Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

Hornby BR standard 4 MT (early crest)

Hornby - R2197 GNER. The White Rose.

Hornby - Virgin Pendolino Powered Car. 69145. (only)

DPD brought me this today, 

When my arthritis is better I shall clear off the garden track and give her a run.

Nice coathook!!

Weather's nice which should help Arthur for you - let us know how she runs, as you say.

Al.

New hornby R3777 class 66 EWS 66005

Another 50m reel of electric string to use as power bus droppers. Amazing how much of the stuff you need. Any left will come in handy when I rewire my rotary point switches as I used single core ethernet cable last time and it needs replacing.

Just waiting for the postie to bring a Metcalfe single road engine shed from RoS - they had them on 20% discount. The Nissen huts I am going to use to cover my DCC bus terminal boards went out of stock just as I ordered, so I have to wait for Metcalfe to open the factory again for resupply. Many folk are filling C-19 time building these kits. The Metcalfe FB page is manic.

Just before total lockdoown I recived the following from the auction house selling my late uncles railway items.

Mainline Royal scot 46145 Duke of Wellingtons Reg't ,

This stood ontop of his TV for years as it was his regiment when on national service.

Collett 3205 a fave loco since Dart valley days , unfortuantly the gears are broke on this so it needs a new motor.

Fairburn tank loco in LMS , will need renumbering and lining to fit with my southern locos.

I missed out on a couple of others and a couple of kits.

keep safe 

Derek

X1 Hornby X2570 L5509 Gordon's Cylinder Block

X10 Hornby Orange Mail Bags

GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)

X1 Hornby Railways R.111 'National Benzole' Tank Wagon.

GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)

I had the old R357 45 years ago, and had been hunting a super detail Hornby Class 31 for a few years.

I don't believe in paying 'that much' (£145+) for a 'new' locomotive which is a minimum of 14 years old, for many of the SD variations indicated as new, so had been hunting a good used one.

Looking at this one, it looks great - still was well into 3 figures despite being at auction and when looking more closely, it's obviously had a chequered life - the model is 'weathered' yet the bogie frames have no weathering ....

That aside, I hunted down the relevant service sheet, and also 'Googled' photos of actual 31's to establish the locations of the detailing ... sorted.

Despite 'misgivings' mentioned above, I think it looks great!!

The lower chassis blue parts are weathered, so I don't think it's a replacement chassis, just bogies.

That said, there are 3 sand boxes missing!

Whatever I saved, I've 'lost' by buying a replacement bogie side-frame, which contains the sanders and sand boxes, which I can scavenge, to place onto the bogies ... bit of a fath, but overall ... I reckon it's worth it!

I greased the worms, and oiled where possible, motor, wheel bearings and all ... and it runs and hauls superbly - what another fantastic Hornby locomotive.

Perhaps it merits its almost legendary status amongst collectors ...

Al.