On behalf of the Members' Sales Team, welcome, all, to this new section on the Forum.
We thought it might be useful to have a section here devoted to Members' Sales and issues related to them. It will be interactive so not just limited to announcements from the Sales Team, and Society members will be welcome to make any (constructive!) contributions as appropriate.
Please note that Brian Ellsmore will continue to produce his list of items available, but please do not use this thread to place orders - they should be directed to Brian Guilmant in the usual way. I know he would want me to add how helpful it is to the Team to have all the relevant info - your address, payment details and so on - with each and every order or query. We may well have this already, especially if you have been in touch before - but finding it again can take an inordinate amount of time and it's so much easier if it's all in front of us on a Thursday morning!
Despite a recent comment elsewhere that 009 Members' Sales might become a 'pile it high and sell it not so cheap' operation I think we can reassure members that this is not likely to happen. The recent forays into selling new Minitrains stock has been the result of a number of particular circumstances and although it has placed a strain on the operation we like to think members have benefited through prices which have been actually cheaper than elsewhere. As far as I know we have not approached Bachmann nor have they been in touch with us...
However 009 RTR develops - a hot topic currently - the logic suggests that sooner or later much of it will end up in Members' Sales stock! This is simply because this is probably the best route for recycling unwanted items, as much of the new stuff will one day become. The fact that 'what goes around comes around' is also true for 009 was demonstrated only this week when some pre-owned items arrived for sale - items that were owned by Brian G himself thirty or forty years ago! So it's probably only a matter of time before Minitrains F&C / Brigadelok locos and Bachmann Baldwins appear on Brian E's list - keep your eyes peeled for a hardly-used bargain.
Happy modelling.
David.
on behalf of Brian G, Brian E, John Thorne and (occasionally) Mick T.
what a good idea and most welcome. My comment somewhere else was no criticism of the Sales team or Minitrains; I am a sales list recipient and very satisfied customer. I have ordered a Baldwin from my local model shop (yes I am lucky enough to have one) and very pleased to give him the business as he provides all my track needs off the shelf. For one reason or another I have been unable to attend a meet with the Sales team present since April but hope there will be plenty of stock at the West Midlands meet in August!
Peter Smith
Very many thanks to the Members' Sales team! I received an order before the summer recess and the service was excellent as it always is.
I like the instructions in the 009 Society 'special' kits. They are more detailed than some found in commercial kits and are very helpful if you are new to making rolling stock kits - or have forgotten! I do hope the kits will be made available again when stocks run out.
I must also say thanks to all the efforts the sales team puts in and also the excellent service they provide.
Last week I ordered a Minitrains set via e-mail on Wednesday, it was posted the next day and arrived with me on Friday!
Brian Meldon
As ever, we should be thankful that we have a team who are willing to give up there time to deliver a service, not only by post, but to be prepared to travel around the country to deliver this service to members.
Very well done team.
Kindest regards,
BrianT.
Thanks for the positive feedback and kind comments, guys. Happy to be of service. It's not all hard graft - coffee gets drunk and doughnuts consumed, and the conversation and company are both very agreeable.
May be worth saying that for personal reasons we will be operating on Friday (1st) this week instead of the usual Thursday, so orders will go out and arrive a day later than customers might be expecting.
Happy modelling!
The Sales Team.
Just a note to say that there are now no Feldbahn locos left in stock here, and there will be no more until further supplies arrive in Europe from the Far East at some as yet unknown date.
We will let folk know when this is likely to be in due course, but in the meantime it is probably best just to wait for news before placing an order (better than us having to file orders away, as experience has shown...)
The Sales Team.
Latest news is that Colin Ashby coach kits - one/two compartment, plain/planked - are now back in stock, at
A small amount of new Minitrains Feldbahn stock (locos and sets) is due to arrive in the next few days, so get any orders in asap!
The Sales operation will not be functioning next week (11th September) as Brian G is taking a well deserved break. However (as noted in the previous post) by way of reparation he will be at the Jarrow Members' Event on Saturday 13th September so a great opportunity for members in the area to bring their spending money and stock up on Society goodies.
The Sales Team.
Just to remind those within striking distance that the Members' Sales Stand will be at Compton Dundon - aka Street - in Somerset this Saturday (27th). It will be manned by Team stalwarts Brian Ellsmore and John Thorne and will be full of tempting stock, so well worth making the trip.
The Sales Team.
The next outing for the Sales Stand will be to EXPONG in Swanley next Saturday, 25th October. It will be well worth a visit for anyone who can make it as there should be lots of good things for sale.
In particular the plastic storage boxes are now back in stock, and will be on sale there. As before there are three sizes (business card, comp slip and A4), ideal for all your storage needs. Unfortunately these boxes will only be available at a few selected shows and we cannot send them out by post, on account of their bulk.
The Sales Team.
Good Morning
I dont know if this is the right way to do this but I am after a loco that would have run on the Lynton & Barnstable to use with my Peco RTR rolling stock.
Regards
Tim Chambers
Quote from: Tim Chambers on October 20, 2014, 10:40
Good Morning
I dont know if this is the right way to do this but I am after a loco that would have run on the Lynton & Barnstable to use with my Peco RTR rolling stock.
Regards
Tim Chambers
In a word, no, it's not the right way. You must contact the Sales Officer, Brian Guilmant at members-sales@009society.com
Garry
Just trying out to see if I can post a photo of a crane loco that is For Sale in Members Sales that BrianE has reported on the NGRM-Online forum that he has not been able to post the photo here.
Success! Hurrah! BrianE - email on its way to you.
Mick
I lusted after that when I saw it at Swanley...
Bit beyond my budget though :'(
Go on, Julien - you know you want need one!!
The Sales Team
How much for the Crane Tank? :)
I'm tempted to say that if you need to ask you probably can't afford it - but that would be rude and unkind. In fact I can't actually remember although it is quite a lot :o (an e-mail to Brian Guilmant at Sales [members-sales@009society.com] will give you the exact figure). However, like all the models from this particular collection it is unusually fine and therefore not cheap...
David.
After the success of the previous advertising, here is another item from the same collection to tempt folk:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5612/15609950359_65442a025f_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pMp5pa)crane (https://flic.kr/p/pMp5pa) by clayliner (https://www.flickr.com/people/92012779@N06/), on Flickr
It has been built to the same exceptional standard, and its price, to Society members only, is
Hi
Have we had any info yet regarding when the new Minitrains Forney is likely to arrive?
Chris Wright
Not too long now, I suspect (but that's unofficial!) - will post info when there is something definite to report.
In the meantime, just to reiterate what has been posted elsewhere, the next outing for the 009 Society Members' Sales Stand will be at the NG Open Day in Colehill, Wimborne on Sunday 30th November. The 7mm NGA sales stand will also be present and there will be 7mm, 5.5mm and 4mm NG layouts plus one or two demos and 'how to' presentations. This is not a formal public show but a more informal NG get-together with a chance to learn, see how things are done and pick up tips (and bargains!)
10.30am to 3.30pm at Colehill Memorial Hall, Cannon Hill Road, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2LR.
Entrance
Just a posting to warn members that the Sales Team will be taking their Christmas break quite soon - this year we are having both Christmas Day and New Year's Day off!
If you want Santa to bring you something special in time for Christmas please get your order in soon so that the elves can dispatch it in time. Otherwise the next packing day after the holiday will be on 8th January.
The Sales Team.
One of the (many) good things to come out of the Narrow Gauge Day at Colehill last Sunday was a solution to the problem at least one member has raised regarding the new - and otherwise excellent - Minitrains controller. It seems that it is sometimes possible for trains to travel faster in one direction than the other, for the same controller setting.
The cause and the solution both appear to be quite simple: it happens because the control knob can slip on its spindle from the proper central position. There are actually two ways to rectify this: either to turn the knob to its full deflection and then (carefully!) some more, with the aim of shifting it on the spindle back to where it should be; or alternatively to open the casing by removing the four screws in the base and then directly re-setting the knob centrally.
We'd be interested to hear from any member who has experienced this problem (so we can gauge how common it is) and whether the foregoing was any help in sorting it.
David (for The Sales Team)
For me at least I think it is a pity that these Minitrains controllers have a centre off.
As well as the problem described above the central click was not very positive on the controller I tried.
Both these problems would have been avoided with a direction switch with a centre off position and the sensitivity of the speed control would be twice what it is now as the entire movement of the speed controller would be used not just half the travel as it is now.
But I guess this is all down to personal preference.
Brian Meldon
I can see your point, Brian, especially if that's what you are used to. Is sensitivity an issue, I wonder, with these?
I also wonder whether when one is controlling a loco one is paying attention to the position of the controller or what the loco is actually doing - does one 'drive' empirically and move the controller as required to produce the desired effect?
What do other users think?
David.
I have just got so used to the direction switch used by Gaugemaster after 25+ years, I really do think it's just what you are used to. I try to watch a locomotive and control the speed accordingly rather than using a set controller position. With locos with side rods I usually watch the speed the rods are moving at rather than the speed the loco is moving at as this gives an easier, to me at least, reference to the 'correct speed'. With diesels it's another matter though. Although most people seem to run their locos too fast for my tastes. But I do wish Gaugemaster would use better quality direction switches. Maybe there is none available.
Rod
I agree that it is what you get used to. Obviously, with only half the potentiometer rotation available in each direction, compared to the full rotation with switched direction, there is less sensitivity when attempting to run slowly up to stock etc. - i.e. moving by 1 degree faster or slower will result in twice the change of speed relatively compared to switched. Another point is that, in the event of needing to stop in emergency, I get used to turning the potentiometer (normally anti clockwise) quickly to 'Off'; if using a centre-off controller, the risk is either turning speed Up not down, or going through the Off position, and reversing at high speed! I have not used a centre off controller since the late 1960's, when it was an H&M Duette! ;D
The old H&M controllers had a very positive central off. The Minitarins one that I tried was nowhere near as positive. I suppose it may improve with use, but the chances are the centre off click will weaker with use.
