rustonhornsby Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Hello one and all,i treated myself to a Railroad class 31 diesel loco today,nice model it is too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooped Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I was trying to resist buying anything for a while, but found a deal on a New York Central Dreyfuss Hudson, obviously not a Hornby product! Very nice model, DCC sound, puffing smoke, brass shell, wonderful, except it died after two loops of the track! Back to the manufacturer for repair it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Just got the new Star lovely runner but I nearly dropped it. Caught it but managed to break the rear of the Cylinder and slide bars off. I stuck them back together and all works well but have damaged some of the lining. hmmmm Now if I were to graft a front buffer beam from my spare County 4-4-0body and het some Grange cylinders,piston rod and pony truck I might end up with a decent Saint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Just faced my latest inquisition. A lovely little Late BR crest Hornby Western Region 14XX 04-4 push and pull tank loco permanently attached to a maroon autocoach. It's specially DCC sound-fitted, plus directional and carriage lighting. I just love the guard's bell. He actually exists as well, together with a coach load of passengers who all really enjoy their overnight stays in a station bay platform. They must be happy with that or they'd get up and leave, wouldn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I'm surprised anyone has hung around your layout Graskie. Sure they haven't died? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Latest aquisitionm two big boxes of A4 bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 An opportunity for a Great Gathering of your own perhaps. :-) The son of Triangman said: Latest aquisitionm two big boxes of A4 bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 For all you A4 fans http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0359_zps4fa72337.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0358_zps1b248fdd.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0362_zps7202a99a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Yup good idea LC&DR. The trade deal was too good to turn away so I snapped them up, also got a box of 8f's and tender bodies and a box of BR Green Duchess's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 The Greatest Gathering more A4's than the Great gathering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Graskie said: Just faced my latest inquisition. A lovely little Late BR crest Hornby Western Region 14XX 04-4 push and pull tank loco permanently attached to a maroon autocoach. It's specially DCC sound-fitted, plus directional and carriage lighting. I just love the guard's bell. He actually exists as well, together with a coach load of passengers who all really enjoy their overnight stays in a station bay platform. They must be happy with that or they'd get up and leave, wouldn't they?Why on earth didn't anyone correct me? Wheel arrangement is, of course, 0-4-2T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Was it because nobody takes any notice of me? (sulk, sulk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 A Remington electric shaver, in stock and available for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Vespa said: A Remington electric shaver, in stock and available for Christmas. And you liked it so much - you bought the company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 bulleidboy said: And you liked it so much - you bought the company! Yes and you can get spare parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 Latest aquisiton a large trade box of N gauge coaches from the Blue box outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 N gauge is very tempting and I have the feeling I'm going to become an N gauge addict! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferret Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I wanted a 25 ton Southern "Pillbox" Goods Brake Van. The local model shop said "Sorry, sold out of those a long time ago." Then I went with John Spratley to Stroud Model Railway Exhibition. And there was my brake van!! I am also kitbuilding a Mink 'A' GWR goods van and a Container on Flat Truck vehicle. You used to see whole trains of these in the 1950s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Southampton was the principal port for South America, so a lot of Argentinian and Brazilian meat arrived there, and was loaded into containers and put on wagons to come up to London on the LSW main line. Some went to Smithfield but a lot was then sent forward to other towns and cities. So your container wagons might have a lot of meat containers loaded on them. Sometimes they were the only wagon type on a train. I had already built a lot of 'Pill Box' brakes (both 25 and 15 ton versions) from Cambrian kits before the blue box company brought theirs out. the ferret said: I wanted a 25 ton Southern "Pillbox" Goods Brake Van. The local model shop said "Sorry, sold out of those a long time ago." Then I went with John Spratley to Stroud Model Railway Exhibition. And there was my brake van!! I am also kitbuilding a Mink 'A' GWR goods van and a Container on Flat Truck vehicle. You used to see whole trains of these in the 1950s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Strictly speaking this isn't a new acquisition because I have had the kits in my possession over ten years, but I have today finished making a set of four Phoenix Maunsell high window corridor carriages. The kit is for the Restriction 1 version which are narrower than the ones Hornby make, which gives them a slab sided appearance with hardly any 'tumblehome' (that is the curve under at the bottom of the body.) Next up probably will be a DC Kits 6S DEMU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I'll probably get banned for mentioning it, because I got a rival company's heavily discounted GBRf 66 so that I can swap the body-shell for their noisy Freightliner 66 shell, which doesn't look right in front of a rake of maroon (pretend West Coast) coaches! I'd have preferred an EWS shell, but they seem to be like gold hen's teeth. I know there's one made as a special, due around Easter next year, from a shop near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Oh I forgot, I received the ACE trains Metropolitan 150th Anniversary set this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 65 years old? memory going? - Mmmmm..............!!! LC&DR said: Oh I forgot, I received the ACE trains Metropolitan 150th Anniversary set this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 How did you know it was my 65th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 There used to be a section, on the list to the left, where you could look up certain details of forum members. You showed your birth year as 1948. I remembered, only because it's the same as my birth year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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