goldfish Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I have just stumbled upon this little gem which I don.t believe has featured here before :- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204148709020 The description is certainly worthy of note :- Quote Item specifics Condition: Used: Seller notes: “Good Condition” Type: Flat Wagon 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, John Besley said: Interesting seeing as it was originally £40.00 when where they produced? Aye, but it's "A very rare kit" ... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Aye, but it's "A very rare kit" ... Oooooohhhhh.... Someone needs to buy it, attempt to build it* and then sell it on ebay as L@@K RARE KITBUILT!!! * And slap on a coat of lumpy black gloss paint before leaving it to dry in a dusty room... 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Bucoops said: "Optimistic" comes to mind https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314241141012 that's the polite version anyway. Over as a prefix? Mike. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: That doesn't look like an improved engine. My thoughts exactly! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Oooooohhhhh.... Someone needs to buy it, attempt to build it* and then sell it on ebay as L@@K RARE KITBUILT!!! Would that be "rare" as in "Not well done"? 1 hour ago, Hroth said: * And slap on a coat of lumpy black gloss paint before leaving it to dry in a dusty room... Using either a fork or the brush from the outside lav for application purposes of course... 1 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Hroth said: Its in Improved Engine Green too... Must be a Terrier! Green? Looks more like yellow to me. Ex-Network Rail perhaps? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2022 53 minutes ago, 6990WitherslackHall said: Green? Looks more like yellow to me. Ex-Network Rail perhaps? I draw my esteemed colleagues attention to the following Wikipedia entry Improved Engine Green . 🤪 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 15 hours ago, 96701 said: Oh, I say! 🙉😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 10 hours ago, Bucoops said: "Optimistic" comes to mind https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314241141012 that's the polite version anyway. "No motor or wheels" - sounds a bit like me! 🤓 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 hours ago, John Besley said: Interesting seeing as it was originally £40.00 when where they produced? Price viagra! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, MrWolf said: I prefer Monkey Metal Malaise... “In the Worlds before Monkey, Primal chaos reigned, Heaven sought order. But the Phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown." 🐵🐒 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 58 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: “In the Worlds before Monkey, Primal chaos reigned, Heaven sought order. But the Phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown." 🐵🐒 After tea, you need to go outside with your little brother and beat the s**t out of each other with garden rakes. That is the honourable path of the Monkey God.... 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2022 36 minutes ago, MrWolf said: After tea, you need to go outside with your little brother and beat the s**t out of each other with garden rakes. That is the honourable path of the Monkey God.... Did that, I've still got the scar on my forehead... 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, Hroth said: Did that, I've still got the scar on my forehead... Respect. 😎 1 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Did that, I've still got the scar on my forehead... I say you are Harry Potter and I claim my five pounds.... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, 33C said: I say you are Harry Potter and I claim my five pounds.... Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh Don't tell everyone my brother is actually Voldemort. They did such a good job on his prosthetic nose! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Not ebay, but a black Friday deal .... https://www.themodelcentre.com/j50scrappre Pre-owned, only one left and it's an unboxed non-runner, but that's a very good saving on its regular price. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: Not ebay, but a black Friday deal .... https://www.themodelcentre.com/j50scrappre Pre-owned, only one left and it's an unboxed non-runner, but that's a very good saving on its regular price. The TMC SKU# says all you need to know, its J50SCRAPPRE Or for £109.99 you can buy it from TMC on ebay! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255693491490 TBH If I wanted a J50, I'd prefer paying £71.45 (inc P&P) for a working one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234778821852 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SteveyDee68 Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: Not ebay, but a black Friday deal .... https://www.themodelcentre.com/j50scrappre Pre-owned, only one left and it's an unboxed non-runner, but that's a very good saving on its regular price. Where’s your sarcasm indicator? For the price TMC are asking, I could get one of those from eBay that is boxed and runs! I have previously posted that I think TMC are buying up second hand items cheaply, giving them a quick once over (say 5 minutes) with an airbrush to “expertly weather” them in order to justify the inflated prices they then tag on. An event like Black Friday then gives TMC the opportunity to slash their prices and at first glance seem to have given a huge discount. Except, of course, the price is still over inflated for what it actually is (IMHO)… Quick look at TMC’s massively overpriced eBay shop and … https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255681122348?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fAWLmTZMTG-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=e--l92_9TXi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 5p change from £250 for a non-runner?! Okay, weathering applied but at the end of the day this is a second hand item … https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265777999080?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fAWLmTZMTG-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=e--l92_9TXi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Brand new (guaranteed) Hornby class 71s can be had for less than £100, so three times that amount?! Incidentally, no mention of Black Friday in any of TMC’s eBay offerings… HOURS OF FUN! Edited November 25, 2022 by SteveyDee68 Demned typos! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Michael Hodgson said: Not ebay, but a black Friday deal .... https://www.themodelcentre.com/j50scrappre Pre-owned, only one left and it's an unboxed non-runner, but that's a very good saving on its regular price. FFS 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 5 hours ago, MrWolf said: After tea, you need to go outside with your little brother and beat the s**t out of each other with garden rakes. That is the honourable path of the Monkey God.... Ah ha! You did it too!? 😉 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, SteveyDee68 said: Where’s your sarcasm indicator? For the price TMC are asking, I could get one of those from eBay that is boxed and runs! I have previously posted that I think TMC are buying up second hand items cheaply, giving them a quick once over (say 5 minutes) with an airbrush to “expertly weather” them in order to justify the inflated prices they then tag on. An event like Black Friday then gives TMC the opportunity to slash their prices and at first glance seem to have given a huge discount. Except, of course, the price is still over inflated for what it actually is (IMHO)… Quick look at TMC’s massively overpriced eBay shop and … https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255681122348?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fAWLmTZMTG-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=e--l92_9TXi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 5p change from £250 for a non-runner?! Okay, weathering applied but at the end of the day this is a second hand item … https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265777999080?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fAWLmTZMTG-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=e--l92_9TXi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Brand new (guaranteed) Hornby class 71s can be had for less than £100, so three times that amount?! Incidentally, no mention of Black Friday in any of TMC’s eBay offerings… HOURS OF FUN! Once more I am reminded of the little town in Eastern Eritrea called Dafuq? Edited November 25, 2022 by MrWolf Stupid autocorrect 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Hroth said: Did that, I've still got the scar on my forehead... Monkey on the telly, long summer evenings, little boys with too much time on their hands before bed, ... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: Ah ha! You did it too!? 😉 Indeed and several times it involved falling off the neighbors stable roof into our garden. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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