markw Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 hour ago, DanielP said: I’m intrigued by this idea, did Anglia run the DBSOs with a 47 to Great Yarmouth? Was there always an AC loco on the other end? Could anyone point me in the direction of typical formations for 1997-1999? Thanks! The DBSO could not control a 47 so they had a 47 on each end and ran to Lowestoft for the air show. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, markw said: The DBSO could not control a 47 so they had a 47 on each end and ran to Lowestoft for the air show. I assume 47714 could though, afterall it and the dbsos were mod’d to work together. Though ive not seen any evidence that 47714 pushed for Anglia… though these are intriguing, (note the red leds) if anyone can confirm… (not mine/ flickr urls) Edited July 29, 2022 by adb968008 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, adb968008 said: I assume 47714 could though, afterall it and the dbsos were mod’d to work together. Though ive not seen any evidence that 47714 pushed for Anglia. No the control system was changed to work with electric locos 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 30, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2022 5 hours ago, markw said: No the control system was changed to work with electric locos The original (1979) DBSO control system was designed to work with both diesels and electrics (e.g. the "engine start" function doubled up as "pan up"). However, no electric locos were fitted at that time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 7 hours ago, St Enodoc said: The original (1979) DBSO control system was designed to work with both diesels and electrics (e.g. the "engine start" function doubled up as "pan up"). However, no electric locos were fitted at that time. And when the electrics were fitted for use with mk3 DVTs it was an updated system that was not compatible with the DBSOs. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 When youve got Rails of Sheffield asking £180 for 1 x TSO in blue and grey numerous others on ebay selling for up to £225 and current a rake on there for £849 with 3 x TSOs included I am just keeping everything crossed that this week Bachmann will scupper those silly prices and do a rerun with some new running numbers....I would like to see Midland prefix M numbered Mk2fs for true WCML trains. Ill now stump up £95 a pop for a coach a relative bargain when you see the prices of the okd ones 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, ThaneofFife said: When youve got Rails of Sheffield asking £180 for 1 x TSO in blue and grey numerous others on ebay selling for up to £225 and current a rake on there for £849 with 3 x TSOs included I am just keeping everything crossed that this week Bachmann will scupper those silly prices and do a rerun with some new running numbers....I would like to see Midland prefix M numbered Mk2fs for true WCML trains. Ill now stump up £95 a pop for a coach a relative bargain when you see the prices of the okd ones I was astonished at some of the prices recently on Tatbay, especially as there are still a few with retailers who don't discount knocking about, even in Sheffield... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted August 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 31/07/2022 at 17:20, ThaneofFife said: When youve got Rails of Sheffield asking £180 for 1 x TSO in blue and grey numerous others on ebay selling for up to £225 and current a rake on there for £849 with 3 x TSOs included I am just keeping everything crossed that this week Bachmann will scupper those silly prices and do a rerun with some new running numbers....I would like to see Midland prefix M numbered Mk2fs for true WCML trains. Ill now stump up £95 a pop for a coach a relative bargain when you see the prices of the okd ones Blue & grey ? In that case I’ve been lucky. 1x TSO 1xFO 1x BSO purchased this evening,postage included for £118. Yes it’s eBay sorry . But there is a shortage of quality coaching stock I must agree . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted August 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2022 If you are looking for a Bachmann mk2 on a budget, the body can be made to fit on an Airfix mk2d chassis with a bit of work. For the brake / FO it is a quick way of building a decent 2d (once you modify the door windows). Chassis can be modified to get 2E/f builds as well. If like many you already own a bunch of airfix et al 2d to supply the chassis, bodies are only £23 from Bachmann (inc DBSOs) I have used the RFB, BSO and 3 FO so far, with a couple of TSO currently on their way (one of which is potentially earmarked for a 2d conversion more details on my layout thread 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted August 19, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2022 When I attended DEMU in July, I spoke to the representative on the Bachmann stand and he assured me that the blue/grey Mk2F’s will be re-run as well as Anglia to go with the DBSO. We shall have to wait. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 thats good to know. I dare I am not alone in wanting some London Midland M prefixed blue/greys. Incidentally if you are looking for some blue/grey "Inter-City" First Open's with DCC on Board then A E Oakes in the West Midlands have 2 in stock at £79.95 each. