Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

Caledonian Single 1980's model (?) in LMS Red in box yet to test it though.

A friend called by this morning with a box of 'Railway Junk' mostly Tri-ang track much the worse for age. However in the box was a loco drive 4472 Flying Scotsman gloss finish, some minor damage but nothing that a bit of TLC can't fix. Mainly the motion bracket is broken, but I have made replacements of these in the past. No tender with it, and although I have a spare matt finish LNER tender which will do for now, but I'd like to get hold of an original glossy one if I can.

Some of the grey Standard Triang track in the box is polystyrene based which does not warp like the Cellulose Acetate stuff, so some rail swaps hopefully will give me some more Standard track for the future demonstration layouts. Also a complete early station set in fair condition just the chimneys, fences and nameboards are missing.

SWMBO was NOT amused!

A Late BR crest Western Region Class 56XX 0-6-2T tank loco in lined green livery, fitted with sound, smoke, operating directional lamps, firebox glow and crew. A wonderful little runner. 

A Wrenn Dorchester in new condition, . ....lucky to get it for £100 and it is almost mint. And its motor can be maintained and repaired!

£100 is not bad, but prices of Wrenn do fluctuate wildly. Nice buy though.  I have a Wrenn  'Clan Line' and an original Hornby Dublo 'Barnstaple' and I concur that these are powerful and sure footed. A lot to be said for diecast bodies.

I have just resurected the Margate made Loco Drive Hornby 'Flying Scotsman' when the new motion bracket arrived from East Kent models. Just need some new wheel sets from same place for the tender I have got to go with it, they run on blunt end axles, but fortunately EKM do still advertise them. The loco was a bit stiff at first, but some light oiling and a run on the rolling road has freed it up nicely.

Next job is to reconstruct the Triang motor bogie that came in the junk box. It will be a useful spare.

Class 05 Hunslet shunter and a Park Royal rail bus, by Dansk maker.

Two more diecasts and both Hornby-Dublo 2-rail: a lovely City of London in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition and Cardiff Castle that runs well but is in fair cosmetic condition (was cheap though). I am beginning to grow fonder and fonder of these heavy models and their sheer weight. Pity the spamcans produced by HD and Wrenn are way above my budget.

Two more diecasts and both Hornby-Dublo 2-rail: a lovely City of London in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition and Cardiff Castle that runs well but is in fair cosmetic condition (was cheap though). I am beginning to grow fonder and fonder of these heavy models and their sheer weight. Pity the spamcans produced by HD and Wrenn are way above my budget.

I was very much, and still am, a Hornby Dublo fan. The two new items in my last post on this thread are really heavy and akin to the weights of Hornby Dublo locos. I have most HD Locos in both 2 and 3 rail. I think I really must bite the bullet and have a clear out as most is just packed away now. The Liverpool shop has had a lot of 2nd hand HD and Wrenn over the past few days and still has quite a lot.

4 x Rosemary about to be renamed Eunice, Hercules, Juana & Shiela.

2 x Car No. 65, one to be renamed (renumbered?) Car No. 80.

Then all to join "old" Rosemary & The New Century Bar to make a nice 8 car rake.

4 x Rosemary about to be renamed Eunice, Hercules, Juana & Shiela.

2 x Car No. 65, one to be renamed (renumbered?) Car No. 80.

Then all to join "old" Rosemary & The New Century Bar to make a nice 8 car rake.

Nice to see some modelling going on. With renumbering/naming

Hey guys; was just wanting to check something; last November I placed a pre-order for the LNER liveried "Rebuilt Claud Hamilton", and the page for it says it's supposed to come out next month. What I wanted to check was, how accurate do you think that will be?