Moderators AY Mod Posted August 23, 2023 Moderators Share Posted August 23, 2023 NEW MODELS UNVEILED DURING MONK BAR MODEL SHOP’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS On Wednesday 23rd August 2023 Bachmann Europe Plc attended the 60th birthday celebrations of Monk Bar Model Shop. Located in the historic city of York, Monk Bar has been a stockist of Bachmann products since they were first launched in 1989 and was named Bachmann Retailer of the Year in 2007. Bachmann used the event to launch two new Sales Area Exclusive Models which were on display throughout the day. Fittingly, as the models depict two Scottish prototypes, these will be available from Bachmann retailers in Scotland, the North East and North West of England, and North Yorkshire. The two models depict Scottish Class 20 duo Nos. 20048 and 20100. Both examples sport Disc Headcodes and carry the West Highland Terrier logos as applied by Eastfield Depot during the mid-1980s, where the pair were allocated. No. 20048 went on to be preserved and can now be found running on the Severn Valley Railway – again carrying BR Blue livery with West Highland Terrier logos. No. 20100 however was scrapped in 1991. Both models will be available in standard format or with SOUND FITTED and these have a RRP of £224.95 and £324.95 respectively. With delivery due in September 2023, all versions can be ordered from retailers located in the specified regions now. Item No. Description RRP Availability 35-355RJ Class 20/0 Disc Headcode 20048 BR Blue £224.95 September 35-355RJSF Class 20/0 Disc Headcode 20048 BR Blue SOUND FITTED £324.95 September 35-356RJ Class 20/0 Disc Headcode 20100 BR Blue £224.95 September 35-356RJSF Class 20/0 Disc Headcode 20100 BR Blue SOUND FITTED £324.95 September 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium E100 Posted August 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2023 Very very tempted by one of these... ...or even both if budgets allow... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Guessing there will be other 20's announced in due course, the norm is for all rep's to get a model 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted August 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2023 A great announcement, BR Blue with not a headlight or orange stripe in sight. Does life get any better? Now, how do I justify both… Roy 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Daddyman Posted August 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2023 I renumbered one of the original batch of 2021 models to 20048, but I missed that it (and seemingly most Scottish ones) had blue cab-side window surrounds. Well spotted, Bachmann. I can't find any in Scotland with silver, but maybe they have pics of 20100 with silver? Only view I can find is 1980 with blue. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2023 Of course, to us old sods, D8048 has quite a claim to fame. Perhaps a possibility Mr Bachmann? Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted August 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Of course, to us old sods, D8048 has quite a claim to fame. Perhaps a possibility Mr Bachmann? Mike. And April 69 she ran past 85A whilst the open day was in progress showing off her claim to fame!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainMan2001 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Roy Langridge said: A great announcement, BR Blue with not a headlight or orange stripe in sight. Does life get any better? Now, how do I justify both… Roy Double head them. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 44 minutes ago, TrainMan2001 said: Double head them. Nose to nose, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 32 minutes ago, Daddyman said: I renumbered one of the original batch of 2021 models to 20048, but I missed that it (and seemingly most Scottish ones) had blue cab-side window surrounds. Well spotted, Bachmann. I can't find any in Scotland with silver, but maybe they have pics of 20100 with silver? Only view I can find is 1980 with blue. Seems to have been a Scottish thing - most if not all of their Met-Cam Class 101 DMUs had blue-painted window frames too. 33 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Of course, to us old sods, D8048 has quite a claim to fame. Perhaps a possibility Mr Bachmann? Mike. Do we know whether D8048 carried a reversed double-arrow logo on both sides? And whether D8049 was the same? I looked into this some time ago because I suspected these two were possibly repainted to show off the then new blue livery as a pair, but in typical Sod's Law fashion could only find photos of one side of D8048, and the opposite side of D8049 which had the correct logo. The reason I ask is because Scottish Class 24 D5068 had reversed logos on the driver's doors and correct logos on the secondman's (above Law didn't apply to this one!) meaning the loco displayed right and wrong logos on each side. Did D8048 + D8049 display the same when coupled nose-to-nose due to a similar misunderstanding? (Wandering a little off-topic, unless Mr Bachmann goes "Hmmm...!" - although the conversation with factory could be interesting..... "You want us to deliberately print the logos back-to-front?!") Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted August 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Ed-farms said: Guessing there will be other 20's announced in due course, the norm is for all rep's to get a model There are no other reps area specials of the c20. Confirmed by the Bachmann staff themselves. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted August 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2023 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 They look nice . My one and only 20 came from monk bar at the start of the year but that was £130 not £230 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northmoor MPD Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 When I saw Scottish class 20s I immediately thought “ooooh BR green with tablet catcher???” Not to be this time, but we can’t have everything we want! 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 21 hours ago, E100 said: Very very tempted by one of these... ...or even both if budgets allow... I'll definitely be getting 048 but would also like 100 if finances permit , so many loco's on pre order right now and others I want in the pipeline , might be time to see how much a kidney is worth these days lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Struggling to find a picture of 100 with silver window frames , still a useful model for renumberings though 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Daddyman Posted August 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2023 19 minutes ago, sulzer71 said: Struggling to find a picture of 100 with silver window frames , still a useful model for renumberings though Yes, as it presumably has snowplough brackets? - not clear on the photos of the model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Just a thought. It is conjectured that people would be reluctant to pay the price of a four-car MU. A pair of these 20s with sound would be at least as expensive. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted August 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2023 3 hours ago, No Decorum said: Just a thought. It is conjectured that people would be reluctant to pay the price of a four-car MU. A pair of these 20s with sound would be at least as expensive. Not quite, a pair of these sound fitted is £30 less than a sound fitted Bachmann 4TEP, using the RRP. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Roy Langridge said: Not quite, a pair of these sound fitted is £30 less than a sound fitted Bachmann 4TEP, using the RRP. Roy For me at least, once I'm spending £650 on something £30 becomes something of an irrelevance, although as a Yorkshireman, if I can save £30 than count me in! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 14 hours ago, Daddyman said: Yes, as it presumably has snowplough brackets? - not clear on the photos of the model. On the last picture posted in the thread 100 is to the left of the picture and shows it has the plough brackets at the nose end 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Daddyman Posted August 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2023 Just now, sulzer71 said: On the last picture posted in the thread 100 is to the left of the picture and shows it has the plough brackets at the nose end Ah, yes! Well spotted! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Daddyman said: Ah, yes! Well spotted! Will be a handy one for me having the Scottish buffer beam arrangement , was going to buy the 072 that's due soon and strip it for a repaint due to it being weathered but don't think I'll bother now as 072 doesn't have plough brackets Edited August 25, 2023 by sulzer71 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Do any of the lights at the front and back work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 It’s from the new version so I’d imagine same as 20057. Haven’t got around to discs yet as renumbering and weathering eventually 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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