Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

This week I have mostly been unpacking a Duchess of montrose super model! 

And picked up a nice Hornby Castle the Retooled version before the total retooling the following year. Very nice needs some lamp irons. And turning to BR from GW. Need to find out if it's just compony logo needs switching or was the lining different. Anybody know? 

The BR version had less lining on the cab sides. Didn’t go up around the windows. And less or even none on the cylinders.

Going from BR to GWR, don't you also need to remove the smokebox door number?

Al.

I have just received the Thomas train set from Hornby today. I can’t wait to build my working Thomas diorama.

Going from BR to GWR, don't you also need to remove the smokebox door number?

 

Al.

Wrong way round. He’s going from GWR to BR. Needs to remove buffer beam number and replace it with smokebox door number. 

Good spot. Agreed

Al.

I just got these. I suspect most people will be wondering so what! These are two Jouef coaches that were contained in a set with a clockwork D6100 diesel, a tierwag car carrier, large oval of track, fencing, level crossing etc. The set was a UK version of a French set, the only difference being the loco which in the French version was either a diesel or electric clockwork locomotive. 

I had one of the UK sets and it was one of my favourites when growing up. The loco worked much better than any of the Tri-ang/Hornby ones I had and seemed to go on forever. I now have a couple of the locos and one of the French electric ones as well. They don’t run as well as I remember but are very similar to the hornby ones I have. 

I swapped the set for some mainline wagons in my teens and have recently been after some of the coaches. Apart from some very overpriced full sets, these are the only ones I have seen that are all intact for years, most have had the bogies broken off and re-attached with bolts. They are cheap and nasty, in a non-prototypical colour and of a continental prototype. Add to that they are HO rather than OO. However, they run very well and they make me happy, need I say more?

Good evening everyone,we went to our local toyfair yesterday and managed to get some bargains.

Boxed,with original instructions, "Battle space turbo car".

Boxed "Battle space POW wagon"

Unboxed battle space rocket launching wagon.

Minic motorways green double decker bus(bargain at £20),very good condition.

Big box of super 4 track with no signs of rust,including 12 points.

Eight X04 motors,minus brushes and brush springs.

Tri ang wheel cleaning brush.

And various other bits and bobs.

All in all,a good day.

That 'turbo car' I've seen going for well into 3 figures, particularly when boxed - good find!!

My brother had one and we used to blast from rest at full power and see what speed it left the rails at!!

Al.

Three bags of 00 gauge real Welsh Coal - fine, medium and large, two illuminated buffer stops, some loco front lamps and some wire (very fine - black and red).