Class 73

Are you not fussy about the scale / gauge?

It might help! :o)

Jim

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"Mark W" wrote

Lima did quite a creditable model of the 73 - just a shame about the naff chassis.

John.

Sorry, 'oo'

No probs, AFAIK only Lima do (did) a RTR Class 73 in that gauge. You should still be able to pick one up new. Watch out for the chassis though, they're naff.

There's one on e-bay.co.uk ATM for £7.50! Item number: 3149656337

HTH

Jim

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Whats naff about it? is it so fragile that it break's in two?or just lousy detail? Beowulf

I hope it's the detail, as that can be fixed or ignored ;).

Anyone know if a GLV has ever been made (Gatwick luggage van,I think based on one of the earlier BR EMUs).

Its a standard Lima drive system, surely you've heard enough about those to know whats wrong :o)

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ready to run chassis fo the T23 diesel with tin flywheels available for limas otherwise nice offering, its motor as you may guess is useless hence the uppgrade, its dear tho £100 but runs like a dream Beowulf

You sure those *TIN* flywheels work O.K. ;-)

Colin.

One of the better Lamer UK models, if not THE best. Nigel Burkin has a page of detailing tips for it at:

some prototype notes at: I bet those links get mangled......

-- Steve Jones, Shropshire, England

Don't know if an RTR one exists, but wouldn't be at all surprised if Southern Pride do one with pre-finished sides in their kit range. As for the origin, I think that the GLVs were converted from the single-unit parcels/mail/luggage cars that were often used with 4-Cep and 4-Bep units on Folkestone & Dover boat trains (they were also able to run on battery power on quayside lines without a 3rd rail).

David E. Belcher

Hi,

MJT do etched brass sides and cast cab ends, bogies etc. for a GLV, which enables you to convert a Lima Mk1. It's quite a straightforward task, and gives a good result.

The original GLVs were not converted from the MLVs (most [all?] of which still exist) but from the motor coaches of 2-HAP units.

Stuart

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between my stroke and a compaq keyboard my typing has become more naff than a lima chassis :D it should of course have been twin... :) Beowulf

IIRC most of the MLV are still around - one has been disposed of, another is (was?) in use as a shunter for SWT and the rest are preserved.

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