Brew Man Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Just bought (another) Adams Radial from OR's eBay site, what a sucker I am though it's a lovely engine, I've got three now, two black and one olive green. It was listed as 'DEAD' and I'm not surprised, it was absolutely swimming in oil. Oil everywhere, on the pickups, wheels, everywhere inside and out. With a good clean and a spray with contact cleaner it is now running. Might have to do some more cleaning but I'll see how it runs in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony57 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Just added another class 90 to my collection. A R593 number 90034 in Mainline Greyit is one of the scarce / rare older versions that Hornby made. Going on the information in Pat Hammonds book Story of Rovex Vol 3, Hornby made 1600 of R593 the production was however spread over 3 different factory applied numbers 90030 90033 90034 making it about 533 of each version.Having already brought a 90033 I have got to look out for 90030 to complete the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_holmes1 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Just been on a few days break to Torquay.Visited Paignton, and went into a lovely model shop.Found two SR Restaurant coaches at a very reasonable price, so bought the pair.These will now compliment my Royal Wessex set, and one other.Great shop and good prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 See my "Does a 2-6-2 need a Tender???" thread or my YT Channel!!! 🙂🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 20 wide couplings with Airfix mounts for some Dapol wagon kits I've been building. Most of the intermediate Dapol types broke when I tried to fit them and I found the long wheelbase petrol tankers need something a little wider to prevent de-railing on some parts of my layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo009 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Went a bit crazy at The Great Electric Train Show yesterday. A4 Dominion of Canada and R2564 7MT Firth of Tay. As well as loads of other bits and pieces. Well, it has been 18 months since the last show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciton St James Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Last items to arrive have been the last 2 Dapol ICA China clay tanks to finish the set off & a few more Dapol JNA falcon wagons. Got a pair if mk4 coaches arriving with one being the last coach needed to finish the GNER ‘mallard’ set with a additional first class coach fair bit if work to do at it to , the other will be modified to create the TOE for a TFW set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I have just ordered the 2 new Clan class locos. I never saw any in real life, sadly. I am awaiting the new build Clan 72010 Hengist which seems to be progressing well. Now I have all 5 Hornby versions (or will have by the middle of next week) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37or47 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 A Dapol class 56 in railfreight coal sector livery. Smooth DC runner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 My Clans arrived today and the seller has no stock left of one and only 8 of the other. Lucky this time to get a Christmas present for Christmas and not on another day as mostly happens with Hornby. I am still waiting for the Hush Hush which has missed several birthdays and a Christmas along with other important days in my life, over the past 2 years.Particularly St Meldrews day.innocent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Just purchased a load of new Bachmann hopper wagon bogie frames - hoping to make good from really pretty poor runners - we'll see.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 The latest arrival at Wykeham shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Very nice Bulleidboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Very nice Bulleidboy Thanks. It was an Ebay purchase - the loco is based on R3130XS Holland Afrika Line with sound. I need to add crew and the brake rods. The seller has a large collection of M/N for sale, all based on R3130XS - the down side is that some of the loco's using this format, have the wrong tender. I'm not a "rivet counter" but it does look better with the correct tender for the era - in my case 1960/61. There are also a number of West Country locos, based on Crewkerne and Wincanton both XS models. My wallet is locked for the time beingjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Have you got the full set yet?Must be close!Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Have you got the full set yet?Must be close!Al. Hi Al.I have twenty nine, but today's arrival means I now have both a blue and a green 35005 Canadian Pacific - so the collection is really at twenty eight - two to go! Hornby have never produced a M/N that was based at Salisbury (72B it became 70E in 1963) - so any loco with the correct tender will do, but it will require a new smokebox number.I have a full list of M/N's and where they were shedded in 1960/61, so when a loco is obtained for renaming/numbering, I try to get a Hornby loco with the correct shed code on the smokebox door (it's one less thing to change). A number of loco's have had their tenders changed, but there were three different tenders and Hornby have only produced two. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 A quick visit to Fox Transfers soon sorts that out!Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I've always used Modelmaster Jackson-Evans - who are very good, with the cabside numbers on a green background and their etched nameplates are first class. The problem is the service recently has been a little erratic. My last order, just for a nameplate, never arrived despite an email saying dispatched. If you email you never get a reply and if you telephone the message box is always full. So some renaming may be put on hold for a while.PS: The nameplate arrived today (20/10), after an email dated 3/9/2021 saying dispatched - may have been an automatic email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-1223755 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 My latest acquisition is a Dapol 68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 @Blue, I have approved and rotated your image I have also deleted the duplicate. Images on this Forum need approval by Moderators before they are published. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFOCH Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Two sheets of 12mm ply, 8 lengths of 69mm x 34mm wood and some furniture legs from B&Q. Several hours in the garage, and I've got the start of my layout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Latest addition to the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 Productions Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Latest arrivals to the fleet, 1/4 new Bachmann 37s have arrived at Sandford Junction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR LNER fan 4472 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Just bought the Oxford LNER bundle with the Hornby Raven Q6. Excellent value for money, I would highly recommend checking them out if you haven't already. Choice of the Q6, J15 or D16, that come with a random selection of appropriate rolling stock and road vehicles to the period and area.In my bundle I got the loco, two Oxford open wagons, two cars (unfortunately both the same, but still nice models), three lorries and two express parcels trailers. An excellent job lot in my opinion, I've got enough for my own LNER goods depot now!Loco is superb as usual from Hornby, despite it being a slightly older model (2014 the designs say).Best part for me is the value for money. All of that for £150, with an RRP of over £225 apparently. Considering the current RRP for the loco alone is £177 these days, that's pretty good going.EDIT: just did the maths and the total price of everything except the loco is £81.10, leaving £143.90 of the quoted £225 for the loco. Not sure what the old RRP for the Q6 was, but with Hornby's current RRP at £176.99, that actually makes the total price £258.09. And all that available for only £150 :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morairamike Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I ordered a Bachmann class 121 bubble car. It's due for delivery Monday. It's to be fitted with my Marks Train soundscape decoder, which was in my Dapol 121. However that is not a good runner and the soundscape is wasted in it. Bought a Gaugemaster decoder and stay alive. They are fitted in Dapol 121 which now runs ok. Needs tuning for inertia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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