New Coaches For The Cfr.

[casey jones snr]

I collected these two coaches from Glendale Junction yesterday. They are Piko 6 wheel Umbauwagen D-DGT Coaches. Catalog numbers 37605 and 37606. They are in the Bahnbaugruppe livery.

 

[3Valve]

Oooh they're bright

 

[casey jones snr]

Oooh they're bright

They will get weathered in due course.

 

[penylanpip]

Three-axle coaches were/are quite popular on the continent, but then they also seem to have an astonishing number of two-axle ones as well. Perhaps those readers who gallivant around such places can say what the ride is like? (If anything like our 'Pacer' trains, I wouldn't want to travel the length of the platform in them.)
Er, why are so many blinds drawn then - just what is going on in there?...

 

[pugwash]

Well the coaches wern't called "Thunderboxes" for nothing
As for the blinds, it's to hide the inactivity of the maintenance guys that use these carriages

 

[duncan1_9_8_4]

They look great with the loco too, looks like a typical pway train. Id like to see with some grubby flat cars and a tatty ballast wagon. What about some overnight graffiti? Though I just cant bring my self to weather any of my stuff, I don't trust myself.

 

[casey jones snr]

The gangway gap between the two coaches is far too wide. I will have to close the gap a fair bit. Don't know about graffiti but the coaches will be weathered.
I'm not sure wether there are blinds on the windows or if they are blanked off. There is some seating in the clear window areas but not in the blanked off areas.

 

[owlpool]

ooooh, bananas

 

[pugwash]

Yeah, Zman would love a full rake of these

 

[casey jones snr]

Yeah, Zman would love a full rake of these

He's not been around for some time.

 

[PhilP]

They are very 'new and bright'.. Even if they are Piko!


Hat, coat, door...

 

[pugwash]

He's not been around for some time.

True, and a shame as I liked his custard coloured empire. I once bought two coaches off him but they were green!

 

[3Valve]

I thought they were Bernina's at first.

ooooh, bananas

That was my first thought too

 

[casey jones snr]

Four of my other new coaches with passengers in position. DB Second and DB Second and Third class coaches. DR Second and DR Second and Third coaches.

 

[owlpool]

Unripe bananas
Sorry
ROFL

 

[owlpool]

Seriously though, the detail on the CFR is impressive

 

[casey jones snr]

Umbauwagen with class 218 locomotive.

 

[pugwash]

Mmmm love the grubby grilles on the 218
But that BR80, it just needs to see my airbrush. It will be quick and fairly painless

 

[Miamigo259]

One of the Bahnbau 218's was hired to Alex a couple of years back to work the portions of their service trains between Immenstadt and Oberstdorf, so they are not out of place on "normal" passenger as well as engineering stock.........

At Immenstadt.

 

[Madman]

Nice weathering on the 218.....