Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

Looks like I was the only one interested. The thing is though, that the listing didn't advise it was a Smiling Annie. I don't think the seller realises it's a rare Annie.

Also, the main image didn't show Annie's face, so it looks any old ordinary Annie in the in very faded looking orange paint. If the title stated 'Smiling Annie', loads would have placed bids, like time, when a Smiling Annie and a Clarabel sold for £35.00, about 2 or 3 months ago.

I sort of clicked on it accidentally and decided to view the images, relalised the Annie is the rare smiling faced one, so I added it to my Watvh List and placed my bid about 30 minutes before the listing was going to end. I am very happy I found it so cheap and by mistake. 

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A Hornby Dublo A4 tender.

It began with the purchase of three locomotive bodies, a Ringfield Castle, an A4 (Golden Fleece) and a City (the nameplates were missing, but I'm pretty sure that it was a City of London rather than of Liverpool) for a fairly nominal amount.

The Castle looked as if it might be beyond repair and, when I received it, it obviously was.

The City was the one I wanted and I was planning to repaint it and fit a Duchess chassis (a three rail City chassis would have been too hard to find and too expensive and a Duchess chassis can, with a bit of work, be modified to suit).  The City body, however, proved to be in poor shape.  It had been repainted (no real problem there, just a bit more work) but looked as if it had been sandblasted prior to painting, with all the sharp details of the moulding rounded off or eroded to the point where they were indistinguishable.  So it joined the Castle in the bin.  I subsequently bought a Wrenn City of Glasgow body, but that's another story.....

The A4 was the one I hadn't given much thought to - after all I already have two of them - but it turned out to be in the best condition of the lot, albeit with missing paint and a third of the transfers (including most of one nameplates) missing.  It seemed too good to throw out, so I bought a spare A4 chassis, which arrived a couple of weeks ago, and a tender, which arrived today.  I am planning to paint it in BR light blue, but when I will get around to it I'm not sure.

My Bachmann Collectors Club rewewal package arrived today, with the following:

x1 Bachmann Branch-Line 37-2017K 'M. E. Evans' 5 Plank Open Wagon (Exclusive to Bachmann Collectors Club)

x1 Bachmann Collectors Club Official Member 2017/18 Keyring

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£15 from auction site vgc.

Very cheap, Jeff Mennell. Good find. Have you got any Mk3 Coaches for it, in the same livery? If not, this what you need to get.

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A pre-order of Bachamnn Trains Thomas & Friends 58816 Rosie (With Moving Eyes).

 

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Rosie has been dispatched! 

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Shunting up to a Oxford rail Warwell with an airfix Chuchill tank

Nice, I can't wait to see it! It's interesting how Oliver and Rosie are the same size as OO, as opposed to all the others who are HO.

My Rosie arrived today. She nicer than I ever thought she could be. I love the model. 

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A more recent Jinty than the r52s I already have with a nice selection of rolling stock for £18 inc postage.