RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted August 1, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2010 Double Slip would be great please! F15 built 1909 - 9 coaches with 7109 still in service in 1952 (GW coaches appendix Pt2 Fig 42), probably more, but at least it is still in front-line use. As for Siphon's the obvious ones would be G & H, but what about the outside frame variant G as well, or Siphon C & F Good luck with your enlarged range! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kits from Somerset Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Double Slip would be great please! F15 built 1909 - 9 coaches with 7109 still in service in 1952 (GW coaches appendix Pt2 Fig 42), probably more, but at least it is still in front-line use. As for Siphon's the obvious ones would be G & H, but what about the outside frame variant G as well, or Siphon C & F Good luck with your enlarged range! The outside frame Siphon G (O11) & H (O10) are part of the old Airfix range, so will not be worth doing, the inside frame Siphon G (O33) was done by Lima the body was reasable, this might come out again much inproved. The first Siphon G (O22) will be interesting as it had the planks running the other way and was gas lit. There was only 6 Siphon F (O7) built so the Siphon C will be a better bet out of the two (O8, O9). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted August 1, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2010 The outside frame Siphon G (O11) & H (O10) are part of the old Airfix range, so will not be worth doing, ....... Sorry did not realise - Just looked on Ebay and the Buy it now price is around £20! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 ....in the Toplights list there is one that 'sliped' your memory, the dia F15 the double slip coach, one of the ones that Slater's had pland to bring out but never did. Also I will be looking into K14-16 40' brakes as well. Once I have got everything straight, I will be offering all the coach parts as spares as well.... This sounds highly promising. With the Coopercraft Mk.1s, etc. you'll be the central source for plastic coach kits/bits. Slaters used to do a very useful etch set for a working "scissors" gangway, split from their Toplights. Will this, and the Toplight bogies, be available as spares? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kits from Somerset Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 This sounds highly promising. With the Coopercraft Mk.1s, etc. you'll be the central source for plastic coach kits/bits. Slaters used to do a very useful etch set for a working "scissors" gangway, split from their Toplights. Will this, and the Toplight bogies, be available as spares? Yes all the moulding, casting and etching will be available as spair parts for the Slater's coaches as well, like the Cooper Craft, Kirk and the Mailcoach kits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Good luck with it - "I love it when a plan comes together" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2010 It certainly looks as if the Cooper Craft range is going to be getting lots of my cash over the next few months / year. Thanks and keep up the good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Sorry did not realise - Just looked on Ebay and the Buy it now price [for Airfix Siphons] is around £20! I've seen them go for much less in conventional auctions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 14T RCH Post 1937 tank kit is available from Peco, despite its age it's very good. There are many many different tank wagons. I am unsure anyone has done a tar tank - which can be very useful for older models when gas works were local. The ends appear as http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/p33955139.html Another very common wagon between 1948 and mid 1960s were the anchor mounted types. There are many, but this collection has the most common types, as SMBP operated about half of all tank wagons on BR in that period. http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c1628817.html Regards Paul Bartlett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 There are many many different tank wagons. I am unsure anyone has done a tar tank - which can be very useful for older models when gas works were local. The ends appear as http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/p33955139.html Another very common wagon between 1948 and mid 1960s were the anchor mounted types. There are many, but this collection has the most common types, as SMBP operated about half of all tank wagons on BR in that period. http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c1628817.html Regards Paul Bartlett Not just older models, Paul- I have seen photos of a short rake of assorted tar tanks behind a TOPS-numbered EE Type 3 in the South Wales valleys, so probably taken early/mid 1970s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Not just older models, Paul- I have seen photos of a short rake of assorted tar tanks behind a TOPS-numbered EE Type 3 in the South Wales valleys, so probably taken early/mid 1970s. Dear Brian Yes you are correct. I was trying to be brief, but I do get techy when there is a suggestion that one model is sufficient to represent unfitted tank wagons! The variety was innumerable, we measured dozens and never duplicated what we were doing. Your observation may well have been of the Thomas Ness (NCB) tanks which worked to their Caerphilly works. They had a varied fleet operating into the early 1980s, including short types such as http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/p467441.html and two distinctive longer wagons, saddle mounted as http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/p437933.html and anchor mount http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/p437934.html Fortunately we measured the latter - and published (as reference on the site) because, when it came to conservation a lot of the 1940 ones were taken (presumably because of the GWR registration) and none of the BR period ones. One of the large ownership plates languishes in my garage (a feature even the NRM appears to overlook - I have never seen a representative of tank wagon ownership plates in their collection whereas they were standard before TOPS). Regards Paul Bartlett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The moulding tools for the 6w Clerestory full brake are still about, but has been withdrawn as the beading on the sides are too deep, so are not up to the standard of the rest. As a word of encouragement, please don't be too quick to withdraw the 6-w PBV becaused of the deep beading, just take a look at the boiler bands of practically any loco model you can find, by rights they should scale up at 1.5-2 thou. The beading will not be so obvious when it's lined out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted December 28, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2010 Its been a while since we had any discussion regarding the expanded Cooper Craft range, has any progress been made? Many thanks, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonman Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 The GWR O4 (and even O5/6) would be very good news. Judging by the prices fetched by D&S kits on the 'Bay there is a lot of pent-up demand out there. Good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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