37114 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Chris-ECT said: We have Neil who is our full time weatherer and repairer and this week he has been working though the huge list of customers pre-ordered presflo models. There are three stages of dirt Light, Medium and Heavy and on all three is a mix of Airbrush and powder work and all taken of prototype pictures. The price is an extra £25 per wagon, What do you think? Looks excellent Chris. I would have been tempted if I hadn't had bought un-numbered ones. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted May 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2022 My two arrived about a week ago, great models, Well done "Ellis Clark Models". Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Extremely impressed with these. Absolutely perfect; nothing to fault. Stunning models that are the first 100% scoring items I have reviewed, ever: 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted May 30, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2022 Sam's Trains has also made a video and is well impressed too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 13 hours ago, gwrrob said: Sam's Trains has also made a video and is well impressed too. Until he put them on his OO gauge carpet circuit 😆 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neal Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Have to agree, these are stunning, and compared to the latest Dapol guards van, very good value. Beautiful packaging Ellis. Took me back to the old Hatton’s parcel and string days!!! Getting into TSW2 steam with the 8F and Jubilee, I am now really looking forward to your Stanier Black 5! Neal 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-ECT Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 If Jenny's, Sam's and Hornby Mags reviews aren't enough to convince you our Presflos are top quality the guys over at MIOG have just published their review, head over and have a read for yourself https://www.modernimageogauge.co.uk/ellis-clark-presflow.html 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 They look very nice. What is the estimated delivery time from ordering a weathered version please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-ECT Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, Nick G said: They look very nice. What is the estimated delivery time from ordering a weathered version please? The currently delivery time for a weathered version is around 4-6 weeks though Neil is really picking the pace up now and getting though them so it may be sooner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, Chris-ECT said: The currently delivery time for a weathered version is around 4-6 weeks though Neil is really picking the pace up now and getting though them so it may be sooner Thank you, my first one shouldn't be to long now then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 It would be great if Oxford or EFE etc made one of the lorries used for discharging/loading these wagons, in 7mm of course. The wagons themselves are great vehicles, and the only (mild) criticism is that the links on the 3 links provided are slightly short, which could leave them bufferlocking on Peco 40" curves and short points, or has someone not found this to be an issue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 8 hours ago, paulbb said: It would be great if Oxford or EFE etc made one of the lorries used for discharging/loading these wagons, in 7mm of course. The wagons themselves are great vehicles, and the only (mild) criticism is that the links on the 3 links provided are slightly short, which could leave them bufferlocking on Peco 40" curves and short points, or has someone not found this to be an issue? Agree re the road tanker, the only issue is Corgi trucks are 1.50 rather than 1:43.5 There is the ASAM kit of both the Scammell and Leyland tankers but again are 1.48, my plan is to build one of those and put it near the back of the layout. IXO trucks are 1;43.5 and are lovely models and they have done a couple of UK prototypes so there is hope. I have yet to try the wagons on the layout but thought the same re the couplings, I am setting it up on Thursday for a test run ahead of an upcoming show and will test them then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted July 12, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 12, 2022 Is it a Thames Trader in the pic? Radley do a 7mm resin one and could probably find a wagon to raid for the tank? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 11/07/2022 at 20:42, paulbb said: It would be great if Oxford or EFE etc made one of the lorries used for discharging/loading these wagons, in 7mm of course. The wagons themselves are great vehicles, and the only (mild) criticism is that the links on the 3 links provided are slightly short, which could leave them bufferlocking on Peco 40" curves and short points, or has someone not found this to be an issue? I test ran mine tonight and had no issues with couplings bufferlocking, although I don't have any reverse curves. They are hard to couple up but certainly not impossible 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Certainly a nice model, just waiting patiently for my second one to arrive... 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Many thanks 37114 for your comments on the presflo 3 links. Tested on my layout just now,they work just fine on Peco FB points which are medium radius I believe, towing or propelling . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 13/06/2022 at 18:20, Chris-ECT said: If Jenny's, Sam's and Hornby Mags reviews aren't enough to convince you our Presflos are top quality the guys over at MIOG have just published their review, head over and have a read for yourself https://www.modernimageogauge.co.uk/ellis-clark-presflow.html Good morning Chris, is there any intention to produce the Delafila Slate Powder livery variation in future, the ones that ran out of Delabole on the North Cornwall line? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted July 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: is there any intention to produce the Delafila Slate Powder livery variation I'd been mulling over repainting into these with custom transfers which I hoped would be an easy design given the main wording seems to be the same font but I think I read on Paul Bartlett's site, they were a twin hopper variant (which is admittedly more evident below the solebars so could probably live with that). Edited July 16, 2022 by Hal Nail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 15 hours ago, Hal Nail said: I'd been mulling over repainting into these with custom transfers which I hoped would be an easy design given the main wording seems to be the same font but I think I read on Paul Bartlett's site, they were a twin hopper variant (which is admittedly more evident below the solebars so could probably live with that). They also had dual controls and other details. Built for ICI salt, which is why they were in ICI blue. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/presfloslate/eecc19ef The pair of lighter patches on the top line of this are where the ICI logos were originally https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/presfloslate/e2aa7721e Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 10 hours ago, hmrspaul said: They also had dual controls and other details. Built for ICI salt, which is why they were in ICI blue. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/presfloslate/eecc19ef The pair of lighter patches on the top line of this are where the ICI logos were originally https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/presfloslate/e2aa7721e Paul Morning Paul, In terms of livery and lettering, I was thinking of the earlier incarnation which was done by Kernow/Bachmann. It's the sort of transfer job that would send you potty! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 17/07/2022 at 10:51, 2ManySpams said: Morning Paul, In terms of livery and lettering, I was thinking of the earlier incarnation which was done by Kernow/Bachmann. It's the sort of transfer job that would send you potty! OK, I've only seen the photo they worked from. I think that it was a conventional Presflo - single hopper - but I never saw one. The Lot files at the HMRS Study Center may have details of which were in this traffic initially. Paul Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 18, 2022 Moderators Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 17/07/2022 at 10:51, 2ManySpams said: It's the sort of transfer job that would send you potty! Tell me about it, did a couple of twin hoppers some years ago. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, AY Mod said: Tell me about it, did a couple of twin hoppers some years ago. Shouldn't be too difficult, using my transfer sheet BL109; see Cambridge Custom Transfers website. John Isherwood. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2022 My two have arrived and as others have stated are very nice. In terms of feedback, which it seems is welcomed, I wonder how others feel about the axlebox springing? Both of mine sit right down on the blocks as the springs are not quite sufficient to overcome the weight of the wagon so the springs are not really working in practice and its more akin to Parkside's floating axlebox (which I always replace with springs!). From various threads on here spring tension is a bit of a subjective area but I get the impression the consensus is the optimum is a bit stiffer than this and, for example, a Peco mineral is far harder to press down in comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 35 minutes ago, Hal Nail said: My two have arrived and as others have stated are very nice. In terms of feedback, which it seems is welcomed, I wonder how others feel about the axlebox springing? Both of mine sit right down on the blocks as the springs are not quite sufficient to overcome the weight of the wagon so the springs are not really working in practice and its more akin to Parkside's floating axlebox (which I always replace with springs!). From various threads on here spring tension is a bit of a subjective area but I get the impression the consensus is the optimum is a bit stiffer than this and, for example, a Peco mineral is far harder to press down in comparison. I find mine run OK, I have had to free a couple up that had stuck but that was due to paint from the weathering process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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