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OK lads Identification help required.

I just bought 2 Old Atropos Schull & Skibbereen Open Wagon kits, 3 Old Atropos Schull & Skibbereen Open Cattle Wagon, An old SixteenMills West Clare Horsebox kit 

and this

Coach

Coach 2

So any ideas or is it just someone's creation?

I;ll get the Superglue out while you have a think.

 

 

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2 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

That’s an original 1887 Cavan & Leitrim coach, converted to a brake third by CIE. 

Thanks, I wondered if it was a true model as it was with the specific kits. Seller has posted more kits on his site and I am now watching with more interest. The garden railway may need to be expanded.

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55 minutes ago, commerlad said:

Thanks, I wondered if it was a true model as it was with the specific kits. Seller has posted more kits on his site and I am now watching with more interest. The garden railway may need to be expanded.

Well, it is and it isn't - if you look at the right hand end of it in that pic, the roof just ends, without enclosing the balcony (as at the other end). That would have to be rectified, but I see that the bits for the balcony railings appear to be included. I must look at what else there is there out of interest. On a more minor detail, and easily fixable, what appears to be a white line above the windows should be pale green, as on other CIE-liveried coaches. For garden railway scale, it's a nice model indeed - I'd be tempted if I had a garden railway.

 

Who's the seller?

 

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I think the other end just needs completing. A bit strange for someone to leave it like that, considering it is already painted, but looks a nice model. Indeed, crying out to be finished off with three teddy boys perched on the balcony as per that wonderful picture in Michael Whitehouse's book.

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9 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Well, it is and it isn't - if you look at the right hand end of it in that pic, the roof just ends, without enclosing the balcony (as at the other end). That would have to be rectified, but I see that the bits for the balcony railings appear to be included. I must look at what else there is there out of interest. On a more minor detail, and easily fixable, what appears to be a white line above the windows should be pale green, as on other CIE-liveried coaches. For garden railway scale, it's a nice model indeed - I'd be tempted if I had a garden railway.

 

Who's the seller?

 

It was complete until DHL (DROP IT,hide it,lose it) had their hands on it.  All the missing parts were in the box. Hence why I originally said I'll get the superglue.

The photo does not do it justice either, even the cabling on the roof for the (working) lights and interior is done.

I;m getting these Through GRS (Garden Railway Specialists), Princes Risborough. Second Hand. But Atropos were about in the 90's (even though these kits are still sealed), and did quite a bit of Irish NG.

As well as a lot of prototypical Welsh NG, not the usual freelance stuff that is now sold.

 

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