Provincial Wagons CIE 1953 "H" Van kit now available

[leslie10646]

My tenth kit is the 12 ton van introduced on CIE by Oliver Bulleid in 1953. The van is on his famous triangulated chassis, previously seen on my earlier open wagon.

 

My kit is of the original unfitted van and comes with specially commissioned Flying Snail, or Broken Wheel Railtec Transfers (your choice depending on the era you are modelling, but both are included), plus correct numbers for this type of van.

 

I will post a picture of the van in late 1960s livery shortly.

 

Price £24 or €28 post paid

 

Dare I suggest to my friends in Euroland -

buy now while the Euro is strong!

 

Hope you like it, I think Michael (aka "My Man") has done a terrific job.

 

Leslie

[GSR 800]

My tenth kit is the 12 ton van introduced on CIE by Oliver Bulleid in 1953. The van is on his famous triangulated chassis, previously seen on my earlier open wagon.

 

My kit is of the original unfitted van and comes with specially commissioned Flying Snail, or Broken Wheel Railtec Transfers (your choice depending on the era you are modelling, but both are included), plus correct numbers for this type of van.

 

I will post a picture of the van in late 1960s livery shortly.

 

Price £24 or €28 post paid

 

Dare I suggest to my friends in Euroland -

buy now while the Euro is strong!

 

Hope you like it, I think Michael (aka "My Man") has done a terrific job.

 

Leslie

 

Beautiful...

Stunning stuff

I want one

I'll be bankrupt..

[Weshty]

Oh ding dong. Super stuff Leslie.

[Richard EH]

Looks excellent to me leslie!

 

Richard.

[fishplate7]

Looks excellent Leslie - I will gladly take some and join GSR 800 on the bankruptcy bench!

[leslie10646]

Looks excellent Leslie - I will gladly take some and join GSR 800 on the bankruptcy bench!

Thanks, on Michael's behalf, for the kind comment.

 

No, the idea's not to make YOU bankrupt, or the Great Southern Man for that matter, but to save me from same!

 

You'll find me at Raheny, but it would be useful to know how many, then I'll put your name on them!

 

e-mail me on - lesliemcallister@aol.com

 

Thanks again.

 

Leslie

[DiveController]

Leslie, I would like some, a rake. ANy rtr? Take the rest as kits. I'll be at Raheny, yes!

[leslie10646]

 

Our H Van as it would have appeared in broken wheel days.

 

The body is a bit on the red side, but you will get the idea?

 

The kit comes with BOTH Snail and Wheel, plus correct numbers - as you can see here.

 

Leslie

[GSR 800]

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Our H Van as it would have appeared in broken wheel days.

 

The body is a bit on the red side, but you will get the idea?

 

The kit comes with BOTH Snail and Wheel, plus correct numbers - as you can see here.

 

Leslie

 

Yum.

The rivet detail is fantastic, exactly like the old H van in one of our fields

(Well, except it has wheels, the paint hasn't faded off and it hasn't been riddled with shotgun shells..)

But I'm seriously impressed. 2016 has raised the bar for Irish stock.

I might be at Raheny ......

I have a weird sense there should be a meme in the post...hmmm

A pint for someone who gets a meme that suits it!

Edited October 15, 2016 by GSR 800

[jhb171achill]

WOW!!!! Excellent! A much needed addition - arguably the most important wagon yet produced by anyone as they were the most common goods vehicle of all - and by a long way - for several decades. Well done Leslie.

[jhb171achill]

I have a weird sense there should be a meme in the post...hmmm

A pint for someone who gets a meme that suits it!

 

Just out of curiosity - I've seen references to "memes" before....what, exactly, is a "meme"? This sort of stuff is too new-fangled for old, old persons like me....

[Weshty]

Best summed up by Urban Dictionary

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=meme

 

 

 

Used to give a bit of pseudo-academic gravitas to stupid viral stuff. A 'meme' doesn't have to be funny, provocative or even make sense.

 

Willy Wonka's Sarcastic Face in the inventing room scene has provided the background to a lot of them. Gotta love this one.

 

[Weshty]

A pint of plain will do fine. Thank you.

 

[GSR 800]

Best summed up by Urban Dictionary

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=meme

 

 

 

Used to give a bit of pseudo-academic gravitas to stupid viral stuff. A 'meme' doesn't have to be funny, provocative or even make sense.

 

Willy Wonka's Sarcastic Face in the inventing room scene has provided the background to a lot of them. Gotta love this one.

 

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Urban dictionary..damn

Anyway you got your "mainstream" memes..

The most notable being this guy..

A lot of him..

Then you got..ehh

And then a a vengeful baby..sorta a half meme? Dunno

I'm going to regret this post when I'm older..that's for future Harry to worry bout

Cause we have derailed off topic!

[Broithe]

Just out of curiosity - I've seen references to "memes" before....what, exactly, is a "meme"? This sort of stuff is too new-fangled for old, old persons like me....

 

I understand that memes are regarded as being quite groovy by beatniks and the like.

[Junctionmad]

A meme is a word your kids popularised to try and speak something you didn't understand , in reality it's another word for " idea " lol

 

Mind you I like this definition

 

"Used to give a bit of pseudo-academic gravitas to stupid viral sh1t "

Edited October 16, 2016 by Junctionmad

[jhb171achill]

Ah! Now I understand it all perfectly......... hmm......!!

 

On the subject of the wagons, I was wondering if a grey version with a tan / white roundel going to be one of the options?

 

I think you had also said that extra strapping could be added to the roof - obviously from photos, there were a couple of varieties.

 

Again, congrats on this venture; folks, this one deserves our support!

Edited October 17, 2016 by jhb171achill

[Slavek]

Hi, I tried to contact Leslie by email and phone but unfortunatelly I was not successful. Are those wagons still for sale? I am also interested in corrugated and ballast flats. Anyone know how to contact PW? Thank you. Slavek

[Dunluce Castle]

Hello Slavek,

 

Leslie is currently away, so is unable to respond to emails etc, however he will be back shorty. Wagons are I believe are still for sale, both as kits or RTR form.

 

Hope this helps,

Nelson

[DiveController]

Hi, I tried to contact Leslie by email and phone but unfortunatelly I was not successful. Are those wagons still for sale? I am also interested in corrugated and ballast flats. Anyone know how to contact PW? Thank you. Slavek

Fear not. Even if no rtf available, Leslie has almost everything as kits .... or so he keeps telling me. How big is that attic exactly?

[leslie10646]

Dear Slavek and others.

 

I'm back in UK for a while again! I actually replied to Slavek from an ICE Train in Germany, when I got access to the Internet.

 

While on holiday, I saw a great model railway in a town called Hausach (in the Black Forest) - it's a model of the railway from there UP to St Georgen - a prodigious climb involving 37 tunnels and at least four hairpin bends. If I find time, I'll put up a few photos. I did the actual run with a 2-10-0 the same day - it's a 100 mile round trip on the main line, for just €26! Just wonderful.

 

In reply to The Controller's query in Post 20, the attic has a 21ft by 17 ft model railway (or more honestly, the start of it!) - PW's "warehouse" is in the middle!

 

I am happy to confirm that I have supplies of most of my kits ready for immediate supply.

 

Leslie