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Well, he's started the New Year with a bang! This is ludicrous, even by his standards....

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRFIX-MODEL-No-R201-B-R-RAILBUS-CONSTRUCTION-KIT-BUILT/401457948951?epid=1407994125&hash=item5d78c22917:g:YjYAAOxyZw5RZnWy

 

However, the lucky purchaser will no doubt be delighted to know that it is at least 'a hard to find Airfix plastic built construction kit model'.

Tony

 

He keeps trying to unload this piece of junk. IIRC it started at £40!   IMHO it wouldn't sell even at 20p in a toyfair/boot sale junk bin....

 

"WOULD BE, AFTER RENOVATION A  ATTRACTIVE EDITION TO  A SCOTTISH BRANCH LINE BAY SUCH AS GLEN EAGLES STATION"

 

'Renovation' would consist of binning this one and starting from scratch with a new Dapol kit at about half the price.

 

For example (usual disclaimer, though I can recommend the seller)  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Railbus-British-Railways-Dapol-Kitmaster-C047-OO-Plastic-Vehicles-kit/281916256602?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D154c895b29184cee9de3844cf1cd01a3%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D2%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D401457948951%26itm%3D281916256602&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

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He keeps trying to unload this piece of junk. IIRC it started at £40! IMHO it wouldn't sell even at 20p in a toyfair/boot sale junk bin....

 

"WOULD BE, AFTER RENOVATION A ATTRACTIVE EDITION TO A SCOTTISH BRANCH LINE BAY SUCH AS GLEN EAGLES STATION"

 

'Renovation' would consist of binning this one and starting from scratch with a new Dapol kit at about half the price.

 

For example (usual disclaimer, though I can recommend the seller) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Railbus-British-Railways-Dapol-Kitmaster-C047-OO-Plastic-Vehicles-kit/281916256602?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D154c895b29184cee9de3844cf1cd01a3%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D2%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D401457948951%26itm%3D281916256602&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

I see it ‘can be motorised with a good level of skill’ - a shame it’s been assembled with none at all...

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Not eBay (or is it?), but I've just found this site.

 

https://www.dentalchiangmaiprice.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=16493

 

Everything allegedly reduced to around €30, but it looks like a scam to me. The insertion in the above link is one of Cartmel's place holders. :scratchhead:

 

The text is (dodgy) Italian, but the 'seller' seems to be in China....

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I think they might get a bit more if they were a bit more specific. ‘Model train track’ doesn’t tell us much...

 

That's true, but there's no need to really. It's a load of rusty old Tri-ang track and worth at most a fiver (IMHO).

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Not eBay (or is it?), but I've just found this site.

 

https://www.dentalchiangmaiprice.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=16493

 

Everything allegedly reduced to around €30, but it looks like a scam to me. The inserion in the above link is one of Cartmel's place holders. :scratchhead:

 

The text is (dodgy) Italian, but the 'seller' seems to be in China....

Went to the Home page and had Google translate. Can't find any hard evidence about what sort of company it is, definitely in China tho' .

If it is/were a 'real ' flash sale, 2 locos I added to the shopping cart came to £56.06 for the same items in UK just under £260. Hmmm just a little bit too good to be true.

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