Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

I bet you cheated and looked it up on the internet !!

Just had notification from MRD that the last of my January 2013 pre-orders is on its way (R3207) - be interested to see whether the price is as quoted at the time of order?  A bit worrying that the 2014 orders are already starting to trickle through.

My latest is in common with quite a few around here but boring just the same - RM ProPack. 

For those of you on General to whom the RM forum is as friendly and understandable as life on Mars, you have never seen so much fuss from whinges that a substantial upgrade to the product has in fact been a backward step. While some of the issues are legitimate of course, many are of the user's own making. And all the while the RM Support team are working literally 24/7 to provide answers on the forum, answer direct emails from users, log into their systems to fix problems and update the software to fix the inevitable bugs. Fantastic service, and with a smile. 

An interesting visit to The Gateshead Toy Fair yesterday.

Purchases included a pair of Hornby 'O' Clockwork 0-4-0T. Pre-War LNER 623 and Post-War BR 82011 both with good mechanisms, the No. 40 had a very good body as well.

Also bought a 1960s Scalextric Lotus racing car, a SPOT-ON Morris Bullnose, (both boxed), a Triang 'Hiawatha' , a mint boxed Triang TT 'Jinty' and a box of  TT type B straight rails.

I was on the look out for more Triang and Minic toys including clockwork ships and cars but didn't find any, York toy fair is next Sunday so I may be lucky.

I guess I better do it!!!

RailMaster Pro and it is brilliant  ;-)

Hi all,

I got Track Master, Hornby track plans book which is good, track mat accessory #3 and the Hornby 2013 catalogue which I now  have 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

All I need now is trackpack accessory #1 then I will have all of them 1-5.

For Xmas a Railroad Duke of Gloucester.

For my birthday next month a maroon inspection saloon and a BG mark 1 in maroon. Plus - for now a Corrdor Brake Second  MK 1 in maroon. 

Not just sure why I need any more coaches really - I am sure I promised myself I would not by anymore. .   

Just had an email notification from MRD in Bristol, that my order has been picked - will normally get a further email to say it's been shipped - but what!! This will be the third this month - could be the 2-HAL in BR Green. I think Simon Kohler said at the beginning of the year, that it was Hornby's aim to get everything announced in 2014, delivered in 2014 - I'm getting worried that he might be right.

I collected my first BR green 2Hal from Monk Bar about four hours ago.

My latest loco purchase has been the long awaited LNER P2 2-8-2 Cock of The North.

This a very good looking model and is very good a pulling 10 LNER TEAK COACHES WITH NO WHEEL SLIP. I am very pleased with it. The only thing I dont like is the new motor fitted. It not a resposive as the old one in the A3's and A4's. It needs more power to set off and then it ok. It is not affected by solo operation or pulling coaches.