a while 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115026209116?hash=item1ac818a95c:g:D-QAAOSwDSlhWf0w Looks like this set has also suffered at the hand of the gods.....! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, Andy WD said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115026209116?hash=item1ac818a95c:g:D-QAAOSwDSlhWf0w Looks like this set has also suffered at the hand of the gods.....! How much for an example of this set that hasn't been ****ed around with? It would be a bit of a gamble to put right I think. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Andy WD said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115026209116?hash=item1ac818a95c:g:D-QAAOSwDSlhWf0w Looks like this set has also suffered at the hand of the gods.....! As one might exclaim, WTF! 7 hours ago, MrWolf said: How much for an example of this set that hasn't been ****ed around with? It would be a bit of a gamble to put right I think. Especially when ebay has a selection of the same train pack in good unmolested condition at around £140. Such as this example! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Crantock said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Bachmann-Ex-LNWR-Webb-Coal-Tank-Demios-in-Custom-Livery-Weathered-/115026209214?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 why? Just why? And a spurious ref to Hornby in the search. I suspect that someone was watching The Great Model Railway Challenge… There was, I seem to recall, a “Steam Punk” layout set on Mars, with a loco named “DEMIOS” (Deimos), after one of the moons of Mars… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deimos_(moon) Possibly there is another lurking named Phobos? EDIT: (Yes, there is….see the Adams Radial set! ) Not that I am suggesting that this loco is “as seen on TV”….. Season 2, Heat 5. The Sky is The Limit… It does look rather similar…. https://www.kathymillatt.co.uk/2019/10/05/great-model-railway-challenge-2019-heat-5/#jp-carousel-16779 Even the spelling mistake! https://news.Bachmann.co.uk/2019/10/gmrc-series-2-heat-five/ Quote Muddle & Go Nowhere (M&GN) conceived what judge Steve Flint described as ‘a Great Western Branch Line on Mars,’ titling their layout ‘Forever Autumn,’ which was strongly echoed in the orange and red scenery characteristic of that planet, encapsulating the blend of historic and futuristic vision. Named ‘DEMIOS,’ the Greek God of Terror (literally translated as ‘Dread’), the LNWR Coal Tank (35-050) performed the rocket launcher propelling and retrieval moves, surely the most outrageous working ever for a Webb designed steam loco! Edited October 6, 2021 by Ruffnut Thorston Typo…more added 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 55 minutes ago, Ruffnut Thorston said: I suspect that someone was watching The Great Model Railway Challenge… There was, I seem to recall, a “Steam Punk” layout set on Mars, with a loco named “DEMIOS” (Deimos), after one of the moons of Mars… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deimos_(moon) Possibly there is another lurking named Phobos? Not that I am suggesting that this loco is “as seen on TV”….. Season 2, Heat 5. The Sky is The Limit… It does look rather similar…. https://www.kathymillatt.co.uk/2019/10/05/great-model-railway-challenge-2019-heat-5/#jp-carousel-16779 Even the spelling mistake! https://news.Bachmann.co.uk/2019/10/gmrc-series-2-heat-five/ Beat me to it. Pure steampunk. Sadly pure sacrilege to the model railway purist! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Andy WD said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115026209116?hash=item1ac818a95c:g:D-QAAOSwDSlhWf0w Looks like this set has also suffered at the hand of the gods.....! Oh oh…. Now, are these Really the actual models from the Muddle & Go Nowhere groups Mars layout from TGMRC? It is possible I suppose…. See my Demios loco post above…. Edited October 6, 2021 by Ruffnut Thorston 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 11 hours ago, TinTracks said: This must be a bargain (if you don't mind clockwork) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255161851689?hash=item3b68d4df29%3Ag%3A26sAAOSwXxJgk5~f&LH_Auction=1 Having purchased loads of this for my little one (not for me honest) I can say that the clockwork locos get about a tenner each and the carriages about 3. The track cannot be given away. I suspect though that those locos have the flangeless rear wheels with traction tyres and are therefore useless on normal Hornby track (made that error myself funnily enough when buying a Percy from rocket railways that had been balanced on standard Hornby track; to mislead in my opinion). 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2021 11 hours ago, TinTracks said: This must be a bargain (if you don't mind clockwork) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255161851689?hash=item3b68d4df29%3Ag%3A26sAAOSwXxJgk5~f&LH_Auction=1 I think it's a wind up! 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
russell price Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I think I’ve just had a good buy from Rocket Railways, a Westward Duple Dominant coach kit looks mint in original packaging. See what postie brings?? I will be happy if it as it seems! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 17 hours ago, TinTracks said: This must be a bargain (if you don't mind clockwork) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255161851689?hash=item3b68d4df29%3Ag%3A26sAAOSwXxJgk5~f&LH_Auction=1 6 hours ago, ianmacc said: Having purchased loads of this for my little one (not for me honest) I can say that the clockwork locos get about a tenner each and the carriages about 3. The track cannot be given away. I suspect though that those locos have the flangeless rear wheels with traction tyres and are therefore useless on normal Hornby track (made that error myself funnily enough when buying a Percy from rocket railways that had been balanced on standard Hornby track; to mislead in my opinion). To add to the muddle and confusion, there was a genuine Hornby cockwork Thomas set (R260), with coaches and a circle of 1st radius curves. These do turn up on ebay, even if "Rare"... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194383751544 But how about this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353704494402 for a completely bonkers "Thomas-alike"? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2021 Great advertising style: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-arnold-N-Gauge-crane-wagon-RED-HAS-HOOK-roof-flap-seat-at-the-front-1only-4650-/284478413848?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 At least it catches the attention! 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 17 minutes ago, rab said: Great advertising style: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-arnold-N-Gauge-crane-wagon-RED-HAS-HOOK-roof-flap-seat-at-the-front-1only-4650-/284478413848?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 At least it catches the attention! Was the seller being subjected to electric shock therapy when he wrote the listing description? Cheers Darius 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 5 hours ago, Hroth said: To add to the muddle and confusion, there was a genuine Hornby cockwork Thomas set (R260), with coaches and a circle of 1st radius curves. These do turn up on ebay, even if "Rare"... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194383751544 But how about this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353704494402 for a completely bonkers "Thomas-alike"? Ah yes I have that genuine set. I like the bonkers Terry Loco lol 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 The Terry loco may have been a bit less common, (maybe even Rare?) but as a collectible, sticking the face on it has sunk that. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2021 On 05/10/2021 at 21:35, ianmacc said: I suspect a typo as they are newbies to eBay with a feedback of 19. Even 100 is quite dear though for that motley selection. It’s not even the proper 0-6-0 Thomas lol There's too many 00 on the price... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2021 5 hours ago, rab said: Great advertising style: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-arnold-N-Gauge-crane-wagon-RED-HAS-HOOK-roof-flap-seat-at-the-front-1only-4650-/284478413848?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 At least it catches the attention! Looks better than basic wagons and you can have a line of them... Why? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324819285748?hash=item4ba0bcf6f4%3Ag%3AesAAAOSw3L1fr-Bq&LH_BIN=1 If your'e looking for controllers here's a snip and only 20.25 postage Edited October 6, 2021 by TinTracks link 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Maybe the postage is to cover 4 thugs in a van owned by Group 4 high security for sending dangerous electrical goods via courier? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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