Hroth Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) 11 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395185931521 Ah yes, my favourite shade of green! Another fine model from the above vendor https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395184988670 A sadly butchered Triang Princess, masquerading as a "Jubilee"... The starting price is probably worth a pop for the X04 motor. Didn't take long to get through 1666!!! Edited February 8 by Hroth Spelin 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126250916263 Honestly tempted to pick one of these up... Would be a fun challenge to clean up the body, and find a decent donor chassis to go under it... About a tenner if you account shipping and handling. Edited February 8 by Hacksworth_Sidings 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slough Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) bloody hell that looks rough. I know that Mazak rot was unknown among Wrenn castings but the edges of the solebar don't look *great* to me... its amazing how many Wrenn factory parts are still in the supply chain. I'm trying to sell off a few unpainted Wrenn pullman bodyshells in SR Green on eBay currently, zero interest - they were ten a penny when I picked them up 25 years ago and apparently still are Also got a fully painted up City of Stoke on Trent bodyshell in lined black thats unsaleable as at any given time there are at least 3 others on sale on eBay for a few quid each - havent even tried to shift that yet Edited February 8 by Captain Slough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 It isn’t zinc pest, it’s simply a body which hasn’t been prepped! Like I said, would be an interesting project… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slough Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Might be a bit like my Trix Twin diecast brake van though - not proper zinc pest but zinc oxide (the forbidden sherbet) forming a white powdery coating if its been waiting for 30 years without a protective coat of paint 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 From another thread: "Just a quickie... Did Nimbus retain its double wipers at both ends until withdrawal?" Thinking a Nimbus was a famous brand of racing broom, I kept mum! 😎 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieGuyRob Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 32 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: From another thread: "Just a quickie... Did Nimbus retain its double wipers at both ends until withdrawal?" Thinking a Nimbus was a famous brand of racing broom, I kept mum! 😎 The Nimbus 9020, as opposed to the Nimbus 2000. I suppose Harry Potter's great, great, great, great, great, grandson or granddaughter possibly might use the Nimbus 9020....... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9 On 07/02/2024 at 19:46, TimberValleyRailway said: Thats almost as good as the stuff I get on Marketplace! Comes complete with bell to scare the birds away when he's on the prowl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 07/02/2024 at 14:05, Hroth said: Page 1666 eh? Remember, never play with matches! Or, at least use the right sort of matches! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68226509 Apparently, the matchsticks used have now been allowed... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145602685213?hash=item21e698a91d:g:6zcAAOSwYDplxdxB&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8GOjw8xlnh2iS5%2FhOMd4rlieUSQMmnkCs8oghngBmOP9PpCa7QhSsUH%2BVcVYfzfHJdrNwsNuvVHQ8YIJ1AU4DT0Wr1V4G%2F3bSFeVeU8tcpZ3SwtOlPZm543MplPDseWjLOIy6fggopvo3B9scpU%2B9wENccthcA8e8q5nxBaJNJPw671BffmgrkJJFjqCwi5IRluxtN7BrSdQ07rCimG4d3nE1a2gBZp1mMav7ajWhSZ2EhudW2zd1Wnx1C9TQLBBhEMlt11qogJZyaBm2TG62omNWmBe2g58hUgMfOH9raPRoYdZoTXuApFSU%2F9VqopDwg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6izzPmxYw Well, at least one of them is wearing a grease-top! 😎 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 4 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145602685213?hash=item21e698a91d:g:6zcAAOSwYDplxdxB&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8GOjw8xlnh2iS5%2FhOMd4rlieUSQMmnkCs8oghngBmOP9PpCa7QhSsUH%2BVcVYfzfHJdrNwsNuvVHQ8YIJ1AU4DT0Wr1V4G%2F3bSFeVeU8tcpZ3SwtOlPZm543MplPDseWjLOIy6fggopvo3B9scpU%2B9wENccthcA8e8q5nxBaJNJPw671BffmgrkJJFjqCwi5IRluxtN7BrSdQ07rCimG4d3nE1a2gBZp1mMav7ajWhSZ2EhudW2zd1Wnx1C9TQLBBhEMlt11qogJZyaBm2TG62omNWmBe2g58hUgMfOH9raPRoYdZoTXuApFSU%2F9VqopDwg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6izzPmxYw Well, at least one of them is wearing a grease-top! 😎 A scene from the abandoned "Carry On Steaming", set on a preserved railway in the 1970s... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, Paul H Vigor said: From another thread: "Just a quickie... Did Nimbus retain its double wipers at both ends until withdrawal?" Thinking a Nimbus was a famous brand of racing broom, I kept mum! 😎 I thought it was slimming bread! Mike. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Isn't it a class of cloud? 9 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I thought it was slimming bread! Mike. You can imagine the slogan "Nimbus Bread, light and fluffy!" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 08/02/2024 at 15:59, Captain Slough said: Might be a bit like my Trix Twin diecast brake van though - not proper zinc pest but zinc oxide (the forbidden sherbet) forming a white powdery coating if its been waiting for 30 years without a protective coat of paint Zinc oxide? Is that what was on my Hornby School? There was some white powder on the front bogie and the main chassis, dad mistook it for zinc pest when we viewed it in the antique store (after the scare we got from my first attempt at getting a GraFar black five), but a nylon brush and the white powder slid right off. