Just nabbed this on Ebay

[Handsomerob]

I just lucked out on ebay and won the opportunity to pay for this lovely little car

 

[sparky230]

Shame your not in Uk, I could find you loads of them, standard starter set coaches

 

[Handsomerob]

yeah seems like around here you need to give an arm and a leg for anything LGB, I only paid $20 US for it so not to bad.

 

[PhilP]

yeah seems like around here you need to give an arm and a leg for anything LGB, I only paid $20 US for it so not to bad.

About £10.50 in 'real' money.. Not bad at all!

 

[stockers]

Nice little coach and an excellent price.

 

[3Valve]

Kerching, result

 

[Handsomerob]

Figured I needed a few more so I did the Ebay thing and snagged a few more.

 

[sparky230]

Bag some metal wheels, cut the toy train badges off and they make good coaches at much less than the standard four wheelers

 

[Handsomerob]

I all of a sudden realized that I only have Annie and Clarabelle rolling stock and well they do look alright behind my Stainz these smaller coaches behind the Stainz on my "will hopefully soon be built" mountain style track will look really good.

I may paint them a more suitable colour and perhaps give them an aged look.

The nearest G scale retailer that I have been able to find in about an 11 hour drive. Keeping in mind that's still in my own province

So some sweet ebay deals are helping me a lot. I just ordered 4 LGB 10150 sections from over the pond and its actually going to cost me less to ship them here then it is from the US. Very confusing how it's cheaper but wherever the deals are I'm there.

 

[sparky230]

A Stainz in real life pulled 3-4 four wheel coaches and either a box van or a post van

 

[cbeckett]

The nearest G scale retailer that I have been able to find in about an 11 hour drive. Keeping in mind that's still in my own province

My nearest Grail dealer is about 20 klics away, north of Perth. I don't use them. Prices are easily three times that in the UK. Horrendous. Far cheaper, like you, to import them!!!!

 

[a98087]

Just be careful as collecting lgb especially marching rakes like your coaches is very addictive!!

Dan

 

[pugwash]

Bag some metal wheels, cut the toy train badges off and they make good coaches at much less than the standard four wheelers

I think you will find these are the standard four wheelers, the Toy Train coaches are shorter.

 

[sparky230]

I know there standard length coaches, I meant cut the toy like lgb badges and marking off, makes them look like the ones that cost 4 times as much, is what i've done with a load of them, as the starter ones you can often pick up cheep, bit of sanding, paint, metal wheels, bob's ur uncle, etc

 

[Handsomerob]

Just got the One pair of coaches in, they are built better then expected. I could easily see a pint job and these becoming very realistic looking.

They look good as is, and most wouldn't have an issue but the painting idea has me very intrigued.