Andy Y Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 On show at Warley is the next Bachmann Collectors Club limited edition. The Mark 1 Staff Sleeper 2908 was built in 1958 at Wolverton as an SLF for Royal Train duties until the 1980s with a subsequent life in prservation until recently scrapped. The paint, lining and lettering is an excellent finish! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted November 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2013 Interesting choice - maybe something to go behind Prince William but wonder if anything else will follow.....apart from the coaches that Hornby have done? Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petee19 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I thought this looked superb and am sure it will be a popular model,hopefully Bachmann will add further stock at a later date to complete the Royal Train. I know little about the Royal Train so perhaps someone could list what other rolling stock would be required to form the minimum of the said train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matabiau Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Any news as to when this will be available to Bachman Collectors' Club members? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petee19 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Any news as to when this will be available to Bachman Collectors' Club members? When I spoke to the young lady on Bachmanns stand at Warley she said the order form would be going out with the next magazine,which i think she said would be this week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Looks like I may have to become a member of said club !! That looks smashing and it would be nice if other properly modeled royal coaches would follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I wonder if the magazine will arrive before Christmas here in Drake's New Albion - it will be touch and go if they go out this next week. This coach is a very curious choice. No doubt it will be very welcome by a select few. Hornby has their Diamond Jubilee royal train set (with Britannia) on sale for £149.99. (This week only!) Based on the illustrations the Hornby bogies are grey and their roofs are a lighter shade of grey, so this won't be an exact match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor_37260 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 If this coach was originally built as an SLF should the model not feature the "shorter" version of roof vent ? Going by the photo above it would appear that the long version has been used ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted November 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 26, 2013 i think royal vehicles have always had the roof and underframe/bogies in the same lighter grey e.g. http://shed83a.smugmug.com/CoachingStock/Mk3-Loco-Hauled/Mk3-Royal/18265395_NwVmSR#!i=1794153394&k=DgcfCdM&lb=1&s=A don't know how it compares to Hornby's grey another point for the modern train (don't know about previously) would be the different coloured bogie springs plus pipes/conduits too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 They were on sale to club members at Warley NEC over last weekend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petee19 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 They were on sale to club members at Warley NEC over last weekend Interesting!,they weren't on sale on Saturday when I asked at around 15:00hrs as I left the show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Lack of prominent roof ribs that folk moan about too.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 When I bought one , there were about 20 on the Bachmann Club sales point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 What do think of yours? Do you know if there are plans to release other coaches? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 There are three exclusive limited edition products avilable to order with the next Bachmann times according to http://Bachmann-collectorsclub.co.uk/news/Bachmanntimes/. I wonder what the other two are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I only briefly had a look at it {,but was impressed with the overall finish.} as it is a Christmas present it is elsewhere, [Easier if I pick my prezzies] but it is the excellent Mk 1. Livery is well executed although as others have quoted colour of bogies may be incorrect [i do not know],slightly different Maroon from Hornby's coach.The Bachmann representative thought there could well be more models to come to compliment it.Bachmann Collectors Club will have 3 special edition models forthcoming , I presume will be 00 and N. Sorry I can not be more helpful ,but Andy's photos should help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I look forward to getting the magazine and ordering this - I have cleared space for it in a display cabinet already where it will sit in an unlikely rake with the Frizinghall camping coach and Model Rail Satlink GUV! I guess that if I rank up the club offive now they would sell and despatch one despite the magazines not having arrived yet? I look forward to finding out what the other two special models are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted November 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2013 It certainly is an eye catcher.They were on display at the NEC last weekend. Very tempting indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I didnt know the royal train ever featured a Mk1 sleeper. Any photos of the actual coach ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 The Bachmann model is the staff sleeping coach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 It has since been scrapped. http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1177 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted November 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2013 I thought this looked superb and am sure it will be a popular model,hopefully Bachmann will add further stock at a later date to complete the Royal Train. I know little about the Royal Train so perhaps someone could list what other rolling stock would be required to form the minimum of the said train. Formation of Royal Train can vary a lot depending on the type of journey and who is on board. Strong hints that it is to be discontinued as it supposedly costs a lot to run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_R Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 For info the Bachmann Times along with the Age Of The Train calendar dropped on the mat this morning resulting in one Royal Sleeping Car being purchased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2013 For info the Bachmann Times along with the Age Of The Train calendar dropped on the mat this morning resulting in one Royal Sleeping Car being purchased. what are the other 2 Ltd Ed's that were mentioned futher up the thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 what are the other 2 Ltd Ed's that were mentioned futher up the thread? The same Royal Train Mk1 in N Gauge and a road vehicle. I was quite impressed to see a J37 on Montrose shed depicted in the calendar, the same loco that worked the final train on the Bervie branch - wonderful scene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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