eastglosmog Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 22/01/2024 at 21:23, JCL said: I was looking for photos of my local station when I saw these gems I have for you here a pile-o-dirt photo as regularly used by children https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235260990446 And also available , mound-o-soil https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234161411328 I have spent my working life around spoil heaps and similar things. Must have thousands of such pictures. At £2 a go, could retire easily! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellino Rail Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Optimistic?.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325979516725 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 49 minutes ago, Kellino Rail said: Optimistic?.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325979516725 Charitably, its probably Fat Finger syndrome. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 49 minutes ago, Kellino Rail said: Optimistic?.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325979516725 Looking at his other listings, it's misplaced decimal point syndrome, but all still optimistic. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 51 minutes ago, Kellino Rail said: Optimistic?.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325979516725 I should say! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellino Rail Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 9 minutes ago, Hroth said: Charitably, its probably Fat Finger syndrome. Yes I'm sure he just forgot to put the decimal point in... funny all the same!! 😂 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Such wagons are £5-£10 each at exhibitions, usually the higher end, so he's not being too greedy if it's a missed decimal point. Hopefully he'll notice eventually. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156004532379?hash=item245298409b:g:mCYAAOSw13JloRrN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwEWj%2FOxlnFsN%2BWWI7DAD8SUeGKbok4uKcgTjXiQ93rKbBaMOeBnXGdzWGeqWVMi7cBXyP0M2QbCS7hy4%2FQToqa4kpFKpwpQEpSdzs2A6ErVVNgyaATDgNOmog5ax7llMkeVomSby8IjbYGI2cCZVoszzVADYvdrzsErlT9BQRG%2BbVB3o2hhT53N0qnzOrXuQBwzkNq%2FeOzGodKYzwQpdylFQXOmBjVpL8PA5kQMSy0lNleMc%2F9%2F9t0gKADPktMm9zg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5r9vKKoYw L&MR horse wagon? Someone is trying to jump onto the Era 1 bandwagon?? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 51 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156004532379?hash=item245298409b:g:mCYAAOSw13JloRrN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwEWj%2FOxlnFsN%2BWWI7DAD8SUeGKbok4uKcgTjXiQ93rKbBaMOeBnXGdzWGeqWVMi7cBXyP0M2QbCS7hy4%2FQToqa4kpFKpwpQEpSdzs2A6ErVVNgyaATDgNOmog5ax7llMkeVomSby8IjbYGI2cCZVoszzVADYvdrzsErlT9BQRG%2BbVB3o2hhT53N0qnzOrXuQBwzkNq%2FeOzGodKYzwQpdylFQXOmBjVpL8PA5kQMSy0lNleMc%2F9%2F9t0gKADPktMm9zg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5r9vKKoYw L&MR horse wagon? Someone is trying to jump onto the Era 1 bandwagon?? I didn't know that the L&MR used those knuckleduster couplings? "She won't couple Sam!" (Apologies to The Titfield Thunderbolt...) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 53 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156004532379?hash=item245298409b:g:mCYAAOSw13JloRrN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwEWj%2FOxlnFsN%2BWWI7DAD8SUeGKbok4uKcgTjXiQ93rKbBaMOeBnXGdzWGeqWVMi7cBXyP0M2QbCS7hy4%2FQToqa4kpFKpwpQEpSdzs2A6ErVVNgyaATDgNOmog5ax7llMkeVomSby8IjbYGI2cCZVoszzVADYvdrzsErlT9BQRG%2BbVB3o2hhT53N0qnzOrXuQBwzkNq%2FeOzGodKYzwQpdylFQXOmBjVpL8PA5kQMSy0lNleMc%2F9%2F9t0gKADPktMm9zg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5r9vKKoYw L&MR horse wagon? Someone is trying to jump onto the Era 1 bandwagon?? Looks more like a sheep wagon. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, MrWolf said: Looks more like a sheep wagon. I thought sheep wagons had higher sides to stop the silly bu@@ers finding the new way to commit suicide? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 36 minutes ago, Hroth said: I thought sheep wagons had higher sides to stop the silly bu@@ers finding the new way to commit suicide? Quite possibly, but I've only seen Victorian drawings of such things, with drovers crammed in as well. For horses I was thinking more like the cattle truck without a roof type of vehicle, as used by the military, plus of course horses tend to be less suicidal than sheep. