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Offline BR01097  
#201 Posted : 01 April 2011 04:01:21(UTC)
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I've got it! I've got it!LOL My brand-new #4509 banana wagon from the late Fifties to add to the other five of my collection in not-so-new condition.Flapper This one appears never to have been used (judging by roof, decals and wheels), in its original box, and priced. A lucky find on eBay. Apparently because they number so many, few collectors bother paying much attention to them. As it turns out, this banana car got picked up for only two-thirds what would have been paid in 1960 using today's dollars. That is to say: there are still some really great bargains out there for those with patience.

We're well on our way to turning this forum into a banana republic. "¡Viva la revolución!" Cool
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Offline Ian555  
#202 Posted : 01 April 2011 10:52:22(UTC)
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Hi Alexander,

Great looking banana van. ThumpUp

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Offline Ian555  
#203 Posted : 01 April 2011 10:56:13(UTC)
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Hi all,

Couple of photo's of banana vans I've bought over the last 2 weeks. (maybe 3 weeks.)

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Offline David Dewar  
#204 Posted : 01 April 2011 11:53:04(UTC)
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Hi Ian. Can we have an up to date banana count and perhaps see them all going round the layout.

dave
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Offline Ian555  
#205 Posted : 01 April 2011 13:25:42(UTC)
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Hi Dave,

B1 has told me that the up to date banana van count is.....not enough.Smile

Ian.
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Offline river6109  
#206 Posted : 01 April 2011 14:22:34(UTC)
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Ian,

Is this an April fools day jokeLOL

John
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Offline Ian555  
#207 Posted : 01 April 2011 14:47:39(UTC)
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Hi John,

B1 came up with the idea 1 year ago, keep showing photo's of the same vans, no one will know.

We've only got 8 vans....honest.

I didn't realise this was the 1st of April....honest.

B1 (and Ian).
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Offline xxup  
#208 Posted : 01 April 2011 15:06:06(UTC)
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Ian,

Is this an April fools day jokeLOL

John


No it's part of a clever plan to buy up all the banana wagons and make them rare on the market so that their price goes up.. When they get to $200 per wagon he will sell one per month... Crying Crying

Be afraid... This will be bigger than the great tulip economy.. Crying Crying

What he doesn't know is that I am holding out on the last wagon of them all for the modest sum of $199,000... <Sinister laugh activated> <Sinister laugh echos in the distance> Flapper Flapper Flapper
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Offline Ian555  
#209 Posted : 01 April 2011 15:15:36(UTC)
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Hi Adrian,

You forget, B1 has many friends over there, he who has the last laugh, laugh's the longest.Wink

Ian. (B1 told me to write this....honest.)
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Offline David Dewar  
#210 Posted : 01 April 2011 20:03:47(UTC)
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Do not believe B1. He has Ian under his spell and is buying up the world supply. On the other hand I did think that seeing them go round the layout mught just cause a problem for B1.
Ian is a fantastic guy and completely honest but beware B1 who is out for world domination and it could be that Miss 11 (if I remember a few years ago she was involved with James Bond in a thread) could be called in to sort out the banana crisis.l

Flash ... I like strawberries
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Offline BR01097  
#211 Posted : 02 April 2011 07:06:27(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: river6109 Go to Quoted Post
Ian,

Is this an April fools day jokeLOL

John


No it's part of a clever plan to buy up all the banana wagons and make them rare on the market so that their price goes up.. When they get to $200 per wagon he will sell one per month... Crying Crying

Be afraid... This will be bigger than the great tulip economy.. Crying Crying

What he doesn't know is that I am holding out on the last wagon of them all for the modest sum of $199,000... <Sinister laugh activated> <Sinister laugh echos in the distance> Flapper Flapper Flapper



Then everybody should stock up on banana cars before the market is cornered and there is a run on bananas. Were that to happen, the price may become so exorbitant than none on a normal salary could afford another acquisition, causing the market to stagnate unless the obvious desperate measure were taken: the banana split

I'll be contacting my broker tomorrow to get me into an option.





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Offline GG1 Fan  
#212 Posted : 02 April 2011 07:34:33(UTC)
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In all serousness...

This is exactly what happened in my other hobby, stamp collecting.

