Mk1 coaches holes?

Started by IkBrunel, April 07, 2018, 11:43:37 PM

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IkBrunel

I have 2 bachfar chocolate and cream coaches and when picking one up last night I thought something had dropped off of one of them.  When I turned it over there where two little holes, in a line, underneath. Has something dropped off or is there something in the detailing pack that fits into them. The coaches I have are mk1 so and mk1 bk. Can't remember which one it was but I will check later. Does this sound normal?

IkBrunel

Can you add images from iPhone/iPad? If so I will post pictures.

RailGooner


IkBrunel


koyli55002

Missing a battery box, maybe ?

railsquid

I've just checked my half-a-dozen chocolate'n'cream Mk1s; the same model as the one you show here also has the two mystery holes; one or two others also do, the rest don't. I'm pretty sure nothing has ever fallen off these.

IkBrunel

Of the two I have one does and one doesn't. The one that doesn't have them doesn't have any extras detail in the place of it. The plastic is just smooth.

Bealman

Weird. Almost as if they were going to add a detail there but didn't!  :hmmm:
Vision over visibility. Bono, U2.

joe cassidy

Maybe the chassis is a common one for various types of coach ?

The holes could be there to attach e.g. a gas cylinder for a catering coach.

Best regards,


Joe

edwin_m

Possibly air brake equipment for dual-fitted stock?  But I'm not knowledgeable enough to say what might be put in that position on the real thing. 

scruff

The blue/grey mk1's have the extra holes too, as has been said, possibly for air brake equipment???

Cheers
Mark

Papyrus

I think they're the drain holes for the toilets...  :poop:

Chris

crewearpley40

crews filled up on top at the ends, yes last user is correct

IkBrunel

Quote from: Papyrus on April 08, 2018, 05:21:08 PM
I think they're the drain holes for the toilets...  :poop:

Chris
If they are that's brilliant. Ha ha

crewearpley40

one may need to reference several articles written on mk1s though

the toilets were filled up at the ends and the discharge pipe eg waste goes down by the buffers etc

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