RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2023 From the description of this item. "Fair to good for age looks complete untested" https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145510677504?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=39ky2igtrw6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=RnfkU6q2S6a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 10 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said: From the description of this item. "Fair to good for age looks complete untested" https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145510677504?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=39ky2igtrw6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=RnfkU6q2S6a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY If it was an A4, it could be considered quite an accurate model... York History 4 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 39 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said: From the description of this item. "Fair to good for age looks complete untested" https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145510677504?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=39ky2igtrw6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=RnfkU6q2S6a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 'One careful owner - not'! It is also claimed that this is a 'Southern Coach', and it's 'Silver'?? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2023 52 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said: From the description of this item. "Fair to good for age looks complete untested" https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145510677504?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=39ky2igtrw6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=RnfkU6q2S6a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY *might* be worth it for the Romford wheels but that's about it. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Colin_McLeod said: "Fair to good for age looks complete untested" Just because all the parts are there doesn't mean it's complete, as the seller would realise if he tried to test it. Landfill. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) I've been on the hunt for a cheap Hornby coach chassis for preferance one with Gresley boiges for a 7/8ths coach build ... everytime one comes up I've been piped to the post in the last 30 seconds... Any ideas where I can pick one or two up, not bothered with the body, all I want is the frames and boiges Edited December 20, 2023 by John Besley 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: From the description of this item. "Fair to good for age looks complete untested" https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145510677504?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=39ky2igtrw6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=RnfkU6q2S6a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Apart from the fact it has aftermarket (and hangin'off) wheels there's no sign of the third rail centre pickup so far from complete 😉 Edited December 20, 2023 by TinTracks 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126242230198?hash=item1d649f8fb6:g:QQEAAOSwfttlgIF1 Anybody looking for a Royal Prairie ? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SteveyDee68 Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2023 15 minutes ago, John Besley said: I've been on the hunt for a cheap Hornby coach chassis for preferance one with Gresley boiges for a 7/8ths coach build ... everytime one comes up I've been piped to the post in the last 30 seconds... Any ideas where I can pick one or two up, not bothered with the body, all I want is the frames and boiges Hi John In the hopes that I am not “teaching my grandmother how to suck eggs”, I have two distinct strategies for bidding for things on eBay… 1) I see something that I like then I put a maximum bid on it that I am prepared to pay, and then ignore it. If I win, I win, happy days; if I get outbid, that’s life! 2) I see something that I want then I watch it, and put an alarm on my phone for a few minutes before the auction finishes. I’ll keep a regular check on bids - if it goes above what I am prepared to pay, then I stop watching it and start again. If not, I work out my maximum bid, submit my bid and then wait at the CONFIRM page until the final few seconds of the auction before confirming (and submitting) the bid. Usually I bid around the 6 second mark to allow it to register before the auction ends. That’s a late enough bid to not allow anyone else to outbid me, or if unsuccessful I don’t have time to be caught up in “auction fever” and put another bid in!! Most recently I stumbled across two Triang “Swedish” four wheel coaches, which I have been wanting for several years after seeing Kevin Wyberd’s upgrading of his own on his “Little Narrow”. I’ve been outbid again and again in the past - they’ve sold for up to £35 (!) and Gosturd has a set of four available for £99.99 (!); I understand that they are relatively rare, but I wasn’t going to pay silly money for a “starter set” coach. The bid was at £1.99 … at 6 seconds before the end of the auction, I submitted a bid of £32.30 for the pair (or £16.15 each) which I was prepared to go up to. I won - for £3.20 (a tenth of my max bid) Patience pays off. Some canny bidding also. Good luck getting your coach chassis! Steve S 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 45 minutes ago, TinTracks said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126242230198?hash=item1d649f8fb6:g:QQEAAOSwfttlgIF1 Anybody looking for a Royal Prairie ? Didn't Prince sing something about a Purple Loco once?? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: Didn't Prince sing something about a Purple Loco once?? Going back to my disc jockey days I reckon that would be ''Purple Rain'' Cheers, Rich 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2023 Purple Train, surely... 2 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 hour ago, John Besley said: Any ideas where I can pick one or two up, not bothered with the body, all I want is the frames and boiges https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204062907180?hash=item2f8318db2c%3Ag%3AxQ8AAOSwUoNi7txm&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0MGpJvyGxtwwK2l1b9otkmi1sR6LKuKYPUz%2FXwiJr0TH%2BICVPzdbi4JvrLBU%2Fq0E13feg39QrrcrLpODCKeNbPRAQNmhURD38RrYSmIexu0Qc0sYNF%2FPT7GlwZwQTkCUAZq8m8hyzQrFF1ciZbEaYkcMUuafI5ScklYr%2FbkAryvC1RIzhjKM9HihfG3RJSk0Qdt0E63YScEyY4ekKnnlSUX92PjM3BIpdkkNwvnZjNWzYB%2FtZAOzh4yChEMp2z2bBk08S90kXdgKlKlXHuvC7HY%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-iQw5yRYw&LH_BIN=1 Gresley bogies on above link. Same seller has some cheapo coach chassis see link below. