sncf231e Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 German made small streamlined clockwork locomotives by Bub, Distler and Dressler running in the garden Regards Fred 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 Another from Rossignol with appropriate load 😉 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) EBay thought I might be interested in this 'Restoration project': https://www.ebay.co.uk Ignore the title - the Streak has lost an 'r'! I suppose 'Streak' sounded more flash than 'Link'! Mettoy? All it appears to state is "Made in England". I was tempted, but I have too many projects on the go already.... Edited February 19, 2023 by Il Grifone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sncf231e Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 25 minutes ago, Il Grifone said: Mettoy? Not Mettoy but Wells Brimtoy. Made in many colour and wheel combinations like this 0-4-0 and 2-4-0. Regards Fred 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowtim Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I received this example as a present a few years ago, told I was getting an A4 to run on my (still unbuilt) garden line, thought it would nicely compliment my Corgi Bassett lowke A3 🤣 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sncf231e Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 14 hours ago, PaulRhB said: Another from Rossignol with appropriate load 😉 Rossignol made numerous variations of streamlined locomotives (and trains), here are a view: Regards Fred 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 The nice people (computer?) at eBay thought I'd missed out on the 'Silver Steak' and informed me that she had been relisted: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334761131016 I could collect from Ilford (just down the road - about halfway to central London) and save a fiver, but investigation shows lack of a convenient bus, so that's out. (Don't all rush!) Shouldn't 'Golden Eagle' be 4482 or am I just being too pedantic? This reminded me that I have a Red Brimtoy tender. I was going to couple it to my Hornby M1 (repainted (badly) by a previous owner and overdue for some TLC , though she has had her broken spring repaired!), but the result is rather ridiculous (not that the right tender is a lot better). It is really intended for one of these: https://www.vectis.co.uk/lot/wells-brimtoy-britannia-locos-x2_752102 The red ones were on sale in Woolworth's in my youth at the princely sum of 7d*. I recall they were 'Royal Scot' ,whereas the survivors seem to be 'Britannia'. The blue one is 'Royal Scot' however so there may well have been a version for Woolies. The lack of blinkers would have made it that little bit cheaper to produce. * Less tender of course! This seems absurdly cheap even for the mid-fifties (roughly the price of a bar of chocolate or a large ice lolly), but the figure is firmly stuck in my mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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