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A new version of the Heljan Esso Tank Wagon that should be of interest to Irish Modelers;

http://www.hattons.co.uk/StockDetail.aspx?SID=203086

1154 4-wheel A tank 44290 in Esso grey with 1980s Hazchem symbols - weathered

On 17/12/2014 at 12:51 PM, josefstadt said:

The June 1971 IRRS Journal (No. 55) had a picture of one of the Esso tank wagons (987) arriving at the North Wall on the back of a B+I Line Bedford articulated lorry:

 

Esso Tank Wagon - 01r.jpg

 

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On 27/12/2014 at 8:54 AM, Riversuir226 said:

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Mayner,

I’m sure I’m being more than a bit dense here but are you saying that you can convert this model:

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into something looking more like this model?:

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I’m only asking because I would also like to get a model that’s more typical of the period 1900-1927, and I just found a cheap Airfix a model I could get! 
Johnny

 

 

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On 1/4/2023 at 9:16 AM, Johnny B. Good said:

Mayner,

I’m sure I’m being more than a bit dense here but are you saying that you can convert this model:

image.jpeg.3333a893602f26ba2b565807ecc29ca8.jpeg

into something looking more like this model?:

image.thumb.jpeg.2e602535d8667d6d7bb55385bfc757e7.jpeg
 

I’m only asking because I would also like to get a model that’s more typical of the period 1900-1927, and I just found a cheap Airfix a model I could get! 
Johnny

 

 

I did a partial re-paint of a Bachmann "Fina" tank wagon to look more like an Irish wagon  https://www.hattons.co.uk/23604/bachmann_branchline_37_658_14_ton_tank_wagon_in_fina_livery_140/stockdetail by masking the "Fuel Oil and star markings

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The Bachmann cradle and anchor mounted tanks are reasonably close to the wagons used by the "Irish" oil companies, main problem Bachmann does not appear to sell an-undecorated version of either type.

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The ESSO tank wagon is a Hornby (former Airfix/GMR) model similar in general outline to the type of wagon used by ESSO Teo before the arrival of the 'modern" Charles Roberts wagons in the late 60s. There is a video somewhere (Markle?) of a loose coupled ESSO Oil train leaving Sligo made up of several different types of wagon 

 

 

 

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