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156004532379?hash=item245298409b:g:mCYAAOSw13JloRrN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwEWj%2FOxlnFsN%2BWWI7DAD8SUeGKbok4uKcgTjXiQ93rKbBaMOeBnXGdzWGeqWVMi7cBXyP0M2QbCS7hy4%2FQToqa4kpFKpwpQEpSdzs2A6ErVVNgyaATDgNOmog5ax7llMkeVomSby8IjbYGI2cCZVoszzVADYvdrzsErlT9BQRG%2BbVB3o2hhT53N0qnzOrXuQBwzkNq%2FeOzGodKYzwQpdylFQXOmBjVpL8PA5kQMSy0lNleMc%2F9%2F9t0gKADPktMm9zg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5r9vKKoYw L&MR horse wagon? Someone is trying to jump onto the Era 1 bandwagon?? Assuming (and that may be a rather optimistic assumption) that it really is 00 gauge, then it looks more like a Talyllyn slate wagon in 7mm/ft. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, eastglosmog said: Assuming (and that may be a rather optimistic assumption) that it really is 00 gauge, then it looks more like a Talyllyn slate wagon in 7mm/ft. It certainly has the look of a slate wagon, I'd say that is a good bet. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 10 hours ago, Kellino Rail said: Optimistic?.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325979516725 As suspected, a decimal was missed, listing has been rectified by the seller. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, eastglosmog said: Assuming (and that may be a rather optimistic assumption) that it really is 00 gauge, then it looks more like a Talyllyn slate wagon in 7mm/ft. Whoop! Whoop! eastglosmog! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I suppose you could use the chassis, but.....how do you accidentally melt a loco to this extent? Housefire? Store in a greenhouse? Gas mark 7 for 2 hours 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 12 minutes ago, Sjcm said: I suppose you could use the chassis, but.....how do you accidentally melt a loco to this extent? Housefire? Store in a greenhouse? Gas mark 7 for 2 hours Early Triang locos and rolling stock tend to look like that, but in their case its due to the rubbish plastic used back then... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 4 minutes ago, Hroth said: Early Triang locos and rolling stock tend to look like that, but in their case its due to the rubbish plastic used back then... Even then, I don’t think Acetate Triang locos warped that bad! Well… Maybe except the original 1950 Rovex Princess, with roller pickups & acetate chassis (not to be confused with the ‘51 Princess, with the sheet metal chassis and plunger pickups). 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 That's been on the rear parcel shelf in a heatwave! Mike. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, Sjcm said: I suppose you could use the chassis, but.....how do you accidentally melt a loco to this extent? Housefire? Store in a greenhouse? Gas mark 7 for 2 hours If the motor has been subject to a lot of heat its scrap anyway. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, Sjcm said: I suppose you could use the chassis, but.....how do you accidentally melt a loco to this extent? Housefire? Store in a greenhouse? Gas mark 7 for 2 hours Good to see its from a smoke free home condition - Used (should be useless) 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 6 hours ago, Sjcm said: I suppose you could use the chassis, but.....how do you accidentally melt a loco to this extent? Housefire? Store in a greenhouse? Gas mark 7 for 2 hours I'd guess it's been left in that clear plastic box on a sunny windowsill for quite a while. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 It is reassuring to know that the major traders recruit staff who are highly knowledgable in the field of model railways, or perhaps not... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134902005391? "UNKNOWN BRAND 'O' GAUGE BR GREEN DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE *BATTERY POWERED*" Anybody care to enlighten them? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PeterStiles Posted January 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27 20 minutes ago, goldfish said: BR GREEN DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE *BATTERY POWERED*" Looks a lot like a triang big big train to me, what's the problem? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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