Coaching Stock etches.

[Mayner]

I am planning to supply Coaching Stock etches to order direct from our photo engravers in the UK beginning with our CIE 4w Van and MGWR Horse Box and Meat Fish Van etches and expect to have an updated price list during the next two weeks.

I am considering producing sets of etched parts for 1951-53 Inchacore built coaches previously supplied as overlays for converting Dapol/Airfix 60' Stanier coaches to CIE stock. The proposed sets of parts similar in principal to Worsley Works/Comet coaches, supplied with an etched roof to be formed to profile by the builder.

At this stage I am looking at producing Buffet Car, Brake Second and will produce further sets of parts if there is sufficient interest based on enquiries for a minimum of 10 of each type of coach.

[GSR 800]

19 minutes ago, Mayner said:

I am planning to supply Coaching Stock etches to order direct from our photo engravers in the UK beginning with our CIE 4w Van and MGWR Horse Box and Meat Fish Van etches and expect to have an updated price list during the next two weeks.

I am considering producing sets of etched parts for 1951-53 Inchacore built coaches previously supplied as overlays for converting Dapol/Airfix 60' Stanier coaches to CIE stock. The proposed sets of parts similar in principal to Worsley Works/Comet coaches, supplied with an etched roof to be formed to profile by the builder.

At this stage I am looking at producing Buffet Car, Brake Second and will produce further sets of parts if there is sufficient interest based on enquiries for a minimum of 10 of each type of coach.

Put me down for one of each type of coach, one of each horsebox, fish/meat and two tin vans John.

[Mol_PMB]

Great news! 
The CIE vans - which variants are you offering? 
My preference would be one luggage van and one heating van. 

[Horsetan]

52 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

...CIE vans - which variants are you offering? 
My preference would be one luggage van and one heating van. 

Same here. One of each if they're being made available. 

[Mayner]

4W Vans include Heating and Luggage Van or "Tin Van", Luggage Van or "Hooded Van" and PO Van/"Heuston Tool Van"

Our prices for UK customers are inclusive of VAT as the etches are supplied direct from our engravers in Scotland, prices for customers outside the UK exclude VAT

Shipping is usually Royal Mail Registered Post, I can confirm total cost including shipping upon receiving an expression of interest, lead time from placement of order to shipping usually 4-6 weeks.

The Van Roofs are supplied as a separate etch and I am considering the option of producing a 3D printed roof as forming an elliptical roof may be challenging for some modellers. I am also considering making detail parts such as buffers, oil tanks and axleguards available as 3D printed parts.

Prices: UK customers Van etches £35.00  Roof etch £16.80 Non-UK customers Van etches €38.00 Roof etches €17.00

Heating & Luggage

Luggage Van

PO Van

The etched van parts include two sets of sides to cover a number of in-service modifications. Panels with windows were replaced with plain panels on some heating and luggage vans. Some PO Vans were converted to Tool Vans after the vans were withdrawn from mail service.

 

MGWR Horse Box and Meat/Fish Van

These items of Non-Passenger Coaching Stock remained in service on CIE until withdrawn in the late 1950s, there is even a photo of a Meat Van and a 1880s MGWR 6 w TPO coupled between a Tin and a Hooded Van on the Sligo Night Mail

Some of the detail castings incl. buffers axlebox/springs and syphon roof vents may be available from the Dart Castings MJT range, I may make the handbrake wheels and Meat Van end posts/louvres available as 3D printed items. (The MGW van frets include a roof!)

Prices: UK customers MGW non-passenger stock etches £25.00  Non-UK customers Van etches €29.00

                                             MGWR Meat-Fish Van                                                                                               MGWR Horsebox 

[Mol_PMB]

Excellent- thanks John. 
I’d like etches for a luggage van and a heating van, plus a roof for each. 

I would also be interested in the 3D printed detail parts for these if you do produce them.

 

[Horsetan]

1 hour ago, Mol_PMB said:

Excellent- thanks John. 
I’d like etches for a luggage van and a heating van, plus a roof for each. 

I would also be interested in the 3D printed detail parts for these if you do produce them.

 

Same here, please 

[GSR 800]

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[Mayner]

Due to the level of interest I am considering supplying the Bullied Vans from New Zealand as complete kits with pre-formed brass roofs. I have most of the whitemetal detail castings and decals in stock, parts that are low/currently out of stock will be produced by 3D printing. I need to check the availability of parts for the MGW Horse Box and Meat Van

I hope to finalise prices and lead time to delivery during the next couple of weeks.

[Mayner]

I can now confirm prices for our CIE Bulleid Van and MGWR Horsebox & Meat Van kits. Although all kits are produced from existing tooling are prices are higher as the cost of photo engraving has increased significantly since these kits were last produced.

CIE Bullied 4W Vans

Heating & Luggage Van kit $175.50NZ  approx £74.00 ea

Luggage Van Kit $175.50NZ  approx £74.00 ea

PO/"Heuston" Van kit   $175.50NZ  approx £74.00 ea.

MGWR Horsebox kit  $124.50NZ  approx £52.56 ea

MGWR Meat/Fish Van kit $124.50NZ  approx £52.56 ea

Shipping costs and expected delivery date to be confirmed on receipt of order. At this stage delivery likely Sep-Nov 2025

Some detail parts will be supplied as 3D printed rather than in whitemetal e.g. CIE LV/PO Van axleguards and MGW Van handbrake wheels.

[Horsetan]

One PO/Heuston van kit, please

[Mol_PMB]

One Heating & Luggage Van kit, plus one Luggage Van Kit, please.

[Mol_PMB]

Hi John,

Just wondering with regard to the bogie coach etches, my impression from this thread is that there isn’t enough interest to do the bogie coach ‘kits’ you propose. Is that correct or have you had a flurry of interest behind the scenes? 
 

Presumably there might be a lower bar to resurrecting the 60’ etched sides on their own? Is that a possibility and if so, which types of coach would be feasible?  
 

Many thanks,

Paul

[Mayner]

Hi Paul

Insufficient interest at this stage to complete complete sets of parts for the 51-53 Inchacore built coaches.

The 60' etched sides can be supplied to order direct from PPD, I expect to have prices for sides only later in August.

Sides produced were:

(a) Buffet Car 

(b) 1372-78 Side Corridor Standard 

(c) 1356-1371 Open Standard  

(d) 1904-8 Brake Standard

(e)3201-12 Brake Standard Steam Generator Van