RMweb Premium Crepello Posted February 19, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2023 It seems I’ve wasted my money by buying a pack of commonwealth bogies to update my mark 1 coaches; these are the current ‘blue riband’ type. It appears the bogies are designed for the original type of mark 1s produced by Farish, with bogie-mounted couplings, as they have the clip-on type of coupling mount, no ‘extension slot’ on the pivot hole and no taper to the outer end to allow a NEM pocket to swing. Rather disappointed to say the least. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted February 19, 2023 Moderators Share Posted February 19, 2023 Have you ordered the most recent type? https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/76464/379-442-Graham-Farish-BR-Commonwealth-Coach-Bogies-(x2) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 16 minutes ago, AY Mod said: Have you ordered the most recent type? https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/76464/379-442-Graham-Farish-BR-Commonwealth-Coach-Bogies-(x2) Having just taken apart a Farish mk1, the bogies on that link look identical to the Commonwealths on the current style Mk1s. Jo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted February 19, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2023 Thanks for your input chaps. I ordered and have been invoiced for 379-442, but I seem to have been sent another type. Will take it up with the supplier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishar Creel Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Hallo, Same here. I have contacted the retailer for return and credit. The bogies manufactured are not to fit the body mounted coupling gate. es grüßt pc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted February 19, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2023 41 minutes ago, Padishar Creel said: Hallo, Same here. I have contacted the retailer for return and credit. The bogies manufactured are not to fit the body mounted coupling gate. es grüßt pc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted February 19, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2023 Just now, Crepello said: Yes, they’re the ones I’ve got. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 They look to be the ones under the Mk1 Pullmans, with the undersize wheels. Have Bachmann issued two different bogies under one code? Jo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted February 19, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, Steadfast said: They look to be the ones under the Mk1 Pullmans, with the undersize wheels. Have Bachmann issued two different bogies under one code? Jo Yes, you’re right. I’ve just alerted Farish to the problem by e-mail. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted February 19, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2023 So would I be right in concluding that these were supposed to be the modern Blue Ribband (as was) tooling versions and the factory have supplied old ones (post Poole era but pre Blue Ribband) tooling one instead? Bachmann need to state if this was deliberately intended or an error. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishar Creel Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, John M Upton said: So would I be right in concluding that these were supposed to be the modern Blue Ribband (as was) tooling versions and the factory have supplied old ones (post Poole era but pre Blue Ribband) tooling one instead? Bachmann need to state if this was deliberately intended or an error. From the wording that accompanies the pic of the product (see Rails and Kernow) yes, you conclude correctly, and I hope it was an error. Interested to see if they make a statement or just stay silent. es grüßt pc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted February 19, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2023 That is annoying as I was going to pick some up for my fleet when I saw them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishar Creel Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Hallo, I heard back from Bachmann, here the reply es grüßt pc Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for making us aware of this issue. We have investigated this morning and have confirmed that these accessory packs do not contain the bogies that are photographed and described on our website, so are currently planning our next steps. For now, I would suggest that the best option is to return any packs that you have bought to your retailer for a refund, as you have suggested. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JR_P Posted March 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2023 In a similar vein, I have discovered that the B4 bogie available as an accessory uses a shorter axle than the standard coach wheelsets historically available…. I found this out the hard way when I discovered one wheelset was non-insulating - “no problem” I though, “I’ll just swap for one of my spare Farish coach axles”…. nope, the historical axles are too long…. and of course, you cannot buy the newer coach wheelsets with shorter axle…. As an aside, I’ve had a couple of non-insulated wheelsets from Farish products recently…. maybe their QC/QA is slipping a bit…. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted April 8, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2023 I see that the ‘proper’ Commonwealth bogies (for current ‘Blue Riband’ Mark 1s) are still not shown on the Farish website. Has anyone heard any news about these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted May 3, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 3, 2023 Lots of the Mark 1s in the summer announcement have commonwealths, so hopefully they’re in production as accessories too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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