It made a good contrast to a pair of Bachmann 2As I was interested in that went for £109!Some cool photos there @reddragon - the Garratt on the long rake of coaches looks particularly impressive. Shame about those Dapol wagons, but I suppose it's sort-of to be expected with Dapol now.
Re. bargains: that makes two of us - I got a decent bargain on eBay the other day as well. I'm keeping it quiet until it arrives though...
-Peter
Blimey! eBay prices are through the roof for a lot of things at the moment. They're not too bad for older models though.
That's my technique too: I've got some 200-odd items on my watch list
Sometimes you get sent offers for items too, which makes them even better. I haven't done any bidding on auction listings in ages: I lost a few and then found buy-it-now listings which had more detail and were closer to what I wanted and went for those instead.
Not tested its limit yet!
That RFO is very nice. A 33/1 will be a very useful addition too.
Those are some very strong engines then! At least with a layout like yours you can have a realistic, scale-length train running around and it looks normal and prototypical.
The videos I've seen on stay-alives are brilliant. The engine can carry on working for several seconds after being completely removed from the track, which I find impressive (even though it is, to my knowledge, essentially a capacitor with maybe some fancy bits added?).
Time to break out the 'What @Cowley said' sign - I can only really echo his thoughts. The detail is very good on that. I've not got around to getting any Blood & Custard Mk1s yet but seeing those makes them more appealing. The two restaurant cars together is definitely a train I want a ticket for!
I've seen a lot of 33s on layouts recently - mainly @Cowley's. I assume it's a Heljan model you've gone for?
The RU has a kitchen and unclassified seats. The RFO is just a FO dedicated to serving meals from the RU
The RU has a kitchen and unclassified seats. The RFO is just a FO dedicated to serving meals from the RU
The 33/1 is Heljan. If its good I might get a Hymek too
## Friday ##
Today I started the down Loco / MU sidings. Pics in a few days
Down to under half a box. Currently doing the down TMD.
There is an up TMD, currently closed. Once I finish the insulation it and the up approach will be rebuilt for DCC operation, thus removing shorts enabled by the removal of the old wall some months ago. The hole from the wall needs filling once the eaves above have been insulated and the light I have is put up (so not dark)
Ah cool - looks to be a fair bit of space there as well. From that photo it looks like you've got a lot of the work done already!
I'm liking that. Is the building going to be a permanent feature? It looks good.
The UP TMD trackwork is original DC. I will need to add insulators if possible or relay and extend.Ah cool - looks to be a fair bit of space there as well. From that photo it looks like you've got a lot of the work done already!
I'm liking that. Is the building going to be a permanent feature? It looks good.
-Peter
Oh OK - thanks for explaining.
I guessed it might have been of that sort of vintage but wasn't sure. It definitely looks to be of good quality.
Nice work. Reminds me a bit of Derby RTC which is normally full of lots of random stuff.
Very good! What loco's have you gone for?I successfully won a loco on eBay last night, so now have 3 en-route. More chances tonight
All bar 1 of my oil tankers have departed in line with my railways environmental policy. I only have 1 coach listed now!
As each loco arrives I shall post a picture of it
Won another tonight, some good prices as just before paydays!
Intriguing! Yes, I agree it's important to pick your time for buying and selling carefully. Although I must say nothing much has interested me on there recently.As each loco arrives I shall post a picture of it
I now have 4 orders & 4 pre-orders to come, maybe more by the end of the night.
You lucky so-and-so! Good eBay finds seem to be like needles in a hay stack nowadays, especially with auctions. Like you say, you need to be careful for as to when you go searching and what you buy!I successfully won a loco on eBay last night, so now have 3 en-route. More chances tonight
All bar 1 of my oil tankers have departed in line with my railways environmental policy. I only have 1 coach listed now!
