Sjcm Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Yeah if you look at the felt pad it clearly contacts the rails more firmly the power bogie end but maybe I'm over thinking it and it just works👍 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted September 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) Looking for soccer figures to go on a birthday cake for footy fan grandson I came across this - very reasonable at first glance - then I saw 'lead' - definitely not child-friendly, especially on a cake, then I looked a bit closer at the picture. Clearly American football, not soccer, but the final shocker was the postage - from the US https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325820802919?hash=item4bdc6ee767:g:I0QAAOSwXWhkqEer&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0C%2BMYzJThqtmKSlzan5HVOGrkArVcA0iG2rS2Cl7ROb0iG4OxUEOCTtrWBxfardON5OlX3vsZ6LEUzwB2vYlSGR3NxbfuECiEvOn1uOxr2oCYWLHCEcH0A2MXlb%2BR5XyV7yiaMZtg57yRs%2FYnt8rkgcp1feL0ajb0aFp1xwLlfhU%2FRg5dZ3av4QlKe5wpnArmGcthqAzv5IU3wEInsW7jChqxMtx%2Fdg813%2Be1tRCFYF0SMBTvxxNQAmp1L1bci4AleWru1ekEAXrrgQKRNTugcg%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-7a46faYg Edited September 26, 2023 by phil_sutters 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsmb Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155792435919?epid=1342900495&hash=item2445f3eacf:g:q40AAOSwoaNeTR2U&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0OVHcDZJJENK1uwoNWkX0sPySbQMWELYhXpCRnMzOwOa9b34We3BD%2BFyCnaxkZUHEywgCeT7RCbROuEXVUd6WyQVYfXf6uM0q4ZVNiGkGrZobOznDNMONriu%2BpgSCK6MC3MzxybbpFywlrOTe4Y4I5x815Jurl%2BN1rSYtlyEjrQ3zqJHg6%2Fe%2B6iIhcDOgMpoeKCqLKIP%2BrSpsFNyoE%2F7z1LtafddjfoOOEnrOS2%2FA94Gnd8oi62Rt7Nme6SxkyxcIKZgChBvimaeU8VtjljLq2U%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-yU3qzaYg I teach navigation and we have to use 2B pencils which are softer than the standard HB pencils otherwise they will wreck the chart, This guy is taking the mickey, £1k for a pack of 2b pencils! which normally is about 5-6 quid, and the same for a pack of 2 oxford erasers, he's been reported as that is taking the 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2023 2 hours ago, phil_sutters said: Looking for soccer figures to go on a birthday cake for footy fan grandson I came across this - very reasonable at first glance - then I saw 'lead' - definitely not child-friendly, especially on a cake, then I looked a bit closer at the picture. Clearly American football, not soccer, but the final shocker was the postage - from the US https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325820802919?hash=item4bdc6ee767:g:I0QAAOSwXWhkqEer&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0C%2BMYzJThqtmKSlzan5HVOGrkArVcA0iG2rS2Cl7ROb0iG4OxUEOCTtrWBxfardON5OlX3vsZ6LEUzwB2vYlSGR3NxbfuECiEvOn1uOxr2oCYWLHCEcH0A2MXlb%2BR5XyV7yiaMZtg57yRs%2FYnt8rkgcp1feL0ajb0aFp1xwLlfhU%2FRg5dZ3av4QlKe5wpnArmGcthqAzv5IU3wEInsW7jChqxMtx%2Fdg813%2Be1tRCFYF0SMBTvxxNQAmp1L1bci4AleWru1ekEAXrrgQKRNTugcg%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-7a46faYg Look for Subbuteo, most of the figures are 1/76 but some are 1/43. Just look for Subbuteo on E-bay and if he has a favourite team add the team name to the search. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted September 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2023 4 hours ago, vikingsmb said: I teach navigation and we have to use 2B pencils which are softer than the standard HB pencils otherwise they will wreck the chart, This guy is taking the mickey, £1k for a pack of 2b pencils! which normally is about 5-6 quid, and the same for a pack of 2 oxford erasers, he's been reported as that is taking the I think that he is just trying to attract attention to his sales pages, we have all looked now haven't we? But he does seem to have a thing about writing implements. There are several other sets of pens and pencils with similar prices, but other types of item seem much nearer to reality pricewise. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted September 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2023 4 hours ago, phil_sutters said: I think that he is just trying to attract attention to his sales pages, we have all looked now haven't we? But he does seem to have a thing about writing implements. There are several other sets of pens and pencils with similar prices, but other types of item seem much nearer to reality pricewise. Free listings placeholders. Cheers Darius 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cessna152towser Posted September 27, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) A different "Wolf of Badenoch" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255022413208 The same seller also has a few more unusual liveries. I have to admire the optimism as to their value.