Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

My latest buy a fully working R528 (Neal) operating tipper set minus the wagon, but have brought two operating end tipping wagons to use with it.

... the last 9 seconds ...

I call it sniper bidding.

I think I might be classed as a "sniper" - I never put a bid in until there are a few seconds left. If before the end of the auction the price is higher than I'm prepared to pay I don't bother. Some of the "sniping" software used to almost guarantee you a win, but if several were using this software someone has to lose. I really can't see the point of bidding a pound a time weeks before the auction is due to end. Just mark it as "watching" and don't forget.

Should be a photo with the replacement arrowhead - off 'an auction site' - now painted black.

I noticed the lower centre lamp bracket bent and managed to straighten without 'damage' - slowly!

Unfortunately masking off for the arrowhead paint, I broke the upper lamp bracket - can't win with this loco!!

Received a recently purchased B Freightliner Class 57 and a fantastic H 50 D421.

Had to re-attach a few pieces as seems normal now, on the D421 - all is good and such a smooth runner.

'Gadgets' work well - doors and fan. I haven't tried moving the grille position, and from reading, I don't think I will - seems like every person who has tried the grille breaks it!! I don't want to become yet another statistic!

Al.

10203 looks really nice there - yet another 1-Co-Co-1 locomotive ...

For me, I've hit the purchase button again on a BR Schools 4-4-0.

I'm going to go for the tyre-removal-conversion as well - wish me luck!!

Al.

Lovely looking loco. Should manage the Pullmans okay on the Devon belle.

My green 10203 has been dispatched,so should be here in the next 14 days ( average time by post). I was luck enough to see all three when with drawn at Derby.

Derek 19b

It is indeed an old loco, but runs on code 100 track apart from Hornby R.8000 points. The track Hornby used today is the old R.600 series from System 6 days, first introduced in 1971.  The only real changes have been the railchairs, the loosing of the interlocking sleeper ends and the change of the points from R.612-R.641 series to the R.8000 series. Older locos don't like the R.8000 series points as the flangeways are more shallow. 

10203 looks really nice there - yet another 1-Co-Co-1 locomotive ...

 

For me, I've hit the purchase button again on a BR Schools 4-4-0.

I'm going to go for the tyre-removal-conversion as well - wish me luck!!

Al.

Does that mean new wheels?

Be interesting to hear how you get on with the tyre removal. Most people dislike the tyres (incl. me).

Here's one way of doing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StZqIuIqV_g

Possibly fortunately, wife's got visitors coming all weekend, so won't have 'a quiet afternoon' to do anything - besides, there's the footy, F1 and BTCC to watch ... going to be a busy weekend.

I've received the additional drivers courtesy of Peters - many thanks - and the wheels pop off / on quite nicely.

'Quartering' will be important with the RHS one quarter in advance of the LHS.

Having seen the centres 'pop' in / out from the outside, I quite fancy trying to press out the centres without getting all brutal and ruthless with the kitchen scissors!!

Loco does seem quite weighty for a relatively small 4-4-0.

I'm certain Hornby had several discussions on this one and decided there may be too many complaints if it couldn't pull like a Schools, hence the traction tyres.

I quite like the idea of having 'all steel'-shod wheels without the rubber, nevertheless - I can always go back if 'my plan' works - far less destructive than that in the video ... I hope!

I'm going to try and rest the flange on a suitably-sized socket, then use a smaller one to push the centre out - could even use the vice (gently) - that's the plan.

Al.