Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

Thanks, gents. I am in fact 5' 8" tall but, acting as the dwarfs on my knees, I just loved it whenever Snow White felt Grumpy. And, after those two met me, they then had a very nice day.

 Today I got my Crosti 2-10-0 from Hornby, looks excellent and runs very well indeed. Captures the look of the original's brutal outline. Hard to believe it is a RailRoad series model. I guess they vie for the 'Ugly Engine'  prize and certainly give the Q1 an edge.

A few days back I bought some OO9 coach and wagon kits from the FR shop at Porthmadog. I may try and make a small portable OO9 layout this winter.

Ordered the prototype Deltic DP1 yesterday. 

 Oddly enough I saw both the 'DELTIC' and my first and only Crosti on the same day. A cold winter's day with snow lying I visited Neasden, where I saw the DELTIC running light from the train, and then West Hampstead Midland where I saw a Crosti on freight.

 Four Hornby Maunsell corridor carriages in Crimson Lake and Cream (Lancing works description I hasten to add!) bought from the Hornby website  'Last Chance to Buy' 0ffer. Plus another Bachmann SECR C class, for renumbering from Monk Bar. Also just informed that an LTE Bo-Bo No 8 "Sherlock Holmes" is en-route from Liverpool.

Three Maunsell coaches (via Hornbys "last chance") to go with the other three that I obtained for a recuced price from a local Hornby concession, plus an additional one en-route via ebay (alsofor a more reasonable price).

Deltic prototype DP1. 

Five dapol suburban coaches plus five sets of Bachmann bogies so a 3 coach set and a 2coach set which will be a push pull set with the aid of wizard  parts also five sets of under floor detail sets.

Plus 3 Bachmann suburban coaches. 

Just a 4 hornby suburbans set  to get next.

All to go with my ex-LNWR local set

A Superquick Terminus starion building kit that is now about 2/3 constructed - excellent model. I have one I made into a through version but its 20 years old at least and was looking tired and I needed it to be a terminus this time and could not convert it back.

Oddly enough I made the same mistake as I did first time around. On the curtains I failed to read that you cut out the black bits in the middle thinking it was there to represent a darkened room - until I got to the ladies waiting room one where I then noticed the  intruction on the card.l looked on the old one and I had done exactly the same ! 

 Plus a SQuick Island platform kit  and a Peco surface mounting for a point motor.

I am thinking hard about the bundle of maroon MK1 s - 6 for about £75 - seems too good to be true at £12.50 each. 

 A really good day at York Toyfair.

Two Tri-ang TT 0-6-0s (one diesel one steam) and some TT catalogues (1957, 1959 and 1960 with price lists) and a huge sack of type A track in mixed condition (A sackful of track for £2, can't be bad!! Bought sight unseen, but from a reasonably reliable source, there will be something worth salvaging.).

A Triang Princess loco only - for spares including a complete X04.

Two HD Traffic Services tank wagons

Three original and boxed Trix DMU (TransPenine class 124) coaches to complete my unit.

A 'Dartford 1963' limited edition 'bus set

A Bayko Set with a selection of instruction books

Some new empty locomotive storage boxes.

Some HD three rail large radius curves.