I guess it is all down to what you are used to and how the controllers are used.
When doing lots of shunting I find it very easy to just leave the controller set so the loco crawls along and then use the centre off direction switch to stop and start it as required leaving the speed control set in one position.
On Meanderbahn we have one controller of each type in the panel and after a few minutes the operators almost always decide to use the one with the switch, not the centre off type. (Only one can be used at a time.) They are an ECM Compspeed with the centre off and and a home-made one by Dave Gibbs with a direction switch.
Brian Meldon
I agree with Brian.
With the radio control system I use, you can program each loco to respond to the controller either as centre zero or as zero to full speed with the switch controlling the direction. I find I am converting them to zero to full speed with a direction switch, as it gives better control. Control of the loco is very good with radio control, especially at low speed, and to use it to the fullest extent I find the zero to full speed setting works best for me.
Frank
Those who receive Brian E's stock list by e-mail (or have read the Minitrains thread over on the NGRM Forum) will already know what Minitrains have in the pipeline for us in 2015, but just to summarise what is likely to appear when:-
1. A Forney loco - arrival in Europe imminent but will not be going out until after Christmas now
2. An Alco/Baldwin style 2-6-2
3. A German Zwillinge 0-6-0+0-6-0
- 2 & 3 will be presented at the Nuremburg Toy Fair in late January and should hopefully arrive soon after
4. A Zillertalbahn train set - some locos may be available separately.
5. A Porter 0-6-0 - the production of this has been put back because of all of the above but should start 'very early in 2015'.
Also assorted rolling stock (mainly US / German style).
Lots of goodies so save up your Christmas money...
We will let you know as and when items appear.
A great Christmas to all our customers, and thanks for your custom in 2014.
The Sales Team.
P.S. Just to remind everyone that his Thursday (18th) is our last packing day before the holiday.
Following a (commercially) highly successful visit to Shepton Mallet recently just a reminder that the Society Members Sales Stand will be in attendance at the Norfolk and Suffolk NG Modellers' Open Day in BECCLES on Saturday 6th March.
The Sales Team.
We look forward to having the sales stand with us next Saturday (7th March).
We are hoping to have a successful 1st open day.
Yes - Saturday 7th, indeed - apologies for the slip.
Brian Ellsmore is manning the sales stand and will be travelling up with a vanload of good things on Friday evening - hopefully he will not be bringing too much back, unless it's new stock!
The Sales Team.
Many thanks for Brian and David for attending our 1st show in Beccles yesterday with the sales stand.
They certainly drew in folk (235 through the door!) and they seemed to be fairly busy most of the day and there did appear quite a few gaps in the trays at the end of the day.
Thanks to Brian G also for advice and arranging the sales stand for us.
Hopefully we will do something again in the future and the sales team will like to join us again.
Many thanks
Richard
Some items of particular interest now in stock at Members' Sales:
- a good selection of Continental stock (Bemo / Roco / Liliput) - see Brian E's stock list for details;
- Bachmann N Scale Plymouth 0-6-0- diesels in yellow / blue livery - members' price just
A busy morning this morning sorting (with Brian E) the second of two extensive collections of (9mm gauge) Continental stock which have come our way in the last couple of weeks. Lots of very strange looking vehicles, sprouting pantographs and other alien protuberances, and covered in unintelligible graphics. And rather pricey, too, dare I say. After a couple of hours I was beginning to hear cow-bells and distant yodelling. Still, I expect someone will eventually buy it - I suppose if I had a Bemo trainset I wanted to extend I might be interested... ;)
Anyway, back to relative 009 sanity. New in are the Minitrains Brigadelok tenders in black and grey, at
Further to the last post, there seems to be some confusion over the catalogue numbers of the above water tanks so when ordering it would be best simply to state which colour you're after. I think Brian E. will be e-mailing those who have already ordered to ask them to confirm which one they actually want.
The man from FedEx was supposed to be arriving with the Minitrains Forneys this morning but sadly never showed up, so if you've ordered one we're afraid we'll have to ask you to be patient a little longer and wait until next week (at least).
Finally, it was good to have a visit from two members this morning - Alan Hamer dropped in as did Tim Sanderson, who was holidaying nearby. Members are always welcome in Wimborne on a Thursday morning - it's a good opportunity to rummage through stock at leisure and we're always pleased to see friendly faces.
The Sales Team.
Quote from: The Sales Team on June 25, 2015, 20:23
Finally, it was good to have a visit from two members this morning - Alan Hamer dropped in as did Tim Sanderson, who was holidaying nearby. Members are always welcome in Wimborne on a Thursday morning - it's a good opportunity to rummage through stock at leisure and we're always pleased to see friendly faces.
The Sales Team.
...friendly faces - who will immediately be put to work! :D Thanks to the Team for the welcome; in my case I put more into the rummage than I took out, and received a suitable remuneration!
Tim Sanderson
The Minitrains Forneys having arrived during the week we were able to dispatch to those who had already ordered last Thursday, so they have probably already been dropping onto people's doormats. And very cute they are, too (the Forneys, that is), and plenty of scope for re-using the chassis (O2 tank in N scale, anyone?)
The other recent arrival at Guilmant Towers is Millie, a delightful eight-week old labradoodle puppy. Plenty of entertainment value, but I don't think she'll be much help with packing.
David.
Thank you very much to the Sales Team! Great work, chaps.
I picked up my Forney from the Post Office this morning. It is a little gem
I agree all Hughes remarks
Peter Smith
While Brian Guilmant's retirement as Sales Officer is happily still some way in the future the question of what will happen to the Sales operation thereafter is one which we could all usefully give some thought to.
The website/forum, the News and Members' Sales are probably the Society services most valued by the membership, and it would be a real shame if the Sales operation lapsed. While we might debate the future shape of Members' Sales (would splitting it into separate operations make it easier to run or create new problems?) the question of its future is probably not one which our Committee can reasonably be expected to solve - the solution will come from the right person stepping forward and offering to take it on. Undoubtedly there is at least one (UK) member with the drive, skills, commitment, time and space to take over the operation. Could that member just possibly be you? Please do give it at least a moment's thought!
Good to report that the Continental stock mentioned a few weeks ago has been moving quite nicely (apart from the locos). Hopefully sales thereof will also be brisk at upcoming exhibitions which the Sales Stand will be visiting - the next is at Mansfield on 18th July (next Saturday).
The Sales Team.
Just a note to folk attending the Members' Day in Mansfield this Saturday (18th): that 'live' card transactions will not be possible there on the Sales Stand. This is apparently because of the remoteness of Portland College and the resultant absence of communications links which means the card machine will not work there. Card transactions will still be possible, however, but will be via written records to be entered later - still workable but perhaps less secure, which some members may wish to avoid. Cash and cheques will still be as welcome as ever, though!
The Sales Team.
Some good news - the long-awaited Minitrains Porter 0-6-0ST should be arriving in Wimborne in time for the first orders to be dispatched next Thursday (13th August). Here is what it looks like:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/480/20321796146_c8987d8ec2_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wXLvZC)Porter photo (https://flic.kr/p/wXLvZC) by clayliner (https://www.flickr.com/photos/92012779@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/501/20321796176_a5fc261b75_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wXLw19)Porter dimensions (https://flic.kr/p/wXLw19) by clayliner (https://www.flickr.com/photos/92012779@N06/), on Flickr
Members price is
Got my Porter today - It's another little gem from Minitrains! Thank you very much to the Sales Team for your hard work.
Yep! Me too!
Thanks Brian et al, not to mention "Great stuff, well done to the MinitrainS team.
A pleasure, gents (I recall packing both your parcels). Quite a busy morning on Thursday, and there are only four Porters, I think, left for Pewsey this Saturday.
David.
At last - the news which many have been waiting patiently for: the Minitrains Baldwin 2-6-2s should be arriving in Wimborne at the end of this week. There are two versions - half cab and full cab - and some are grey (?gray) and others black. Members' price
Quote from: The Sales Team on November 29, 2015, 10:52
At last - the news which many have been waiting patiently for: the Minitrains Baldwin 2-6-2s should be arriving in Wimborne at the end of this week. There are two versions - half cab and full cab - and some are grey (?gray) and others black. Members' price
Very nice looking model :)
Shall be ordering one tomorrow morning (don't think it's fair to disturb Brian on a Sunday night)
And for anyone here who may not yet have seen what they look like:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/776/23077054989_e1db4d1b4d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BaeWsr)Baldwins (https://flic.kr/p/BaeWsr) by clayliner (https://www.flickr.com/photos/92012779@N06/), on Flickr
The Sales Team
Afternoon!
Is there any Graham Farish J94 or 09 chassis in stock? Recently purchased a Chivers white metal 'Harlech Castle' kit at Rainhill, and require the chassis to complete it...
David,
Please use email address members-sales@009society.com for requests such as this & not this forum.
Garry
The Postman delivered the Minitrains Baldwin just after 9am today.
Well done to the lads in Wimborne and to the Royal Mail.
Not yet had a chance to test its running qualities, just a pity its not 4mm scale.
The roof height sits lower than the Brigadelok, but detail is superb.
Stan.
Just to say that the Sales Team will be back in operation at Wimborne this coming Thursday, so any members who have been waiting patiently for orders over the Christmas break can be assured that they will soon be on their way to them.
A great 2016 to all our customers!
The Sales Team.
Slightly late (and my apologies), but thanks to the guys at Wimborne for getting my GF 08 chassis out to me just before Christmas; turned up 24 hours after dispatch. Keep up the good work!
Apologies for those who are still waiting for their 'Skarloey' from Sales but it seems the consignment is currently somewhere between the New World and the Old. Hopefully it will re-materialise before too long (otherwise there could be an addition to the list of locos which over the years went to the bottom of the ocean)...