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275982456821?hash=item4041d617f5:g:oGMAAOSwMSNkzV4o Hope this helps, Its been a while since I did anything 5/8ths. Good luck, Cheers, Rich 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2023 7 hours ago, TinTracks said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126242230198?hash=item1d649f8fb6:g:QQEAAOSwfttlgIF1 Anybody looking for a Royal Prairie ? Dunno about purple, but I once bought an Airfix Prairie specifically to cover in green flock, so it'd look like those cars that get covered in artificial grass.... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 7 hours ago, TinTracks said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204062907180?hash=item2f8318db2c%3Ag%3AxQ8AAOSwUoNi7txm&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0MGpJvyGxtwwK2l1b9otkmi1sR6LKuKYPUz%2FXwiJr0TH%2BICVPzdbi4JvrLBU%2Fq0E13feg39QrrcrLpODCKeNbPRAQNmhURD38RrYSmIexu0Qc0sYNF%2FPT7GlwZwQTkCUAZq8m8hyzQrFF1ciZbEaYkcMUuafI5ScklYr%2FbkAryvC1RIzhjKM9HihfG3RJSk0Qdt0E63YScEyY4ekKnnlSUX92PjM3BIpdkkNwvnZjNWzYB%2FtZAOzh4yChEMp2z2bBk08S90kXdgKlKlXHuvC7HY%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-iQw5yRYw&LH_BIN=1 Gresley bogies on above link. Same seller has some cheapo coach chassis see link below. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275982456821?hash=item4041d617f5:g:oGMAAOSwMSNkzV4o Hope this helps, Its been a while since I did anything 5/8ths. Good luck, Cheers, Rich I knew someone would know someone, who could help, thanks I've book marked it for later today Thanks Rich 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hroth said: Dunno about purple, but I once bought an Airfix Prairie specifically to cover in green flock, so it'd look like those cars that get covered in artificial grass.... Another use for static grass kit!? Forget hairy sheep. The new 'must have' - hairy locos! I now have a mental picture of a Gresley A4 with a mohican! Edited December 21, 2023 by Paul H Vigor to add information 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: I now have a mental picture of a Gresley A4 with a mohican! So… The average 9 year old Thomas the train fan’s “original” character? No, seriously, I’ve seen plenty of “original characters” made for that series, some are honestly pretty good, and then there’s just… Those ones… Edited December 21, 2023 by Hacksworth_Sidings 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SteveyDee68 Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 Searching eBay for “Rivarossi 0-4-0”, I came across one in semi-dismantled state and, in usual nosy fashion, I took a look at the seller’s other items to see what else he might have (it’s how I found my Triang Swedish coaches!) Now, I understand that Bachmann On30 Shay locomotives are desirable pieces of kit, but my first thought on seeing this item was “that valve gear looks way too low” … The description says it is in great condition but won’t run and includes the line “the motor smoked”! So, basically b*ggered although the seller states “Just needs a new motor, or clean?” In which case, why not do just that and figure in the extra cost into your selling price?! Or is it that the necessary new motor is not readily available? Whatever the case, does £150 for a dead loco mean this seller wins the Mendacious Chiseller Award of the Day? Steve S 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SteveyDee68 Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 Further exploration of his other items reveals this In his description he reveals that “The loco's one connecting rod piece is broken, it is an easy repair however as-is the loco will not run.” [sic] If it is an easy repair, why not do it? However, the statement that further justifies awarding him the accolade of MC of the Day is … “It has been priced accordingly for the faults.” He wants £260 for it … wonder how much he would have wanted if it had been complete and working?! Steve S 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, SteveyDee68 said: Searching eBay for “Rivarossi 0-4-0”, I came across one in semi-dismantled state and, in usual nosy fashion, I took a look at the seller’s other items to see what else he might have (it’s how I found my Triang Swedish coaches!) Now, I understand that Bachmann On30 Shay locomotives are desirable pieces of kit, but my first thought on seeing this item was “that valve gear looks way too low” … The description says it is in great condition but won’t run and includes the line “the motor smoked”! So, basically b*ggered although the seller states “Just needs a new motor, or clean?” In which case, why not do just that and figure in the extra cost into your selling price?! Or is it that the necessary new motor is not readily available? Whatever the case, does £150 for a dead loco mean this seller wins the Mendacious Chiseller Award of the Day? Steve S I just Googled 'Swedish coaches' - Oh, I say! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SteveyDee68 Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: I just Googled 'Swedish coaches' - Oh, I say! Well, I just got a list of football managers… Are you sure you didn’t google “Swedish models”? 🤣 Steve S 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: I just Googled 'Swedish coaches' - Oh, I say! Just don't Google Swedish models then! Mike. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Just don't Google Swedish models then! Mike. Don't see why not, they're all wearing more than the winner of SPOTY was the other night! 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hroth said: Don't see why not, they're all wearing more than the winner of SPOTY was the other night! I've got images of Stuart Broad I can't unsee! Mike. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I've got images of Stuart Broad I can't unsee! Mike. B'ave! Mind you, it was an evening for odd outfits... https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-sports-personality-years-alex-28320044 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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