Robert Shrives

Just a thought Worsley works do 3mm overlay sides as scratch aids in 3mm perhaps a 4mm version possible for the want of asking? Robert

Good to see , what is "under the bonnet" now ? Robert

I guess price would be in the range of the Heljan 37 - £600 . Which would make a few wallets scream but if its what you want ... Robert

Gents , To confirm Wrenneire`s post - beat me to it - such efficiency ! Pictures are one and the same, he was a driver for what became Virgin trains and was in the control for a while after incident to help recovery - a good lad and it was by pure chance we ended up in 071 chat to amusement of rest of shift. The rest is history ! Robert

Hi Wrenneire, PM back towards you ! thanks

Hi Found a lost treasure, for a good home at sensible price : Andrews 071 resin body kit with cast whitemetal and brass castings and etches The etches provide for chassis and bogies - wheels, motors and gears required. It looks straightforward and the resin body is lovely and crisp. I guess I bought on a "rainy day" basis but I think it is time to pass on. I guess offers £250 ono. thanks for looking Robert

Hi Well the DBSO kit is back £55 details from info@britanniapacific.co.uk Useful for the NIR nearly happened vehicle... Robert

Good for all at IRM - a long felt want !! or a peat want ... I think I understood the plans were used to smuggle A class drawings out of the works ..... and by sheer chance and a bit late I came across a GA for a APT - E while looking for something completely different at home yesterday. Robert

Gone for repair ? or sudden export requirement and Dublin docks not able to help so off to south western terminal and staged in cork over night ?

Hi good to read and work looks good . I was going to cheekily suggest for "surgical spirits" surely a waste of guinness Robert

I am also at this stage with mine but stalled on side grills - today contacted John Fowler of A1 models who back in the distant past did a set of Mk3 gen grills... hoping he can find some or art work - I asked for two sets if he can find them. Looking at my effort I think I have the angled slow to long and need revisit so the 5.5mm is also useful to my version. Robert

Mike, T Thanks for message items now shown sold and PM sent Only the three Bachmann bogies remain Thanks Robert

That will please the accountants among you and a lucky modeller even more. I guess three years before batch 2 would be about right to grow a demand of hopefulls !! Its all cash flow so down the bar to celebrate with another kind of flow ! Robert

Mike Will say all still available per amended list above . Good to know your ok as well. Whizz

still for sale open to offers Robert

echo above a lovely job and looking forward to seeing all done and weathered to the nines! thanks Robert

Castings arrived to day and lovely they are too, crisp and flash free certainly will lift the two fox bodies tohand . Thanks

I plan to use my two MIR Tara mines wagons as a the basis of the shale conversions to put into the IRM based train. so good to see both in the same rake. Also lovely pics the shabby workaday A looks lovely and clearly a good basis for a weathered version - see mercig`s fine works Robert

Hi Thanks for that - I was wondering as it had the spark guard plates and the central yellow line marker which seemed a "marker" for 47 footers over 42 footers - have to me more careful when looking at photos - and as they say every day a school day thanks . Robert

merry experts - Were there two or more batches of the 47 footers ? As the bogie to vehicle ends distance differ in the photos above . thanks Robert

Nile has updated RM page with shots of the 47 footer - looking good , got some bogies today ready for it Robert

Hi All, Has anybody got any good side on pics of the early NIR maroon/ blue Mk2 stock on the Enterprise or similar. I am looking at getting Steve at Railtec to do some number and crest sets but it would be good to get colour and font . All part of finishing Mk2s to hand. - Just need a red Hunslet... Cheers Robert

Dunluce Hi , PM sent Thanks.

I did wonder that but I thought I would put the loads on my MIR/ 3D print/ Triang bash versions and use the super-dooper ones as the empties ! But if you do not have ,like me a pile of waggons in the works then that would be ideal for many . perhpaps the spoil wagons will be a bit cheaper given the little loads and these sans boxes will give a value for money empty option. Will the wagons come with user changeable buffers or have I missed that in all the posts? Robert

Hi All following for sale SSM kits J15 - no wheels, motor ,gearbox, buffers or transfers £50 swapped. E class tank - no wheels, motor ,gearbox or transfers £50 -sold GSWR 30 foot 6W coach kits -etches and castings only One all third, one comp £30 the pairz- sold GNR 20t brake etches and castings only £15 - sold Bachmann, the three coaches from the train set have been run . Nos BTK 1096, compo 2097, all 3rd 1333- bubble wrapped in a stout box not original packaging £50 for the three. Ply wood BR van repainted in CIE grey £8 - loose couplings -sold Dapol Two plywood vans in CIE Grey - no couplings - sold £8 each . All from a collection of a friend at Warley model club who has decided life not quite long enough to start project. Thanks Robert