The Sales Team.
Quote from: The Sales Team on January 09, 2016, 19:38
Apologies for those who are still waiting for their 'Skarloey' from Sales but it seems the consignment is currently somewhere between the New World and the Old. Hopefully it will re-materialise before too long (otherwise there could be an addition to the list of locos which over the years went to the bottom of the ocean)...
The Sales Team.
How much is OO9 sales selling Skarloey I had not been tolled you were selling therm ??
Yes, this is the first I've heard of it too. A pity, I've already bought one from Tootally Thomas. What price will they be from The Society?
Brian and Graeme (and maybe others) -
There was a post on the Bachmann Skarloey thread on this forum on 17th December:
"Don't quote me, but I think members may be able to acquire one through Members' Sales in the not too distant future, so don't rush out and buy one from lesser suppliers just yet!"
- admittedly a bit vague, but a heads-up nonetheless! Price not yet available.
Thanks. I read "those who are still waiting for their Skarloey" as being addressed to people who had bought one.
The Society Skarloeys were due to arrive at Wimborne today, although sadly they didn't make it before the end of the packing session.
Price to members will be
A member who I do not personally know from his forum pseudonym posted on NGRM-Online at 4.18 today that (sic): "as at 4pm today, of the 36 that has arrived from the USA today to 009 Sales, 24 have already been sold, so if you are thinking about a purchase, don't think for too long"
Mick
Skarloey update: All 36 had been spoken for by 9pm yesterday! An order has been placed for a further 36 but it's not known if they will actually be available. Watch this space... (Looks like a busy packing day next Thursday!)
The Sales Team
received mine today with the usual Sales Team efficiency which I appreciate very much. Mny thanks
Peter Smith
Quote from: petersmith1942 on January 22, 2016, 16:11
received mine today with the usual Sales Team efficiency which I appreciate very much. Mny thanks
Peter Smith
ditto
The smile on granddaughters face was worth the entry money
The bad news: when the team finished last Thursday morning there was just one lonely 'Skarloey' left on the bench - the last of the second batch.
The good news: an order has been placed for 100 'Rheneases', which are due for release in May. More news when we have some (either news or locos!)
The Sales Team.
Quote from: The Sales Team on February 26, 2016, 22:22
'Rheneases', which are due for release in May.
The Sales Team.
May? Very interesting.
Hullo Sales Team!
Is the loco below that referred to in the Parkside Dundas catalogue? If so is it available through your good offices?
Bachmann MDT Plymouth Industrial
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDFLB&P=7#mults
I'm thinking of building one of their brass diesels [well we could all do with a laugh, couldn't we?]
Doug
Otty: We only said 'May' or, possibly, maybe... Release dates are something of a moveable feast, so we shall all have to wait and see!
Chubber: Not sure if there are any Plymough diesels left in stock, but an e-mail to Brian at members-sales@009society.com will confirm or otherwise.
The Sales Team
Murky Buckets, email sent.
D
Quote from: The Sales Team on March 05, 2016, 15:43
Otty: We only said 'May' or, possibly, maybe... Release dates are something of a moveable feast, so we shall all have to wait and see!
The Sales Team
I understand nothing is set in stone hence why I said "May? Very interestingly" & no more ;)
How does a member get onto the sales team's email distribution?
Also My Dad sent me a sales dept mass email from Feb (before Shepton) with a link to a downloadable sales list and I would like to look at an updated list if such a document still exists or has been updated since.
Thanks
Colin
CHANGES TO THE SOCIETY SALES SERVICE
Brian Guilmant formally announced the future shape of the Society Sales operation yesterday at the 009 Society AGM, where he also relinquished his post as Sales Officer after over 40 years in the job.
In future, the load will be shared among three different operations:
- a Recycling Service: this will take in stock (including from deceased members) and sort and value it. This will continue to be run by the Wimborne team under Brian G. From here items will be passed on to
- the Sales operation: This new venture will be based in Chandlers Ford (in Hampshire) and run by Lee Bryant, Alan Hamer and David Ward. All orders will in future be directed here for packing and dispatch. Please note that although goods will continue to be dealt with (at least) weekly packing day will no longer be necessarily on a Thursday.
- the sale of new items
many thanks for that helpful information; I very much value the work of the Sales Teams. The only thing not touched on here is the future of the Sales Listing Service. Will this continue please?
Peter Smith (I was exhibiting on my own on Saturday so could not attend the AGM)
Hi, Peter -
Listing will, I am sure, continue although perhaps in a different form in the future. One day it may even be possible to see stock 'live' on the website and place an order there, but this may be a little way off. Any changes are for the new Sales Team in Chandlers Ford to devise in line with whatever ways of working they adopt and the resources available to them - but the initial challenge will be for them to get their feet under the table and learn the ropes using the present system. No doubt they will master things soon enough, but we all need to give them a little time in the new job!
p.p. The Sales Team
I sent in an order request by email to the members sales address last week in response to the latest list but have heard nothing back. I know things have changed & don't want to harrass anyone. I was just wondering if I had sent my email to the correct address or am I just being impatient??
Nigel - if you sent your request to the e-mail address in the front of the News then it will have been received. I think things are taking a little time to bed in with the new team on the dispatch side and hopefully you will hear something soon, but write again if you haven't heard anything in a day or two.
p.p. Members' Sales
Just to prove me wrong you have replied this afternoon, so it was just me being impatient ::) I was just worrying that I had lost an email in the great electronic ether - many thanks to you all for your hard work!
May I very gently ask whether the sales team is currently processing orders? I did send a request a fortnight ago to 'members-sales@009society.com' and haven't heard anything back. This is not meant to be pushy; I know Members' Sales is a huge project run by kind volunteers.
Tom - why not give Lee a ring? I'm sure he wouldn't mind and you may get a response sooner (I don't know how often he gets on the forum) - but remember late afternoons/evenings only as he may be asleep as he works varying shifts.
David.
Dave Ward now sells new Minitrains stock on behalf of the 009 Society.
Some of the new Bagnall Well Tank locos are expected to be available in the next few days.
There will be two versions:- No. 2011 Bagnall black No. 2012 Bagnall maroon
Price for payment by cheque is
Being New- can we pay and collect at Wimbourne? or will we have to pay before? Will be paying by debit card.
Steve
Just a reminder to all that the Society Members' kits for RNAD vans and brake vans (both
I have a query re Members Sales.
I am actively seeking BEMO H0e locomotives for an ongoing project, and whilst I am aware it is relatively easy to source them from the retailers who stock them as new items or the usual auction sites such as eBay ( which I use very frequently!)
I was wondering if there is a facility on this forum to post a 'Wanted' request?
From previous experience I have found that such requests sometimes to result in items being purchased.
They didn't have much Bemo at NGSW, what sort are you after as it's always worth posting a separate thread on here and NGRM and also writing a letter for publication in the News. You need to be more specific than just "Bemo" though as that covers an awful lot of locos from many different countries!!
(Amended following Garry's post below, wasn't aware they'd changed it!)
Please note that Member's Sales no longer retains a "Wants List" & hasn't done so for some time.
Instead you should sign up for the approximately monthly e-mail sales list -- See 009 News for details of this facility.
Garry
Have amended my post, Garry, though the rest still applies, post on this forum and NGRM and a letter to the News with specific "wants"...
Quote from: Hobby on February 24, 2017, 10:01
They didn't have much Bemo at NGSW, what sort are you after as it's always worth posting a separate thread on here and NGRM and also writing a letter for publication in the News. You need to be more specific than just "Bemo" though as that covers an awful lot of locos from many different countries!!
(Amended following Garry's post below, wasn't aware they'd changed it!)
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I did not really expect that there would be much scope on this forum for locating Bemo H0e
Having bought Bemo for many years now I am aware of the range covered, at this stage have a wants list which covers Saxon Meyer and any 2-10-2s
Quote from: garrywhiting on February 24, 2017, 10:13
Please note that Member's Sales no longer retains a "Wants List" & hasn't done so for some time.
Instead you should sign up for the approximately monthly e-mail sales list -- See 009 News for details of this facility.
Garry
This change happened at exactly the time I had almost got most of the Egger-bahn items.
It was most annoying! I could post a wants list, but then everyone would know that they have something that is unusual and the price would go up!
I could get several of the items from Ruud Wittekoek via his sales list, but they are a bit too pricy for me. I am having to ask for them as Christmas and birthday presents!
But I do get the list every month and read it in hope!
Brian Meldon
While there is no 'wants' list currently it's easy enough to contact 009 Sales and Recycling direct [contact details in the 009 News] and ask for what you want. If they have it, they will probably sell it to you! But I think in the past it's proved unworkable, for practical reasons, to retain the request 'going forward' (as they say).
The Sales list in November had a lot of Continental stock, though how much remains I'm afraid I can't say.
David Collins.
Quote from: Steve Lewis on February 24, 2017, 11:33
I did not really expect that there would be much scope on this forum for locating Bemo H0e
Having bought Bemo for many years now I am aware of the range covered, at this stage have a wants list which covers Saxon Meyer and any 2-10-2s
Don't see why not, many of us in the Society model HOe... As I said earlier also post in NGRM, in addition to us there's also a contingent of German modellers who may have stuff available... German ebay.de is also worth looking at, if they don't say they'll post to the UK message and ask, many will if asked.
The reason I asked about what Bemo stuff you wanted is that most people model just one country or line so most of the Bemo stuff wouldn't be relevant...
Bear in mind Bemo aren't the only one to make a Saxon Meyer, mine isn't a Bemo but the other version (can't think of the name now but no doubt Brian will remind me!)...
Brian, I'm not sure that the publication of a wants list for the rest of us would make any difference to the price of stuff, only your rare stuff causes that! ;)
Thanks for the comments.
