BELL Containers

[Warbonnet]

Hi all, spotted this over on rmweb, scroll down to the bottom of the page, new 20ft Bell containers in 00 scale. Look quite nice

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/49934-c-rail-irish-modelling-proposal/page__pid__573399#entry573399

[djkonore]

I can't wait!

[BosKonay]

Oohhhhhh - they look very tasty!!

[aclass007]

WOW!

[RedRich]

Thanks for that link Fran, they look great. Anything that Arran has produced in the C-rail stable has always been of excellent quality. Since he has formed the company with Charlie Petty they have produced some beautiful models. I believe Dapol are going to produce a Bell container also.

 

Rich,

[charlie petty]

New superdetailed high quality BELL 20ft Containers are soon to be available in 4mm '00', and come complete with pre-fitted locking bars and a white roof. These models have correct numbering positions and fonts and will be available from DC kits & C-Rail Intermodal in the UK

Edited August 21, 2012 by charlie petty

[scahalane]

Mmmmm..... they look sweet!! well done.

[RedRich]

They look exceptionaly good Charlie, I wish you the best of luck with them and I hope sales will lead to some more more familiar Irish contemporary containers.

 

Rich.

[charlie petty]

They look exceptionaly good Charlie, I wish you the best of luck with them and I hope sales will lead to some more more familiar Irish contemporary containers.

 

Rich.

 

ANY information, photographs etc of Irish containers most welcome. As we would like to do more.

 

PPS 40ft BELL next year.

[Warbonnet]

ANY information, photographs etc of Irish containers most welcome. As we would like to do more.

 

PPS 40ft BELL next year.

 

Put a container flat under them and I'll celebrate all over my credit card!

[leslie10646]

Charlie / Arran - your containers look excellent - well done.

 

As for the 20 ft flats -

 

Provincial Wagons plans a version of the 20ft skeleton flat that CIE built for this traffic. It isn't planned to be an absolute scale model, but an insert which will go into an existing Dapol chassis - we will supply them RTR, painted and numbered.

 

I'll keep you all up to date with progress. However, I have "My Man" working hard on another two GNR wagons first - sorry but I can't see beyond 1958 where my own layout is concerned (mind you, I do have these Murphy diesels and need something for them to pull!).

 

Charlie - the RPSI has a CIE "Orange" container out the back of the engine shed at Whitehead. They seem to have been everywhere in the '60s, so you know what to do to make a lot more guys happy!

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Leslie

[Garfield]

Don't forget the 10ft CIÉ Uniload containers either

[steventrain]

I have three 4851 H0 scale Marklin BELL containers (production between 1995 and 1997).

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Glenderg]

Is the Bell "Bulk" livery planned at all in the 40ft variety?

[MOGUL]

Would Bell bulk not have used 30ft bulktainers with roof hatches? Seem to be more popular for bulky loads.

[Glenderg]

Would Bell bulk not have used 30ft bulktainers with roof hatches? Seem to be more popular for bulky loads.

 

aH! That makes sense! I thought the photo I had was oddly compressed, didn't think such a 30ft oddity existed. You learn something new every day. Cheers Mogul

[MOGUL]

Yeah there pretty common, if you look at videos of the DFDS a lot of them carried 30ft UBC/IBC bulktainers which as best I can find out carried asbestos mixed with peat from the former Asahi plant in Ballina.

[djkonore]

Ye, bulk containers are usually 30'

[BosKonay]

Dapol have confirmed they had delays with their Bells but expect to have 20 and 40 foot variants on the shelves for year end.

[aclass007]

Dapol have confirmed they had delays with their Bells but expect to have 20 and 40 foot variants on the shelves for year end.

 

Are there any photos of the Dapol Bells, I wonder?