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Bigmet wrote:Somebody is likely to want it.

If your 'too good to throw away' box has either or both of the bogie brick and Trestrol wagons in it, I would be interested. Both of those are eminently in the useful zone.

The brick wagon is excellent and, again, an easy conversion.

Tony

Geoff That bogie tanker is actually quite an accurate model from the solebars up. The originals, built for ICI to carry caustics and Murgatroyds to carry chlorine, were then produced by Triang in 62/63. They can be easily and simply improved by fitting Cambrian bogie kits and correct wheels. This bo...

Geoff Do you have any of these? They were in the first ever batch of releases and did not last long. I'm trying to 'grow' a rake of them. They await restoration and were issued with, thankfully, still intact thin wooden sides. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234385342_4d9a10df10_z.jpg As to th...

I thought Mibro initially, but possibly not. Put it on RMWeb and you'll probably get an answer in minutes.

Tony

Removing the wheels is not that difficult Brightonman, although I did use a wheel press. You can drift them out also, of course. See here for details of project: https://srmg.org.uk/50-years-on-updating-the-triang-maunsell-l1-class-loco I have modified the chassis further since the above was written...

Increasingly, as more modern steam locos were introduced by the Southern, the L1 4-4-0 class were relegated from mainline to more secondary duties. These were handsome engines and whilst one has not been made in r-t-r since 1972ish, Triang's model is still available on the usual auction site. It is ...

With this kit, larger wheels would probably rub the underside of the floor if, indeed, they could be fitted at all. I seem to remember this problem.

Tony

Ratio discontinued production of their Open C wagon as the moulds wore badly and were too damaged to continue using.

Incidentally, my two were made from a slightly softer grey plastic.

Tony

To be honest, if you study the parts carefully, it’s a straightforward build. I never understood why Coopercraft produced this particular kit though: they were relatively few in number and I’d have thought that more more useful wagons could have been chosen, a Mica perhaps, a small Toad or a tube wa...

But with respect 21C!, that statement reveals nothing. It's what sits behind it that matters, and we are not going to be told those details.

I'm not really sure that this thread can go any further, beyond general comments, as all that can be aired is speculation, some wild, some more rational.

Tony

'Lilliuput' also had some rather nice road vehicles in their range, although they tend to be quite expensive [or I'd collect them!].

Nice photos, always good to see updates from Little Weldon.

Tony

An ex-Triang L1



Next, another improved Triang loco please.

Tony

I have a number of the GF GWR coaches. The Corridor stock, which appears to be loosely based on SR/LSWR prototypes, looks good in the full GWR livery [printed paneling] but possibly less so in the simple chocolate and cream as the cream is often just a buttery-coloured plastic [as in early Hornby GW...

The seller is simply an opportunistic eBay punter. it’s not worth anywhere near that much and it won’t sell either. eBay is cluttered with cowboys, some think they’re sitting on a goldmine, others are just looking to screw money out of unsuspecting purchasers. This model is broken, too! I would have...