eric709 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Happy days! Scrolling down... Wonder when those MLA wagons are due..??.. Good news on the HIA's I thought the MLA's had been dropped a couple of years ago. wonder why they are still listed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Photographs of painted samples of the MJA twins now up on the Dapol forum. Looking tasty! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_l_jones Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 And here is a link to help those who can't find it:- https://digest.Dapol.co.uk/forum/main-forum/freight-stock/container-stock/714-mja-twins 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 They look rather nice and worth waiting for. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoey Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Oh wow! These look absolutely brilliant. Wondering if these will be made from and as heavy as their HIA wagons of whether they'll be the same as their IOA's..?.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_l_jones Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 The RRP has increased according to Hattons. Now £38 expected selling price about £32. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIAM Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 The RRP has increased according to Hattons. Now £38 expected selling price about £32. Quite a significant hike in Hattons pre-order price from £23 to £32. I thought they looked exceptional value at the former but that bubble has now been burst. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 15, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2016 Quite a significant hike in Hattons pre-order price from £23 to £32. I thought they looked exceptional value at the former but that bubble has now been burst. Remember that this is for TWO wagons. Still good value when compared to others. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I'm interested to see the 'tie bar' with nem pockets that Dapol describe for the system they are using to couple the joined twinsets together. I'm wondering if it can be adapted for the MRA sets, as I adapted my MRA couplings, using a system written by another RMweb member, using thin brass tube and magnets, but they are still overscale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric709 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Quite a significant hike in Hattons pre-order price from £23 to £32. I thought they looked exceptional value at the former but that bubble has now been burst. Yes a price hike I agree but thats £32 for two, what appear to be, decent looking wagons. £16 for a new wagon in this day and age shouldn't be sniffed at I don't think, proof will be how fast they sell. As always,pays your money takes your choice but for me I'm in and ordered 4 sets Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_l_jones Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) Probably in line with the IOAs... Have them in order but thinking I might wait for the GB liveried ones. Edited August 15, 2016 by martin_l_jones Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Well, yesterday I was surprised to see that, in a little known model shop in Grimsby, there was still one HIA wagon left...not any more! Couldn't resist...clearly (being a shop that is hard to stumble across) they have sold at a steady rate, so I was able to snap the last one up at the original price. This will now join one of the aforementioned extortionately priced larger silver wagons, along with some container flats and a pair of MJAs (when they appear) in a Freightliner trip working as can often be seen working from Crewe to Leeds or similar. Short wagon trip workings like these are a great excuse to buy a couple of wagons of differing types and have a very mixed train, as I personally am never going to be able to afford a full train of these or the larger Bachmann hoppers! I've already eyed up some work that needs doing to the wagon though, such as replacing the weedy buffers and maybe changing the hopper door arrows around, as well as a thorough weathering of course! There's a couple of pictures of the MJAs in this months Rail Express, and they do look good! I hope they're to the same high standard that the HIA is. Thanks, Jack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2016 Well, yesterday I was surprised to see that, in a little known model shop in Grimsby, there was still one HIA wagon left...not any more! image.jpeg Couldn't resist...clearly (being a shop that is hard to stumble across) they have sold at a steady rate, so I was able to snap the last one up at the original price. This will now join one of the aforementioned extortionately priced larger silver wagons, along with some container flats and a pair of MJAs (when they appear) in a Freightliner trip working as can often be seen working from Crewe to Leeds or similar. Short wagon trip workings like these are a great excuse to buy a couple of wagons of differing types and have a very mixed train, as I personally am never going to be able to afford a full train of these or the larger Bachmann hoppers! I've already eyed up some work that needs doing to the wagon though, such as replacing the weedy buffers and maybe changing the hopper door arrows around, as well as a thorough weathering of course! There's a couple of pictures of the MJAs in this months Rail Express, and they do look good! I hope they're to the same high standard that the HIA is. Thanks, Jack. Grimsby - strange place to frequent from our side of The Pennines Jack.... I'll have my rake for you to test out in a couple of weeks. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Grimsby - strange place to frequent from our side of The Pennines Jack.... I'll have my rake for you to test out in a couple of weeks. Cheers, Mick That's where the rest of the family live...only me, my parents and my cousin (London) have moved from there. I regularly visit and was tempted last time by some as they had three white ones left about a month ago. I look forward to it! Mine has just received a new set of much meatier buffers and I've scrubbed out the 'un' of 'unlocked', so now you can either have the hopper doors locked, or, erm, locked! I'll post a pic or two on here when I've completed the mods, which IMHO make a huge difference and really show off what a great wagon it is. Thanks, Jack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Well, I've finished the modifications I set out to do to the wagon, and it is all the better for it! The most obvious was to replace the under scale buffers. The plastic inserts were removed, and some new heads were cut out of plasticard. Some plastic tube was added to the back of the heads, and these were duly glued to the existing stocks with a short piece of 1.5mm diameter wire added for strength. The heads were then gently bent with the heat from a soldering iron. Next I sorted out the pesky hole for the tail lamp by gluing in a piece of plastic strip, which was filed down and then a hole was drilled to accept a small strip of brass which as bent and glued in... That was it for the physical mods, but I've also painted various parts. The bogies first received yellow axle box covers and white 'T's, along with black wheels. Next the upper hopper doors and new lamp bracket were painted white, and the buffers and coupling recess painted black. The hopper interior will be painted rust brown colour, and then the whole wagon will receive various washes and coatings to weather it sufficiently. These mods and a good weathering will really show the detail of this wagon off as it is a brilliant release on Dapol's part...I look forward to the MJAs now! Thanks, Jack. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig1989 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 When are the mjas out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 When are the mjas out Quoted in Hornby mag I picked up today as being early 2017. Jack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2016 The RRP has increased according to Hattons. Now £38 expected selling price about £32. RRP upped to £39.95 with an expected selling price a few pennies short of £34. Still good value for TWO wagons before anyone complains. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXDH92 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 What year were the MJA box wagons first introduced? Apologies if there is an answer somewhere in this thread..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_l_jones Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) What year were the MJA box wagons first introduced? Apologies if there is an answer somewhere in this thread..... I believe in 2009, built by Greenbrier Europe in Poland Edited October 25, 2016 by martin_l_jones Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXDH92 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I believe in 2009, built by Greenbrier Europe in Poland Thanks... that's good news as that makes them about 6 years too modern for my layout. That'll save me some £££! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emdpowerrules Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I believe in 2009, built by Greenbrier Europe in Poland The MJAs were built 2003/4 by Wagony Swidnica and were certainly in service by February 2005 when I photographed a loaded set working from Bristol Kingsland Road to Harlow Mill at West Drayton. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_l_jones Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 The MJAs were built 2003/4 by Wagony Swidnica and were certainly in service by February 2005 when I photographed a loaded set working from Bristol Kingsland Road to Harlow Mill at West Drayton. Graham That's strange, there is a write up here:- http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/eversholt-rail-sells-entire-freight-wagon-fleet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 29, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 29, 2016 That's strange, there is a write up here:- http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/eversholt-rail-sells-entire-freight-wagon-fleet I'm pretty certain they are earlier than 2009. Martin Buck's wagon recogntion book has them listed as 2003/2004 Cheers Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_l_jones Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I believe Wagony Swidnica are part of the Greenbrier group Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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