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Post by bessytractor » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:42 am

saw this on ebay, and I've always loved the Titfield Thunderbolt so it had to be bought!

Its a GRS W&U coach that WAS 32mm, I've since regauged it to 45mm simply by spreading the wheels a bit.  Its got lights and a nice paint job and all that guffaw, what really attracted me to it was the fact that, like the film version, its got a bar built into it  :lol:

I was astounded when it ran round LGB R1 curves.  Its been banned from being pulled by the mad mamod, or at least until I can summon the courage to try it!  For now the RC fitted Ruby can pull it.  I'm going to get a suitable cattle truck and brake van to represent the Titfield train as seen at the start of the film.

I wonder what a 16mm scale model of 1401 would look like?

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Post by andysleigh » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:47 am

that better be a working bar!

cool stuff!
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Post by Pendo Pilot » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:15 am

Thats very nice, if a tad on the brightside.
BTW, who's been spraying red oxide on the top of that column!! :twisted:
Tommy Dodd may have an ARS key but I have a TASS button & a Rope Ladder, just like pirates, except the TASS button bit.

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Post by bessytractor » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:32 am

Pendo Pilot wrote:Thats very nice, if a tad on the brightside.
BTW, who's been spraying red oxide on the top of that column!!  :twisted:
you know thats exactly what my dad says!

yeah it is quite flamboyant but then so am I :lol:

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Post by taliesin001 » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:02 am

I like it, it's a great looking carriage :D

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Post by MuzTrem » Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:20 pm

Yep, that's a mighty fine-lookin' Wisbech and Upwell coach.

WHY DOESN'T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT?! :roll:

(Probably because the instructions were useless and the balcony railings badly designed - I notice that even the ones on this coach look to be bent in places!)

Still, you've got yourself a good buy there, so well done :)

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Post by bessytractor » Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:27 pm

MuzTrem wrote:Yep, that's a mighty fine-lookin' Wisbech and Upwell coach.

WHY DOESN'T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT?! :roll:

(Probably because the instructions were useless and the balcony railings badly designed - I notice that even the ones on this coach look to be bent in places!)

Still, you've got yourself a good buy there, so well done :)
I wondered when you'd pipe up  :lol:

yeah the railings on this are damaged a bit, I've repaired them as best I can. They aren't exactly the simplest things to replicate in any scale. I've always shied away from making a 7 1/4 version to go with my tram because of this reason.

Yours looks fine lol.

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Post by Narrow Minded » Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:39 am

I have to agree with the above comments - that is a really nice carriage, and I can't understand how come I never spotted it! I've been watching eBay for quite a while for some passenger stock for the Westwood & Loscoe.......................... :cry:
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Post by bessytractor » Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:31 am

it was extremely reasonably priced, £100 BIN!

considering the price of the kit I didn't have to think long about it.

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