Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

Just a small item. A red Tri-ang R119 Express Mail Van.  I haven't seen many of these for sale.

Beatles - Yellow Submarine(Eurostar), plus the coach pack(Divisable coaches).

Looks great, far better than the images of it.  A really good addition to any collection.

Jumbopuff, which version is it? Is it the plain red one or the one with 'Mail' in big letters on the side? I also have a blue version but not sure if that one had the same R number? Great fun and will work for ever. 

I just got this clockwork Top Tank in almost mint condition shown alongside the box it arrived in (actually from a Hydraulic Buffer Stop). Great runner but unfortunately the piston rod is missing off the other side, no problem, I have plenty of spares. Luckily the plastic guide for it that fits behind the cylinder is there, that is the weak point of this particular chassis and is often broken or easily damaged in use. I am presuming this one came out of the set with the bright red/cream shorty Mk1 coach but it hasn't seen much, if any use. the wheels are totally clean. I think it's time for some clockwork fun as opposed to 'serious' modelling. It always cheers me up!

 A few additions recently. Nothing outstanding.

A common all garden Norstand wagon, first issue 1974.  Getting hard to find boxed.

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67 - MEGA HORNBY POWER. 

ABOVE: Yet another of these fine and powerful models, with their large flywheel, ultra smooth drive mechanism, has joined the Basingstoke exhibition layout fleet.

35028 "Clan Line" in as built condition, is seen here on my workbench getting a few "tweaks". Loco-tender coupling shortened; stronger brass footsteps; the missing cab to tender roof now fitted; and the tender reliveried (late logo), this being the only MN to get the late logo in original as built condition. It's also received a number of interior mods to make it powerful enough to haul 13 coach trains up 1 in 100 gradients, without any ill effects as my exhibition layout is rather large....

The Duke 71000 

Lovely loco 71k !

Love it in 'original' format, and obviously in rebuilt - as I have one!

What do you think of the new drivetrains?

I've a couple of new-format Hornby kettles, which I'm having difficulty 'liking' as they're too light and now that there's the flywheel, extra shaft, etc., there's less space to do something about it.

My King Arthur totally destroyed my Lord Nelson until I added yet more lead, but doing so pur most weight over the leading drivers (it works) as all space fully occupied by that shaft and flywheel.

How are you finding a really slow start?

Does the motor have enough torque to turn slowly, hearing the segments moving one-by-one, as I can with my Royal Scot, and Flying Scotsman for that matter, or is there too much inertia, and they need 'coaxing' into rotation, perhaps throttling back just enough to keep going?

Must admit I've yet to be convinced on this new format.

Al.

A lovely loco Duke - I have one in the collection. BB

Just sold off a load of crimson / gold Coronation Scot coaches, and have replaced, partially with 7 of the higher specification R4230, 31, 32, 33; R4803, 04, 05.

They are all new / near new items and look very good - sprung buffers as well!!

Al.

The latest addition.  The rare 1972/1973 issue R.019 (R.19) plate wagon, awaiting cleaning and full restore.