I currently model in 4 Model railway sectors, 00-9 , H0e, 0n30, and 00 and also G Scale Garden line.
I have frequently purchased from eBay.de without problem, although these days the exchange rate is unfavourable.
Having been a Ebay user for many years ( User Stevesoller). I find by far the the best for locating items being sought, ( And fro Selling!)
Minitrains Ns2f diesels are coming!
The newly released (and catchily-named) Minitrains Ns2f diesels are due to arrive in Germany tomorrow and all being well they should be available on the 009 Sales stand at the AGM this weekend. There are four colours available, all at a special discounted price for 009 Society members of
Just a reminder that in addition to the Ns2f diesels which featured in the previous post, and which are still in stock, 009 Sales still have those delightful Minitrains Baldwin 2-6-2s at a special price of
Hi Sales Team I am new to the 009 society having just joined and have noticed that members have a special arrangement with Minitrains. Can you direct me to where I can find information about this on the site or if its available somewhere else Thanks David Hunt
To get the sales listing you need to be subscribed to it, email members-sales@009society.com and ask to be listed.
Cheers
Andy
Thanks David Hunt
Hi
I an also a newbie joining at the end of May. As far I as I know I have subscribed to the sales list but have never received anything. How often do the lists go out?
Alan
Last list I can find in my email inbox is from June 5th.
They seem to be every 5 to 6 weeks
Well I did not get the one in June so that does not bode well. Is there any was of checking I am on the mailing list?
Ask them! ;)
Lists are not sent out on a regular basis, but purely 'as and when'. Which means when there is a good reason for doing so, such as an influx of new stock (or sometimes in an attempt to shift old stock!)
The last one went out early in June, but that doesn't necessarily mean there will be another in July. So don't worry - if you got June's you must be on the mailing list. It's possible the recent show in Mansfield may have yielded some goodies, in which case there may be a list soon. Or possibly not...
Hope this is helpful.
David.
Certainly speaking to the sales team at Mansfield on Saturday there was a hope that there would be a sales list going out before Pewsey, but that would depend on the time that the team had to go through the stock that had arrived at Mansfield.
The current position is that there is about half the amount of new stock to justify producing a new list, so it is likely to be a couple of weeks or maybe more before the next one will appear. Don't worry - the two Brians are on the ball, as always!
The Sales Team.
But are they dribbling? :D
Salivating possibly - I know I did when I looked in the box of arrived stock as BrianG was packing it :D
Okay - apologies for the misinformation (or was I just being set up?) - it seems a new list appeared at one minute past midnight today after all. Incidentally, Brian E. generally sends the list out at this time to give everyone (especially members down under) a fair chance, but even then the first orders are often arriving literally within minutes.
David C. [for it is he]
p.p. The Sales Team.
Hi all,
Email from sales team arrived overnight.....
________________________________________
Hi All
It in the nature of this hobby that incoming items are often the whole or a major part of someone's collection, gathered over many years and stored ready for action that never takes place. Such is this Listing; items bought between 20 and 40 years ago which have remained in the drawer for most of the time. We have endeavoured to price them all realistically.
You can download the Listing from HERE
http://about.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=69f168d6fdbc74d2232a04f0b&id=394008b0eb&e=0b6f930190 (http://about.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=69f168d6fdbc74d2232a04f0b&id=394008b0eb&e=0b6f930190)
Brian Ellsmore
_________________________________________________
Thanks
Just as an update to my last post, members might be interested to learn that the latest list generated over fifty email requests, not all of which could be met as some items had already been spoken for. The first order arrived just six minutes after the list was sent out...
There might - I only said might - be another list quite soon, maybe before Pewsey.
David.
Hi, everyone -
Just to clarify, as it seems there has been some confusion (I think it wasn't listed in the latest 009 News), that the Sales Stand will indeed be at ExPoNG later this month. Just so's everyone knows...
The Sales Team.
New sweet-running Minitrains F&C chassis (outside framed 0-4-0) are back in stock at the 009 Society.
Get to the Squash Court at ExpoNG to purchase yours
Does this tempt you?
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4478/38097106131_3138fb8e4b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/213vCnr)Minitrains Decauville Progres (https://flic.kr/p/213vCnr) by clayliner (https://www.flickr.com/photos/92012779@N06/), on Flickr
It's the new Minitrains Decauville Progres, which has just arrived in Europe and should be with Society Sales soon.
The price to Members is
Oooh!
As subscribers to the Sales List -and those who have already received theirs - will know, 'Rheneas' is now in stock at Society Sales. Indeed, there are still some in stock, after a few thousand pounds' worth were sent out this week.
The Sales Team.
Esteemed members -
Your Society's Sales operation continues to thrive and you may be interested to know that several thousand pounds' worth of orders have been dispatched in just the last two or three weeks (fortunately stock also continues to arrive to satisfy this ongoing demand). Hopefully this will be reflected in the satisfaction of those receiving their orders, and as always the priority of the service remains precisely that: a service to members. Other commercial or financial considerations
Good luck with the sales website! I know these things can be a pain to set up, but I'm sure doing it will make your service to members even better than it already is.
Thanks for the kind comments.
Steve Fulljames is guiding Sales through the process and we may well use the same package as the one he uses for Narrow Planet. But some questions remain to be settled and it is all dependent on the new Society website coming online.
More news in due course. In the meantime, the operation remains steam driven!
The Sales Team.
As a very new member, I have struggling to find anywhere to buy good quality rolling stock, eBay.de is not overburdened with HOe items and Dortmund i still six weeks away.
However.
Thanks to David Ward, I hope that my first attempt to buy a Minitrains 1081 green Decauville is successful.
Tim Hale another Dorset native.
HOe stuff comes and goes on the Members Sales... There's been a very barren patch for the past 12/18 months then a glut of stuff over the past month or so... Swings and roundabouts i suppose!
Tim -
I presume you have signed up to receive the occasional Sales List? If not, request to be added to the mailing list at: members-sales@009society.com
David.
Something tasty and rather special to tempt members: a 'limited release' bogie well wagon with a bulldozer load from Minitrains:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4779/38900195770_808cb63640_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22gtEWw)well wagon (https://flic.kr/p/22gtEWw)
[photo courtesy of Minitrains]
Available through Members Sales for
Could have done with one of them to clear the snow last week! :D :D :D
Malcolm
Hi All
New to the society and forums, looking to see if i can get added to the sales list, or if anyone has a copy of the most recent list,
Also as a newbie how do you order? is it just the item number in an email how does it work?
thanks
Ed
Hi Ed,
The Members Sales team send out their lists from time to time. They email you a link to download the list.
You can register for these by sending an email to them at: members-sales@009society.com
The list has instructions, there are various ways to order by email or phone.
Frank
Hi Frank
Thank you i shall send an email to them now.
Many Thanks
Ed
Ed (et al) -
Just a reminder that listings are not a complete list of everything in stock. They are usually produced following the arrival of a significant amount of new stock, and so mainly list these items. They therefore appear irregularly, on an as and when basis, and not usually prior to shows where the Sales Stand is booked to appear (so as to ensure a reasonable amount of stock for shows). So there may not be one for a few weeks now. Listings often appear late on Sundays and orders sometimes arrive within minutes, so don't take too long thinking! - it's strictly first come, first served.
If there's a particular item you're after just email members-sales@009 society.com and ask. We don't maintain a formal 'wants' list but may be able to keep an eye open for something for you.
Finally, please be sure to provide all the information requested or we may not be able to send your order (or charge you!) Orders are usually dispatched on Thursday mornings.
Looking forward to your custom!
The Sales Team.
Hi Sales team
Okay great,
Im not looking for anything specific i was just hoping to see what sort of things appear on the list, what sort of thing is available, being new to the scene i just like to see what sort of things sell and what sort of pricing, i do look at ebay but its soo hard to gauge ebay at times i like to have more than 1 source of information.
And now for something rather different...
Intelligence reaches us about a forthcoming loco from ANE Models. The prototypes were built by Mitsubishi in 1969 and 1972 (DL 21
Quote from: The Sales Team on October 02, 2018, 21:40
And now for something rather different...
Intelligence reaches us about a forthcoming loco from ANE Models. The prototypes were built by Mitsubishi in 1969 and 1972 (DL 21
Quote from: The Sales Team on October 02, 2018, 21:40
And now for something rather different...
Intelligence reaches us about a forthcoming loco from ANE Models. The prototypes were built by Mitsubishi in 1969 and 1972 (DL 21
I suspect there might just be enough room! ;)
Surprisingly the 'intelligence report' suggests that the manufacturer says there's not enough room. I took this as 'they can't be bothered to design it in'. As Blair say there would appear to be ample space - unless that this that the entire thing is a cast weight under the bonnet.
I find the tone of some of the responses on this forum regarding the decoder somewhat surprising, especially since ANE Models deal in matters DCC ---- take a look at their website!
Why , given that they produce decoders, do our respondents doubt their statements.
Quite frankly I am heartilly fed up with people who pass snap judgements on products that are not even available yet!
Garry
I'm not trying to prove the manufacturer wrong. But their visions of what the model must look like might be different than mine. If we assume the photos are of models on a chassis, there looks like space in the cab. I am happy to have a cab full of decoder if that's what it takes.
I added decoders to my Bemo V51s by hacking off a corner of the whitemetal chassis. But back in those days I was running DC, and elected to go to DCC, so I had the locos to begin with. These days I will have to wait and see what the finished model looks like, in 009 News or here on the forum, before I can place an order - and just hope they aren't sold out.
Garry, this might well be what it takes for me to resurrect the DBT after what is now heading towards eight years storage. All I said was that I'll buy two (or even three) but only if there is somewhere to fit a decoder.
Quote from: garrywhiting on October 03, 2018, 10:23Quite frankly I am heartilly fed up with people who pass snap judgements on products that are not even available yet!
