Forum-1211528 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 The Graham Garish OO American loco they did in the Fifties was actually manufactured by Rivarossi so Peter Graham Farish had obviously done a deal! Rivarossi have done a lovely job with this loco it looks and runs great but it was short lived as many Farish OO locos vanished from the range very quickly as in 1980 when they stopped making OO there was only the 94xx Pannier tank left! So what do you think of this loco?/media/tinymce_upload/f6e964f757d885d385809f24d4a6e853.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Is that a 'Hudson'? Looks a nice model. Would need to see more close-ups to see the level of detail, or not. Loco-drive I presume? Tyres or not on the driven wheels? Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Are the coaches meant to look like someone has sat on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellocoloco Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 The Rivarossi Hudson was HO scale, not 00. It was a standard model also marketed by Rivarossi themselves and AHM. As far as I can tell, it was last released under Hornby as HR2007 - NYC5438. A much improved version than the one shown above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rana Temporia Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Great picture of the wooden box, I have seen examples of the loco but not the actual box before. I think the coaches were cellulose acetate like the Grafar Pullman coaches. Tri-ang also used the same plastic early on and it distorts over time leading to the warped and ‘sat-on’ look in the photo. The loco had a cast metal body which should be OK but a lot of the early Grafar loco bodies suffer from metal fatigue and disintegrate, as did some of their chassis. It’s not a new problem for the likes of Hornby and Bachmann! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 A shame more things don’t come in a nice box like that. Easily stacked and keep a model very safe and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Would be nice. Cost of postage would have to rise though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lb101 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I like the box too. And that’s some sized tender! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum-1211528 Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 In those days Grafar Limited were in Bromley Kent they didn't move to Romany Works in Poole till the sixties! By then this loco, the Black Five, Battle of Britain, Castle and Prairie Tank were all finished its a shame Wrenn didn't buy the Grafar tooling when they stopped making OO in 1980 by then the only loco was the 94xx Pannier Tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Am I seeing right - the Carriage bogies have 6 wheels in stead of the usual 4??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Plenty of British coaches are 12 wheelers jimyjames.Hornby do a LMS coach at the m and have done 12 wheeler Pullmans a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalexPHL Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 The Loco is a New York Central "J" Class Hudson, so good eye. This is the class of Fast Passenger Locomotives meant to pull their top trains, such as the Twentieth Century Limited. Later versions had the famous streamling.Tenders were *huge* because the distances were great, and this one even had a scoop to gather water from track pans. More room for Coal!It looks like a 2 Axel Bogey (sp?) on on end, and a 3 Axel on the other end of the foremost Coach.I can't take my eyes off of the trusses (which were not on any equipment like this in the US). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Looks remarkably like Tri-ang R54 "Hiawatha" gauge 00, which I have just been lucky enough to obtain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Oh I did not know that you could get 12 wheelers Carriages!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Here you are Jj. I believe these are highly detailed Hornby coaches. /media/tinymce_upload/7c5ba26779a71616b5c1fa48c87fe8e3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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