😄 Edited September 27, 2023 by cessna152towser 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, cessna152towser said: A different "Wolf of Badenoch" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255022413208 The same seller also has a few more unusual liveries. I have to admire the optimism as to their value.😄 That looks more like a Wilf than a Wolf. H-D Southern Railway 0-6-0? About £25 usually? 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmblythe Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 7 hours ago, cessna152towser said: A different "Wolf of Badenoch" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255022413208 The same seller also has a few more unusual liveries. I have to admire the optimism as to their value.😄 Looks like they had a good stock of modern image nameplates to put on theyre southern.... i mean highland locos 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 8 hours ago, MrWolf said: That looks more like a Wilf than a Wolf. H-D Southern Railway 0-6-0? About £25 usually? That loco may struggle to live up to such a BIG name!? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255022410356?hash=item3b60852a74:g:ypUAAOSw9TtgzcH5 Another impressive name - at a price! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted September 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2023 9 hours ago, cessna152towser said: A different "Wolf of Badenoch" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255022413208 The same seller also has a few more unusual liveries. I have to admire the optimism as to their value.😄 If my eyes don’t deceive me, someone’s glazed the cab openings but not the spectacle windows. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, The Johnster said: If my eyes don’t deceive me, someone’s glazed the cab openings but not the spectacle windows. I believe you are correct! How weird is that!? 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted September 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255022410356?hash=item3b60852a74:g:ypUAAOSw9TtgzcH5 Another impressive name - at a price! upside down coupling rods too. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rowsley17D said: upside down coupling rods too. One of the Australian export locos, I believe?? Edited September 27, 2023 by Paul H Vigor to add information 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 29 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255022410356?hash=item3b60852a74:g:ypUAAOSw9TtgzcH5 Another impressive name - at a price! The last Tri-ang 3F I bought cost £9 and I was probably robbed at that! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: The last Tri-ang 3F I bought cost £9 and I was probably robbed at that! Give it a name and add the (£) 000s! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255022410356?hash=item3b60852a74:g:ypUAAOSw9TtgzcH5 Another impressive name - at a price! Always a worry when the nameplate is almost as big as the loco! You can almost imagine an aggrieved Princess Coronation coming up behind it and tapping the 3F on the shoulder.... OI! Edited September 28, 2023 by Hroth emphasis... 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Hroth said: Always a worry when the nameplate is almost as big as the loco! You can almost imagine an aggrieved Princess Coronation coming up behind it and tapping the 3F on the shoulder.... OI! Perhaps the other loco for sale should have been called Wolf of Nearenough? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) I've only seen one of these on Facebook before and they were asking insane money. Could get competitive.. *opens popcorn* Pimp my TT Edited September 28, 2023 by Sjcm 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 12 minutes ago, Sjcm said: I've only seen one of these on Facebook before and they were asking insane money. Could get competitive.. *opens popcorn* Pimp my TT TT3 to be precise! 🤪 Too much work as far as I'm concerned, but if I were to enter the fray the bodies would promptly dunked in a suitable paintstripper, followed perhaps by a repaint and new transfers... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Oof! Somewhere on the deepweb, the TT Collectors Association are handing over your details to an Albanian hitman😎 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Sjcm said: Oof! Somewhere on the deepweb, the TT Collectors Association are handing over your details to an Albanian hitman😎 I'd have thought that the TTCA would be looking for the vendor of the metallic-painted monstrosities! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 It may have been them that commissioned it😂 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2023 17 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: upside down coupling rods too. It actually means that they are fitted to the wrong sides! I wonder if it runs backwards too? 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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