Arran

HI All

Well if anyone can get permission I will do the Guinness one

But i would need good quality pics and some colour specs

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http://www.tl-modellbau.de/en/Container-Decals-1-87/45-ft-Container/

There HO but you might find something here.

Arran

HI ALL

Some one told me Bell had 20ft tanks.

Is there any pics out there of this.

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HI All

If you tool a chassis from scratch you can have the clearances built in you might just need longer axles and if 1% want to make them scale get on with it but dont you need compensation built into a 4 wheel chassis !!!! for those P4 type standards.

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My thoughts are a chassis thats RTR with the option of different bodies as well at some point and im told that there other bodies like the beat wagon can go on this chassis along with others.

Now to a point this helps the kit market as its easy to make the tops but chassis are harder, and puts people of in time it takes to do them to a high enough std.

So a combination of the two greatly helps both sides to start with, But what wil happens long term is kit sales fall of drastically the More RTR is done ,and the minuit we did a chassis i will have non stop presure to put fully finnished bodies on them as well.

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HI

The one were looking into and have the price for is the 20ft flat, I cant see anyone jumping in and doing that wagon strait off.

The Chassis if my information is correct can be used under a number of wagons including the beat wagon.

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Oh I wouldn't say that:)

I just waiting on some info on the chassis before I finally make my mind up on the 20ft chassis.

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The 30ft bulks come in 8ft6" up to 9ft1" and i know of the containers you have seen as well.

The Bachmann 20ft really scales out at 8'9" as its the same as there 13.6m container in height.

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The Interbulk containers are 30ft and are 2550mm wide from memory.

The all have hatches in the roof for top loading, these containers have been about in various guises since the mid 80s, My C Rail kits was based on an 1985 cobra built box and can still be found in all the liveries fromYellow IFF through to Interbulk.

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Those containers look nice "but im biased"

P&O 20ft and 40ft next with the possibility of a 20ft reefer as well all with the 8 colours in the flag.

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yip all pre orders out late last week.

So this week id say

Arran

HI

Getting undecorated is an easy order, and you will save a few pounds come Euros.

I think some how we need to organize a book or list to get orders put in but seriously if you want this to happen and its up to every one to push there mates to sighn up as well.

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2500 pre-orders required basically.

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Yes!!!!

I have a price on it all.

it could be done for the prices banded about but we need to sell at least 2500 to make it work.

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HI All

There here along with my other 40ft standard containers.

Web site will be updated very soon.

Regards Arran

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OK then, right Ive asked the question from two of the factories i use to see what the cost of this might be.

i said there also has to be a large die-cast element to this as the chassis runs on its own and NEM pockets.

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I talking of top of my head on this but i dont think id be far of the mark, the price come down to how many you right the tooling of over really.

I must be worth some one doing them, if they can go under more wagons. But im no expert on Irish freight stock, but if Murphy can make locos and coaches pay then there has to be a market for wagons.

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What price well id say the early teens and whats your commission "satisfaction":-bd

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Get 4000 orders then!!!!

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HI All

Interesting discussion going one here, i dont think it would cost anything near that to tool and manufacturer some wagon chassis for containers or as a rtr chassis for kits to go on, there would have to be a cast part to the chassis for weight and an NEM pockets incorpareted.

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PS the Bell 40ft containers have left the factory.

HI All

Dose anyone have Pics of the Blue B+I containers that were also quite common back in the 80s on Irish railways.

I've been asked by a good number of customers about this company but i have NO info on this.

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HI All

Some of the partial decorated ones i received with the bell to see if i like the colours.

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Aha, some lovely stuff on the way so!

 

MSC and Hamburg Sud would make a nice inaugural IWT train

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I would say Feb some time as the tooling is now good for go.

Also in the same batch will be MSC,Maersk Old "silver" and Hamburgs sud.

I will keep you all posted.

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Jayzus. What a way to kick off Friday. They're magnificent. How much each? Any discount if you get 10 ;-)

Yes drop me an email through the C RAIL INTERMODAL website and you will go on the list.

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HI All

As promised the sample of the 40ft Bell arrived today.

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