Farish Spring 25 Announcements

[Suffolk Rob]

Came out today at 9 30

Further Panniers
Further 47s
VGA vans
Super BG (old tooling)

Bit of Scenecraft

Nothing from EFE this time

Half thought the pannier might get sound after successfully squeezing it into the 08 but no. 47s in Scotrail, intercity and RFD and the promise of more 47s in the year ahead.

So not the biggest announcement but not the smallest either. My preference was a blue 47 but happy with Scotrail too (and pre-ordered) the RFD one looks very much like one that would have run with the Revolution covered car 5 wagon sets but no expert. Equally not sure which version of Intercity livery it is

Rob

[njee20]

It's Intercity swallow. That was desperately needed. They not done one since the Poole-era "Fire Fly". However they've chosen a slightly odd prototype I've read, one which had different lights at each end, and actually only wore the livery from 1996 to 2000.

The three 47s look awesome though, not for me, but I'm really pleased they're out. As said, the RfD one is a great match for the Cartics.

[Adam1701D]

A very tempting line-up of Duffs. Scotrail 47/7s have been impossible to find for ages, so this will go down very nicely.

[Skyline2uk]

Over the moon that Swallow is finally being offered.

I have been personally asking Bachmann for this for the last three years or so (ever since the MK2s arrived).

Absolutely ordered one.

The RFD one is a case of "if I had the money", being a nice companion for my 47306. Having just started a project to have a rake of Rover Cubes, a pair of RFD locos would be ideal I suppose.

It's Intercity swallow. That was desperately needed. They not done one since the Poole-era "Fire Fly". However they've chosen a slightly odd prototype I've read, one which had different lights at each end, and actually only wore the livery from 1996 to 2000.

The three 47s look awesome though, not for me, but I'm really pleased they're out. As said, the RfD one is a great match for the Cartics.

If that is the case I will add this to my list of re-number projects. What a wierd choice!

Skyline2uk

[Roy L S]

Nothing I will rush to pre-order, but the 64xx Panniers was a safe bet given the recent release of more Hawksworth auto-trailers and they are beautiful little locos. I would expect that the reasons not upgraded to sound are (1) cost of even a partial retool and (2) far less internal volume to play with than the 08.

I strongly suspect we will see Castles in a further quarterly release during 2025 as there has thus far only been a single production run and that was some years ago, Hawksworth coaches already available in the Farish range to go with them. It is another lovely model and up to date in terms of spec.

The 47s that have been announced have gone down well it seems. I feel sure we will see green and blue ones at some point. It is worth remembering that often Bachmann can be a bit tactical with their release schedule, leaving the most popular liveries until later to focus purchases on the slightly less so, as they know people will still buy green and blue variants as well as rather than instead of others which wouldn't happen the other way round.

I wonder if we might see a further run of the superb 8F in due course too.

Roy

[steadfast]

Most 47s in the 1990s onwards had different lights at each end, this isn't specific to 849. I think it was opaque lights at the number 1 end.

It's because there was equipment added in this area at one end, reducing the available space and ending up with the flat looking opaque black rimmed lenses one end and the clear lenses the other.

Later the locos went to have the other, more 3D style at both ends. I don't know what changed over time to allow this


Jo

[njee20]

Interesting, thanks Jo! Freely admit I'm just repeating what I'd read, so good to understand context. 

[Dancess]

Would be good if Bachmann shrunk the newly announced Bulleid BCKs down to N, sure there is a ready market for them.

[Dorsetmike]

Still no Southern 4-6-0, nor any other SR items.

[Cols]

Thanks for raising the happy thought of a Bachmann Farish Bulleid BCK!

As there were two different diagrams, which one would be more likely to be be produced, Dia.2405 (nos.6700-6812, or Dia.2406 (nos.6713-6752)? Diagram 2405 had the lavatory at the opposite end of the coach to the guard's and van section, whereas Diagram 2406 had the lavatory positioned midway along the length of the coach between the first class and third/second class accommodation.

