Guest Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I'm a bit out of touch with N gauge and I'm not sure what these usually go for, but it seems like a good price to me... Invicta have the Farish Class 57 57605 "Totnes Castle" in FGW blue livery (371-655) for £59.99. http://www.invictamodelrail.com/bargain-farish-371-655-class-573-57605-totnes-castle-first-great-western-5108-p.asp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antz Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 http://www.ehattons.com/98901/Hornby_R1184_Western_Express_digital_train_set_with_eLink_with_TTS_sound_Hall_steam_loco/StockDetail.aspxNot a bad price £125..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Noticed Model Junction are offering 30% of orders of £100+ until midnight Monday. http://www.modeljunction.info/estore/information.php?info_id=14 Hardly any UK stuff but someone might be interested in Bachmann 32-762DS Class 57/3 57312 'The Hood' in Virgin Trains Livery (Weathered & DCC Sound Fitted) http://www.modeljunction.info/estore/index.php?cPath=220_235 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 12, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 12, 2016 Lots of discounts on Bachmann at Model Railways Direct http://www.modelrailwaysdirect.co.uk/store/search.asp?keyword=SpecialOffersOO&nspbBachmann e.g. Shunters trucks 47-53% off 31-127 & 31-128 RODs @ £79.99 Plenty of other locos and wagons @ 30% off Coaches 25-33% off Scenecraft up to 55% off Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowtim Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Dapol O gauge BR grey 8 plank wagon for £25 while stocks last! http://Dapol.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1081 Some n gauge locos and a few OO wagons on offer too.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 This is the first time I've seen this Scenecraft building for under £40. Postage £3.95 for the UK. Only one left as I've purchased the other one!: http://www.monkbarmodelshop.co.uk/40135-44-265-low-relief-block-flats.html?filter_name=44-265 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkrob Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Hattons have a Hornby R1184 Western Express digital train set with eLink with TTS sound Hall steam loco for £125+p&p (rrp £299.99) (PC/Laptop Required). It's Railroad range & Model Rail magazine gave this Hall 92%. If you add up the individual items @ Hattons reduced prices (about £200) it's very good value. And NO I don't have any connection with Hattons, I just want us modellers to get value for their hard earned cash!!! http://www.ehattons.com/98901/Hornby_R1184_Western_Express_digital_train_set_with_eLink_with_TTS_sound_Hall_steam_loco/StockDetail.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Dapol N gauge class 66 Hattons price £78.00 . Dapol price £60.00. Link http://Dapol.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1669 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisr40 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 ESU sound chips £65, yes you read that right. Summer madness at the hobby shop Faversham. There was at least one left on their web page just now so be quick if you want it. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jongudmund Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 There's a bookshop in the hospital concourse in Cardiff called Books Plus. On my lunch break the other day I noticed they had copies of two British Railway Modelling books 'Modern Wagons in 4mm Scale' and 'Building Modern 4mm Scale Wagons' both by Nigel Burkin. They were priced at £3.99 instead of rrp £11.99. I don't really do 'modern' (to be honest I don't really do anything at the moment as I'm a bit distracted with other stuff) but the general principles of kits and weathering look very good. And at that price it was cheaper than buying two magazines. They had a couple more copies of each left in the shop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokebox Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Hattons have the Hornby R8239 booster and R8238 reverse loop units at very good prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33040 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Hobbycraft - 4 sheets of foam board for £10. I have seen 3 for £10 previously but can't recall a 4 for £10 offer.Staples - 64L Really Useful Boxes - 3 for £23.37 (normally £10.99 each) Wickes - 35L Really Useful Boxes - 3 for £23,97 (I think - it was just under £8 each when 3 are purchased together). Current Hobbycraft price - £12 each.All seen in Greenwich / Charlton (SE3) area of London. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Hobbycraft - 4 sheets of foam board for £10. I have seen 3 for £10 previously but can't recall a 4 for £10 offer. Staples - 64L Really Useful Boxes - 3 for £23.37 (normally £10.99 each) Wickes - 35L Really Useful Boxes - 3 for £23,97 (I think - it was just under £8 each when 3 are purchased together). Current Hobbycraft price - £12 each. All seen in Greenwich / Charlton (SE3) area of London. Rymans usually have the Really Useful Boxes on offer. IIRC 2x 35L for £20, 3x 18L for £20 and other offers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCML100 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 can't beat B&M for the smaller Really useful boxes, i use the 4L ones for my stock and they come in at around £3 each if i remember correctly - think they retail around double that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertiedog Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Our local Poundland has started selling a range of emulsion matt paint in about 3ooml pots, and they are very good for layout landscape work. It includes light brick, grey, brown, sage, ( stone), cream, and others. All mix well, and can have PVA added to make the mat finish more sticky for flocking and texture materials. The paint quick dries and is odourless. They are in plastic tubs that are near clear, so you can see the shade of the paint. Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted July 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2016 Hattons have several Bachmann 32-508 BR Standard 5mt in green for £82, although they have one less than they had five minutes ago Haven't seen these under £100 anywhere else and many second hand ones on ebay are dearer than £80 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewCarty Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Hattons have several Bachmann 32-508 BR Standard 5mt in green for £82, although they have one less than they had five minutes ago Haven't seen these under £100 anywhere else and many second hand ones on ebay are dearer than £80 I have considered one of these, but the haulage capabilities are meant to be particularly poor on the 5MT. Have you found this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted July 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2016 I have considered one of these, but the haulage capabilities are meant to be particularly poor on the 5MT. Have you found this? I had read this too, but not yet tested the loco. In the same review I read it's a very good looking loco and "captures the original" Happy at £82 if I have to make some upgrades like extra pickups and weight. Edit to say the review was on an older model, I'm hoping as this is the latest release Bachmann might have improved it themselves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I have considered one of these, but the haulage capabilities are meant to be particularly poor on the 5MT... ... Happy at £82 if I have to make some upgrades like extra pickups and weight. Edit to say the review was on an older model, I'm hoping as this is the latest release Bachmann might have improved it themselves The price is right! That's pretty much what it was priced at back in circa 2002 when first released, if my memory serves. Bachmann aren't that big on revisiting models, so I wouldn't be surprised to find that it still has the much oversprung bogie lifting weight off the driving wheels, and the leading driver spring rather too soft to boot, resulting in less than stellar pulling power. A search should turn up earlier threads on the ways and means for improving this model's traction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewCarty Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 The price is right! That's pretty much what it was priced at back in circa 2002 when first released, if my memory serves. Bachmann aren't that big on revisiting models, so I wouldn't be surprised to find that it still has the much oversprung bogie lifting weight off the driving wheels, and the leading driver spring rather too soft to boot, resulting in less than stellar pulling power. A search should turn up earlier threads on the ways and means for improving this model's traction. Could someone point me in the direction of the thread, I have done a search but I can't find it. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I'm pretty sure that I remember reading that thread recently, but I'm blowed if I can find it now! I'm wondering whether the thread was actually about the 2-6-4T rather than the 4-6-0. Either way, though, I can't find it... The most relevant hits I can find are this one (it's about the Bachmann Jubilee, but the problem, cause and solution seem the same) and this one (Bachmann Standard Class 4 this time - see post #18 in particular). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birch1 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Not so much of a bargain, but noticed in the Cheltenham Model Centre shop a couple of days ago that they had a number of pre Hornby Humbrol spray paint cans in stock in certain colours. I noticed some black and some white cans there for example. These don't seem to be listed on their site so I would suggest ringing or calling in if you are interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Our local Poundland has started selling a range of emulsion matt paint in about 3ooml pots, and they are very good for layout landscape work. It includes light brick, grey, brown, sage, ( stone), cream, and others. Before we waste a journey, you haven't told us the price... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jongudmund Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Tesco are selling this month's BRM bagged with a copy of Garden Rail (and the usual free DVD). I think its the same price as just buying the mag elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33040 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 B&M are currently selling 4L Really Useful Boxes for £3.99 each. Hobbycraft current price is £5 each. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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