A group of 'investors' bought up all the 'Europa' stamps they could get their hands on. Once they cornered the market, they placed strong buy and sell ads in the papers. The whole group is now under indictment in Spain.

The question is: Are 8 Banana vans enough?
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Offline Ian555  
#213 Posted : 02 April 2011 07:56:02(UTC)
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Hi Paul,

NO.

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Offline Ian555  
#214 Posted : 03 April 2011 10:35:47(UTC)
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Hi all Banana fans,

Bet you can't guess what I bought last nite on e-bay.

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Offline steventrain  
#215 Posted : 03 April 2011 10:40:49(UTC)
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Very good, Ian.Smile
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Offline Ian555  
#216 Posted : 04 April 2011 12:59:16(UTC)
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Hi all,

Here's a couple of photo's of some very new looking banana vans.

B1.

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Offline rmsailor  
#217 Posted : 04 April 2011 13:16:40(UTC)
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Hi Ian,

They look good.

Bob M.
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Offline Ian555  
#218 Posted : 04 April 2011 13:53:37(UTC)
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Hi Bob,

Great looking vans.

Thanks again for the link.ThumpUp

Ian.
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Offline steventrain  
#219 Posted : 04 April 2011 16:55:00(UTC)
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Very nice, Ian.Smile
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Offline intruder  
#220 Posted : 04 April 2011 22:29:26(UTC)
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Now I am sure.

Very sure, almost convinced.
I think you have all gone bananas.
I'll better leave this topic before it happens to me, too.

Holder of only two banana cars
Best regards Svein, Norway
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Offline David Dewar  
#221 Posted : 04 April 2011 23:13:10(UTC)
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Ah Ha. Svein has two cars. Send a Banana posse to collect.

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Offline intruder  
#222 Posted : 04 April 2011 23:20:24(UTC)
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Ah Ha. Svein has two cars. Send a Banana posse to collect.

dave

I cannot comment to this. I have left the topic.
Best regards Svein, Norway
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Offline Ian555  
#223 Posted : 05 April 2011 09:16:43(UTC)
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Hi Svein,

So, you have 2 banana vans, welcome to the club.Smile

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Offline ac jacko  
#224 Posted : 05 April 2011 11:03:08(UTC)
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I've got it! I've got it!LOL My brand-new #4509 banana wagon from the late Fifties to add to the other five of my collection in not-so-new condition.Flapper This one appears never to have been used (judging by roof, decals and wheels), in its original box, and priced. A lucky find on eBay. Apparently because they number so many, few collectors bother paying much attention to them. As it turns out, this banana car got picked up for only two-thirds what would have been paid in 1960 using today's dollars. That is to say: there are still some really great bargains out there for those with patience.

We're well on our way to turning this forum into a banana republic. "¡Viva la revolución!" Cool


Looks good Alexander ThumpUp , the one I am looking at from the 50's has the blue head area version 2 on the left side so if i buy that will be two Blink
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Offline river6109  
#225 Posted : 05 April 2011 11:30:08(UTC)
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Because of the floods and storms in the Carnarvon region in Western Australia (not to be confused with Caernarvon in Wales) and also the tragic unfolding of the floods in Queensland, bananas are now A$ 15.00/kg.

Having said that without blinking an eye, the price of banana carriages or wagons are becoming a topic of interest, never the less speculating on future prices on this commodity could bring this forum topic into disarray in the coming month unless we have some concrete figures how many banana carriages or wagons are in circulation.
All I've seen is, if we can trust B1 & B2, 8 Banana carriages and 1 on its way from the old colony Australia.

If we continue to speculate on the future banana carriage market, we have to estimate how many carriages are actually in members possessions, we could see duplications of photos going forwards and backwards, creating an illusion and therefore triggering a panic buying succession.

My concern is , when the market will crash, it is just a matter of time and it will, what can we say to the rest of the world about our solid performance regarding this world known forum and especially our respected investors.

I personally think we should have an officially recognized inquiry into this fiasco and expose the culprits who started it all.

Who is going to drink to that ?

John

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Alcoholics and uncastrated members are banned from participating.
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Offline Ian555  
#226 Posted : 05 April 2011 12:10:15(UTC)
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Hi John,

Sure you can trust B1, why wouldn't you.

