Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

Latest ‘find’ is this clockwork pre-Tri-ang Trackmaster N2 with original key and brake lever, shame the ‘coal’ is missing. These always seem to have survived in better condition than the later version. The mechanism works perfectly and the missing wheel isn’t a problem as I have spares.

In addition to the clockwork N2 I also recently go this old Jouef BB16000 loco. A bit of an odd one, the short grille suggests they re-used the BB9200 body with an amended mold for the number and different pantographs but the roof is quite different from the old BB9200 I have. However, the Hornby AcHo version of this loco also has the short grille and I understood all locos of this class were different??? Hornby AcHo never made a 9200. The buffer beam is wrong as well for this class of loco.

Jouef later made a red version of the 9200 as running with LeCapitole stock. I have one somewhere, I might check it against this body. Apparently for a while they also incorrectly sold this 16000 loco in red.

Still, this one runs great and although I already had one it’s not in great condition.

It arrived safely today. My first Hornby Dublo loco since the 1950's.

A Bratchell models kit of a class 319/3. Put her into northern livery.Lovely kit to build & a sad reminder of how hopeless rtr is when a unit like this which has been in service since 1988 on the Thameslink services / used on 25kv ac / third rail , multitude of liveries , transferred north to use on the newly electrified Blackpool / Liverpool / Manchester / Crewe corridor & being converted to class 769 flex bi / tri mode units can’t get made.

BB - Very nice. What's the individual weights - loco, tender please?

L St. J - Nice paint job. Keep us updated on the build.

Al.

BB - Very nice. What's the individual weights - loco, tender please?

L St. J - Nice paint job. Keep us updated on the build.

Al.

I hope the scales were working ok?

Loco = 1lb 10ozs

Tender = 3.2ozs/

Or in 'normal currency' - even I haven't worked with lb oz for 40 years!

737g locomotive.

91g tender.

453.592g / lb. 16 ounces / lb.

What's the chassis - standard new Hornby chassis with big flywheel?

Tender seems very light, 'though I've had this conversation elsewhere!! I doubt you'd get close to 40% of locomotive weight which is what I target.

Should have amazing traction, 'though I'd be careful not to burn out the motor!

Al.

It's now back in its box and in the stock cupboard - I may add sound. I sometimes add a TTS decoder with an upgraded bass enhanced speaker just so that the loco is complete "DCC Fitted".

This arrived today. Always hankered after one of these. Probably has something to do with having served as a constable in the Wiltshire Police. grinning

Potterton, do you remember the advert the prototype was used in? I read at the time that it was supposed to be washable paint but when they took it to clean it off it stuck fast so the loco went round like that for a while.