hayfield Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 I recently bought a lot on a bit of a hunch, well my guess on the main things were correct and my thoughts about these two kits were correct This is to my mind one of a scratch builders aid series Clearly a GWR (Flying Banana ) diesel rail car. My first thoughts were these may have come from Worsley Works, they have a series of 4mm scale kits but not 3mm ones This second set of etches state its a J25 on the instruction sheet, but no makers name on it There is no chassis or boiler, but some castings were included which may be for the loco but will be missing the odd one The more I loo at these they remind me of Jedinco, but are they ? Please can anyone assist me with any details so I can find a good home for them, as I am not interested in TT gauge or are they 3MM scale ?. I do fancy soldering up the Railcar though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 The J25 looks similar to the old Geo Norton kit . The Tender chassis is/looks identical . What is the Cab side height ? the J25 are quite small locos. I have a Falcon Brass 4mm J24 to build, and that looks tiny on the etched sheet as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted August 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2023 Worsley Works does 3mm Cheers Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted August 2, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2023 2 hours ago, hayfield said: The more I loo at these they remind me of Jedinco, but are they ? The etches look too good and well organised for Jidenco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Strangely enough, looking closely at the GWR DRC the end etch looks very much like the MTK kit. Although in the OO kit the sides and roof are preformed brass as one piece. Did MTK do TT? As it looks MTK to me I'm afraid. I'll try and post a photo of the kit when I find it. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Some snaps of the MTK DRC. Sorry about the quality, but note the resemblance. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Worsley Works does 3mm Cheers Darius Thank you I could not find the page you linked me to 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 2 hours ago, micklner said: The J25 looks similar to the old Geo Norton kit . The Tender chassis is/looks identical . What is the Cab side height ? the J25 are quite small locos. I have a Falcon Brass 4mm J24 to build, and that looks tiny on the etched sheet as well. Mick The height of the cab sides are 20mm John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 31 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Some snaps of the MTK DRC. Sorry about the quality, but note the resemblance. Jason Jason I think you have nailed it, whilst it has no roof I doubt if anyone else would design the cab front in the same way and I know MTK did a few 3mm items. Thanks John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 2 hours ago, micklner said: The J25 looks similar to the old Geo Norton kit . The Tender chassis is/looks identical . What is the Cab side height ? the J25 are quite small locos. I have a Falcon Brass 4mm J24 to build, and that looks tiny on the etched sheet as well. Mick Thank you very much, its given me an idea and I wonder if I am either missing an etch sheet or it is designed to fit a commercial chassis ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, hayfield said: Mick The height of the cab sides are 20mm John 26mm on my 4mm version. I presume yours is TT . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 7 minutes ago, micklner said: 26mm on my 4mm version. I presume yours is TT . Mick Yes they are and I did say in the title and 1st post, trouble is as the thread grows things get distorted When bidding the railcar was next to a ruler which showed its length at about 20cm, in 4mm it would have been nearer 300mm, the trouble is when there is nothing to show its scale in most photos Thanks again, RMweb usually comes up trumps 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 The main thing is to find a good home for it, especially when its a niche scale interest. I also have 9 pairs of etched W irons and a whitemetal cattle wagon. The lot was described as a model railway scrap yard, a few other bits as well The best thing I got from the lot were 3 brass 12mm gauge roller gauges as I have 2 Isle of Man loco kits to build, next up a pair of 12mm gauge cast bogies, then a Romford Bulldog motor for an old GEM LNWR loco. A second lot from another seller gave me a GER E22 (LNER J65) body kit, this looks like a Jedinco kit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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