Guest jim s-w Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) Dunno andi Mine were from Dapol and are the same length (both of them). Its a mystery. Cheers Jim Edited October 17, 2012 by jim s-w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 the cab roofs on that 81 look very long..............are they correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 17, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2012 the cab roofs on that 81 look very long..............are they correct? They are very slightly shorter than the cab rooves of the Bachmann 85, so they look about right... Various compromises have been made on the body to compensate for the too long bogies of the Trix model. The 'square' brackets that sit at the centre of the bogies have been moved inwards, and the bodyside windows and grills have also been moved inwards from the cab door to match the brackets... This photo shows the trix body sat on a photo of the real thing and you cab see that there is a lot more meat between the cab and the grill on the model than there should be. The Tri-ang model in comparison has this area correct. As a result of everthing being moved inwards the gap between the centre grills above the BR arrows is too small. Andi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) As mentioned earlier in the thread i still think it would be a pretty simple bash to get an 81 from the Bachmann 85. If enough people were interested i could do a simple etch for the bodyside. At the end of the day though, if you want to model overhead electrics you are going to have to accept pretty early on that you are going to have to get your hands dirty and do some actual modelling. Cheers Jim Edited October 18, 2012 by jim s-w 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) +1 What he said.......without wanting to offend anybody I'm sure Jim means well. Certainly if the 85 is the first and last of the new generation of ACs then we'll all have to start cutting and shutting Edited October 18, 2012 by ThaneofFife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 It's designed like that, there is only 2 LED's on the little lighting circut boards for the Cab ends, yellow/amber/orange for the marker lights/ headcode display and one red LED for one of the rear lights. HTH Regards Matt I wonder if anyone can help with a similar query. I've just come home from the Peterborough Show with the AL5 variant in original electric blue. Runs beautifully and lots of other positives, but I see that the small lights at the bottom corners of the fronts only show red, and this only when the loco is in reverse. The front end going forward has no illumination for these little lights, although the headcode panel is lit. Do I have a dud, or is this how it should be? Incidentally, The Signal Box of Rochester had these and some railblue variants on sale for £64.99, which seems a real bargain, although rather sad in another way for such a fine model. Many thanks, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forest2807 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) That's exactly how it should be John, Bachmann have it right. I picked up an 85 from the Signal Box a couple of weeks ago, £64.99 is a bargain. Edited October 20, 2012 by forest2807 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redkiterail Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Just checked the signal box website and could not see it for £64.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I couldn't even find it..........awful website !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I wonder if anyone can help with a similar query. I've just come home from the Peterborough Show with the AL5 variant in original electric blue. Runs beautifully and lots of other positives, but I see that the small lights at the bottom corners of the fronts only show red, and this only when the loco is in reverse. The front end going forward has no illumination for these little lights, although the headcode panel is lit. Do I have a dud, or is this how it should be?It would only have any kind of light like that running light engine. It is also unlikely two lights would have been on at the same time or at all in daylight when an oil lamp carried on the bracket (over the buffers) would have been carried, also normally unlit in daytime, but as they were painted white, fairly obvious as a marker for the end of the train. We are not talking modern high intensity lights here. WR hydraulics were different (of course!) in having one light clear and the other red at each end. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) Many thanks indeed to Adrian and Bernard for your help. The price of £64.99 was on the Signal Box stand at Peterborough show, along with some other steam and diesel goodies such as a green Derby Lightweight for £61.99. Their pricing was well below the levels of other traders present but remember they do seem to act as clearers for Modelzone with whom there is some corporate relationship. Sorry if my post was less than clear on this. Edited October 21, 2012 by John Tomlinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) Surprised to hear they were selling them that cheap at this early stage. The lowest price I saw them at the same show was £75 for the pre-tops version however I heard a few buyers asking traders what their best prices were and many were happy to reduce them in order to bag a sale so a lot of the time you can treat the price tag at these events just as a guide anyway. Lots of good prices at the show including the new Hornby EWS timber wagons for £9.99 and the not so new ScotRail Class 90 for £34.99 Edited October 21, 2012 by ThaneofFife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forest2807 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) I bought mine (£64.99) at the Folkestone show. No special deals or 'best price', that's what they were advertised at! Edited October 21, 2012 by forest2807 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redkiterail Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 yet not advertised on their website at that price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 For those interested, I've now had some positive feedback from Steve at Railtec Models after suggesting a transfer and number set to replicate 85 030 "Fell Runner" and he seems to like the idea. Obviously only one name required! Ive sent him some close up photos of the loco and the name and left it with him - his exact words were watch this space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 heres mine having a run on John Holdens Lime street today.. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) that model of lime street is brilliant........read about it in Model Rail. a real work of art especially the station roof. ill be taking a good look at this at Warley. pity its not based on the electric era rather than steam! Edited November 11, 2012 by ThaneofFife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Found a quick vid of 005 somewhere familiar Cheers Jim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) I'd forgotten that electric locos used to travel a good distance up the five ways tunnel when moving around the north end of the station (or is it the west end ) or leaving those stabling sidings by the PSB. think the wires went round out of sight for a good few hundred yards or so....... Edited November 13, 2012 by ThaneofFife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWT442 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Hi Guys, thought I'd share a couple of pics of my 85. Thanks to a good friend who shared his photos, I renumbered it as 85102, as it lasted until 1991. Used Fox Transfers and the weathering was done by myself, although it does look a bit better at "normal" distances, honest! One thing I didn't notice until after I'd weathered it was the TOPS panel was moved further down the cabside... It's a super model, would like to get another one and do it as 85110, as that lasted into 1990. Cheers, Andy. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 i know the special edition 85101 cab interior control desks were painted blue. i was wondering though, was it only that prototype that had that desk colour or were all 85s like this? just wondering whether to paint my 85/0 desks......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 has anyone here weathered their electric blue versions yet? or added a small yellow warning panel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 85002 by driver warren2012, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Nice- it's like they've numbered and arrow'd it ready to have a name applied... (it was allocated the name "Emissary" in the 1960's, but BR didn't go ahead with the plan to name early AC's). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 1983 (2H) 074 85021 South Kenton Liners 5-3-83 by The Gang of 3, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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