Bit of an over-reaction there, Garry, take a chill pill! The reason I doubt the manufacturer simply because I can see at least one obvious place for a decoder, namely the rather large cab... I suspect that with some modification the fuel/battery tanks between the bogies could be a another possible location....
Luckily I don't give a toss about chips (except from the Chippy with a battered sausage!) so it doesn't affect me...
BTW were these locos ever used anywhere else in the World as I'd like one but can't justify it at the moment!
They look interesting, though I wonder if they will be to 'standard' HO scale (1:87) or 'Japanese HO' (1:80)?
Good point Julien. I model HO, but for those who model in 009 if it was to 1:80 it's pretty much to scale.
Some more detail of them here, though I can't currently find a Wikki page for them, though I am sure there will be one, but in Japanese!
http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/taiwan11.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alishan_Forest_Railway
Quote from: JulienW on October 14, 2018, 11:02
They look interesting, though I wonder if they will be to 'standard' HO scale (1:87) or 'Japanese HO' (1:80)?
They are most definitely 1/80 th scale.
Garry
Do for either, then!
Quote from: garrywhiting on October 14, 2018, 16:07
Quote from: JulienW on October 14, 2018, 11:02
They look interesting, though I wonder if they will be to 'standard' HO scale (1:87) or 'Japanese HO' (1:80)?
They are most definitely 1/80 th scale.
Garry
Thanks Garry.
Has there been a members list or notification over the last couple of months?
Steve
There was an email a week or so back I think but no list from what i remember. Only two weeks to Expong and then everything will change so I doubt we'll see anything until the dust has settled!
An email was sent to the mailing list on 13 Oct, with an update. Extract from this email:
"The Members Sales team are aware that a list of items for sale has not been circulated for some time but this has been due to the considerable number of events we have attended recently which has meant that stock has been coming in and going out before we have been able to list it. However we do have a large numbers of items which will be for sale at Expong and we hope after Expong normal service will be resumed. We look forward to seeing you there."
If anyone who is on the mailing list and should have received this email but didn't then I suggest that there may be a glitch somewhere, so good idea to get on to Brian Ellsmore and report it.
Mick
As Blair says, once Expong is over we'll see if there's any stock left (!) and then maybe get a list together when there's enough (newish) stock to justify one.
The Sales Team.
It was just seeing the comment about a recent notification made me ask as I didn't receive that email.
Thanks all
Steve
Quote from: The Sales Team on October 02, 2018, 21:40
And now for something rather different...
Intelligence reaches us about a forthcoming loco from ANE Models. The prototypes were built by Mitsubishi in 1969 and 1972 (DL 21
That's a shame, it looks a big loco in real life so will probably look too large against my HO scale stock. Should suit you OO9ers though!
It's a shame we seem to be going backwards to the bad old days of OO/HO and N with 1:160 and 1:148 scales, not to mention TT! OK I understand the reasons they done it for their 3ft 6ins stuff but this is 2ft 6ins so they could have used the correct scale. I don't think they should mark their stuff HO scale, though, that's misleading, HO scale is 1:87, not 1:80, they'd be better listing it as OO sacle as it's nearer! Though they aren't the only ones as Bachmann list their Tallylyn stuff as HO in the USA!
I am sure that ANE Models have chosen to offer the Ali Shan Mitsubishi Diesel in 1/80th scale for very sound economic reasons . 1/80th scale is still widely used in Japan, and since the Tomytec narrow gauge range is also 1/80th it makes sense to maximise potential sales by aiming at the primary market of Japan where it is likely that sales in that market alone will well exceed all other sales worldwide.
I very much doubt that UK sales would exceed a few hundred units while sales in Japan and other far east countries will be in thousands.
Even if were offered in 1/87th there is no guarantee that this would increase sales in countries outside Asia given that the vast majority of modellers are intensely parochial in outlook and tastes.
Garry
The point I was making is that it's unnecessary. All they needed to do to represent 3ft 6ins in HO scale was use 12mm gauge track. 1067mm gauge comes out at 12.2mm in 1:87, even more accurate than HOm!
Quote from: The Sales Team on October 02, 2018, 21:40
And now for something rather different...
Intelligence reaches us about a forthcoming loco from ANE Models. The prototypes were built by Mitsubishi in 1969 and 1972 (DL 21
Very nice, I hadn't noticed it had outside cranks! Have posted to NGRM, Julien, I'm sure there will be some interested over there. If the Society are importing it it may be worth people waiting as the price on that eBay advert will have to include import tax and Royal Mail fee for collecting it!
Some advance notice of another Sales Listing which will be appearing soon - this one will feature L&B and GVT stock, much of it Peco items still in their boxes and at bargain prices. Also one collector's item for someone looking for a special Easter treat...
The Sales Team.
After the moderate success of the last Listing - though we could have sold the Backwoods L&B crane four times over! - look out for another one soon. It is hoped this will include a range of plastic kits (Dundas, Meridian, 009 Society) and a selection of 12mm continental items, including some rather fine locos.
The Sales Team.
Watch out for another Sales Listing coming soon - this one a wide range of chassis suitable for 009. Most are just chassis but some have bodies - either N gauge or indifferent 009 ones - but essentially they are chassis. Something for your next project?
The Sales Team.
Hot on the heels of last week's listing of chassis, watch out for another coming soon: this time a varied selection of locos and a couple of railbuses. There should also be photos to help you make up your mind.
The Sales Team.
New guy here, so apologies for a stupid question. Is the sales list posted online somewhere, or posted out with the magazine?
You need to send them an email with your email address and they will add your name to the mailing list and it will be sent to you whenever they publish one, it isn't online or anywhere else. The email adress to send your email is in the News, front inside page.
Mike:
Further to your question, you may find it helpful to see the post on page 9 of this thread dated 11.3.18 which explains a bit more about the Sales Listings - how and when they appear and what they are and are not.
David.
Brilliant, thanks.
Just a reminder that the Society Sales Team is hoping to have a major presence at the East Midlands Members' Day at Portland College in Mansfield next weekend.
Stock will include over 200 locos
Well, that seems to have been a worthwhile exercise, both for members and the Sales service, which took more than
Well, this member certainly appreciated the efforts of the sales team * for getting so much stock up to Mansfield for us to purchase, and for their hard work on the day as the tills and cast machine must have been busy considering how much was there at the start of the day and how little seemed to be left at the end.
* even if my bank account didn't :D
Well done and thank you to the Sales team! Sorry I could not get to the members' day this time - lack of transport...
A 'heads up' for another Sales Listing which should appear in the next couple of days.
This will include a wide range of kits for locos, wagons and coaches (both metal and plastic), Minitrains and Egger/Playcraft items and Continental locos (though these will probably still be available after any Brexit under existing trading arrangements, or failing, that WTO rules!)
Well worth a look.
The Sales Team.
Rumours of another Listing in the pipeline...
This one contains about thirty locos, mostly from proprietary kits but some quite modified, together with a few railcars.
Some very tasty items - the photos give a fairly clear idea what you are buying but it's probably true to say that they don't really do the locos justice and they look much better in the flesh!
Please order promptly as they may be heading off to the Tyne-Tees Members' Day at Jarrow next weekend from where they might not return! If you plan to be there we can deliver orders to you in person, of course, if you let us know.
The Sales Team.
Further to the previous post, we're sorry to have to say that the listing we had put together will not now be appearing, certainly for the time being.
With a number of shows in the offing - Jarrow, Corse and EXPOng, to name but three - it may be difficult to fit another one in for a while, but do come and check out the Society Sales Stand at one of these events if you're within reach - we'd love to see you (and take your money!)
The Sales Team.
That's not very fair, what if we can't make those shows. Not fair to tease with a possible list, then withdraw it unless we can drive round the country chasing the sales stall.no point with suggesting lists if your not going to bother to follow up the suggestion with an actual list. Very dissapointed. Paul.
Well, Paul, we appreciate your disappointment - we were disappointed , too!
The fact is - as has been pointed out before - those doing stuff like this for the Society are only volunteers and generally do the best we can. Sometimes unforeseen events happen, like illness (as in this case) but even then people get together to try and do what we can for members.
Which is why I'm now told that it's been decided to send the list out after all (yes!!) and the team will do our utmost to get the orders sent out later this week, despite the problems.
So - our apologies for the confusion, which is largely the result of people just trying to do the best as events develop day by day. Hopefully there will be something on the list to tempt you!
The Sales Team.
Dear sales team, I am well aware that you are all volunteers, and a bloody fine job you all do. Sorry to hear you are suffering illness, hope it's not too serious. It doesn't take a very big stick to get stuck in the cogs & jam the machine. I wish you all well & hope that you are back up to full strength soon. Looking forward with anticipation to receiving the next list. Paul.
Hi, Paul, and thanks for your good wishes.
Hopefully the listing will have now reached you after all, and apologies again for any confusion.
With a bit of luck we will be able to get any orders in the post later this week, and sort the remaining stock for its trip north to Jarrow at the weekend.
The Sales Team.
Quote from: The Sales Team on September 23, 2019, 18:36
Hopefully the listing will have now reached you after all, and apologies again for any confusion.
The Sales Team.
I haven't received mine yet, has it been sent out or was your posting just made on your assumption that the list has been distributed................?
Mick
Mine was received at 12:18 on the 23rd Mick.
And mine!
Looks like the West Midlands email filter is working OK then! I still haven't received my email link for the list. Message sent to BrianE to report possible glitch.
Mick
EDIT - Update as at late Tuesday evening. List now arrived thanks to Brian E for sending a copy.
Some dodgy descriptions on some locos on the list noticed when I did a quick click on the photo links - one of the Russells is actually a L&B MW and the "much altered" W&L Sir Dreadful looks more like a bashed Langley Baldwin Lyn on a Bachmann 8 coupled chassis to me. I think I need to get myself down to Colehill on Thursday morning for some gentle re-training of the Sales Team kit identifying expert.............