Ian.

Photo taken end of January, showing 22 vans, getting close to 50 banana vans now.Smile

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Offline Ian555  
#227 Posted : 05 April 2011 19:10:23(UTC)
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Hi all,

My first 382 Banana van.

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#228 Posted : 05 April 2011 21:50:46(UTC)
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Ian....

You've taken this to a whole new level. LOL LOL

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Offline JKJ  
#229 Posted : 05 April 2011 22:42:54(UTC)
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Nice wagon Ian. How old is it?

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#230 Posted : 05 April 2011 23:23:52(UTC)
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Ian,

I think its time that your next Diorama be of Jamaica
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Offline Ian555  
#231 Posted : 06 April 2011 08:00:45(UTC)
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Hi Darrin,

Maybe, B1 and myself should go to Jamaica to build the diorama. Smile

Busman's holiday. ThumpUp

B1 (and Ian.)
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Offline Philip  
#232 Posted : 07 April 2011 09:33:10(UTC)
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My "newest" banana wagon

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But I see you've beaten me by two days Wink Wink Wink
Philip.

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Offline Ian555  
#233 Posted : 07 April 2011 09:38:46(UTC)
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Hi Philip,

Very nice looking 382, in great condition. ThumpUp

The years have been kinder to it, than my one...Sad

Great buy.

B1.
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Offline Ian555  
#234 Posted : 09 April 2011 21:21:48(UTC)
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Hi all,

Video of my banana vans on the layout.

B1

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#235 Posted : 09 April 2011 21:42:39(UTC)
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Hi all,

Video of my banana vans on the layout.

B1



Very good, Ian! ThumpUp

So many banana trains...BigGrin
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#236 Posted : 09 April 2011 22:40:37(UTC)
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now that one is just a ripe old van.
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Offline David Dewar  
#237 Posted : 09 April 2011 23:27:09(UTC)
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Good stuff Ian. Now you need a terminus for the unloading of the bananas with the car Faller sysytem and a suitable fleet of vans.

dave
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#238 Posted : 10 April 2011 01:14:58(UTC)
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Hi Ian, just watched the video, very nice, and noticed your gonna add to the 47 during the summer, careful when buying from warm climates that they're not over ripened Smile but they should be rustfree Sneaky
Also watched the "run round the quarry" vid, very nice scenery happening there, but your Olympic class C looked as tho she was flat out hunting bannas !LOL
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#239 Posted : 10 April 2011 04:17:47(UTC)
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Ian,

No wonder we are short of bananas in Australia you've got them all.

You've cornered the market, typical capitalism.

John
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#240 Posted : 10 April 2011 04:34:08(UTC)
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Holy Bananas!!!

That's the most Banana vans I have ever seen in my life.
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Offline Ian555  
#241 Posted : 10 April 2011 07:20:33(UTC)
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Hi all,

I hope I'm not driving you all Banana's.Smile

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#242 Posted : 10 April 2011 10:50:48(UTC)
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#243 Posted : 10 May 2011 10:54:38(UTC)
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Hi all,

Know wonder I'm feeling a little peeled off, over 4 weeks since I bought a banana van.

Anyway, secured no48 last night, photo's soon. Smile

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#244 Posted : 14 May 2011 07:26:09(UTC)
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#245 Posted : 14 May 2011 08:23:13(UTC)
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Hi John,

Had a look, but the postage makes it expensive for one van.

I'm now trying to buy them in bunches.

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#246 Posted : 14 May 2011 08:32:00(UTC)
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Hi John,

Had a look, but the postage makes it expensive for one van.

I'm now trying to buy them in bunches.

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#247 Posted : 14 May 2011 12:41:59(UTC)
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if the chicken stays on the track for much longer it could be a steam chicken.

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#248 Posted : 14 May 2011 14:54:40(UTC)
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Hi Stephen,

His name is Fowler, and I think I ate one of his mates last week.Wink

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#249 Posted : 19 May 2011 10:27:21(UTC)
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Banana van number 48.

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#250 Posted : 21 May 2011 07:13:38(UTC)
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Hi all,

Bought 2 4509's last night, photo's soon.

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