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I really wish Bachmann would stop adding factory weathering to wagons. Most of the time it's of poor quality and it ruins the model, whilst presumably making it slightly more expensive. Those who want weathering will do it themselves or pay someone.
The oil stains on the TEA just look pants:
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I have put the definitive list found in the first post
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These appear to be post privatisation and was probably done to increase visibility in the sheds for the benefit of the coil crane operators!
The one produced by Bachmann is probably a one off to launch Metal Sector.
Mark Saunders
There are two different Bachmann models with yellow ends. The one with metals sector decal (900205) was unique. However, the second model (38-151a) has a design multiple wagons seem to have had.
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Maybe the answer to the question !
(moving list to first post)
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I don't know of exact number painted but I have seen pics/video of 6-8 yellow ended BZA mixed with tiphook hooded steal carriers at Bescot and and a train of around 10 between Tees yard and Middlesbrough. There's pic of a 56 with a short train passing Thornaby with a BBA also.
Should I infer from this there were at least 10 with yellow ends, without the metals sector logo?
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It was unique as far as I’m aware (as always always happy to be proved wrong but until I am I shall continue to chuckle at shows when I see more than two on a layout
).Griff
So one with metals sector logo? What about the second model without the metals sector logo?
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Bachmann produced two BAA models with yellow ends (see images below). Of the 305 BAA wagons built, how many were painted in these liveries?
UPDATE the metal sector one is unique, but here is a list of yellow-ended BAAs without sector decals:
900020
900073
900074
900108
900120
900142
900162
900177
900202
900258
900265
900282
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Sorry for not answering this.
We have not finalised the liveries yet on these. The render was done with out the edge stripe but it may be a case of choosing from a few livery variations. As I said though nothing has been finalised at this point.
Have the pre-orders reached a point where you can say whether there will be a second Railfreight livery/design-variant?
Can we pay the pre-order deposit using Paypal?
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Naturally, but the Hornby Class 60 has been around for at least 10 years and still they haven't even produced many of the original triple-grey liveries (TG Construction, TG Metals), not to mention it took a decade to see a coal sector liveried variant - which surely has to be one of the most desired of the early liveries - and even then they didn't get the colours right!
DB Schenker livery has been on 60s for at least 5 years and still no standard DBS liveried example. Bachmann on the other hand are generally pretty fast with new liveries - I think a Freightliner Powerhaul 66 was announced almost at the same time the prototype appeared, and we didn't have to wait long for DB liveried 66s, 37s etc. I could understand a timescale of maybe one year, but 5 or 10 years really is stretching things a bit. Then on the other hand Hornby seem to churn out multiple large logo 50s one after the other without even thinking about it. It just seems that their policy with regard to liveries is quite bizarre on occasion.
Metals 60, yes please!!!
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Gents what's the plan with the railfreight versions livery wise? with or without white edge stripe?
Many thanks M
Did anyone answer this? I'm interested too. From a sales perspective, probably be better to have a variety.
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I am after OO gauge Railfreight SPA, OCA and BAA wagons. Please message me if you have any.
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Go too Specsavers it’s an optical illusion or is the MFA a Coalfish ?
I would guess I have the MFA correct but probably have the SPA misidentified for a shorter wagon?
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I sometimes pass a goods yard which has an MFA and SPA wagon next to each other. From the train they don't look too different in length. However, the FTG Models SPA wagon seems much longer than Bachmann's MFA wagon.
Is Bachmann's MFA too short, or FTG Model's SPA too long? (Or, do i need my eyesight tested?)
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A good description of the history of these wagons can be found at https://www.ltsv.com/w_profile_032.php.
About halfway down that page, it states "All BAAs and BABs were delivered in freight brown but from 1979 onwards, most were repainted in the new Railfreight livery of black with red ends. Where coil cradles were fitted, these were usually red too".
The first batch from 1972 seemed to enter traffic before TOPS codes were established, but subsequent batches would have carried TOPS codes, so you're probably looking at 1972 - 1979 at which point the livery would gradually have been replaced. Whether there were any brown ones still in traffic by the late 1980s I don't know but by that time, it probably would be difficult to distinguish between brown and rust.
In general terms, the answer to your question is probably the early 1970s to early 1980s.
Cool, thank you for that.
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Could someone please tell me when this livery existed? (below). It's difficult to find photos because it's not too dissimilar in colour to rust!
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Anybody got any spares of those annoying little cab door windows which always pop out?
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I am after multiple Bachmann (model number 38-056) Railfreight OCAs (image below)
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Yep, no changes to the tooling, and never any sensible ‘normal’ intermediate coaches made.
Could you elaborate? I know they never made the buffet coaches.
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There seems to be several 4 unit OO gauge Eurostar 373 packs:
R1013
R1071
R3293
and a six-unit pack R2379
What is the difference in model quality? Does the fact R3293 has a "larger" model number imply it's newer and possibly better?
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Sounds most likely you had a Jouef set. There were some detail differences - the roof on the Hornby one had some grill detail highlighted in silver around the pantographs, whilst the Jouef one was totally blue.
Edit: too slow!
Sorry! Do you know if all the Hornby Eurostar 373 00 products have the same tooling? Or was there a re-tooling?
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My mistake. Just did some Google-imaging and it seems I actually had the R647, HO gauge one! Problem solved!
Do R1071 (4 unit) and E2379 (6 unit) packs use the same tooling/have any difference besides the number of units?
Bachmann Branchline 2019 catalogue announces more OO9 and HKA bogie hopper.
in Bachmann
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Okay, but would it really be difficult for Bachmann to weather only half the batch and make everyone happy?