The Diagram 2405 vehicles were paired with a Diagram 2123 BSK to form two-car sets (Sets 'R', nos. 63-75) in 1948, and were allocated to Waterloo-West of England services for their entire lives; the last of them (Sets 63, 72, and 73) were withdrawn in December 1967, by which time Bulleid coaches were being withdrawn, and, after the Western Region had taken over the Southern's route to Exeter west of Salisbury, the Waterloo services were terminated at Exeter Central, there was no work for them west of Exeter.

The Diagram 2406 BCKs were all "loose"vehicles (i.e. not allocated to any specific Set). In fact the "Atlantic Coast Express" in its heyday in the 1950s was composed of a very high proportion of these vehicles. Remember that a BCK is a complete train in its own right, having both classes of accommodation and a guard's and a van section. These 40 BCKs were designed for working as through coaches, connecting the various branches off the West of England main line with Waterloo.

So, which version of the Bulleid BCK would we wish to see a an R-T-R model?

Personally, I would prefer the Dia.2405 vehicle, in  order to make up a two-car 'R' Set. It could also be a good marketing ploy for Farish to issue the vehicle paired as a two coach set with their existing Dia.2123 semi-open brake third/second, (the most numerous of all Bulleid's coaches). It was not uncommon for a Waterloo-Padstow express to wander into Padstow behind a "West Country" pacific with just one of these Sets 'R' in tow. (As an aside, the North Cornwall Line between Okehampton and Padstow banned the use of the Rebuilt "West Country" and "Battle of Britain" pacifics as they exceeded the line's weight limit, being 4 tons heavier than the original air-smoothed engines.)
 
By the way, for all those who do not model the Southern Region, but rather like the idea of running a Set of Bulleid coaches on inter-regional trains - Bulleid coaches were banned from working off the Southern Region on such services until 1954, which explains why we see more often photos of Maunsell and BR Mk.1 stock on these services.

[Steven B]

Thanks for raising the happy thought of a Bachmann Farish Bulleid BCK!
...
So, which version of the Bulleid BCK would we wish to see a an R-T-R model?
...
Personally, I would prefer the Dia.2405 vehicle, in  order to make up a two-car 'R' Set.

The Bachmann OO gauge models are a diag. 2406 BCK and a diag. 2017 TO so I suspect you'll be disappointed is they do get shrunk....

[Steven B]

Still no Southern 4-6-0, nor any other SR items.

Nor anything pre-grouping, LNER, LMS, pre-TOPS blue or current privatisation. Nothing multiple unit or passenger coach shaped either.

Not much announced this time around for anyone, but with summer, autumn and winter releases there's still plenty of time for wallet emptying.

[Cols]

Thanks for the disappointment, Steven B! I still have my fingers crossed for a Dia.2405 BCK, but the ensuing long-term cramp is painful!

However, I would welcome the Dia.2406 BCK and the Dia.2017 TO/SO as these were Loose vehicles and can be used as the strengthening stock for main line expresses, as well as using the Dia.2406 BCK on a rural branch as a through coach. Note that Southern's practice was to place any required strengthening passenger coaches immediately behind the engine, and not within the existing Sets that would make up the main train - as far as I know.

[PennineWagons]

I strongly suspect we will see Castles in a further quarterly release during 2025 as there has thus far only been a single production run and that was some years ago.
I wonder if we might see a further run of the superb 8F in due course too.

Both would be welcome. There are a good few other items in the Farish range which I don't recall having seen for a while either, and could be due for a re-run.

Duchess
Merchant Navy
WD Austerity

Prototype Deltic
Blue Pullman

Stanier coaches (esp. crimson & cream)

BR horsebox
Presflo

Plenty to be going on with there. Can anybody think of any others?
PW

[Portpatrick]

Nothing for me in this release.  Not that I "need" much.  I may be tempted by the revamped V2 (BR Black) when it arrives.  And sell my original release.  At a pinch a new Compound would not be unwelcome, along with common Scottish goodies like the J36 and Glen (D34).  But what would excite me for my multi era Scottish interests would be a Craven DMU in green. I suggested it to REvolution, given these units were quite widespread.  But they politely declined.  They are reasonably not (yet?) interested in developing a 57ft underframe, and felt it would be easier for Farish given they have made a 101 and 108.  And don't start me on the Sad Eyes, ie Class 21 and 29.  I would have those in green and blue!