Mick
Got mine early hour's of 23rd too, Thank you.
For some reason Brian E didn't mail the list (mine, anyway) until midday on Monday, rather than midnight as he would normally have. So - after all the 'will it, won't it' - I was a bit shocked not to find it in my inbox first thing on Monday morning.
As for the descriptions, Mick, fortunately the photos make them irrelevant...!
I'm sure the team will try harder in future.
David.
12:18 is just after midday, David, 00:18 would be just after midnight! Unless Julien was not using a 24 hour clock!
18 past Noon, just for clarification.
Same as mine, Julien, I assumed you were using the 24 hour clock!
Quote from: Hobby on September 26, 2019, 08:41
12:18 is just after midday, David, 00:18 would be just after midnight
Yes - as I said, Brian E normally does indeed send the list out at around midnight - possibly for the benefit of our Antipodean members. For some reason this time it seems he dispatched it about midday on Monday. Hence my anxiety at not seeing it first thing on Monday - I thought maybe it wasn't going to appear after all!
David.
That's torn it! All this talk of when I send out the listing has caused me to remember what Number Six said: "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own!"
Read into it what you will.
Brian E
Quote from: briane on September 27, 2019, 20:53
That's torn it! All this talk of when I send out the listing has caused me to remember what Number Six said: "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own!"
Read into it what you will.
Brian E
Did he? I thought he said "I am not a number"
Mick (number 2251.....................)
I only said 'normally', which allows for plenty of deviation from the normal, I think (up to 2 standard deviations, anyway, or maybe Board members are allowed more?)
David.
An excellent Members' Day at Jarrow last Saturday, with very healthy sales from the Society sales stand. Apart from the welcome income hopefully they also reflect plenty of happy members who were able to go home with a bargain! Thanks to everyone for their support.
The Sales Team.
P.S. Good to have a visit from Blair Hobson to the Sales operation this week, too! (Visitors are usually welcome, preferably with prior notice so we can arrange extra doughnuts.)
Hi. I will be at EXPONG in 10 days time. This might be an obvious question but do I have to prove I am a society member to make use of the society sales stand or is it open to all?
David.
Hopefully you can still rescue the envelope your last 009 News came in from the recycling box. If so then the address label will have your membership number & renewal date on it, and thereby proof of membership.
From memory though you are unlikely to be asked for proof to purchase from the 009 sales stand at ExpoNG as it is generally open to all, but it might be useful to get into the show as they used to do a discounted entry for members of the various NG model railway societies, though looking at the poster for the 2019 show on their website this concession isn't shown so they may no longer be doing it.
Hope that helps,
Julien Webb
OK Julien thanks.
David
Hi, David -
The short answer is that the Sales Stand will take money from anyone at expoNG!
There was a time when Society members were entitled to a 10% discount (sometimes on production of their membership card) on good sold but that is no longer the case - the discount is now built in to prices.
Enjoy the show and spend lots with Sales!
The Sales Team.
A big 'thank you' to everyone who helped out on the Sales Stand at the Wessex Open Day at Colehill last Saturday.
Thanks, too, to everyone who spent money - Sales took just over £3,000 which may be a bit down on last year but is still reasonable enough.
Of course, it's not about the money, but hopefully giving the members things they need (or maybe just want...)
The Sales Team.
I bought a few items that I'd not seen elsehwere so very happy. Very friendly event. Look forward to the next one.
Is the new RNAD Brake van (and other kits) available mail order please?
EDIT : Too much Christmas cheer, I accidentally picked up and old copy of the magazine from 2016 instead of a new one, there is no new Brake van. :-[
They may reply to you, but usually the sales department closes for the festive season and remember they are volunteers.
Stan.
Yes - as Stan (helpfully) says, the Sales Team are currently on their Christmas and New Year break, and will probably not reconvene until 16th January. But emails may well get an answer in the meantime.
Seasons Greetings to all.
The Sales Team.
Quote from: The Sales Team on December 24, 2019, 10:48
Yes - as Stan (helpfully) says, the Sales Team are currently on their Christmas and New Year break, and will probably not reconvene until 16th January. But emails may well get an answer in the meantime.
Seasons Greetings to all.
The Sales Team.
Are you sure you've got the date right David? There's Ilton on 11 January which the Sales will be attending.............
Seasons greetings to you as well, I hope you have a good and peaceful Christmas and aren't too overwhelmed with the guests staying in your peaceful part of the world that you told me about!
Best regards
Mick
Quote from: The Sales Team on December 24, 2019, 10:48
But emails may well get an answer in the meantime.
Thanks, but it was mistake. The new mag arrived last week, but I only had chance to have a quick glance, so put it "somewhere safe". When I finally had 10 minutes to call my own I picked the Jan 2016 one by mistake and thought that some new members kits were being released. :-[
Stephen
Members will be sorry to hear that Lee Bryant, our esteemed Sales Officer, recently suffered a fall while on holiday in Sri Lanka (all members of the Sales Team are - justifiably, of course - allowed one exotic foreign holiday out of the previous year's profits). The bad news is that he will be in hospital there for some time, though the (?) good news is that he is now the proud owner of a new Sri Lankan hip joint. Clearly, not the sort of memorable holiday he had been looking forward to.
One practical consequence of this is that Society Sales will now not be able to attend the SWOONS show at Ilton on 11th January. Our apologies to everyone who was looking forward to spending their Christmas money there but we're sure you'll understand.
Finally, the Team wish all members a very Happy New Year.
The Sales Team.
Get well soon, Lee!
Poor Lee - what a sorry consequence of a holiday I know was greatly looked forward to by him and his wife.
I'll pass on people's best wishes to him.
Julian
Poor Lee - certainly a holiday to remember, but for the wrong reasons.
If you do make contact Julian please pass on best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Further to post 199 (above), some better news: thanks to the dedication of certain gentlemen it now looks as though Sales WILL be able to attend Ilton after all. We don't like letting you down if at all possible!
Thanks for all the good wishes here and elsewhere to Lee, which will be passed on.
The Sales Team
That's great news David. Can you let me know who has picked up the baton please and I will contact him/them to see if they need any assistance.
Mick
Can you let them know I will hopefully be there to help out behind the counter as usual!
Thanks for the offers of help everybody. They have been passed on.
I've been in contact with Lee this morning via text and the news is encouraging.
He is out of hospital, but does need to go back each day for further treatment. Lee hopes to fly home next week, but that will completely depend on medical progress.
He was talking about getting to Ilton (!), but I think he is now persuaded that everything is in hand and he should concentrate on getting himself properly fit and well in the medium term.
Julian
Chairman
That's good news Julian.
I've been in contact with both DC and JT members of the team and am assured that everything is in hand to get the stock picked up and transported to Ilton next Saturday so anyone who was re-thinking making the journey in the light of what has happened can be reassured that the table will be populated and manned by the time they have got through the door and had their traditional pasty care of Matt and Maria of the Devon Railway Centre and SWOONS catering corps!!
Mick
A very big 'thank you' to everyone who helped at Ilton last Saturday. Financially it was worthwhile but more importantly Sales were able to be there for the benefit of members despite the initial fears that we would not be able to make it.
Special thanks to those who 'volunteered' to help in whatever way during the current indisposition of various members of the team - you know who you are.
We hope that normal service will be resumed asap and look forward to serving members throughout 2020.
The Sales Team.
Quote from: The Sales Team on January 12, 2020, 18:29We hope that normal service will be resumed asap
That's me banned then... ;D
Glad you all had a good day
Steve
Blair: I think you are shown in the timetable as
'Q - runs as required'
But your help is appreciated anyway, as always.
The Sales Team.
Yep, that sounds about right!¬! 8)
Just a note to all Members to thank you for your patience while the team have been 'on holiday' and below strength over recent weeks, especially if emails have gone unanswered or packages delayed. The good news is that the team is getting back to what passes as normal, although we're not all quite there yet (okay - some of us haven't been for a long time now...)
We had hoped to get a Listing out last week - we're aware it's been quite a while since the last one - but there was a lot to discuss and catch up on (and extra doughnuts to be eaten) so it will have to wait for now - our apologies. There's only so much that can be achieved in one morning, unfortunately.
The Sales Team.
We're pleased that the listing finally saw the light of day last weekend, and produced a gratifying response which kept the team busy last Thursday. We could have sold one item nine times over! - and apologies to all those who were disappointed and missed out on it. Sometimes you have to move fast (and stay up late)!
Hopefully some plump envelopes will be dropping onto doormats over the next few days...
The Sales Team.
See and purchase from the members sales next Saturday in Beccles, Suffolk.
See details in the Exhibition Publicity section.
Quote from: The Sales Team on February 28, 2020, 18:54
Hopefully some plump envelopes will be dropping onto doormats over the next few days...
Indeed they did thank you
Stephen :-)
The Sales Team are sorry to inform members that the Members' Sales Service will be suspending operations for the time being. This is in a large part due to the current coronavirus emergency which makes it very difficult for the team to meet to undertake their duties.
We therefore ask that, until further notice, members do NOT send items for sale to our Colehill (Wimborne) postal address as they will not be dealt with. Anybody who sent items which arrived there after 12th March or handed in any items at Narrow Gauge North please email us to discuss how we deal with them. However, if you are really keen to sell items you can post them to: 009 Sales, 1 Corinthian Road, Chandlers Ford, Southampton, SO53 2BA, and we will endeavour to value them and send you a cheque (if you accept our valuation) in due course.
Members can still email Sales with queries etc. but no individual orders will be taken for the foreseeable future. However, it may prove possible for a Sales Listing to go out at some future date, when members who have already registered for such lists will automatically receive notification.
As far as our presence at shows and other events goes, the current situation is that they have all been cancelled until at least the Skills Day at Pewsey on 1st August, so we will sadly be unable to serve members at shows until they resume.
