MrWolf Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, Darius43 said: I think you might need to stick a resistor on them lights The driver will need a welding shield for the cab lights. Cheers Darius Desperately trying to find a peaceful use for the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer turned to model railways, with as you can see, mixed results... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Darius43 said: I think you might need to stick a resistor on them lights The driver will need a welding shield for the cab lights. Cheers Darius Offered with free future melted cab fronts. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 9 hours ago, MrWolf said: If it wasn't for the lockdown, you could write the description up something like: Rare! Until the model railway exhibitions start up again and you'll find one in every £2 bin... I have to admit that it is rare though. Rare to see anyone asking £25 for a bit of dog-eared old Superquick. No bids! Now who would have thought..... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2020 11 hours ago, Prometheus said: Truly 'rare' this one.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-cardboard-paper-train-platform/324180218881?hash=item4b7aa59401:g:BFEAAOSw6FFevsMc But a snip. At least that's what it needs, with a large pair of shears.... Tony 9 hours ago, MrWolf said: If it wasn't for the lockdown, you could write the description up something like: Rare! Until the model railway exhibitions start up again and you'll find one in every £2 bin... I have to admit that it is rare though. Rare to see anyone asking £25 for a bit of dog-eared old Superquick. That's probably where it originated from and an opportunity was spotted! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: That's probably where it originated from and an opportunity was spotted! Mike. And probably dropped back into it at the earliest oppourtunity! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 31/05/2020 at 15:37, micklner said: If you actually wanted a kit of this!!, politely described a "Hybrid" on here by people who know the kit , its still available less prehestoric Romford wheels for £100. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MILLHOLME-MODELS-KIT-BUILT-HULL-BARNSLEY-RLY-LNER-BR-J28-CLASS-0-6-0-LOCO/293595560509?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 The hammer finally fell at £451.00. Holy pot metal Batman! I bet the seller wishes that the pubs were open! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) On 01/06/2020 at 20:46, leopardml2341 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Dublo-2245-3300HP-ElectricLoco-E3002-2-rail-pantograph-in-original-box/20002100582?hash=item2f43de3b66:g:VecAAOSwp0VesG66 These generally make around £500 at auction (boxed examples with paperwork). Edited June 4, 2020 by andyman7 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, andyman7 said: These generally make around £500 at auction (boxed examples with paperwork). So if I can manage to put it diplomatically without going off into some obscure piece of humour / scathing comment / outright stand up, point and laugh routine... The price being asked is somewhat optimistic? Damn it. I can't do it! Is he hoping to reel in some schmuck of a collector with more money than sense who has got to have it no matter what the price thereby falsely inflating the perceived value ceiling of mass produced 1950s toys as a precursor to selling more of his stock at similarly inflated prices in a type of investment quality collectors item gold rush that we have seen so many times before as witnessed some years ago amongst the classic car fraternity... (pause for breath) That's better, I'm going for a lie down. Miss Riding Hood! Be a dear and fetch me my pills.... 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldomtom2 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 3 hours ago, andyman7 said: These generally make around £500 at auction (boxed examples with paperwork). And it doesn't have paperwork and has a repro box. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted June 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 5, 2020 10 hours ago, andyman7 said: These generally make around £500 at auction (boxed examples with paperwork). Auction ended, no bids! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 hour ago, rab said: Auction ended, no bids! There's a good result! Lockdown clearly hasn't driven model railway fans totally nuts. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 12 hours ago, MrWolf said: The hammer finally fell at £451.00. Holy pot metal Batman! I bet the seller wishes that the pubs were open! But some off-licences are! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 11 hours ago, MrWolf said: Is he hoping to reel in some schmuck of a collector with more money than sense who has got to have it no matter what the price thereby falsely inflating the perceived value ceiling of mass produced 1950s toys as a precursor to selling more of his stock at similarly inflated prices in a type of investment quality collectors item gold rush that we have seen so many times before as witnessed some years ago amongst the classic car fraternity.. I'm still convinced there's an eccentric millionaire somwhere who's bidding on all these RARE/L@@K (sorry, could'nt resist it!) models, some of dubious ancestry and scooping them all up, at all costs! One quick though though. At those prices he wont be a millionaire for much longer..... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 We are the Knights of Ni! You have uttered the word L@@K! It is a word the Knights of Ni! Cannot hear!! (Dies...) 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: We are the Knights of Ni! You have uttered the word L@@K! It is a word the Knights of Ni! Cannot hear!! (Dies...) No shrubberies? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 53 minutes ago, MartinWales said: No shrubberies? As long as it isn't L@@K! Shrubbery made with Britains plastic trees - RARE!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 minute ago, MrWolf said: As long as it isn't L@@K! Shrubbery made with Britains plastic trees - RARE!!!! Or asking the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 No, I don't. Er indoors may have the holy hand grenade of Antioch though. I realised that I was no longer in the kingdom of Arthur though when the cast iron sign at the end of the platform said: GWR. NONE SHALL PASS! (Penalty forty shillings or Frenchmen hurling insults at thee) 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 4 hours ago, MrWolf said: NONE SHALL PASS! I command you, as King of the Britons, to stand aside! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 4 hours ago, MartinWales said: Or asking the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?? African or European? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cessna152towser Posted June 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) At £125 plus postage for one wagon, you would need plenty money to buy a decent rake of those:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-38-427-Covered-Bogie-Hopper-Wagon-Traffic-Services-Ltd/372888144965?epid=0&hash=item56d1dd8c45:g:BCcAAOSwAHFeASHE Edited June 5, 2020 by cessna152towser 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted June 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) Not exactly mafness but someone is modelling Dutch Elm disease: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-X-Bachmann-PREMIUM-TREES-N-GAUGE-DEAD-ELM/392826610906?hash=item5b764a64da:g:wTIAAOSwDtRe0Un8&redirect=mobile Edited June 5, 2020 by rab 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 hour ago, F-UnitMad said: African or European? I don't know! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAarrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhh! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 2 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: African or European? Dang, I was desperately trying to remember that line! Can anyone smell Elderberries? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 57 minutes ago, rab said: Not exactly mafness but someone is modelling Dutch Elm disease: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-X-Bachmann-PREMIUM-TREES-N-GAUGE-DEAD-ELM/392826610906?hash=item5b764a64da:g:wTIAAOSwDtRe0Un8&redirect=mobile If you're going to be period correct I suppose. There were lots of dead Elms about at one time, like bleached bones they stood out. Many got blown down and cut up in the storms of the winter of 76-77. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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