Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

As mentioned, Royal Scot has arrived.

To be honest, it's as near to perfect as I could have expected!!

The vendor had no idea why the speedo cable was disconnected, so that's one 'adventure' I'll have to take - don't see any problem there - and only one casualty which may have been transit, or before, but I'm not too bothered - it's yet another locomotive with a 'missing dart' - smokebox door clamp handles.

I have brass spares and have operated on a few bodies now, so I know what to expect!!

Quite happy. No box, but I have a Patriot box coming for it.

I have the 'other items' I need as well - coupling, coupling holder, vacuum pipe ... 

I'm not straightening the side window until I get home - easily lost!!

Once home, it'll be made a more-permanent fitting, 'though folded flat like that (RHS cab side window) isn't bad.

Al.

@atom3624 - nice! Looks in very good condition.

My latest acquisitions were a Heljan GWR Class 47xx 2-8-0 and a Hornby/Kernow special Class 50 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' in GWR 150 lined green. Just waiting for my layout to start!

Cheers,

Philip

2 nice locos there Froggie.

Turned out Scottie had a chip in it - removed, fitted a blanking plate, then tested - fine - very smooth.

Was there another Royal Scot which was DCC fitted, not the DCC ready Pete Waterman one?

Anyone know at all please?

Thanks,

Al.

46239  -  City of Chester.

I've made various attempts over the last 6 months to get this 'sister' locomotive to my City of Liverpool - finally happened.

It's an older 'Super Detail' version, but very decent nevertheless.

RHS handrail had some problems on arrival - was above the blinker. Closer inspection reveals a minor 'issue' which can be resolved with a dab of glue if necessary, to retain the rail at the top of the blinker.

There is a moulded retainer which appears to have been broken in it's past, liberating the rail - not an issue.

Then I need to get around to adding the detail - like the Scottie from yesterday.

Definitely the last locomotive .... until Hamilton arrives in March (let's be realistic) next year ...

It was a bit sunny!!

Time for a late Vitamin D top-up before Winter hits home .... !!

Al.

 My H2 32424 arrived at home from Wigan today while I was out buying a £6.00 Triang R52 3F 0-6-0T (with polystyrene body, mark 2 couplings and brass safety valves) at Gateshead toy fair! The Jinty needs 2 front buffers which I have in my spares box, all decals, which I can get from my Modelmaster spares, and the wheels cleaned (which I have done) and is otherwise good. The H2 has been 'run-in' on my rolling road but hasn't been run on the layout yet A really handsome model, should look great on a train of SECR Birdcage carriages in BR crimson lake .

My other Toy Fair finds were a boxed unused Ixion Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST (Gauge O), three Triang Tierwag car carriers, a set of 1/76 scale fork lift trucks in BR CLC livery and two boxed and unmade Kitmaster German carriages (mainly for the box artwork which includes along the side the NYC Hudson and the BR A3 neither of which were ever made by Kitmaster. I am still in two minds as to whether I shall ever make the kits).

Hi Atom 3624,Several years ago Hornby  produced 'X' variants of models to denote that they were DCC Fitted.I was told by a Hornby Rep. that Hornby produced only 250 models with the 'X' code.Hence it was possible to buy R3018 and R3018X.I have the Royal Scot R3018X, Scots Guardsman. 46115.It is the only Royal Scot I have which is DCC fitted.Also have R3017X, Patriot, Sir Herbert Walker.45535.

Thanks NLOB.

This is one with a tender with the fat pin which slots into the loco coupling with blades underneath, 'wiper' contacts above, so it's possibly a DCC-converted older one.

Yours probably has the small white plug which pushes into a socket in the tender?

Al.

 Some Modelmaster Number and name plates

3265 Tre Pol and Pen

2818 & 4850

3265 for a Bachmann Earl while 2815 is for the 28XX I previous;y painted in wartime black and 4850 is for my Oil burning 2284.

Nice purchase Caiptean. Nice to know that modellers who tend to buy expensive locomotives, do buy RailRoad locomotives, too! 

GNR-Gordon-4

You should try and get some etched brass wind deflectors, they make a huge difference.