Big Big Coaches, Help!

[jcm@gwr]

I have recently acquired a number of these 7mm coaches, and although

they are outside of my modelling period, I would like to upgrade them to

be more accurate for my local club's layout.

I remember see/reading an article on this forum that someone posted

about the mods needed and what he had done, but despite searching

everywhere I can think of, I can't find it. The search engine is not much

use, as it insists on giving you every topic that has the word coach in it,

whatever the scale!

It might help if I knew who started the topic, I had a vague thought that

it was 'the Penguin of Doom', but the members list says he hasn't posted

anything for the duration of the 'new' forum, and the search facility on the

old one is even worse!

Can anyone help, I would appreciate any hints, or even a link.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Joseph_Pestell]

Search engines generally, not just on RMWeb, need a special mental attitude / lateral thinking. Some need use of the + sign to work well.

 

Try just Big-big, or anything else you can think of which might come in that thread.

[giz]

Just found this on the old forum:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3431

 

Edit - and this on the current one:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/71345-tri-ang-big-big-train-mkii-cut-and-shut-and-easybuild-mk1s/

Edited February 11, 2018 by giz

[brossard]

Jeff, you mention "these coaches", but I don't see a description, or even better a picture.  I have an interest in upgrading coaches and I'm doing that with my Kirk coach build. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/116068-ian-kirk-7mm-gresley-52-6-corridor-coaches/

 

I do agree with your comment about the search function, it is no longer very useful.

 

John

[jcm@gwr]

Search engines generally, not just on RMWeb, need a special mental attitude / lateral thinking. Some need use of the + sign to work well.

 

Try just Big-big, or anything else you can think of which might come in that thread.

 

I think I have tried just about every combination of '-', '+', etc., and was starting to lose the will to live!

 

Just found this on the old forum:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3431

 

Edit - and this on the current one:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/71345-tri-ang-big-big-train-mkii-cut-and-shut-and-easybuild-mk1s/

 

Thanks for those links, the second was the one I was thinking of, and I still can't understand

why I couldn't find it. The first was also useful, just a shame that after the first page, almost

all the photos have gone (probably the usual suspect, Photo-Bucket!)

 

Jeff, you mention "these coaches", but I don't see a description, or even better a picture.  I have an interest in upgrading coaches and I'm doing that with my Kirk coach build. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/116068-ian-kirk-7mm-gresley-52-6-corridor-coaches/

 

I do agree with your comment about the search function, it is no longer very useful.

 

John

 

Unfortunately my camera has died, and my phone and lap-top aren't on speaking

terms at the moment! But, the above 2 links will show you the coaches, and the

work that I intend to do (probably better than I would).

 

Thanks for the help, all, Jeff

[giz]

I searched using Google for 'Triang O gauge coaches' and 'Triang Big Big coaches' and selecting images hovered over them until I found some from RMWeb.