RMweb Gold DaveF Posted November 26, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2012 A couple more 85s on freight at Carlisle in 1988. Carlisle 85020 down empty steel 12th April 88 C9420 Carlisle 85021 down limestone 12th April 88 C9428 David 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Now how many here would cover over one of the marker lights to mimic 85020's busted one? Its probably one of those real life details that just looks wrong in model form....... I like the way the overhead supports have been painted to blend in with the stations roof colours in Daves photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I'm liking the 85 on PTAs. Pity they didn't work to Whatley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Might be a bad sign for anyone looking for Bachmann to produce any more AC electrics - did anyone else get a Rail blue E numbered 85 from The Signal Box stand at Warley for under £40! The sales staff told me they were very poor sellers and "just needed to clear the stock". I'm happy though! Hmmmmmm, Their website shows them full price. I wonder if its just a show price? I have bought both blue/yellow ones at Folkestone and Peterborough at £64 each. I'll give 'um a bell tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby (John) Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hmmmmmm, Their website shows them full price. I wonder if its just a show price? I have bought both blue/yellow ones at Folkestone and Peterborough at £64 each. I'll give 'um a bell tomorrow. Was not just 85's being sold cheap. Class 37's at £45 Desiros at £89 03's at £35 44's at £40 and loads of others as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) Was not just 85's being sold cheap. Class 37's at £45 Desiros at £89 03's at £35 44's at £40 and loads of others as well Not necessarily any sign at all then that the ACs in particular are not selling well if they were piling diesels just as high and selling low and yes I think they must be show only prices. They couldnt serve buyers fast enough on Saturday....... Edited November 26, 2012 by ThaneofFife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 85035 at Liverpool Lime Street on an exhibition train on 12th October 1981 by Jjm2009, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Can those triangular foot irons and lamp brackets be purchased as detailing parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westie7 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Can those triangular foot irons and lamp brackets be purchased as detailing parts? Did they not used to be in one of the old craftsman detailing kits for 86 & 87's? I have made them before by flattening and forming fuse wire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tase Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 iirc Jim of Birmingham New St did something similar....i'll see if I can find the link.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) the ones on my ACs are made from scrap edge of etches from N-Brass catenary portals. Andi Edited November 27, 2012 by Dagworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted November 28, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2012 Might be a bad sign for anyone looking for Bachmann to produce any more AC electrics - did anyone else get a Rail blue E numbered 85 from The Signal Box stand at Warley for under £40! The sales staff told me they were very poor sellers and "just needed to clear the stock". I'm happy though! Bachmann seems to be getting into a bit of a habit in releasing locos in slightly esoteric liveries and variants amongst the earlier batches rather than the most common versions. Presumably it's a tactical decision to try and maintain future sales as the liveries people really want come out. For me the best seller amongst the 85s might well be electric blue with SYP, there's been no Class 40 with discs in green with SYP, we've only now got a Class 108 2-car DMU in green with SYP, the railfreight red stripe 47 chosen - 47301 - has the one-off white line at solebar level, and still no BR Blue Class 47 with headcode, serck grills, TOPS numbering and central BR logo, just to name a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan452 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Bachmann seems to be getting into a bit of a habit in releasing locos in slightly esoteric liveries and variants amongst the earlier batches rather than the most common versions. Presumably it's a tactical decision to try and maintain future sales as the liveries people really want come out. For me the best seller amongst the 85s might well be electric blue with SYP, there's been no Class 40 with discs in green with SYP, we've only now got a Class 108 2-car DMU in green with SYP, the railfreight red stripe 47 chosen - 47301 - has the one-off white line at solebar level, and still no BR Blue Class 47 with headcode, serck grills, TOPS numbering and central BR logo, just to name a few... Slighltly off topic but very related, one could argue that this is why Hornby haven't done the Large Logo Class 56 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Not necessarily any sign at all then that the ACs in particular are not selling well if they were piling diesels just as high and selling low and yes I think they must be show only prices. They couldnt serve buyers fast enough on Saturday....... Yep, I've just belled them, and they're defo show prices......sod it! It's always the same, if you find you're self looking at an engine trying to justify the purchase, just bloody buy it! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 1980-12-08 55021 (1M67 Newcastle-Liverpool Lime St) 85024, Liverpool Lime Street by delticalco, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Radford Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Bachmann seems to be getting into a bit of a habit in releasing locos in slightly esoteric liveries and variants amongst the earlier batches rather than the most common versions. Presumably it's a tactical decision to try and maintain future sales as the liveries people really want come out. For me the best seller amongst the 85s might well be electric blue with SYP, there's been no Class 40 with discs in green with SYP, we've only now got a Class 108 2-car DMU in green with SYP, the railfreight red stripe 47 chosen - 47301 - has the one-off white line at solebar level, and still no BR Blue Class 47 with headcode, serck grills, TOPS numbering and central BR logo, just to name a few... A very good point Brushman. An AL6 (Class 86) with SYP would have been my choice as I saw these new dragged through Derby from Doncaster by steam locos incluning B1s - so no need for OH lines eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 A lot of the AL6s didn't have yellow panels when they were new. Very surprising given their 1965 build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) E3072 by hugh llewelyn, on Flickr Edited December 13, 2012 by Michael Delamar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hmm Early livery but just the one pan. Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Pretops is a Fiver off at Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60026to Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 1980-12-08 55021 (1M67 Newcastle-Liverpool Lime St) 85024, Liverpool Lime Street by delticalco, on Flickr Love the pic. Many moons ago we used to live near Wigan and one day my mum went to Liverpool shopping. When she got home mum mentioned that she saw Meld at Lime Street, she probably saw an 85 aswell, happy days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 white vans from speke by midcheshireman, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) Sparking about in Carlisle.... http://www.flickr.co...1@N23/lightbox/ This photo has an almost model appearance to it...... Edited December 19, 2012 by ThaneofFife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEngineShed Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 This photo has an almost model appearance to it...... http://www.flickr.co...ss85locomotives I wonder if that is because of the focal length? It looks like a wide angle shot, and you get a better depth of field photographing models toward the wide end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy1975 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Ive just had my BR Blue 85 back from RBW, had it weathered just like the real loco's prior to withdrawal. Can highly recommend Richies work. It really makes the loco look realistic, just hoping that more ACs are developed in the coming year to the same high standards as the Bachmann model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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