Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

The new Osprey (there have been relatively little LNER green A4's offered in 00) and A1 Woolwinder both of course in the gloss "railway museum" gloss finish. I didn't want to purchase the complete Gresley set of four engines at more than £500. This having been said, These productions of identical renamed engines (in model form)  is becoming frankly boring, which rather contradicts my decision to purchase two of these.

Hi all

The odd pair of coaches out of the Hornby 70's?? railway children set

Have to find a suitable chimney for the old gentleman's coach.

Anyone happen to know the Triang R number for the Davy Crockett coach interior as this should be a direct fit into the old gentleman's coach.

I will need to try and find one

regards John

An unboxed maroon Tri-ang MK 1 Brake second for £6.95. After having got it home I realised 3 of the axles have spoked metal wheels so I had to buy 10 Hornby axles for £13.50 - so not as cheap as it originally seemed, but I can use the other axles on another coach and the wagon wheels on a wagon, so OK really.

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 ... Also got SWMBO an R2941 LBSC 0-4-0 as a bit of fun for Christmas.

 

You must let us know how that goes down!

Her Great Grandfather worked on the LB&SCR eventually rising to the rank of Station Master so it might go down well. However, I've bought a backup present just in case!

An unboxed maroon Tri-ang MK 1 Brake second for £6.95. After having got it home I realised 3 of the axles have spoked metal wheels so I had to buy 10 Hornby axles for £13.50 - so not as cheap as it originally seemed, but I can use the other axles on another coach and the wagon wheels on a wagon, so OK really.

 

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I've been after a maroon one of these for years, will have to resume my ebay hunt!

 The County of Devon arrived today. Seems a little slower than the others but might just need running in. I broke my rule about keeping the same type of decoder for the same class of loco by initially fitting a laisdcc stay alive decoder but found it's handling characteristics a bit different particularly at low speeds.

It wasn't bad, it justjust seemed different as it seemed to accelleratd a bit faster and did not slow doen so quickley even after playing with the CVs causing some rough shunting and could  so have just got and fitted a Hornby decoder.

 The County of Devon arrived today. Seems a little slower than the others but might just need running in. I broke my rule about keeping the same type of decoder for the same class of loco by initially fitting a laisdcc stay alive decoder but found it's handling characteristics a bit different particularly at low speeds.

It wasn't bad, it justjust seemed different as it seemed to accelleratd a bit faster and did not slow doen so quickley even after playing with the CVs causing some rough shunting and could  so have just got and fitted a Hornby decoder.

Hello 81F    I have a County of Bedford which was earlier fitted with a TCS decoder. As this didn't suit my controller I changed the chip for a Hornby one. Now it runs perfectly and is a great favourite. Hornby really is a good Chip Shop.

 A pair of Hornby LMS Coke wagons arrived today, and very nice they are too!

R3498 S&DJR Jinty, Railroad model, special price from Hornby, and R6776 Conflate and Container, for placing a Peco 'Lyons Tea' container on.

 Six more coke wagons arrived this morning.