flyingfox4475

During the last few week I spent a lot of money on the railway. The Great Goodbye collection[ I only wanted Dominion of Canada and Bittern] [now I have extra loco's that I will sell] Also I have started to upgrade my Stations by buying some skaledale stations and new Platforms. Skaledale East [super building] North Eastern Stations [2 buildings] [both different]. Then after going to Allay Pally at end of March and coming away have spent a good £300.00 on Great Snipe and Commonweath of Austrial plus the new Blue box L&y Tank 2-4-2, and finally I bought Butler Henderson in GCR Green.

Hi PP, Thank you for your reply. I have looked at Power of A4's and it does show the hole with the transfers on the righthand side. but it is not easy to see in black and white photos.

I am sorry I should have said the Transfer on the right hand side to show the direction to turn the handle that opens the smoke box door [Which looks like a cods mouth when open] [The crank handle was infamously known as the cods handle]. The Transfer is on the lefthandside. I assume it should also be on the righthandside as well.

My Local shop said they had not opened the boxes and usually if it is faulty they would only sell it cheaply. I think Hornby only intend it to be viewed on one side. the transfer I am referring to is the small white transfer on the hole for the cod handle on right hand side missing for Bittern and Mallard but there on Dom Of Canada. the BR A4 are ok. I am going to report the issue to hornby and see what they say.

I was visiting my loco model shop this am to get a few bits. They had the great goodbye set one left so I bought it rather rashly now I will have to find some one who wants the BR 3 and try to get some of the cost back!. When I got home and opened up the boxes I was very disappointed by the quality of the models. some of the blue A4 had transfers missing from one side and poor paint work. Very sloppily made for China. I hope the quality will improve when we get supplies of the new 2014 models due out sometime in the future.

It seems that Hornby only wanted to sell all six in a special case and any of us that wanted to buy separately some of the loco's, as I did, we got cancelled. Hornby are now only out to make money and don't give a tinkers cuse for it grass routes Modellers. I very sadden by this action. All six for over £1000.00 too much for me.

My latest loco's L&YR 2-4-2T , A4 4-6-2 Grand Snipe LNER, GCR 4-4-0 Butler Henderson

I have just bought a gresley suburban 3rd class brake R4518a + 2 right hand turnout and some spare traction tyers for my superdetail A3 Brown Jack. Also on thursday I got a blue box Robinson J11 LNER black.