45568 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Hattons are advertising a new Dapol OO conflat/container combination in three varieties, two GW and one unpainted. The container is of a planking pattern not previously seen, and having ordered three unpainted examples to be painted into 1950's BR livery, can anyone tell me what diagram it represents, and suitable code/numbering? Is it an early B container? (as opposed to BK, BD etc. previously modelled). Cheers, Peter C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I assume this, ( http://www.hattons.co.uk/products/recent-releases-oo-gauge/7-2011 ), will take us to the one you are talking about ?? I'm unsure of the diagram but it looks a tad 'rough' as in an old moulding for the container .. MC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 The wagon looks bent to me. Not sure it has enough lashing rings either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigwelsh Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 £12 for the painted ones . One of those is warped as well http://www.hattons.co.uk/images/products/B1006_37125_Qty1_1.jpg , must have been taken out of the machine a bit quick. It looks a bit generic really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dilbert Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 The conflat wagon has been issued by Dapol in the past - if it is the 9' whl base then this corresponds to a GW dia H6, if a 10ft whl base, then it is related to dia H7. Not sure what the container prototype reference is ... dilbert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Superficially it looks like an LMS/BR 'B' type container, but by the strapping it looks to have doors at both ends, like the old Merit H0 container. On the real 'B' containers the fixed end could be wood or corrugated. In light of the additional info below, then it would appear to be a 'B'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigwelsh Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Superficially it looks like an LMS/BR 'B' type container, but by the strapping it looks to have doors at both ends, like the old Merit H0 container. On the real 'B' containers the fixed end could be wood or corrugated. Its got a fixed corrugated end, see the pictures of the painted ones. There are more shots on ehattons too, I think the sides of the container have bowed in too as well as the body being warped on that sample. http://www.ehattons.com/StockDetail.aspx?SID=36646 I don't know why anybody would buy these two when you can get a quality Bachmann version for a bit more painted and accurate: http://www.ehattons.com/StockDetail.aspx?SID=36646 http://www.ehattons.com/StockDetail.aspx?SID=36650 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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