RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26, 2021 34 minutes ago, ianmacc said: Hi. It’s a brio bridge with the deck repainted. Brio track (and hence compatible wooden railway systems) is a close copy of the Playcraft plastic track. I think long experience must have shown that this is the optimum size for a pre-school push-along system. I recall seeing a wooden train that had been made for Edward Pease's son c. 1825 - it was spot on Brio scale. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Not ebay madness as such... Dapol C060 OO GAUGE 0-6-0 DREWRY SHUNTER However, some things to note. Its a gostude! The usual prolix headline "Dapol C060 AIRFIX OO GAUGE KIT BUILT* BR 0-6-0 DREWRY SHUNTER DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE" Original price sticker The offer price To be fair, it IS currently the cheapest listing for this plastic kit, but he could have obscured that price sticker! * Annnnnnnnnd. Its a kit but not built! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 That Dapol kit goes back a looong way. The header has the original Northwich address, with a label for the Later Winsford address over the top. It was the Winsford premises that caught fire. Since then, Dapol have moved to Llangollen, and are currently at Chirk... 1 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 7 hours ago, Ruffnut Thorston said: That Dapol kit goes back a looong way. The header has the original Northwich address, with a label for the Later Winsford address over the top. It was the Winsford premises that caught fire. Since then, Dapol have moved to Llangollen, and are currently at Chirk... Virtually an item of historical interest! Probably a better kit too, higher quality plastic and the tools not as badly eroded as they are now. Oh well, its been snapped up! However, this one is an offering from a mushy brained optimist... Quote VINTAGE AIRFIX OO GAUGE KIT BUILT STATIC DREWRY 204HP DIESEL SHUNTER, LOCOMOTIVE IS AS SHOWN IN PICTURES AND IS MISSING CONNECTING RODS, SOLD FOR SPARES OR REPAIR, THIS HAS BEEN STORED FOR MANY YEARS, SEE PICTURES FOR CONDITION, WOULD BE A LOVELY ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION, SEE PICTURE I'd say its missing quite a bit! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2021 WOULD BE A LOVELY ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION, SEE PICTURE I'd like a sniff of whatever he's on! Mike. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Hroth said: Virtually an item of historical interest! Probably a better kit too, higher quality plastic and the tools not as badly eroded as they are now. Oh well, its been snapped up! However, this one is an offering from a mushy brained optimist... I'd say its missing quite a bit! I LOVE the "A LOVELY ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION" suggestion! Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: WOULD BE A LOVELY ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION, SEE PICTURE I'd like a sniff of whatever he's on! Mike. Check out his other items for the "HO scale Trailer Park Meth Lab" from Woodland Scenics Redneck Realism series.... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 14 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: WOULD BE A LOVELY ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION, SEE PICTURE I'd like a sniff of whatever he's on! Mike. Aaaaarrrgh! Does he have to shout??? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 26/04/2021 at 19:54, Hroth said: Not ebay madness as such... Dapol C060 OO GAUGE 0-6-0 DREWRY SHUNTER However, some things to note. Its a gostude! The usual prolix headline "Dapol C060 AIRFIX OO GAUGE KIT BUILT* BR 0-6-0 DREWRY SHUNTER DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE" Original price sticker The offer price To be fair, it IS currently the cheapest listing for this plastic kit, but he could have obscured that price sticker! * Annnnnnnnnd. Its a kit but not built! And no bids? Shame!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted April 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27, 2021 Somewhere under the several layers of applied with a bog brush paint maybe some locos but gawd knows what they actually are! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254958523695?hash=item3b5cb6552f:g:qbwAAOSwmoVgiGbg Put them out of their misery and give them a decent burial is my advice for this lot. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Somewhere under the several layers of applied with a bog brush paint maybe some locos but gawd knows what they actually are! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254958523695?hash=item3b5cb6552f:g:qbwAAOSwmoVgiGbg Put them out of their misery and give them a decent burial is my advice for this lot. They might be useful to a 009 modeller, if the locos are runners. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: They might be useful to a 009 modeller, if the locos are runners. Alas, looking 'at pictures carefully' won't tell us anything about the mechanical health of these locos. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) 51 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Somewhere under the several layers of applied with a bog brush paint maybe some locos but gawd knows what they actually are! