RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2023 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: A rear end shunt from three tons of Buick Electra sorts those out though. I'd always thought that eBay had a lot of shunts. Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 14 hours ago, MrWolf said: A rear end shunt from three tons of Buick Electra sorts those out though. Or, some sort of... Studebaker? Unpleasant, I know.... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 57 minutes ago, Hroth said: Or, some sort of... Studebaker? Unpleasant, I know.... Oh, that's a "Lark".... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted March 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2023 10 hours ago, Hroth said: Or, some sort of... Studebaker? Unpleasant, I know.... Who is this Staurt Baker that we need to keep out of his stunts... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 38 minutes ago, John Besley said: Who is this Staurt Baker that we need to keep out of his stunts... Staurt [sic], son of Tom! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2023 11 hours ago, John Besley said: Who is this Staurt Baker that we need to keep out of his stunts... He's cunning. Mike. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: He's cunning. Mike. As a fox?? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2023 15 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: Staurt [sic], son of Tom! Sure he wasn't son of Colin? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, kevinlms said: Sure he wasn't son of Colin? The mystery deepens! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, kevinlms said: Sure he wasn't son of Colin? Colin the Barbarian? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2023 Anybody prepared to take this on? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185826127789?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hos51tUWQPG&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=jH9hyDpESDO&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Wow! That's a fairly major three dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Just matching up those parts with the correct models to make complete kits would be a full time job in itself. The problem might be that there isn't a full kit in there, just a pile of disparate parts. A serious punt at £260. Edited March 25, 2023 by Swissrail 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2023 45 minutes ago, Swissrail said: Wow! That's a fairly major three dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Just matching up those parts with the correct models to make complete kits would be a full time job in itself. The problem might be that there isn't a full kit in there, just a pile of disparate parts. A serious punt at £260. I reckon there are at least 10 kits there, in various states of completeness. They are 7mm, so a conservative estimate would be well over a grand's worth, if complete, but how much is missing? As you say, a job for life matching up all the loose fittings. To their credit the seller has provided a comprehensive set of photos to give anyone a chance to see what's there. (don't understand the Peco point motors though🙂) 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Hroth said: Colin the Barbarian? Yeah! Big and hairy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Swissrail said: Wow! That's a fairly major three dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Just matching up those parts with the correct models to make complete kits would be a full time job in itself. The problem might be that there isn't a full kit in there, just a pile of disparate parts. A serious punt at £260. You'd have to know your stuff to get anything out of this, I would expect that the bidders do and have already matched up enough bits to generate their maximum bid. I do much the same when buying a garage full of motorcycle parts. Make a fair bid on what I know I can reassemble and the rest I sort out over time. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted March 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 hours ago, melmerby said: Anybody prepared to take this on? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185826127789?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hos51tUWQPG&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=jH9hyDpESDO&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I've put this over to our friends on the Good buy from eBay thread, just in case they've not seen it yet. I imagine some who go in for 7mm stuff would be very interested. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Swissrail said: Wow! That's a fairly major three dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Just matching up those parts with the correct models to make complete kits would be a full time job in itself. The problem might be that there isn't a full kit in there, just a pile of disparate parts. A serious punt at £260. 3 hours ago, melmerby said: I reckon there are at least 10 kits there, in various states of completeness. They are 7mm, so a conservative estimate would be well over a grand's worth, if complete, but how much is missing? As you say, a job for life matching up all the loose fittings. To their credit the seller has provided a comprehensive set of photos to give anyone a chance to see what's there. (don't understand the Peco point motors though🙂) Deceased estate? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Who is the crawling guy I see in the video, seemingly with an extensive model railway under the floor? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted March 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2023 Did this end up on the WRC driven by Paddy Hopkirk... as its covered in mud... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304854093801?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=B0QqEZEHQF6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=mAE25Fz1QpK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Never knew wood rusted .... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2023 35 minutes ago, John Besley said: Did this end up on the WRC driven by Paddy Hopkirk... as its covered in mud... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304854093801?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=B0QqEZEHQF6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=mAE25Fz1QpK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Never knew wood rusted .... It gets rust stained, though, an important point in weathering wooden wagons. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 1 hour ago, John Besley said: Did this end up on the WRC driven by Paddy Hopkirk... as its covered in mud... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304854093801?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=B0QqEZEHQF6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=mAE25Fz1QpK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Never knew wood rusted .... Marty Hopkirk flashback! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieGuyRob Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: Marty Hopkirk flashback! I'd rather have Paddy's Mini! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 9 hours ago, John Besley said: Did this end up on the WRC driven by Paddy Hopkirk... as its covered in mud... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304854093801?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=B0QqEZEHQF6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=mAE25Fz1QpK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Never knew wood rusted .... The Rocket in the Science Museum ex Brampton Railway is obviously a forgery! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted March 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2023 Wrong spelling of Stephenson too. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 41 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said: Wrong spelling of Stephenson too. A minor point, I gave up when I saw the mispositioned cylinders and the lack of a buffer beam. If its anything to do with the Stevensons, it looks nothing like a lighthouse or a book... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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