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9 2 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145602685213?hash=item21e698a91d:g:6zcAAOSwYDplxdxB&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8GOjw8xlnh2iS5%2FhOMd4rlieUSQMmnkCs8oghngBmOP9PpCa7QhSsUH%2BVcVYfzfHJdrNwsNuvVHQ8YIJ1AU4DT0Wr1V4G%2F3bSFeVeU8tcpZ3SwtOlPZm543MplPDseWjLOIy6fggopvo3B9scpU%2B9wENccthcA8e8q5nxBaJNJPw671BffmgrkJJFjqCwi5IRluxtN7BrSdQ07rCimG4d3nE1a2gBZp1mMav7ajWhSZ2EhudW2zd1Wnx1C9TQLBBhEMlt11qogJZyaBm2TG62omNWmBe2g58hUgMfOH9raPRoYdZoTXuApFSU%2F9VqopDwg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6izzPmxYw Well, at least one of them is wearing a grease-top! 😎 I read that as ....at least one has a greasy top.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) Now I know Graham Farish collectors are a bit mental, but still. Looks like a combination of mazak rot and melting/warping. Saying that, the box is probably worth the price to someone. Seems strangely underpriced for gostude. Normal bent, apparently. Edited February 10 by Sjcm 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SR71 Posted February 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10 Apologies if this is a repeat but I don't always manage to keep up with this thread. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325998799660?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WSf3swO_R5S&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=uL-JGcPYSsK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I'd hate to see one they considered to be in poor condition. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 51 minutes ago, Sjcm said: Now I know Graham Farish collectors are a bit mental, but still. Looks like a combination of mazak rot and melting/warping. Saying that, the box is probably worth the price to someone. Seems strangely underpriced for gostude. Normal bent, apparently. I’ve got a similar issue with a Pullman carriage I got, I bought two black fives (which thankfully didn’t have zinc pest!) off user Chaz D, and he threw in a GraFar Pullman carriage as a bonus due to it being unneeded, body is warped in a very similar fashion, roof sagging and ends bending up, somewhat similar to Triang 6’ carriages with how the ends warped, and the bogies broke extremely easily, so likely a victim to zinc pest. Though I assume the body warping would be due to low quality plastics. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) You did well there. Are they runners? Edited February 10 by Sjcm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, SR71 said: Apologies if this is a repeat but I don't always manage to keep up with this thread. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325998799660?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WSf3swO_R5S&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=uL-JGcPYSsK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I'd hate to see one they considered to be in poor condition. Come on, it's still got all its wheels, buffers and couplings! and were these really made in China? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, SR71 said: Apologies if this is a repeat but I don't always manage to keep up with this thread. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325998799660?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WSf3swO_R5S&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=uL-JGcPYSsK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I'd hate to see one they considered to be in poor condition. Even frequent visitors can't keep up, I should know... The vendor should also mention that it's three-rail. And are black filler caps supposed to be L@@K RARE!!! ? @Michael Hodgson Not unless Binns Road has been migrated into Liverpool Chinatown... Edited February 10 by Hroth couple of additions 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 2 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: he threw in a GraFar Pullman carriage as a bonus Why? What can you do with it?! (Being serious - what can you do with something banana shaped and full of Mazak rot other than send it to landfill?) Oh, silly me, of course… You can put it up for sale on eBay for £16.00 a la Go$turd 🙄🤣 Steve S 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10 2 hours ago, SR71 said: Apologies if this is a repeat but I don't always manage to keep up with this thread. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325998799660?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WSf3swO_R5S&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=uL-JGcPYSsK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I'd hate to see one they considered to be in poor condition. "We are at Tavistock Market every Friday and Saturday 9-4" Tells you everything you need to know. Mike. 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: "We are at Tavistock Market every Friday and Saturday 9-4" At least we know where to go and complain. If we could be bothered! And were near Tavistock... rumbles on and on and on and... Edited February 10 by Hroth Thought bullet points would be prettier... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) 30 minutes ago, SteveyDee68 said: Why? What can you do with it?! (Being serious - what can you do with something banana shaped and full of Mazak rot other than send it to landfill?) Oh, silly me, of course… You can put it up for sale on eBay for £16.00 a la Go$turd 🙄🤣 Steve S I mean… It has a box! A bit tatty, but it has one! 😂 If I were to sell it, I don’t think I’d sell it for anything over a tenner, the box could certainly be of use to someone, but the carriage is heavily damaged, underframe could likely be salvaged, maybe the wheels too… Edited February 10 by Hacksworth_Sidings 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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