ATME Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Will there be another run of 00 Carolines in green? They are going for stupid money on ebay. (Have done lots of track inspections in the real thing hence the interest) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
159220 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 But which green? She’s been in a number of shades! You have ‘BR Southern’ green which was originally painted on a non-refurbished saloon by Fragonset in July 2003. The saloon was not named ‘Caroline’ until February 2005…so would you print nameplates or not? I would utterly love to have this model with a Fragonset 31/33! We all know of the stories surrounding the resultant Virvidan green on the re-built saloon in spring 2008, yet even this changes! In 2012 GSM-R equipment was fiitted (antenna on the roof and new cab equipment), the step lamp was changed and new safety decals were applied. Deep Brunswick Green followed in January 2015, which is basically what the ‘003’ model is based on…or is it? The roof was not actually repainted until the winter of 2017…running with a much brighter grey for two years. Should this be modelled? Now with her ‘cool grey’ roof, we should now have the model 003 representing the prototype…well if you remove the CET Tank and add the older toilet pipe. At least the model in the box represents the period from March 2021 to spring 2023! If you want to model after then, Caroline has been painted back into ‘proper’ BR Southern Green. So should this be modelled? Certainly scope, she looks rather charming in her latest livery, even if the locomotive traction is rather garish these days! Yet how long before she’s fitted with ETCS equipment and would Revolution be willing to tool the differences to the cab? Seems to be a forever moving goal post. I am game for 'Fragonset' era and bang up to date, but would be rather annoyed if 003 was re-run as Revolution always said its a pre-order/truly unique opportunity with a price tag to reflect! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) On 10/04/2024 at 19:50, ATME said: Will there be another run of 00 Carolines in green? They are going for stupid money on ebay. (Have done lots of track inspections in the real thing hence the interest) I'm hoping for a reissue but I'd be going blue and grey. I'm not paying £235 for one second hand. This is just price gouging by the seller. One of the Revolution guys said at GETS that Trains4U had a few B/G ones left but they're long gone now. It's a case of holding out for a second run as clearly there are people who want one who don't have one. But for me it's not essential, it's a 'nice to have' rather than a 'must get' so for me, if its re-run then great, I'll order one but as I said, I'm not paying 150% of RRP to get one. Edited April 21 by The Evil Bus Driver 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 On 21/04/2024 at 07:21, The Evil Bus Driver said: I'm hoping for a reissue but I'd be going blue and grey. I'm not paying £235 for one second hand. This is just price gouging by the seller. One of the Revolution guys said at GETS that Trains4U had a few B/G ones left but they're long gone now. It's a case of holding out for a second run as clearly there are people who want one who don't have one. But for me it's not essential, it's a 'nice to have' rather than a 'must get' so for me, if its re-run then great, I'll order one but as I said, I'm not paying 150% of RRP to get one. @The Evil Bus Driver A small batch is going on sale on Saturday morning on the Revolution website at standard price. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted April 27 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27 Hi all, For those who can’t make the show we’ve reserved some for online orders from 10am today. cheers Ben A. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Eddie the dog Posted April 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27 Can’t find on website, is this live ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATME Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 They must have sold out in 30 seconds or it never happened? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 27 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27 Never saw anything added and was checking regularly since just before 1000 Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 27 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27 Just appeared Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Eddie the dog Posted April 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27 On now ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATME Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 3 hours ago, Revolution Ben said: Hi all, For those who can’t make the show we’ve reserved some for online orders from 10am today. cheers Ben A. Did they appear online? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Eddie the dog Posted April 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27 Yes, all three showing in stock as of 10:35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATME Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Eddie the dog said: On now ! Can't see them?? Aaah, registered and got a green one😀 Edited April 27 by ATME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 27 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27 1 minute ago, ATME said: Can't see them?? Here: https://revolutiontrains.com/product/caroline-975025-inspection-saloon-oo-4mm/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) On 26/04/2024 at 14:29, Mike Harvey said: @The Evil Bus Driver A small batch is going on sale on Saturday morning on the Revolution website at standard price. Awesome! Just got to try and avoid spending too much at Model World Live tomorrow. I'll come and see the Revolution stand Thanks muchly! Edited April 27 by The Evil Bus Driver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 (edited) It was great to see the guys from Revolution at the NEC and avail myself of a Blue and grey Caroline. What an amazing model it is too! Here's to seeing you all at GETS! Edited April 29 by The Evil Bus Driver 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATME Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Just received my Brunswick green Caroline, very impressed. Interestingly in the box leaflet is a sample of formations and the date run. The 30-9-15 run from Richmond to Norwich is one inspection I attended for the Ipswich - Norwich portion (My patch! - acting Track Maintenance Engineer at the time) A picture below shows the coach and 47 after arrival at Norwich. The other pic shows the coach at Great Yarmouth after a run across the Bittern Line then Lowestoft after a run up the East Suffolk. Always enjoyed the Engineering Inspections. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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