Moxy

Chris Ellis has written or edited a number of books over the years. Two that are particularly relevant to American railroading are: Modelling American Short Lines and Industry ISBN 978-0-904811-24-7 and Modelling American Railroads ISBN 978-0-904811-27-1, both published by his own company, Kristall Productions. (no longer trading). He has also featured American models in two of his other books Building and Operating Small Layouts and More Small & Compact Layout Ideas, although those books also cover UK & European models as well. Just to clarify his magazine work, after Airfix Model Trains, he edited Scale Trains (which became Scale Model Trains) and after that folded he published Model Trains International for about 20 years from 1995, until he finally retired around 2015. Scale Rails International was a short lived magazine published & edited by Chris Ford after MTI had ceased. That only ran to about a dozen issues over 2 years. I had a subscription to that, but I'm afraid I cannot find my copies of that magazine at the moment, so cannot make any recommendations.

I love this. You have really captured the look of those half forgotten railway yards tucked away round the back of an industrial estate somewhere. Wonderful layout.

The contact details are at the top of the page, unless the browser you are using doesn't show that for some reason. telephone 01228 810767 email : cspmodels@outlook.com https://www.cspmodels.com/

Kernow are listing as 'Era 5' which I understand is 1956-64, so it should be green.

It's probably just that Hornby sold out of their stock quicker than Rails have. There have been plenty of instances mentioned in this thread where the Hornby website shows something in stock, and it's sold out two days later, or even the same day. Same thing happens with the 00 range, a model is sold out at Hornby, but a retailer somewhere in the country will have one sat on a shelf.

I don't think they were. They stocked the Peco TT:120 range (now sold out), but not the Hornby range.

Yes. That is due in April.

Thanks for that, I have updated my post.

The Leyland Panther was very popular with Preston Corporation, and a common sight when I was growing up. A selection of Flickr photos (not mine) 221 (c) Martyn Hearson 204 (c) Martin Arrand They also had a batch with slightly different Marshall bodywork. Originally intended for Stratford Blue/Midland Red, but never used by them. They had the windows extended upwards, but only on the nearside. Nearside 241 (c) Alan Snatt Offside 237 (c) Mega Anorak

Hattons are having a sale on these Peco wagons today. https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail?id=1490

Hattons are having a sale on Peco TT:120 wagons https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail?id=1490

If you mean the 'Smokey Joe' type, no I don't think they ever did. I can't find it now, but I'm sure somebody on RMWeb modified one to look like 'Trojan' GWR 1340 now preserved. https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/article.php/59/1340-trojan

Yes it should. Link here to one that Hattons were selling https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklistdatabase/322402/parkside_models_pc58_lms_20_ton_brake_van_dia_1659_plastic_kit/stockdetail If you click on the 2nd photo, it clearly shows light grey body components in the plastic bag. If it was unopened it looks like you got a 'Friday afternoon' kit where someone has picked the wrong parts when packing it.

If you mean the side tank loco numbered 6042, that is not a kitbash. That's a standard Triang/Hornby trainset loco from about 1973/74 http://www.hornbyguide.com/item_details.asp?itemid=416 If you look under the 'international' locos http://www.hornbyguide.com/class_details.asp?classid=77 they made several slightly different bodies, fitted to at least 2 different chassis, around that time. (No, I don't know why either.)

I think I missed Cold Harbour Lane as well. There are some pictures of it in the April 1998 Railway Modeller for anyone who wishes to look it up.

Here you go. https://www.lightrailwaystores.co.uk/products/victory-riveted-tank-overlays

I would suggest it started life as a Triang R659 http://www.hornbyguide.com/item_details.asp?itemid=1141 It looks like running plate/steps, smokebox & chimney are similar to that loco. The 'toolboxes' on the top of the tanks look like they are from the Airfix pug kit, as do the dummy cylinders/crosshead. The cab front & rear may be Airfix pug as well. The rest of it looks like card or plasticard tanks/cabsides. Don't know about the dome, but that may be Triang as well. That is an interesting kitbash, I like it.

I think it's a Caterham 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterham_7

There certainly used to be a Kitmaster Collectors Association, website here : http://www.kitmaster.org.uk/CollectorsClub.htm#Ind Their last journal was issued in 2006, so whether it is still going or not I cannot say. Some of the web links no longer work.

They also have their own website, outside of Ebay. http://www.linesideandlocos.co.uk/oo-gauge-page-3.html Thanks for finding this supplier, they make some interesting backscenes, and different subjects from the usual 'country/town' ranges other suppliers offer.

Not to my knowledge. Hornby got all the Lima tooling, none went to Bachmann. There were some duplications of prototypes, eg Class 20/25/37/47 where models were available from both Lima/Hornby and Bachmann, but in those cases the toolings were developed separately by the relevant manufacturer.

Because Lima were in competition with Palitoy/Mainline. Hornby still produce it because they have the moulds and they are in competition with Bachmann. It's good old capitalism, that's all.

Wheelbase is 44mm (22mm + 22mm) & wheel diameter is about 14mm

I don't think it's anything to do with the tier system. I used to live in Bolton & the Hobbycraft there stopped selling Hornby railway stuff before I left the town, which is at least ten years ago, long before the tier system came into being.

There's 6 wheel 3rds in NCB & CIE liveries https://www.hattons.co.uk/492557/hattons_originals_h4_6t_1501a_6_wheel_3rd_in_ncb_blue/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/1056103/hattons_originals_h4_6t_1701b_6_wheel_3rd_419_in_cie_dark_green/stockdetail And 4 wheel brake 3rds in BR Crimson & LSWR liveries https://www.hattons.co.uk/492550/hattons_originals_h4_4bt_1401b_4_wheel_brake_3rd_in_br_crimson/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/492537/hattons_originals_h4_4bt_1301b_4_wheel_brake_3rd_in_lswr_salmon_and_brown/stockdetail All due for delivery around May 2024 I haven't used it myself, but Hattons operate a 'wishlist,' where they will email you if a particular (currently sold out) model becomes available, eg if someone cancels their order. Hope this helps.