Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

R.760 GWR 0-6-0PT Classd 2721 '2776' (boxed)(2nd). This to add to my R.760A '2783' in Jan (unboxed)(third), R2328A '2759' in May (unboxed)(front) and R2328 '2799' last Aug (boxed)(rear).

A4 Sir Nigel Gresley from the great goodbye collection

regards

May have confused you there 37L by asking you how John Aschliov set his vid channel up. Should have quoted a few bits from each post.

just signed up to youtube then follow the instrusions from there is very easy to get into main thing is to enjoy the subject your doing .get a go pro and started filming from there free to do . use the go pro software thou as it look's pixied if done with other software. main reason for doing the channel was to get help and advice from skilled modellers on  anything steam due to the fact i was not born in the steam age i missed it by 4 years lol so never seen steam on the mainline so i know if i was to make a layout someone would say you got this wrong or that wrong etc etc . but after i did the layout  folks enjoyed it and was very helpful with advice and now chat  day to day witch is nice.:) next project iam doing is getting every coach filled with poeple and doing the full class of gwr locos  like the kings manors and panners lol i know a lot of locos but got 400 so getting there slowly:P.
 
 

I've picked up an old Mainline Hinton Manor minus a front bogie wheelset and a glazing unit. Runs sweet enough but the bogie derails with the improvised wheels I've fitted.

Also a tidy Hornby Mk1 (the old one) in chocolate and cream for a tenner and an ex display unboxed 5plank coal wagon for £3 from Hornby in Swindon. Always get very good service there from people who know what they're on about. They even gave me some tubes of polycement (same as in Airfix kits) on the house!

You've given yourself one hell of a job, Aschliov. There were over 800 of the 57xx panniers, never mind the other classes.

Don't you think SWMBO might notice - no money in the bank and a mountain of model locos?

 

You've given yourself one hell of a job, Aschliov. There were over 800 of the 57xx panniers, never mind the other classes.

Don't you think SWMBO might notice - no money in the bank and a mountain of model locos?

Mine never seemed to notice!! The trick is to have individual accounts as well as a joint account. Mind you there are only thirty Merchant Navy Class not 800.  

I've got all of the "Duke of Gloucester" class.

Do you walk them?

 

You've given yourself one hell of a job, Aschliov. There were over 800 of the 57xx panniers, never mind the other classes.

Don't you think SWMBO might notice - no money in the bank and a mountain of model locos?

 

 

Mine never seemed to notice!! The trick is to have individual accounts as well as a joint account. Mind you there are only thirty Merchant Navy Class not 800.  

I seem to have half the Schools class (20 out of 40), and 12% of the Wainwright 'C' class (13 out of 109) in my collection so far! And these are undoubtedly my top favourites. I also have about 15% of the Bullied Light Pacifics too.  

We went on a £12.50 each Northern Rail Day Ranger yesterday - Hellifield to Lancaster then to Carlisle via Barrow and the West Cumbrian Coast, then back to Hellifield down the S and C. 

We had a few hours in Carlisle so the cheap rail tickets were more than offset by spending in the model shop.

2 double slips s/h but like new at £25.00 and £22.50.

7 point motors, 2 points, 7 passing contact switches and 6 section switches - I am non DCC - for controlling the vaious sections.

These items are so I can continue with converting 2 bay platforms to through roads and then adding 2 new bay platforms.

As the double slips were available I am changing my plans to use the slips as opposed to a pair of points and enable trains from the branch to terminate in the new through platdorms and for locos to run round full length trains. The previous plan was to use the old release crossover in the old bays that I had kept  but this pair of points will now be re-located to serve the same purpose in the new bay platforms.  

In the new bays the double slip will also enable a loco to run round without fouling a through platorm, or to stable a loco to back onto an incoming train and depart as opposed to running round.      

Just need to find the time to get on with the upgrade.