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted August 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2022 56 minutes ago, ThaneofFife said: thats good to know. I dare I am not alone in wanting some London Midland M prefixed blue/greys. Incidentally if you are looking for some blue/grey "Inter-City" First Open's with DCC on Board then A E Oakes in the West Midlands have 2 in stock at £79.95 each. Probably not any more 😜 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Can anyine advise on the right shade of very dark grey decal to work as obliteration patches on a VT mk2f to cover up the Virgin branding? Fox only seem to do Virgin red Edited August 24, 2022 by G-BOAF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 24/08/2022 at 14:21, G-BOAF said: Can anyine advise on the right shade of very dark grey decal to work as obliteration patches on a VT mk2f to cover up the Virgin branding? Fox only seem to do Virgin red Can you not scratch off the virgin logo transfer? I think pheonix did a Virgin grey, and if its slightly wrong colour in a square for when the logos were removed, that should work out ok. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, The Black Hat said: Can you not scratch off the virgin logo transfer? I think pheonix did a Virgin grey, and if its slightly wrong colour in a square for when the logos were removed, that should work out ok. Might leave some ghosting, and a patch is actually more prototypical. But either way id rather not permanently remove at this stage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 would a rubber work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) Swallow TSOs with lighting appear to be back in stock with Rails of Sheffield. I've just ordered one; they are priced at full RRP unfortunately, but with a 5% bank holiday discount on checkout at the moment (which basically covers the postage charge). Given these are long sold out at Bachmann I wonder what is going on here, or whether a limited run were commissioned alongside the recent DBSOs. We shall see... No other retailers appear to have had this item come back in stock, so not exactly sure what is going on, and will see if I actually get mine or if its a website error.... Edited August 25, 2022 by G-BOAF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, G-BOAF said: Swallow TSOs with lighting appear to be back in stock with Rails of Sheffield. I've just ordered one; they are priced at full RRP unfortunately, but with a 5% bank holiday discount on checkout at the moment (which basically covers the postage charge). Given these are long sold out at Bachmann I wonder what is going on here, or whether a limited run were commissioned alongside the recent DBSOs. We shall see... No other retailers appear to have had this item come back in stock, so not exactly sure what is going on, and will see if I actually get mine or if its a website error.... And now sold out again. Hopefully I've secured one...! Edited August 26, 2022 by G-BOAF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 with a gap of only 40 mins from the time of your first posting - says a lot about demand. I wont hesitate to blow £xx on 4 x blue and grey TSOs if they do a rerun. we wont see them again for donkeys years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted August 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 25/08/2022 at 21:17, G-BOAF said: Swallow TSOs with lighting appear to be back in stock with Rails of Sheffield. I've just ordered one; they are priced at full RRP unfortunately, but with a 5% bank holiday discount on checkout at the moment (which basically covers the postage charge). Given these are long sold out at Bachmann I wonder what is going on here, or whether a limited run were commissioned alongside the recent DBSOs. We shall see... No other retailers appear to have had this item come back in stock, so not exactly sure what is going on, and will see if I actually get mine or if its a website error.... Which catalog numbers are you referring to ? i’m finding many intercity mk2fs in stock around various shops ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted August 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2022 Kernow seem to have good supplies, eg https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/71359/39-678-WSL-Bachmann-BR-Mk2F-TSO-Tourist-Second-Open-Coach-6115 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 8 hours ago, tractionman said: Kernow seem to have good supplies, eg https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/71359/39-678-WSL-Bachmann-BR-Mk2F-TSO-Tourist-Second-Open-Coach-6115 They do... of the non-illuminated version. Rails briefly had stock of the illumianted one (39-678dc). Not sure of any retailers still with new stock. Ive been looking for a while. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Update - package arrived from rails with an illuminated Mk2f swallow liveried TSO... I'm amazed Slightly iffy red-white lining interface on one side at one end though (better than the last sample I clapped eyes on though) - this batch really was not Bachmann's finest hour in terms of the intercity livery 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCML100 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 has anyone had any luck repainting any Bachmann mk2f's? started taking one apart and finding it hard to get the glazing out and don't want to break any! thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempfix Rich Papper Posted September 9, 2022 Tempfix Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 08/09/2022 at 11:42, WCML100 said: has anyone had any luck repainting any Bachmann mk2f's? started taking one apart and finding it hard to get the glazing out and don't want to break any! thanks Somewhere earlier in the thread was the suggestion to put the bodyshell in the freezer for a bit, but I'm guessing would still need great care. Didn't find out about the freezer plan until after I'd done mine so can't comment but I did manage to get them out of a TSO for a repaint without damage, but it was a very slow job with scalpel and tiny screwdriver for leverage. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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