We are sure members will appreciate the situation and we assure everyone that normal service will be resumed just as soon as we are able to get up and running again.
Best wishes,
The Sales Team.
Something that came up in a discussion on NGRM may be worth "airing" on this thread. Over the past couple of decades the amount of RTR 009 has increased a lot, but that's nothing compared with Continental HOe. I think(?) that most of the current sales team are more into traditional 009 rather than the newer HOe (excepting Minitrains, obviously!) and would like to offer my services should they be unsure of the value of the more modern HOe stock. Prices for the Liliput Uh (for example) are now nearer (if not above) the £200 mark due to it's limited production and non availability and whilst I wouldn't expect the Society to sell for that price it's worth knowing that so the Society can post a realistic price both for buyer and seller.
Thanks for this offer, Blair. We'll have a chat about it tomorrow and let you know!
At present we are otherwise preoccupied with setting up the online sales site of which more news to everyone soon...!
The Sales Team.
Blair,
Good idea and I hope that your extensive knowledge of these things will be accepted and utilised. In the current transitional circumstances may I suggest that it would be a good idea to put your proposal into writing and email it to Julian Evison, the Chairman and to Lee Bryant, Sales Officer, both have contacts published in 009 News. This to ensure that your proposal/offer is properly recorded and will be addressed.
Mick
Thanks, Mick, in view of their reply which acknowledges my offer, I'll leave it with them for the time being, more important things for them at the moment!
Blair,
Thanks very much for the offer (and no need to put it in writing because now both Sales and I have seen it); I am glad that the Sales Team have already responded as they progress getting things going again in very changed circumstances.
Julian
Hi again, Blair -
We did indeed discuss your kind offer of help yesterday and thank you for it. We have just begun sorting through no fewer than nine boxes of stock which have recently arrived from the continent (that's the part of Europe which lies across the [English] Channel) so it was particularly timely.
Our current main sources of intelligence on HOe and the like are Alan Hamer, one of the team members who knows quite a bit about these things, reference to commercial prices online and occasional anecdotes which come under the general heading of 'eBay madness'. But additional help is always welcome and we will be in touch as and when required.
One comment which arose out of our discussion was that whatever the 'true' value - on eBay or wherever - of an item, if such a thing exists, the main question for the Sales Team is 'What do we think is the best price we can get for it?' Given the relatively limited demand for Continental HOe in the UK (and we recognise that some members are elsewhere) we may decide that - if we want to shift the item - we may need to opt for a somewhat lower price than might be charged elsewhere. While we obviously want to give the seller the best price it does have to realistic - at the end of the day any item is only worth what the relevant market is prepared to pay for it. Obviously if you're a potential buyer the take-home message is always to check 009 Sales first for the best deals - but that is always the case, hopefully!
Finally, we hope that if and when we ever again find ourselves at a local event or show we might benefit from your personal presence and help behind the Sales stand, as you have kindly done in the past.
The Sales Team.
No problem. I think, certainly for German/Austrian and further East I could give you a ballpark figure and then it's up to you. I wasn't expecting you to adhere to the price I give you, simply use it as a guide. "eBay madness" isn't always madness, though, whilst we may think it's high it may well be the going rate for the item due to it's rarity, it's too easy for people based in this country to think a price is "madness" for an HOe item when it's anything but. So although £200 for a Liliput Uh might seem mad to many 009 modellers it's not.
While we're naturally sorry that we can't sell you anything right now, either at a show or online, the Sales Team are planning something new to offer to members, namely an online
Instruction Manual Library.
We are currently assembling a collection of various spares sheets, manuals and similar paperwork which we can make available to members online. Clearly the more items there are in the library the more useful it will be, so we are asking for members' help in making contributions to the library.
At present we have about fifty sheets which mainly give details of Continental / HOe locos. These show not only how they are put together but also, more usefully, how to get them apart and maybe attempt repairs or modifications. It's clear already that foreign manufacturers are much better at providing these instruction sheets, so any UK contributions would be especially welcome. Any paperwork which might be useful to members would be gratefully received.
The project is being masterminded by our 'spares and repairs' guru, Alan Hamer, and he would be pleased to receive any leaflets or similar paperwork at: spares@009society.com
Just email him a copy, ideally in PDF format, or drop him an email if you have any queries. The plan is for the library to hopefully be available in a few weeks' time with the information being viewable / downloadable from the Society website.
Thanks for any help you can offer,
The Sales Team.
That's an excellent idea! Enquiries along the lines of "how do I remove the body from the chassis for ..." crop up quite frequently.
Are things like chassis dimensions within this remit? You mention PDFs but are there any thoughts on other material such as videos of disassembly that members may care to make?
Quote from: Iain Morrison on January 25, 2021, 19:20
Graeme
We could certainly link out to Youtube videos if people want to make them available to us. We wouldn't hold the videos on the website as they are very heavy consumers of bandwidth and storage, Google has much more of both than we have :)
That's what I was thinking. If anyone was willing and able to make such videos but didn't want them on general release outside the group it is possible not to have them listed or come up in searches in YouTube. I know of another group that has quite a lot of material in that form. It can only be seen if the viewer has the actual link which works so long as members do not share the link with others outside the group.
That's a great idea, Graeme. I'm wondering whether it needs central organisation, though, and a 'How to...' thread on the forum where people could post instructional videos (as links) themselves would be less hassle and more democratic?
Over to you (or someone else)!
David.
You may well find that Garry Whiting has a good collection of instructions from older items that are no longer in production.
I recommend you contact him direct about this.
Not nearly as many as you would think, and with no scanner and currently no access to any photocopying facility , I doubt I can be much help at present.
Garry
Quote from: Iain Morrison on January 25, 2021, 19:20
Graeme
We could certainly link out to Youtube videos if people want to make them available to us. We wouldn't hold the videos on the website as they are very heavy consumers of bandwidth and storage, Google has much more of both than we have :)
the Society does have a Youtube channel (I believe)
The Society's YouTube channel can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9KI_Im8sktURjUg1mxNBwg
SOCIETY SALES ARE REOPENING!
With the start of the easing of restrictions from next week we are delighted that the Society Sales Service will be resuming from this Friday, 5th March. We will be happy to receive orders again whether by letter, email or via the online 'shop' which will also be live again from that day.
As you will appreciate, there will still be some restraints on us (like packing out of doors!) so please be patient if service is not quite as seamless and speedy as normal, though as restrictions are eased further we hope to be back to a full service before too long.
Our priority next week will be to dispatch the few orders which have fallen victim to lockdown and been trapped in the system for a couple of months now, together with any new orders received from Friday onwards.
There is plenty of stock to browse online with plenty more which will go on sale once we are able to resume cataloguing and pricing. New stocks of Society kits are also arriving this week and we hope the Hudson coach will appear again quite soon – check kit availability on the website.
The Sales Team.
I am pleased to announce that 009 Society Members' Sales Online Shop is now open again from 10am Friday 5th March 2021.
Come one, come all!
Quote from: Webmaster on March 05, 2021, 13:42
I am pleased to announce that 009 Society Members' Sales Online Shop is now open again from 10am Friday 5th March 2021.
Come one, come all!
Also, the shop has been restocked with a number of the Society exclusive kits (with more to follow).
Julian
I want to buy an item from the shop but I can't find how to add it to my basket, am I being thick?
I have just ordered some RNAD kits that are now back in stock. Very happy. Thanks to all involved.
Baz
Thanks Iain, all sorted now!
Just an update - a good number of packages finally went to Her Majesty's mails today and the backlog of orders (up to yesterday) has now been cleared, so watch out for the postperson over the next day or two if you think something should be coming your way.
Again, our apologies and thanks for your patience if you've had a long wait to receive your order.
The Sales Team.
You need to have a look at the NG crossing SG thread, there's someone on there who's having a little difficulty with the online sales set-up if his posts are anything to go by! (Last two pages!) Perhaps you could contact him direct!
https://www.009society.com/forum/index.php?topic=4640.msg33468#msg33468
We have. While we recognise that the current arrangements are perhaps not ideal the procedure is not that complicated - and has already been extensively explained in the News. The procedure is also explained pretty clearly on the Society website.
Any member with a problem is, of course, at liberty to email Sales direct and ask for help and advice.
The Sales Team.
Hi Sales Team! Just a quick bit of info, that Liliput L344525 "Railcar" isn't a railcar! It's the Driving trailer of the Pinzgauer's Push Pull train, made up of one of the big BoBo diesels, a centre car and the Driving Trailer. You may want to change the description as someone on another forum has got the impression it may be powered bearing in mind the name "railcar" even though it's in the rolling stock section.
Thanks, Blair. The railcar has now become a trailing coach (and it's still in the rolling stock section)!
The Sales Team.
Auhagen kits:
We have quite a few of these building kits in stock – currently product numbers:
11329 11333 11334 11353 11355 11356 11411 11413 12227 12245 12247 12260 12269 12343 13219 13280 13288 13289 13293 13299 13311 13313 13314 13321 13322 15302 15303
15304 21714 21716 30221 30618 41200 41610 41616 41618 42509 42552 42553 42556 42568 42571 42573 42577 42590 42601 42633 43564 43586 43610 43616 43468 43469
Visit the Auhagen website (auhagen.de) or other stockists for details of these kits.
These are not available in the online shop so please email: members-sales@009society.com to check availability and price and to order.
The Sales Team.
These online pdf Auhagen catalogues may help find what you need
https://auhagen.de/fileadmin/mediamanager/006_pdfs/Neuheiten2021_ENG.pdf
https://www.eurotrainhobby.com/images/Auhagen_neuheiten_2020.pdf
http://medien.modellbahnshop-lippe.com/2019/Auhagen_Neuheiten_2019_gb.pdf
https://vdocuments.site/catalogo-auhagen-2015-2016.html
https://vasutmodell.com/pics/auhagen-katalogus-2015-345709.pdf
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/22723083/gb-new-items-2012-auhagen
Alternatively you can stick the number in a Google image search and it comes up with a piccie!
