NGF Wagon/Van 2025 - Ideas?!

[Tank]

Thanks for the input so far.

Sadly, the options in the poll are all that are available in number.

Please keep voting folks.  I want to get this started in the next couple of weeks, ideally.

And I agree Papyrus, it feels longer to me as well!   

[ntpntpntp]

Being purely selfish I'd love something which wouldn't look out of place in Europe but I know that's not going to happen

Whatever is is I'll have one for the display case

[earlofsodbury]

Cheeky, I know, from someone who's barely been here 25 days, but how about making it something relatively low-key that won't look out-of-place if used in more prototypic sets?  Plenty of us are not exactly rolling in ££££ and need to make the most of rolling-stock purchases.   To that end, here's an idea of the sort of thing I mean - (you'll need to zoom-in a bit!)



I appreciate that (tongue-in-cheek) details will need adjusting - e.g. red-on-black is scarcely legible at any print size, never mind 1:148!

[Newportnobby]

I like that, especially the '10ft - feels longer'

[madchadbrad]

What about a Siphon G or H ?
I know they used to be available unpainted from Dapol.
They could be realistically liveried to appeal to modellers of non passenger rollingstock as well as goods vehicles.
I'm sure someone could come up with an authentic and believable scheme ...

[earlofsodbury]

What about a Siphon G or H ? ...

In the perhaps unlikely event this is possible, I'm actually looking out for a couple I can use in an era 5-6 contex  t

[Bealman]

As has already been pointed out, the only options available are at the top of the thread.

[ohlavache]

I really like the idea of a beer wagon !
It would let us have a wagon specific to the NGF (brewery) and easy to use with regular wagons.
No matter whether it is a Peco van or a Dapol GPV.

[PLD]

As has already been pointed out, the only options available are at the top of the thread.

Welcome to this month's "ignore the OP wish-listing thread..." 

The Beer van idea sounds like a good idea to offer scope for something eye-catching and believable that would be usable on many layouts, but subtly reference the forum so that those in the know would instantly recognise.
Something like:

North Gate Finest
Ales & Spirits

The PECO Ventilated box van would be more appropriate for this than the steel bodied GPV.

[Carmont]

I concur with the brewery idea, but I'd really only be interested if it was an authentic looking vehicle that I could run with other stock, along the lines of PLD's idea.  Perhaps the van could have a livery such as this, and a number 15:

central - lgw salt wagon falkirk srps c72 JL by John Law, on Flickr

[EtchedPixels]

I'll buy one, whatever, but I'm tempted to suggest a cattle truck, as appropriate for some of our members.  Hat, coat, exit stage left and right.....

If it is a van type, then how about a beer wagon with the lettering in silver as another post suggested. May be 'N.G.F. Brewery' or other text with N G and F in it somehow?

Cheers!

Or the blue NGF logo that Tank has below his messages would look fine on a van.

Sadly I don't think something like a scrap wagon labelled "Fissed Old Parts" would pass NGF family muster.

Or a warflat with tank on it 

[Stuarted]

@PLD There was a Northgate Brewery in Chester, demolished in 1969.

Stuart

[earlofsodbury]

More nonsense...



   The reshursch woz terrrrribill! *HIC!*  Churz! 

[Trainfish]

@PLD There was a Northgate Brewery in Chester, demolished in 1969.

Stuart

There still is (technically) a Northgate brewery here in Devizes. I say technically as it has closed down (moved really) this year but the building itself won't be demolished. It will be turned into flats.

[Bad Raven]

My vote would be for a simplistic design along the lines of the last one but a different colour.
How about black with white or yellow wording?

Yes, Black Van with yellow lettering shaded red! Poss to be less usual a "Gunpowder" shape as glass is heavy and would not be stacked high.

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