have just had notification from Rails that they are doing a deal on mermaids. At £33 a pop can't afford a whole train but might run to a couple. Can any of you knowledgeable types tell me what livery is appropriate for the steam/diesel transition era, please?
Black would be the suitable livery, as would Gulf Red.
Best
Scott.
The original mermaids were built for the GWR in 1930, with BR following up with a batch of 90 which were delivered between 1954 and 1957. These would be in black and didn't have any automatic train brakes.
BR built a further batch of 550 between 1959 and 1961. These had vacuum train brakes from new. The first 200 were delivered in black, the remaining 350 in gulf red.
Olive green followed in the early 1970s and Dutch grey/yellow in the 1980s.
Steven B.
Quote from: steve836 on January 31, 2021, 02:28:08 PM
have just had notification from Rails that they are doing a deal on mermaids. At £33 a pop can't afford a whole train but might run to a couple. Can any of you knowledgeable types tell me what livery is appropriate for the steam/diesel transition era, please?
I haven't had anything - what is the deal they are offering?
Regards
Roy
Interesting. When I ordered them in Nov last year they were £28.85 and the Shark was £31.40.
Wonder if they'll honour that price :hmmm:
Kernow & others are offering at are offering at £28.95
worth a google!
Thanks guys, I knew I could rely on you.
Hi Roy,
Just reread the message from Rails, not no much a deal just an advisory of new arrivals, but as I have a bit of the C&HPR (which served a lot of limestone quarries) on my layout it made me think that a couple would look good.
Quote from: Newportnobby on January 31, 2021, 03:31:50 PM
Interesting. When I ordered them in Nov last year they were £28.85 and the Shark was £31.40.
Wonder if they'll honour that price :hmmm:
They've taken £31.40 each for mine Mick.
Cheers Colin
Thanks Colin, but do you refer to the Sharks?
Sorry, yes the Sharks!
Cheers Colin
Quote from: Shropshire Lad on January 31, 2021, 04:17:15 PM
Sorry, yes the Sharks!
Cheers Colin
Same here £31.40 for the Sharks.
Roy
Should this not be in the EFE Rail section - vehicles has generally been up to now road vehicles etc.
Rails now selling Sharks and Mermaids at full price. That's a deal?
Bob
Quote from: Richard G Dallimore on January 31, 2021, 08:49:04 PM
Should this not be in the EFE Rail section - vehicles has generally been up to now road vehicles etc.
Not even sure we have one. If not maybe @Tank (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=2) we can have a section in the reviews?
agree
Quote from: Newportnobby on January 31, 2021, 09:51:32 PM
Quote from: Richard G Dallimore on January 31, 2021, 08:49:04 PM
Should this not be in the EFE Rail section - vehicles has generally been up to now road vehicles etc.
Not even sure we have one. If not maybe @Tank (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=2) we can have a section in the reviews?
agreed
@Tank (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=2)
I'd be happy just to put it in 'wagons'
When I received my DJM Mermaids back in July 2017 I posted..........
Quote from: Newportnobby on July 05, 2017, 03:09:56 PM
If I have any adverse comment it would be they're not as free rolling as other wagons I have :hmmm:
What do other owners think?
Is there a similar issue with the EFE models? (I'll find out myself later this week when I get mine from Rails)
The original DJ Models ones are stiff. I'm waiting for the new NGS axle reamer to be available to see if it helps them run better.
Steven B.
Has anyone compared the EFE versions with DJMs original yet??
Cheers
Neal.
Quote from: Calnefoxile on February 02, 2021, 12:43:09 PM
Has anyone compared the EFE versions with DJMs original yet??
Cheers
Neal.
As far as I can see from comparing one of my DJM ones with the pics of the EFE ones they are identical apart from of course having the two new liveries Gulf Red and Olive.
Roy
Quote from: Roy L S on February 02, 2021, 12:55:11 PM
As far as I can see from comparing one of my DJM ones with the pics of the EFE ones they are identical apart from of course having the two new liveries Gulf Red and Olive.
Roy
Roy,
I've done the same, but just wondered if anyone has physically compared them side by side, to see if they've rectified the height and coupling gap issue??
Cheers
Neal.