Awesome Vid, I’ve had a couple of selection Boxes from RR which have been very useful and enjoyable to work with. Definitely my Cuppa Tea this. 🫖 ☕️ 🚂👍🏻
Bought a box after watching this excellent video. My box was utter rubbish. Your box 'seems' to be very different to what a punter gets. Happy to list contents! One super quick window pain for example.
Hi JD, I suggest you contact Jason directly to discuss it with him. Unfortunately I don’t have any control over box contents and can only go on what I received in my pack. Paul
Interesting Paul. Not only a great way to lighten the burden on our dumps, but also end up with some very unique items for the layout - and pretty inexpensive to boot!
According to Jason there is no profit in this and postage is included in the current £8 cost. Bottom line it’s an individual choice on anything bought in this hobby and price is immaterial, it’s what you believe the value of the product is that will determine a sale or no sale. Paul
The American van is an older model refrigerator car ("reefer") once used to transport produce or meat. There were many thousands of these prior to the advent of mechanical reefers (and refrigerated long-haul trucks). Periodically during their journeys ice blocks were added through the roof hatches near the ends of the car to maintain the low temperature inside. There was a whole infrastructure for this with ice houses and raised platforms during the steam and early diesel eras. Cheers from Wisconsin!
Wow Paul you maybe inspired me to dive into my box of old railway junk . Regards fred ps used help the guy who put the canvas over the roof boards on those vans in eastleigh wagon shop
Fred, this sort of thing is right up your street. I immediately thought of you when RR asked me to do this project, no doubt you’d have created something magnificent using all those bits. Paul
Nice video Paul. What Rocket Railways is doing is a great idea it is certainly kinder to the enviroment that's for sure. That grounded wagon is very inspiring same with the little bridge. - Nicholas.
Hiya Paul, that is a very interesting idea and something I have never thought about. We are usually always looking at household items and thinking of a use. Not really thought of old stock though..thanks for sharing and again, another interesting episode.. Cheers for now, Chris
Hi Chris, I’ve always held on to odds and ends but this is a first talk full on wagons, etc to make conversions to them. An interesting challenge. Paul
What a great idea Paul. I'm quite sure a lot of useful stuff ends up in the landfill and this will at least delay that. I love what you did with the veneer and I think you will agree that it looks much better than the over scale coffee stir sticks. David.
Well done again Paul I think you will find the wagon with the side railings on is an old Triang wheel wagon, good idea with the camping coach Thanks again Alan
Great idea from Rocket and some good ideas from you Paul. Not that I'm short of junk bits of model railway, but out of intrigue I've just ordered a box!
@@GalgormHall Box arrived today. Perhaps not as full of goodies as yours but nevertheless for £8 including p and p still excellent value. Got a bridge deck which I had made a card mock up for last week so that will definitely be used, a Triang Mk1 Buffet coach thats intact and in need of some tlc, an LNER A3 tender body, lineside hut and some telegraph poles along with a load of other stuff which may or may not be used. So all in all very pleased.
This may rank up there, in many ways, as one of your most brilliant videos. Not for the work you've done, which was brilliant as always; but for why you did it and the message with it. Why fill the bins and dumps with plastic and such when it can be recycled and reused. Excellent job to you and your shop!
Sounds like Guinea pig time ... I would of used the balsawood look to look like concrete..... Also some of us go to a lot of trouble to preserve our old relics. Never be ashamed of using original paint scheme and leaving the whole unit looking brand new. Nice farm bridge. Brilliant idea with the carriages I have seen both on rail and pad little villages around. A preservation line would have a number of these in perfect condition for storage or to show fine details not normally seen inside van or carriage.
The balsa wood is a good shout, hadn’t even considered that. You’re right too, preservation in pristine isn’t a bad thing either. Thanks for watching and commenting. Paul