RMweb Gold TravisM Posted September 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2023 Duly ordered 6, maybe another 4 later 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2023 19 hours ago, Revolution Ben said: I do not know when the yellow HT lettering and dots were applied, however I do know they are not now significant although not significant there are still wagons running with the dot and HT, this was in dee marsh this morning 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-East Rail Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) I've ordered mine and I'm looking forward to them already. The price is very attractive for a brand new bogie wagon in 2023, putting some of the big brands to shame. Hats off to Revolution. Ed (p.s. May we please have an Electrostar in 00 as well?) Edited September 1, 2023 by South-East Rail 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Thanks everyone for the clarification - order duly sent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR 120C Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I’ve found a nice colour photograph of IHA 31 87 4667 035-1 in the bookazine (lovely word!) called ‘The Changing Face of Railfreight’ published by Morton’s in 2019. The photo, which can be found on page 90, was taken in April 1994 and the wagon looks brand new. Interestingly the distinctive yellow hooks used to secure the canvas cover in place aren’t present on this wagon or on the wagons on either side of it. Instead there’s a different mechanism used. Does this suggest that the original means of securing the covers was found to be wanting and replaced at a latter date by the yellow hooks? I should add that there are no yellow dots or the letters H or HT on the cover. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james-htfc Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Just looking at ordering a few of these. On the original announcement post there was artwork for one with just the yellow dot (No H/HT lettering), however I can't see this option on the dropdown. If someone from Revolution could advise that'd be great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted September 6, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 6, 2023 Hi James We have revised the artworks to reflect the wagon identies we intend producing in this run. There may be other versions in the future. cheers Ben A. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james-htfc Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 24 minutes ago, Revolution Ben said: Hi James We have revised the artworks to reflect the wagon identies we intend producing in this run. There may be other versions in the future. cheers Ben A. That's great - thanks for confirming so quickly. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something! Looking forward to replacing my underscale Roco versions 😃 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 21/08/2023 at 17:35, Revolution Ben said: Hi there, Thanks. For present day versions it'll be sensible to avoid numbers from batch 1 and stick to examples from batches 2 and 3. cheers Ben A. Hi Ben, So if I was after wagons that ran from 2010-2018 I’m assuming I would be looking at the ones with H & HT lettering but not the originals or were they around still in 2018? I’m assuming Ermewa branding came after 2018. Need to get an order for these placed!! Cheers Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted September 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2023 Hi Chris, I do not know when the Ermewa branding started to be applied - it may have been earlier than 2018, but only on the odd wagon here and there as the covers were replaced. With such a large fleet it is probably impossible to find a definitive answer, but since there are still plenty or examples running around without the Ermewa branding I would say you could avoid it and be accurate. Similarly I don't think the H & HT lettering was applied to the whole fleet, so 2010-18 there would still be some without it. cheers Ben A. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberValleyRailway Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Hi there, Really looking forward to these wagons to go with my Bachmann BYA/BRA rake. Just wondering, on the Margam-Round Oak trains there are often what appear to be these wagons with Blue Tarpaulins - just wondering if you are producing this variation or if I'm being stupid and it's a different wagon! Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 28 minutes ago, TimberValleyRailway said: Hi there, Really looking forward to these wagons to go with my Bachmann BYA/BRA rake. Just wondering, on the Margam-Round Oak trains there are often what appear to be these wagons with Blue Tarpaulins - just wondering if you are producing this variation or if I'm being stupid and it's a different wagon! Thank you! The ones with the blue canopies are the ones built for GERS, and now operated by TOUAX. The arrived about 10 years after the ERMEWA ones, and are Dutch -registered (country code 84) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted January 2 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2 Hi there, Yes, further to Brian's post above they are slighty different. Other than the colour, the most obvious spotting point is that our versions have a platform at one end, the GERS/Touax wagons do not. Also, the newer wagons have an angled profile across the top of the wagon end, whereas the Arbel IHAs are a smooth curve. In this image linked from Flickr the first wagon is the one we are offering, and the second is the later version and the difference in roof profiles is fairly clear. There are other differences but those are the main ones. cheers Ben A. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberValleyRailway Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Hi Ben, Thanks for this. Are there plans to produce these as a variation? Either way I think I'll be getting a few IHAs just to mix the rake up a bit! Thanks again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted January 2 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2 (edited) 4 hours ago, TimberValleyRailway said: Hi Ben, Thanks for this. Are there plans to produce these as a variation? Either way I think I'll be getting a few IHAs just to mix the rake up a bit! Thanks again Hi there, Not right now. In practical terms the only common parts would be the bogies and, possibly, the buffers. If the Arbel versions we are offering do well we may look at them in the future but we have several other wagons ahead on the queue. And other than some very early flows I am not aware of any trains that use the blue versions to the exclusion of all other types. Cheers Ben A. Edited January 2 by Revolution Ben 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberValleyRailway Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 HI Ben, That makes sense - thanks for clarifying. I think I've seen the other versions on the trains I'm moddelling a few times so I'll definitely buy a couple. Thanks again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stuart A Posted February 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22 This youtube video I came across recently appears to have 4 in a 1994 mixed cross channel rake I think? 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAILRAGE Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Placed an order for 5 of these earlier today using the 50% deposit option. made it not so painfull on the Wallet! Cheers Trailrage 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 22/02/2024 at 14:06, Stuart A said: This youtube video I came across recently appears to have 4 in a 1994 mixed cross channel rake I think? This was taken in the latter days of the Train Ferry, i.e before November 1994, as there is a nuclear flask wagon towards the rear of the train. The coil wagons were still being delivered; I remember a rake of them at the 'Military Landing'' opposite Dover town yard.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted Sunday at 19:47 RMweb Gold Share Posted Sunday at 19:47 Revolution had the EP samples for the N Gauge IHA on display at Model World Live: More images here Tom. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted Sunday at 20:13 Share Posted Sunday at 20:13 (edited) Thanks for sharing @TomE . I had the chance to see the 4mm sample recently, and somehow the N one seems even more impressive - perhaps because of the dinky nature of the real things? Amazing to see no loss of detail between them either! Which reminds me, I must dip in to the train funds and put my order in Jo Edited Sunday at 20:13 by Steadfast 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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