RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 3 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: I bought myself an Athearn boxcar kit in 2022, still have the box somewhere, you mean to say I could chuck whatever junky Triang spares I have in the box and make twenty quid?? Well yes, but I won't be buying! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 34 minutes ago, goldfish said: It is 0 gauge tinplate, so it must be Hornby : - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204720510778? Pity about the prominent Bassett Lowke logo. But only the tenders Bassett Lowke! The loco looks LNWR with a Midland Railway number. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 4 hours ago, kevinlms said: Those Athearn boxes get used for all sorts of leftover bits and pieces. It seems to be rare to find the intended items, actually in them! 4 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: I bought myself an Athearn boxcar kit in 2022, still have the box somewhere, you mean to say I could chuck whatever junky Triang spares I have in the box and make twenty quid?? But they are worth looking at when visiting swap meets and toy fairs. I found one full of left over bits from someone who must have been building some kits (Cambrian?) of some Walrus ballast hoppers. The kits must have had alternative parts as there was components of ten complete bogies in there as well as other parts, all for 50p. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, kevinlms said: But only the tenders Bassett Lowke! The loco looks LNWR with a Midland Railway number. Not an LNWR cab or dome, perhaps rather more LNER. However the nameplate "Princess Elizabeth" is definitely LMS. But prototype accuracy wasn't a major factor for the tinplate manufacturers, where poetic license was taken to the limit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 The whole thing is Bassett Lowke through and through. Here's the red version: https://www.tooveys.com/lots/247197/a-bassett-lowke-gauge-o-clockwork-4-4-0-locomotive-2265-princess-elizabeth-and-tender 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) 2 hours ago, goldfish said: It is 0 gauge tinplate, so it must be Hornby : - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204720510778? Pity about the prominent Bassett Lowke logo. 1 hour ago, kevinlms said: But only the tenders Bassett Lowke! The loco looks LNWR with a Midland Railway number. It looks pure BL to me. Apart from the splashers and the livery, it looks identical to my BL 1927 cigarette loco*. * AKA Duke of York Edited April 1 by Hroth 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Isn't the B&L label more valuable than mere Hornby? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 56 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: The whole thing is Bassett Lowke through and through. Here's the red version: https://www.tooveys.com/lots/247197/a-bassett-lowke-gauge-o-clockwork-4-4-0-locomotive-2265-princess-elizabeth-and-tender Nothing at all like 2265. Sorry this tin plate stuff is lost on me. https://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/steam-locomotive-classes-of-a-leisurely-era-2/north-staffs-lms-0-6-2t-2265-waterhouses-hc-casserley/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 3 minutes ago, kevinlms said: Nothing at all like 2265. Sorry this tin plate stuff is lost on me. https://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/steam-locomotive-classes-of-a-leisurely-era-2/north-staffs-lms-0-6-2t-2265-waterhouses-hc-casserley/ The LNER 2265 apparently is a Q6 0-8-0, so the only thing in common is the number of wheels! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted633 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126400351850? From the description Quote We believe this engine is in super condition and probably on of the best available online! Also note the condition of the driving ends! Have to scroll through a few photos to find them though. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted April 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1 Either way, Hornby own BL now so it's legit like, innit? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 55 minutes ago, ted633 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126400351850? From the description Also note the condition of the driving ends! Have to scroll through a few photos to find them though. Painted with a fork? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 58 minutes ago, ted633 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126400351850? From the description Also note the condition of the driving ends! Have to scroll through a few photos to find them though. Not my era, but it looks like a fair starting price for one of those, assuming it runs OK. The red paint looks as though it probably would clean off; if not it wouldn't be a major job to overpaint it back to yellow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 30/03/2024 at 10:17, John Besley said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296312722835?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=5vhzwpkgrdu&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=mAE25Fz1QpK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Little known modification by Derby... "Elastic band was used to hold bogey up while running as you can see in video. It runs perfectly ok" - Jolly good show! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, Paul H Vigor said: "Elastic band was used to hold bogey up while running as you can see in video. It runs perfectly ok" - Jolly good show! Bluebottle, cardboard and string hero, rides again, modelee modelee... 'You rotten rotten, you dedded me'! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: "Elastic band was used to hold bogey up while running as you can see in video. It runs perfectly ok" - Jolly good show! So, if the trailing wheels of the bogie have "vanished", the question is WHY? Mazak rot, perchance? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted April 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1 Looks like an LMS BG to me Rather than a 4-EPB “centre coach”. Cheers Darius 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 7 minutes ago, Darius43 said: Looks like an LMS BG to me Rather than a 4-EPB “centre coach”. Cheers Darius Gosh! Thats cheap for him! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 It might be free postage, but it's still around double what you'd expect to pay for this beater: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305409392237 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 5 minutes ago, MrWolf said: It might be free postage, but it's still around double what you'd expect to pay for this beater: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305409392237 Its definitely seen better days! (looks like a regular on football specials...) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Looks like an LMS BG to me Rather than a 4-EPB “centre coach”. Cheers Darius 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Gosh! Thats cheap for him! Its cheap for what it is, I might snap it up before he realises he's left a 1 off after the £ sign. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Looks like an LMS BG to me Rather than a 4-EPB “centre coach”. Cheers Darius 17 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Its cheap for what it is, I might snap it up before he realises he's left a 1 off after the £ sign. I've bitten the bullet and purchased it. Its all white metal and it appears to have had some clear plastic overlays with the door details printed thereon. Its certainly not an MTK kit just in an MTK box (with MTK instructions). Would anybody know who did make the kit? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted April 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1 Good for you, Phil. Looks like the roof and sides are pressed aluminium sheet and the ends are white metal, which is an MTK construction type. MTK often supplied decals for the door edges. MTK usually made the roof and sides from one continuous sheet rather than three separate parts though. Cheers Darius 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Was it a MOPOK production? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 4 hours ago, The Johnster said: Bluebottle, cardboard and string hero, rides again, modelee modelee... 'You rotten rotten, you dedded me'! Go-on! 😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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