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A CDA with a roller roof that looks the part! I’ll have 15 please. 
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Oh dear. I tried to kid myself that I was happy with my Hornby NEM versions. That I had a rake of 23 differently numbered wagons and I was happy and wouldn’t be tempted. But it’s no good. The prices are decent and the choice is amazing. I mean, if you have the funds, you are able to assemble a 36 rake in one foul swoop. No waiting for other releases to complete your rakes. 
This is going to test my resolve BIG time for my North layout, but I fear I’m going to easily succumb to the CDA’s for my future Cornwall based layout. Just like the ‘Revised version’ of the Hornby HAA looked alright to me, the revised version of the CDA looked alright to my eye as far as the body and chassis were concerned  but the roller roof was never convincing and this really let it down. I will look forward to seeing further details on these wagons shortly. 
Congratulations on this project. You will do very well. 
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Oh no!
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8 hours ago, aureol40012 said:

Apologies if I’ve missed this being mentioned but I’ve got a mix of the Rails wagons and the standard ones from C&M Models and the detailing bags seem to differ between the versions, though I’m not in front of them now.  From memory the Rails ones don’t seem to have the spare stanchions?

They do mate. Give the bags a shake. They are definitely in there. In mine, some are separate lose stanchions  and in one or two boxes the stanchions are on a sprue.

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Aggghhh! I was out and missed the delivery. Going to have to wait until tomorrow now before I can get my hands on my Rails BBA packs A and B. 
 

Edit: Went to the post Office just on the off chance they had already got there, and they were. 
Amazing chaps. I love the slight differences in variation. 
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The latter livery (12/10/86) is what I’m really after. No headlight. 
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5 hours ago, Roy Langridge said:

Well, that is it for me then. I am getting fed up with livery errors (from many manufacturers) and quite frankly I feel that we, the customer, are now almost being treated with contempt. 
 

Yes, many are simple fixes, but I have decided I am now going to vote with my wallet. Only that way will manufacturers get the message. 
 

Roy

I agree. There are times when I think Heljan may have turned the corner and at last are getting things right. Then absolutely ridiculous stuff happen like these black grills and I just shake my head and say  “For *profanity* sake, what the eck is wrong with them?” In this day and age we have a wealth of images at our fingertips. Just 30 seconds of research shows they don’t have black grills. If it’s a factory error, this should not be happening. They should have colours of body parts in fine detail.  It’s not hard to get it right but Heljan (and they really are not alone on this as others mess up regularly as well) seem to struggle with this. It’s just Lazy and sloppy to be getting things so wrong in this day and age. 
I’ve somehow missed this thread over the last few days. Reading that Eastleigh and Sultan were the new tooling got me all excited for all of 30 seconds until I read on about the error. Another couple of sales needlessly down the drain AGAIN Heljan! 
 I just wish the new boys in town (Accurascale and Cavalex) modelled all my wants and needs as they seem to give a *profanity*.
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13 minutes ago, rob D2 said:

I got a response from the boss man, saying thanks for heads up and they will look into it.

 

 

They’ve been looking into the limited number of Blue 56’s for years. They’ve been looking into the lack of blue 31/4’s for even longer. Perhaps It’s because A) They don’t run on coal and B) Br Blue is too mundane. It’s not quirky enough. They like a one off livery, that is only relevant for about a year. Who’d want a livery that was about for nigh on 30 years?

 I wouldn’t hold yer breath that the boss man is going to be proactive.
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On 20/08/2020 at 21:37, NickL2008 said:

Is this Yellow part of the livery, still that lovely "Lemon" shade?

 

NL

Yes, but nothing a bit of weathering can’t sort. 
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What a cracking job you have done with this wagon. I am blown away by it. I can’t wait for packs A and B from Rails to arrive. 
For quite some time I have wondered if Bachmann's BAA’s were not quite the correct shade of red. I am now convinced it needs to be more slightly orange. So much so, I’ve had a go at respraying a BAA. Looks better for it! 
Thanks again for these wonderful gems. 
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Dagworth (Andi) has very kindly sorted me out with a set. 
Much appreciated Andi!

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If anyone has a spare set of 4 Heljan class 58 cab door handrail guards, I would be willing to pay £5 plus postage for them. 
cheers 

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Wanted. A Hornby R6761 HAA new tooling with sprung buffers. Coal sector branding. Running number 356318. Will pay £25, or even £30 if boxed, plus postage.

cheers

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My Cawoods S and T Packs arrived today to supplement packs A B C and D. Very nice!

