WRENNEIRE Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Finally a 303203W Sundries wagon, I knew I had another one somewhere Anyone recognise the shop? The Green CIE Coach is priced at £2.16 & the Sundries wagon @ £3.10 so I reckon the coach is early 70's while whe wagon is early to mid 80's Edited December 1, 2017 by WRENNEIRE Quote
Warbonnet Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 It's scary when you forget what you have. Very nice Dave! Quote
john83 Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 It's scary when you forget what you have. Very nice Dave! That leads me to ask, how do you store all these trains Dave? Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Once upon a time John, Now its kinda like this... Edited December 1, 2017 by WRENNEIRE Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted August 6, 2015 Author Posted August 6, 2015 Sell anything to make a buck, man! Speaking of Banana box's Pat I used to store my stuff in large plastic box's but I found that the plastic was wearing away at the boxes contained in them and after a while they became quite worn looking so now I store them in Banana boxes as they seem not to damage the items stored in them And they are a lot cheaper! Quote
burnthebox Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 Once upon a time John, Now its kinda like this... A Hoarder if ever there was one !!! Quote
Garfield Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 Sell anything to make a buck, man!Speaking of Banana box's Pat I used to store my stuff in large plastic box's but I found that the plastic was wearing away at the boxes contained in them and after a while they became quite worn looking so now I store them in Banana boxes as they seem not to damage the items stored in them And they are a lot cheaper! Top tip from the storage master... nice one, Dave! Never would have guessed plastic boxes would do that. Quote
john83 Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Hi Wrenneire when i was talking to you in bray last sunday about the Jouef made in ireland trains, i think i said to you "yeh a guy on irish railway forum put up lots of pics and info about them" i didnt realise it was actually you haha. You should of said something like it was me you plank 1 Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted August 17, 2015 Author Posted August 17, 2015 I was too busy trying to flog you the steam heat van man!!! Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted August 17, 2015 Author Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) Speaking of Bray John I managed to pick up a few bits myself Hornby Mk 2A's, absolutely mint, bought in 1977! Possibly the ugliest RTR coach around, and the rarest, Also a couple of Sealink coaches, made in 1987 only, and a very short run produced These have a few miles on the clock So I reckon its always worth going to any show thats available, you never know what will turn up. Edited December 1, 2017 by WRENNEIRE Quote
Warbonnet Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Nice one Dave. Bachmann are currently doing the sealink coaches in their collectors club, a brake and an open I think. £75 for the pair! Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Another different version of a Lima "Irish" wagon 303203W Sundries wagon This is the older style box, with a picture of the contents on the side The ones in my collection are in the later box with reference number only on the side There are also some differences with the Lima logo on the front of the box Newer style Box in the centre Edited December 1, 2017 by WRENNEIRE Quote
Noel Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Speaking of Bray John I managed to pick up a few bits myself Hornby Mk 2A's, absolutely mint, bought in 1977! Possibly the ugliest RTR coach around, and the rarest, Hi Dave. I have two of them. Agree rare, but ugly is not harsh enough. And the CIE Hymek is as bad. Cheers. Noel Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 We've come a long way. In the mid 1970s, I had paper overlays on BR Mk 1's - and VERY crude they were. A BR "Hymek" class 35 was passed off as an NIR Hunslet! Yes, I had a GOOD imagination... Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 We've come a long way. In the mid 1970s, I had paper overlays on BR Mk 1's - and VERY crude they were. A BR "Hymek" class 35 was passed off as an NIR Hunslet! Yes, I had a GOOD imagination... In fairness the Hymek looks a bit more like a Hunslet than any CIE loco of the time. Mind you it also looked nothing like a hunslet! Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 In fairness the Hymek looks a bit more like a Hunslet than any CIE loco of the time. Mind you it also looked nothing like a hunslet! Very true, Warbonnet! Quote
Noel Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) In fairness the Hymek looks a bit more like a Hunslet than any CIE loco of the time. Mind you it also looked nothing like a hunslet! Hornby's horrible hymek doesn't get uglier than this piece of plastic junk, not to mention the plastic day-glo orange mk2s PS: Might try hack modify some of the 70s Lima mk1 rake behind into something vaguely resembling mk1 GSVs Edited July 22, 2017 by Noel Quote
