I see the Hymek has been relisted
Its in an incorrect box if any collectors are thinking of buying
The correct box details are shown a few entries up on this page
Many moons ago when I was keeping the country safe from foreign invasion
Sherman tank brings back fond memories
If you are familiar with the "Ben Lang" all I can say is that it does not rhyme with Bank Manager........
The HDI range includes the 40 & several other European models including coaches
Cant put my hand on the catalogue at the moment
The Mk 3's were made here.
Interestingly they never had the HDI logo on the base, the factory closed before they had time to change it
Also the boxes were printed with Made in Ireland and also had stickers placed over the Made in France ones
So the top 2 box's have France blocked out with an Ireland sticker
The next one has a complete Made in Ireland sticker
And the last 2 are kosher Made in Ireland printed box's
Also look at the box gables and the darker ones are original Made in Ireland ones and the lighter are overlabelled French ones
Took me a couple of years to track them all down
Bet your sorry you asked now!
To the best of my knowledge they were slightly dearer Fran
A lot went to the States, they were on sale in Shannon Airport and the immigents brung them back to the States as a souveneer from the auld sod
A lot of these sets turn up in France where the HDI brand is still very collectable
Ex BR GSV's numbered 3171TL - 3176TL
Rebuilt from Brake/Composite Mk 1 stock
B5 Bogies
Ex BR GSV's numbered 3177TL - 3192TL
Rebuilt from Brake/Second Mk 1 stock
B5 Bogies
The B5 is a heavier version of the B4 and allows running of 100MPH +
I was a little saddened by the Cost Rica result
I was hoping for a nail biter when they played Engerland in the last group match
Not gonna happen now, so I have 2 tubs of Pringles and a litre bottle of Fanta if anyone wants them?
Waylon Francis is one of the best names from the group !
A dummy unit would actually cost more than one with a motor
Sounds silly I know but is has to do with a different chassis being produced for the dummy,
The new mouldings dye alone would almost set off the cost of the motor
It was looked at and it has been declared a non runner (sorry!)
Download this chart
Also could I recommend Specksavers, they are terribly good at sorting out this kind of thing? (EnChroma lenses)
http://www.ralcolor.com/
Nice find Fran, been looking at having one made by "a friend"
Also see he refers to Cu na Mara as Connemara, which is completely wrong
When I went to Borstal, Cu was a Dog and Mara was the Sea
So Sea Dog or Dog of the Sea would be more correct?