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254958523695?hash=item3b5cb6552f:g:qbwAAOSwmoVgiGbg Put them out of their misery and give them a decent burial is my advice for this lot. Lima blue Plymouth Switcher. Lima repainted Class 31. 4 Minitrix, I think, Class 27. Despite being heavy, all the loco bodies are in fact moulded plastic... Edited April 27, 2021 by Ruffnut Thorston Typo 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 38 minutes ago, Ruffnut Thorston said: Lima blue Plymouth Switcher. Lima repainted Class 31. 4 Minitrix, I think, Class 27. Despite being heavy, all the loco bodies are in fact moulded plastic... @Ruffnut Thorston, the Hercule Poirot of RMWeb!* Bravo, sir, bravo! Your detective skills never fail to entertain, delight and inform! Steve S * Or should that be Quincy, ME?! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Some of it is more like an episode of Time Team. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 5 hours ago, John M Upton said: Somewhere under the several layers of applied with a bog brush paint maybe some locos but gawd knows what they actually are! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254958523695?hash=item3b5cb6552f:g:qbwAAOSwmoVgiGbg Put them out of their misery and give them a decent burial is my advice for this lot. Nothing here that a bit of "Mr. Muscle" oven cleaner won't shift. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, 33C said: Nothing here that a bit of "Mr. Muscle" oven cleaner won't shift. Apart from the seller? Mike. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 You ain't seen nuttin.... Som optimist is offering a "Heavily Rusted Flying Scotsman" at an eyewatering sum for what is a Del Prado static copy. It appears to have had a liberal coating of farmyard slurry. He has similar items... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted April 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2021 There are a number of similar traders on eBay, selling badly-weathered static locos (Dapol kits are common) at inflated prices. If they are building the kits I am sure they can charge for their time, but it's not worth paying for their weathering, which cannot have taken them more than 30s to finish. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 In the "olden days", before ready made static locos were common, I bought a "scrapyard" loco which was a heavily weathered Hornby B12, one of the post-Margate China versions, which had finer scale wheels. The loco was a perfect runner and, while the weathering was a bit heavy in places, it didn't look out of place as a model of a B12 just before withdrawl in the late 50s/early 60s. Cheap too, not like the prices asked for a running China pre new tooling B12 on ebay* nowadays! Nowadays its just bish bosh splodge on an inanimate lump of plastic. * Cheaper than that N gauge "Heavily Rusted Flying Scotsman" for a start... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 In OO Gauge, the Great British Locomotives Collection, AKA GBL, is a ready source of quite good static models. https://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?s=b74e74583b0310a8d86a546cfc965053&showtopic=26035&view=findpost&p=398826 Several have turned up as these “weathered” items. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: @Ruffnut Thorston, the Hercule Poirot of RMWeb!* Bravo, sir, bravo! Your detective skills never fail to entertain, delight and inform! Steve S * Or should that be Quincy, ME?! @SteveyDee68 You may just want to edit your post....”sir” is not really the correct form of address for myself.... Oh...how do you get that @ thing...oh I think I may have just found out...type @ and the user name, and a drop down box appears! I’ve been wondering how to do that for ages! Edited April 28, 2021 by Ruffnut Thorston Typo...and other additions 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Hroth said: You ain't seen nuttin.... Som optimist is offering a "Heavily Rusted Flying Scotsman" at an eyewatering sum for what is a Del Prado static copy. It appears to have had a liberal coating of farmyard slurry. He has similar items... 'dirtyboysweathering' - just about sums it up! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Ruffnut Thorston said: @SteveyDee68 You may just want to edit your post....”sir” is not really the correct form of address for myself.... Oh...how do you get that @ thing...oh I think I may have just found out...type @ and the user name, and a drop down box appears! I’ve been wondering how to do that for ages! Perhaps we should follow the Zoom guys' example? We should all state our preferred pronouns!? (Must admit, when all this pronoun stuff first popped up I had to Google it!) Initially I toyed with becoming 'it' and 'thing'! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 The paint finish on that "Heavily rusted Flying Scotsman" looks more like the camouflage pattern on a V2 rocket to me. But what do I know? I'm not a professional weathering artist.... 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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