burnthebox Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 Hornby's horrible hymek doesn't get uglier than this piece of plastic junk, not to mention the plastic day-glo PS: Might try hack modify some of the 70s Lima mk1 rake behind into something vaguely resembling mk1 GSVs Noel, don't forget they were the bee's nee's when they came out, for whoever was lucky enough to get them, I for one never did even though I worked in Sweetmans Avenue, Blackrock where the distributors "Toys International " were based & I never knew, saw or heard anything about them, such is life !! Quote
Noel Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 Noel, don't forget they were the bee's nee's when they came out, for whoever was lucky enough to get them, I for one never did even though I worked in Sweetmans Avenue, Blackrock where the distributors "Toys International " were based & I never knew, saw or heard anything about them, such is life !! Hi Paul. Sorry the Hornby hymek horror show didn't appeal to me at the time, but within a year or so back then in the 70s I was over the moon with the Lima Mk1s in black and tan and the Lima class 33 which was a quality mould with a good paint job that at least very vaguely resembled a CIE A class. The Lima felt like the bees knees then alright. But I accept 'beauty was in the eye of the 70s beholder', etc. Cheers. Noel Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) Monck Place, early 80's I think Edited December 2, 2017 by WRENNEIRE Quote
Joe Keegan Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Monck Place, early 80's I think Mid to late 80's based on the 071 for the Fry Museum , Lima Cl37 and the Roco track saw / stock that the Mc Gowans started to sell . Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Agree Joe, Lima 37 came out in 87 I believe. Quote
ttc0169 Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Agree Joe' date=' Lima 37 came out in 87 I believe.[/quote'] It sure did-I bought the Lima class 37 (37012) and class 73-(73108) around that time in that shop. Quote
Dhu Varren Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 The first Lima Class 37, 37012 Loch Rannoch, in blue with white stripe, first appeared about March or April 1986. Quote
spudfan Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Used to walk over from Drimnagh with the dog. Kieran McGowan used to give him a bowl of water while I checked out the stock then we'd head home again! Great memories of the shop and Kieran. Always came out with my clothes smelling of pipe smoke. Happy days!!!! Quote
spudfan Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 It sure did-I bought the Lima class 37 (37012) and class 73-(73108) around that time in that shop. The Lima catalogue for 1985/1986 features the above locos plus steam locos and "N" gauge items. I'm rereading it now. From the items featured in that catalogue I bought the following locos. 205108MG 0-6-0 Class 09 shunter. Green 205158MG Class 20. Blue 205174MG Class 33. The Burma Star 205173 Class 37. Green 205169 Class 73.Broadlands 205128MG class 42/43 Warship. Rapid 205142MG Class 50 Eagle 205122MG Class 52. Western Renown 205105mg Class 55 The Green Howards All were still in use here until I got the Murphy Models 071 locos. Whatever is said about the much maligned Lima locos, they give years of service. Quote
Weshty Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Old school model shop. Glorious. Hard to beat the heady experience of visiting one of these joyful emporiums as a 12 year old. I'm very impressed by that brass O gauge 071. Edited September 14, 2015 by Weshty Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 The Lima catalogue for 1985/1986 features the above locos plus steam locos and "N" gauge items. I'm rereading it now. From the items featured in that catalogue I bought the following locos.205108MG 0-6-0 Class 09 shunter. Green 205158MG Class 20. Blue 205174MG Class 33. The Burma Star 205173 Class 37. Green 205169 Class 73.Broadlands 205128MG class 42/43 Warship. Rapid 205142MG Class 50 Eagle 205122MG Class 52. Western Renown 205105mg Class 55 The Green Howards All were still in use here until I got the Murphy Models 071 locos. Whatever is said about the much maligned Lima locos, they give years of service. I still have The Burma Star, the green 37 (D6755 I think) and Broadlands in a drawer at home! Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted September 14, 2015 Author Posted September 14, 2015 Some good detective work there troops The 071 was built by the same lad that is building the brass 201 in O Gauge at the moment Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 Some good detective work there troopsThe 071 was built by the same lad that is building the brass 201 in O Gauge at the moment Assuming it was for the Fry set up Dave? Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted September 14, 2015 Author Posted September 14, 2015 Yep Fran, Joe Keegan mentioned it earlier, Try and stay with the programme man Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 Yep Fran, Joe Keegan mentioned it earlier, Try and stay with the programme man was just wondering if it was in Brendan's personal collection instead smart arse! Quote
Noel Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 was just wondering if it was in Brendan's personal collection instead smart arse! Careful now Moderators won't like that sort of tone Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 Careful now Moderators won't like that sort of tone I've no problem with my sarky tone in this instance. Quote
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