The last two numbers don't throw up Auhagen, but Busch?
Just to let members know that Sales now have ample stocks of RNAD van, RNAD brake van and Hudson coach kits.
Please order via the on-line shop on the Society website or by mail or email to the address inside the front cover of the News.
The Sales Team.
Many members will have read (and enjoyed) the 'Lynton and Lynmouth' article in the current (November) issue of the 009 News. The article and accompanying photos feature a number of fine L&B kits made by Outback Models. Sadly, you will no longer find these kits on the Outback website but Sales and Recycling are pleased to be able to offer a rare opportunity to still acquire some - the station, the engine and goods shed and a couple of other smaller items. You'll find them in the 'Trackwork, Scenery and Miscellaneous' section of the online shop - order online or send us an email.
Also coming soon - in a week or so - are a selection of other lineside kits by Auhagen, Kibri and Faller, together with some Scenecraft 'narrow gauge' slate built lineside items at bargain prices.
The Sales Team
The Outback kits are starting to disappear so don't delay if you are interested in the L&B...
We've brought forward the release of the Faller, Kibri and Auhagen kits mentioned in the previous post so they are now also available to buy from the website. Also some Bachmann 'Scenecraft' 'narrow gauge' slate-built items (not sure quite what is different about a narrow gauge slate worker or his cottage, but that's what it says on the box).
The Sales Team.
A small item of good news - the Society ('Colin Ashby') open wagon kits - SKU 13 - are now back in stock. Order via the website or email, - £6 apiece + p&p. But there are only 200 in stock - so don't delay!
The Sales Team
We're very pleased to announce the arrival of a new Society item which is available for members to buy - a Society mug:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51719147252_f9c6583010_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mNf9Bo)society mug (https://flic.kr/p/2mNf9Bo) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/92012779@N06/),
As you can see, it features the Society logo on both sides.
Available from Sales in the usual way - price £6.00 + shipping. You'll find them in the Society Products/Accessories section of the online shop [SKU 32].
An ideal Christmas present for a loved one to buy you!
The Sales Team
It's useful they are in white as one can write in permanent marker "JulienW - Coffee, Milk, No sugar" (or whatever one's preference) on it for use at exhibitions when one can't get to the facilities to make one's own. ;D
The only improvement to the design would be tick boxes for the beverage options (though maybe for exhibition use given the requierments of some venues maybe Mark 2 could be an insulated travel mug with lid).
Quote from: JulienW on December 03, 2021, 09:54
It's useful they are in white as one can write in permanent marker "JulienW - Coffee, Milk, No sugar"
Vandal! :)
The old and the new.... :)
Please can I nudge the gentle sales team to provide the Society shirt measurements in cm (or inches, if necessary) as well as symbols like "XL"?!
Yes, that would be a good idea. As size descriptions "S", "m", "L" & "XL" can be a bit vague. Over the years I've received "M" size shirts that are too small for me and "S" size shirts that are too big.
On a related note. Could I put in a request for a long sleeve polo shirt.
Quote from: Peter Boulter on December 13, 2021, 10:36Could I put in a request for a long sleeve polo shirt.
Of course - order in the usual way (online), please.
Edit: Or are you asking for a new product? I think that's unlikely, unless there's a demonstrable (significant) demand for another stock item. How about one of the new hoodies instead?!
The Sales Team
Quote from: Tom Haythornthwaite on December 13, 2021, 10:17Please can I nudge the gentle sales team to provide the Society shirt measurements in cm (or inches, if necessary) as well as symbols like "XL"?!
Tom, Peter et al: the chest size in inches is shown in the description of each individual item (multiply by 2.5 to get the approximate size in cm!)
The Sales Team
QuoteTom, Peter et al: the chest size in inches is shown in the description of each individual item (multiply by 2.5 to get the approximate size in cm!)
Oh great! Thanks! Ordering a fleece now....
Mind you, I think that if your name is "Haythornthwaite" and your railway is called the "Haythornthwaite and Westby Tea Railway", the 16-character limit on embroidery is a bit limiting....
You may have to settle for the H&WTR, Tom! (fortunately not as embarrassing as the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead :) )
David.
Quote from: The Sales Team on December 13, 2021, 11:48
Quote from: Peter Boulter on December 13, 2021, 10:36Could I put in a request for a long sleeve polo shirt.
Of course - order in the usual way (online), please.
Edit: Or are you asking for a new product? I think that's unlikely, unless there's a demonstrable (significant) demand for another stock item. How about one of the new hoodies instead?!
The Sales Team
Yes, it was a new stock item I had in mind, but I realise there's probably not a lot of demand for it.
I think a hoodie is more of jumper type thing that you wear over a shirt rather than a shirt itself like a polo is.
A sweatshirt might be a good alternative, I'll have another think about it after I've paid December's credit card bill. :o
CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWN
This is to let members know that the Sales and Recycling Service will be suspended for a couple of weeks over the holiday period. This is primarily to give John Thorne's household a short break from things 009 over Christmas and to allow the annual stock-take which will happen in the first week of January.
Members can still place orders by the usual routes (preferably via the online shop but otherwise by email or snail-mail) but please note the online shop will be closed (i.e. not operational) from 1st - 8th January. No orders are likely to be dispatched between 23rd December and 6th January so it's probably too late already to order items in time for Christmas - sorry about that!
We'd also like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers (and even our non-customers) a peaceful and healthy Christmas and New Year.
The Sales Team
I am curious to know of the type and source of the boxes used by Member's Sales to package locos and rolling stock that came unboxed.
I have already identified that the small boxes are 'business card boxes' and have found a source of these however I do not know what the larger boxes used to hold long locos etc are called. 'Compliment slip boxes' all seem to be much too big.
Funny enough David that you posted this query, I too was thinking on the same lines same as you. My wife ordered 12 of the smaller "playing card boxes" from a school supply outfit here in Switzerland. Larger ones are not available.
Quote from: David Weber on January 21, 2022, 18:05
I am curious to know of the type and source of the boxes used by Member's Sales to package locos and rolling stock that came unboxed.
I have already identified that the small boxes are 'business card boxes' and have found a source of these however I do not know what the larger boxes used to hold long locos etc are called. 'Compliment slip boxes' all seem to be much too big.
What do you want the boxes for? If it is just for your own use as stock boxes, you could make up your own from card, perhaps? (That's what I do)
The Sales Dept. used to sell the boxes but this was stopped a few years ago.
Indeed they did. However, they do take up quite a lot of space when taking stock to shows - essentially transporting glider fuel around; it was more as a service to members than a profit-making exercise, probably, and they are certainly not a stock item these days.
Not sure where the current ones originated but there are probably lots of supplies available online. Best to go by dimensions rather than names, I think!
Sorry not to be able to help more.
The Sales Team.
Yes, plenty of suppliers available. They can be expensive if bought in small quantities, but if needing a lot or putting in a shared order the price per box comes right down.
For the larger sizes I think the search keywords are 'complement slip boxes' instead of 'business card boxes'.
For bulk buying e.g.
https://presco.uk/pages/search-results-page?q=plastic+boxes (https://presco.uk/pages/search-results-page?q=plastic+boxes)
I have an idea Brian sourced the boxes from Weston Boxes (WestonBoxes.com) as they supplied the artwork for the banner Brian commissioned
WestonBoxes.com (http://westonboxes.com)
HTH
We are pleased to report to members that the Sales and Recycling Service has had a useful first quarter of 2022. Turnover was comfortably in five figures, boosted by the welcome return of shows.
This is due to the continued support of members, both sellers and buyers. As always, we can only sell what is offered to us and we appreciate all who use the service to dispose of surplus items. Hopefully they are confident of a good deal with the minimum of hassle from us – with the combined experience of the team we hope we have a good (i.e. realistic) appreciation of the best prices items will fetch. At the same time we depend on members using the service – hopefully as a first port of call – for items they need, though we appreciate that often members will browse the online shop or sales stand at a show and see things they hadn't previously realised they needed!
Many members also have reason to be especially grateful to Alan Hamer, our 'repair man', who spends much time and effort trying to revive defunct locos for onward sale and also fettling members' items sent to him to try and restore them to the best running condition possible.
All this activity generates income for the Society to benefit members, of course – everything raised after expenses (envelopes, bubble wrap, team meals at expensive restaurants, 'fact finding trips' to the Caribbean, etc.) goes into the Society's coffers, and so helps to keep subscriptions down and also fund special events like Society anniversary celebrations.
The Sales Team.
Are there any narrow gauge railways in the carribbean for the team to visit on 'fact finding trips' ?
:)
::)
Maybe not, but the only way to be absolutely sure was to go and see for ourselves. There are rumours of surviving lines in Cuba and on St Kitts but we didn't get time to check those out, so another trip will probably be necessary sometime in the future (Sales figures permitting!) :)
The Sales Team.
Would be prepared to act as leader to the group in Cuba for a modest fee!!
Just to confirm that the Society Sales and Recycling stand will be in attendance at the Oxfordshire Narrow Gauge Modellers' exhibition at Steventon Village Hall this Saturday (25th June).
In the past few weeks we have received a large amount of new stock and will have nearly new double Fairlies, Heljan, Minitrains and Fourdees items for sales. We will also have a large amount of rolling stock including some new Bachmann coaches and Peco items as well as a wide range of other secondhand items. All the Society kits will be on sale as well as the new Handbook and mugs.
Lots of items remain available through the website, of course, and any new stock returned from Steventon will be added to the online offering next week.
The Sales Team.
The popular Hudson 'toast rack' coach kit is now back in stock. £12 each (SKU 21 if you're buying online).
The Sales Team