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With Bangor looming, another of these vans seemed a good-ish idea?

I promised another Broken Wheel, but I need some feedback. The wagon I planned to do was this one, without the IR "scrap this now" graffitti. The photo dates from 1977, so is usable on a layout up to mid 1970s? Now, it obviously has a simple white "Wheel".

If you were going to buy one, which would you prefer - the prototypically correct all white, or the orange and white version - about a Euro dearer, but looks "nicer"?

I expect the cost to be either €20 or €21, but as you'll be paying in "coins of the Realm" at Bangor , we're talking about £16/17.

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Over to you - I will, accept,  "don't bother with more of them" ......

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1 hour ago, leslie10646 said:

With Bangor looming, another of these vans seemed a good-ish idea?

I promised another Broken Wheel, but I need some feedback. The wagon I planned to do was this one, without the IR "scrap this now" graffitti. The photo dates from 1977, so is usable on a layout up to mid 1970s? 

Yes, useable up to about 1976.

With a “broken wheel”, two possibilities -

1.  Grey wagon with tan and white logo: 1963-70, with many still retaining that to the end, as they’d never been repainted; thus 1963-76.

2.  Brown wagon with all-white logo: only after 1970, right to the end.

The more “Provincial Wagons”, the better, as always!

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23 hours ago, leslie10646 said:

With Bangor looming, another of these vans seemed a good-ish idea?

I promised another Broken Wheel, but I need some feedback. The wagon I planned to do was this one, without the IR "scrap this now" graffitti. The photo dates from 1977, so is usable on a layout up to mid 1970s? Now, it obviously has a simple white "Wheel".

If you were going to buy one, which would you prefer - the prototypically correct all white, or the orange and white version - about a Euro dearer, but looks "nicer"?

I expect the cost to be either €20 or €21, but as you'll be paying in "coins of the Realm" at Bangor , we're talking about £16/17.

CIECementVan1681-CPFriel7719Lcopy.jpg.811dd88d32b6bdde60acc9adb81d523b.jpg

Over to you - I will, accept,  "don't bother with more of them" ......

 

Both!!!

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On 22/12/2023 at 1:18 PM, leslie10646 said:

With Bangor looming, another of these vans seemed a good-ish idea?

I promised another Broken Wheel, but I need some feedback. The wagon I planned to do was this one, without the IR "scrap this now" graffitti. The photo dates from 1977, so is usable on a layout up to mid 1970s? Now, it obviously has a simple white "Wheel".

If you were going to buy one, which would you prefer - the prototypically correct all white, or the orange and white version - about a Euro dearer, but looks "nicer"?

I expect the cost to be either €20 or €21, but as you'll be paying in "coins of the Realm" at Bangor , we're talking about £16/17.

CIECementVan1681-CPFriel7719Lcopy.jpg.811dd88d32b6bdde60acc9adb81d523b.jpg

Over to you - I will, accept,  "don't bother with more of them" ......

The orange surround, white letters, was also prototypically correct, but only on "H" vans and "PalVans". In fact, far more grey H's had tan and white ones than all-white, though I saw both.  On open wagons, older timber-bodied vans, ex-GNR vans and (post 1970) everything brown (without exception) the rojundel was always all-white.

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