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1 hour ago, The Fatadder said:

I dont know the answer but I have my doubts it ever received the ECC logo, I will be interested to see what the answer is.  I have been trying to confirm its livery in the 90s prior to the repaint into EWS.  And for that matter when they rebuilt the end equipment into the standard form with the twin end vents (and the removal of the plated area on the end supports).   Having modelled it in as built condition before deciding to focus on my 1998 fleet I'd like to see what is needed to update it.....

 

Hornby produced 353224 in their old tooling. It had the blue frames and ECC branding, so I presumed in real life at some point it did go into the standard livery. I’d really like it if it was in service for a while with red frames mixed in with the standard livery production wagons.

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And well I’m here, I notice the new R6964 ECC Triple pack of CDA’s are numbered not in the 375*** series but 352916/18/19. I can’t find any information about when these numbers were carried. Anybody? 
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On 26/09/2011 at 21:49, treggyman said:

Hi

Having seen this wagon at St Blazey I had always assumed the ladders at either end were original,but the picture taken at Bodmin shows they must have been a later addition;I wonder why?

I took a photo of a photo at the Wadebridge exhibition last year of when the wagon was new which shows it with ladders attached.It is shown with red strapping etc but dated ,as I recall, approx '86/87.

 

But back to the current situation,a couple of pics of the other end taken in Oct 08.Note that there seems to be no air or similar gear either end of the wagon!!! Possibly removed?

 

 

Hope these are of use

 

Cheers Bill

I see prototype 353224 is included in the new R6963 Hornby National Wagon Preservation Group Hopper Wagons pack. Yes, it would need a bit of modelling to get it right, but could anyone tell me how long it kept its red frame? Did it go into standard ECC blue frame and logo livery? 
Many thanks in anticipation.

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On 28/06/2019 at 16:07, SouthernMafia said:

New batch on the way I see, delivery late 2019.

Anyone heard anything about these? 
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I wonder why both Blue Domino versions (25093 and 25252) have Been chosen? Both fairly early withdrawals (1982 and 1980 respectively). Hope examples that went on longer follow at a later date. If they turn out nicely I can see Ice cream van and Ethel 1 being purchased.
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3 hours ago, MJI said:

 

Actually very sure it was W59520 as I would have noticed it missing.

Yes, 117305/B430 (all 3 cars I think) did work the Looe line. Flickr “Looe Dmu“ and image at Liskerd is there.

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I filed rivets down and touched paint around windows back in. Going to be 47004 when I get round to it. Sorting them horrendous bulbous marker lights out helps.

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1 hour ago, mevaman1 said:

Resurrecting this thread, I have been looking for a banger blue, sealed h/c 47 with headlights and cantrail stripes.  I steer clear of the early Bachy 47s as they have the awful rivets on the front cab windows.  The last offerings of 47001 and 47625 don’t have headlights and cantrail stripes.

 

Open door for Heljan!

I’m pretty sure 47625 City Of Truro is headlight fitted, but you are right about no cant rail stripe.

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10 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said:

 

Actually the British fuels coal container packs are almost gone too. While not quite as popular as Cawoods, they have still sold very well indeed!

 

Cheers!

 

Fran

I’m not surprised Fran. It is a fantastic model. An excellent subject choice on your part. What’s not to love about them?!
I may just buy a BF pack, and hope someone wants a container swap. Failing that get the airbrush out. (I‘d rather not do that but it’s an option in reserve.)

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2 hours ago, markw said:

The BFL wagons were 92725/39/85-6/9/93-7/9/800/3/4/6-11/3-6/8/20-3/6/8-36/9-40/5/7-9/51-2/4/7-62/4/6-8/71/4

 

I suspect you won't find any matches, as accurascale have chosen numbers that allow the modelled livery to cover the longest time period.

 

Thank you for the list. You are correct in suspecting there would be no matches. Never mind.
Come on Lads! Get some Cawoods container 3 packs sold. You’d soon shift those remaining BF Packs.

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11 hours ago, adb968008 said:

why not buy an extra Cawoods and a British fuels, then swap the containers between the wagons ?

At some point I suspect some horse trading going on, swapping containers and wagons between modellers... by the looks of it, with 21 sets of 3 done, thats 63 unique numbered wagons from 170 wagons now modelled.. so its not as if anyone needs to be short of a unique wagon number in their rake.
 

Yes I did consider this, but the OCD kicked in as I didn’t like the idea of pairing certain number wagons with BF containers when I wasn’t sure them wagons Actually did carry British Fuels containers. If I had a definitive list of what Cawood PFA’s went over to BF, I might feel more comfortable selling them on. It sounds a bit crazy but that’s me. Also just how easy it would be to sell mismatched BF’s I’m not sure. They seem to be the least popular of the first run of wagons.

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