Irish Shell & BP

[Galteemore]

And you can inspect a more fully restored version than the Irish one at Quainton Road near Aylesbury...,

[jhb171achill]

Wow! Wasn't aware of that one!

[Noel]

48 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

And you can inspect a more fully restored version than the Irish one at Quainton Road near Aylesbury...,

Looks like something you'd expect to see on craggy island  

[Ironroad]

A new version of the Heljan Esso Tank Wagon that should be of interest to Irish Modelers;

http://www.hattons.co.uk/StockDetail.aspx?SID=203086

On 17/12/2014 at 12:51 PM, josefstadt said:

The June 1971 IRRS Journal (No. 55) had a picture of one of the Esso tank wagons (987) arriving at the North Wall on the back of a B+I Line Bedford articulated lorry:

 

 

[WRENNEIRE]

Good find there Ironroad, and I see its OO gauge as well.

[Ironroad]

Seems to have sold out already, but they have three of a version with the Esso logo with running no. 4021.

[flange lubricator]

Picked up one of these Oxford Rail 14ton wagons which seem very similar to Irish Shell wagons removed the ‘Mobil ‘ logos , got the Irish Shell transfers from Des at SSM models 

Edited May 15, 2022 by flange lubricator

[Johnny B. Good]

On 27/12/2014 at 8:54 AM, Riversuir226 said:

Mayner,

I’m sure I’m being more than a bit dense here but are you saying that you can convert this model:

into something looking more like this model?:

 

I’m only asking because I would also like to get a model that’s more typical of the period 1900-1927, and I just found a cheap Airfix a model I could get! 
Johnny

 

 

[Mayner]

On 1/4/2023 at 9:16 AM, Johnny B. Good said:

Mayner,

I’m sure I’m being more than a bit dense here but are you saying that you can convert this model:

into something looking more like this model?:

 

I’m only asking because I would also like to get a model that’s more typical of the period 1900-1927, and I just found a cheap Airfix a model I could get! 
Johnny

 

 

I did a partial re-paint of a Bachmann "Fina" tank wagon to look more like an Irish wagon  https://www.hattons.co.uk/23604/bachmann_branchline_37_658_14_ton_tank_wagon_in_fina_livery_140/stockdetail by masking the "Fuel Oil and star markings

The Bachmann cradle and anchor mounted tanks are reasonably close to the wagons used by the "Irish" oil companies, main problem Bachmann does not appear to sell an-undecorated version of either type.

The ESSO tank wagon is a Hornby (former Airfix/GMR) model similar in general outline to the type of wagon used by ESSO Teo before the arrival of the 'modern" Charles Roberts wagons in the late 60s. There is a video somewhere (Markle?) of a loose coupled ESSO Oil train leaving Sligo made up of several different types of wagon