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WRENNEIRE

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I showed these 2 models to some of the leading lights in our hobby today and to a man they found fault with them. I went for a cup of tea and when I got back they had both been sold to the same guy at £99 a pop.

 

Bizarre anybody would pay £99ea when they will be retailing for £79 as per SF's other coach pricing!!!

 

Dave, as these were pre-production samples do you know if John is likely to make correctional changes before going into production?

 

The photo of the 6 wheel HLV seemed to pass the 'duck test' other than the shade of tan, the loose glazing, painted on grab rail instead of wire, and the hideous 1970s tension lock coupling. Needs a NEM pocket.

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The box contents,

I love the way the wagons have been repaired and the different shades of paint used to cover the repairs and also the fact that the running numbers and wagon logos are not all in the same place, real eye for detail there men!

 

 

 

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Contents of Set #1

Wagons # 24122, 24127 & 24132

 

 

 

 

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Contents of Set #2

Wagons # 24133, 24138 & 24141

 

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And set #3

 

Wagons # 24142, 24253 & 24254

 

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Thanks wrenn!

 

If you get out the magnifying glass, you'll find that the tampo'd makers plates also have the exact number of the wagon depicted, and not just a generic number.

 

We should have done a few more with the faded old numbers, I think it works really well. Be nice to do a pack D with new numbers...

 

Richie

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I know no one cares except me but the brown BR Long wheel based wagon appears in all the UK Lima catalogues with the Double Arrow logo on the side

OO catalogue number 303175 & HO catalogue number 3175

Ramseys British Model Trains Catalogue lists it as Continental LWB Mineral Wagon and says that some wagons in the original HO range were transferred to the OO range in the mid to late 70's Some very un-British wagons were added to sets and were fitted with OO tension lock couplings

The one in the set has a very continental look about it but I do not have any Continental Lima catalogues so I cannot give any more info on this wagon. :confused:

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I know no one cares except me but the brown BR Long wheel based wagon appears in all the UK Lima catalogues with the Double Arrow logo on the side

OO catalogue number 303175 & HO catalogue number 3175

Ramseys British Model Trains Catalogue lists it as Continental LWB Mineral Wagon and says that some wagons in the original HO range were transferred to the OO range in the mid to late 70's Some very un-British wagons were added to sets and were fitted with OO tension lock couplings

The one in the set has a very continental look about it but I do not have any Continental Lima catalogues so I cannot give any more info on this wagon. :confused:

 

Looks like an old DR/DB gondola. I think Lima done them in numerous identities like SNCF, SNCB, FS etc. As well as not matching any Irish prototypes, it doesn't look anything like a British one either but as you said, they stuck BR arrows on them too.

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Just spent 15 boring minutes on flea bay

I noticed a FS logo on the wagon so I trawled the Italian site and eventually found this

http://www.ebay.it/itm/LIMA-303174-H0-1-87-Carro-merci-scoperto-UIC-FS-con-carico-carbone-/162528937883?hash=item25d77ac79b:g:RSIAAOSwlndZJywx

It has a 6 figure reference which I find strange, most HO items only carry a 4 figure one

Anyway I can go back to sipping my cocoa now, job done

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Recent arrivals at a siding in Raheny,

2 Class 80's, from MIR kits

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Centre Car

 

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Driving trailer

 

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Driving Trailer

 

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Centre Car

 

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DC Noel but I will have it running on DCC soon

The IR livery was used on 3 sets that were leased from NIR with a view to buying them

They ran on the Bray Greystones , Connolly Maynooth & Cork Cobh lines as precursors to the Mk 3 Push Pulls from 1987 till 1990

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