RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted June 30, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2015 Appears to be no risk of buffer locking when the wagons negotiate any curve. That's the case with all r-t-r wagons. Shorter chopper couplings are available but they don't deserve to be taken seriously whatever length size they are. I've just binned half a coffee jar of the stupid things. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Boar Fell Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 A source has informed me we may seen some visible progress on these wagons (Very) soon. Wild Boar Fell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted July 31, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2015 A source has informed me we may seen some visible progress on these wagons (Very) soon. Your source was correct . . . . Phil Parker on MRE has a very detailed photo review of the open wagons here http://www.mremag.com/index.php/reviews/15-oo/208-oxofrdprodwagons Also read his editorial on the main page http://www.mremag.com/index.php . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 They look nicely done and a reasonable price. Why do they still make them with Chocolate Brown interiors Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Because unpainted and scuffed up, bleached and dirt encrusted timber is very difficult to represent? I'd prefer a very light grey as a better starting point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loconuts Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Because unpainted and scuffed up, bleached and dirt encrusted timber is very difficult to represent? I'd prefer a very light grey as a better starting point. Because unpainted and scuffed up, bleached and dirt encrusted timber is very difficult to represent? I'd prefer a very light grey as a better starting point. No its not, look at the interiors of the San Juan freight cars, mind you they will cost you more than £8+. Loconuts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 No its not, look at the interiors of the San Juan freight cars... Linkie please? All I can find are O and On30 tank cars, which while very fine in general appearance have a distinct lack of woodeness, and no visible interior... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OOgaugeJaf Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Your source was correct . . . . Phil Parker on MRE has a very detailed photo review of the open wagons herehttp://www.mremag.com/index.php/reviews/15-oo/208-oxofrdprodwagonsAlso read his editorial on the main pagehttp://www.mremag.com/index.php. They look excellent. Great value for money! Get some BR liveries and I will snap them up at that price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Oh yes, lots of BR re-paints and heavily weathered versions, please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loconuts Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Linkie please? All I can find are O and On30 tank cars, which while very fine in general appearance have a distinct lack of woodeness, and no visible interior... Sorry guys, these were the Gondolas, Tube cars and Bottom Drop cars and were done in a limited batch of each. If I get the chance I will post photos on this site. Manufacturers should paint the inside of their wagons leather colour so that weathering can be applied by the modeller. They look excellent. Great value for money! Get some BR liveries and I will snap them up at that price Why wait for Oxford Rail to turn out BR livery ones, they are already available from Bachmann. If you buy the six pack from Rails of Sheffield they work out about the same price as the Oxford Rail PO wagons. They are a more accurate representation of the prototype than the Oxford Rail wagon and you can have it now. Loconuts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 . I have received an e-mail circular from Oxford Road stating that three of their 7-plank wagons are being released this week. It also noted that many of the wagons have been pre-ordered and recommends that people go to their website and order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_2007 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Just ordered the three wagons from their website without any problem, with the postage of just over £4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Cue the flurry of nit-picking.... Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Can I ask the experts here if the liveries used on these wagons are authentic ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold papagolfjuliet Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just had an email from one of the boxpickers to say that the pair of Fear Bros wagons I ordered are on their way to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hadyn Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Can I ask the experts here if the liveries used on these wagons are authentic ? Certainly the Leamington Priors one is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loconuts Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Certainly the Leamington Priors one is Are you sure? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 According to what i have read elsewhere, the livery may be authentic but not for this wagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 The liveries are authentic. But I believe from previous posts that they have used a later version of the RCH wagon rather than an earlier design. If that's something that irks then maybe they aren't for you. Jason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 You can only do your best with whats on offer. If it looks ok at viewing distance then to me its fine. I think if we had to be totally authentic we'd never run anything Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Can I ask the experts here if the liveries used on these wagons are authentic ? There are plenty of sources to assist you to find the photographs these were based on; try the wonderful index provided by Manchester MRS on the Lightmoor Press webpage. The Fear Bros is based on the photo on page 42 of Turton, Keith (2004) Private Owner wagons a third collection. 128pp Publ Lightmoor Press, Oxfordshire ISBN 1 899889 16 7. The model livery is a close match to a b/w photo of No. 95 from 1938 at Staines SR. Yes 7plank, end door with the bar above the end but the top flap door is not the same which should put many off. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 There are plenty of sources to assist you to find the photographs these were based on; try the wonderful index provided by Manchester MRS on the Lightmoor Press webpage. The Fear Bros is based on the photo on page 42 of Turton, Keith (2004) Private Owner wagons a third collection. 128pp Publ Lightmoor Press, Oxfordshire ISBN 1 899889 16 7. The model livery is a close match to a b/w photo of No. 95 from 1938 at Staines SR. Yes 7plank, end door with the bar above the end but the top flap door is not the same which should put many off. Paul I ordered 3 versions when they were first announced as I liked the look of the brake gear. Unfortunately they didn't all make the same slow boat from China so I will be paying for postage twice. Nice to know the Fear Bros. paint scheme was extent in 1938 as I will be treating my examples to the rigors of the next 9 years so they look like they have survived the WW2 conscription of PO wagons and haphazard repairs. Use as part of a national pool of PO wagons is the only way I can explain a Fears Bros. wagon being found at the far reach of the withered arm at Padstow in 1947. I am going to guess this wagon would have white lettering in the lower left "FB 95" and an almost unrecognizable Fear Bros paint scheme with a few raw but weathered repair planks. I don't have access to the photo referenced above but would it possibly have a "London cut" reducing the height of the wagon doors by a plank? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 https://railsofsheffield.com/new-oxford-rail-wagon-JJJGP708.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete55 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Saw them in the local model shop yesterday, look ok from a quick glance. Certainly appear excellent value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted August 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2015 Certainly worth a punt on one or two to see how they run Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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