Popular Post jamie.dunn Posted January 12, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) I have just turned 18 (11th january) and i got an amazing present off my dad. When I was five my dad passed away but before he went he brought me a birthday present for when i turned 18 and he passed it on to my step brother to keep. As i said he passed away and i always knew he had brought me something but i never really knew what it would be until yesterday. I went to my aunties on saturday for a birthday meal and after that we went to her house and a huge box was sat on the table about half way through the night my stepbrother called me over and explained to everyone that because my dad passed on it got handed over to me and as he opened the big cardboard box a wooden presentation box with a Bachmann logo and as we opened the wooden lid it was the old Bachmann limited edition A4 elizabethen set (13 out of 1000) with 60017, six thompson coaches a book and a video. sorry its abit rushed but i wanted to tell every one. I have included a link to show you the model. http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1326_1_1465765.html Thanks dad miss you ... Edited January 12, 2014 by jamie.dunn 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted January 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) That's super Jamie - a great present! Enjoy your father's thoughtfulness Phil PS Does it come with these? http://www.fox-transfers.co.uk/image_display.cgi?image=11BM7o4j9oWHo.jpg Edited January 12, 2014 by Phil Bullock 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 12, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2014 That's something to treasure! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie.dunn Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 That's super Jamie - a great present! Enjoy your father's thoughtfulness Phil PS Does it come with these? http://www.fox-transfers.co.uk/image_display.cgi?image=11BM7o4j9oWHo.jpg I believe so My step brother is delivering to my house on thursday i'll have a look then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted January 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2014 Beautiful. Enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcombe Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 What a lovely story! Your Dad must have been very special. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2014 How brill! You didn't get to see your dad very much - but now you know what an amazing man he was. A top tale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hi My birthday is also 11th January but I was 61 this year Great deal older than you. Great present, your Dad must have been a very special person, run the Elizabethen in his memory. Regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie.dunn Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Hi My birthday is also 11th January but I was 61 this year Great deal older than you. Great present, your Dad must have been a very special person, run the Elizabethen in his memory. Regards David Happy birthday I will be running the elizabethen but i won't be using the A4 as my layout will be DCC and i don't want to risk damaging the loco but i have a DCC fitted tornado so she will take over and the coaches will be used. After a bit of research i have found the set is infact one year older then me so my dad must have got it for me when my mum was pregnant with me so My dad must of known that i was going to love railways thanks for the kind words everyone Jamie D Edited January 13, 2014 by jamie.dunn 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie.dunn Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) How brill! You didn't get to see your dad very much - but now you know what an amazing man he was. A top tale. three weeks before he passed away he took me to the pickering railway show and thats the last real memory i had where it was just me and him Edited January 13, 2014 by jamie.dunn 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hi Jamie Either way enjoy the Elizabethan train set and thank you for putting one of the best stories I have had the privilege to read on RM Web. Regards David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2014 A very nice heart warming story. I still have my Minitrix Ivatt 2-6-2t which was bought for me by Dad when I passed my O levels in 1976. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Jackson Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Nice to hear this. I'm 40 and still have some of My models from the 1970's and 80's that my family bought for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 74 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Great story, great present! Heart touching... I would rename the A4 with your Dad's name! Enjoy this lovely package! Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie.dunn Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Great story, great present! Heart touching... I would rename the A4 with your Dad's name! Enjoy this lovely package! Simon I'm not going to rename the A4 but I'm thinking about getting a custom headboard with his name on and possibly by a new steam engine to rename that 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Jackson Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm not going to rename the A4 but I'm thinking about getting a custom headboard with his name on and possibly by a new steam engine to rename that When my son was born I had a Baby Deltic kit built and named after him 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 After moving house in 1995 money was tight and my dad "subsidised" the buying of quite a few of my locos. 9 years after he passed on, I still miss him but running them brings back warm memories of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted January 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) My Dad introduced me to model railways at the age of 4 and we enjoyed the hobby together until he sadly passed away in 1988 but we had 31 years of fun together. I bought him a Wrenn Royal Scot (Black Watch) for his 60th birthday/retirement in December 1983. It would have been his 90th last month. I still think of him when building/running the layout. The Royal Scot is still going strong after 30 years. Edited January 15, 2014 by Colin_McLeod 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie.dunn Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) I planning to Buy a Hornby Railroad mallard for pulling this set then i don't risk breaking Sliver fox. its the same class and colour as sliver fox. and Phil it did come with the etched nameplates,headboard and foxes. Once again thanks for all the kind words Jamie D Edited January 16, 2014 by jamie.dunn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted January 16, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sounds like an excellent plan! Enjoy this Jamie - any chance of a shot of it on your layout? Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie.dunn Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sounds like an excellent plan! Enjoy this Jamie - any chance of a shot of it on your layout? Cheers Phil I'll get one tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie.dunn Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Hi guys i decided to risk running Sliver Fox a while ago on DC after i wired up the layout. All i can say is she runs perfectly even better then some of my DCC locos. so i run her every few months just to keep her running her best. At the minute i run DCC engines at my model club but as i have kept my home layout Dc it means that i can run a few of my DC locomotives at home including my Brand new Hornby sentinel shunter. now i just waiting for the Hornby K1 and a Bachmann LMS observation saloon. once again thanks for the kind words. I have a work trial for an apprenticeship soon so hopefully i'll get more stuff made on my layout thanks Jamie D 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted March 31, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hi Jamie Great to hear you are enjoying your Dads present - and also that you are trying for an apprenticeship - what would that be in I wonder? Its a tough world out there at the moment! Kind regards Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Hi Jamie, this is such a wonderful and heart warming insight into your life experience, and what a beautiful legacy your Dad left for you...that is an object to treasure along with your memories of him. I have just lost my Father recently in February, luckily for me though I have some forty odd years of memories to treasure, my Dad wasn't into model railways, that was my Grandad "his Father" that gave me this obsession, I enjoyed Pigeon Racing, football and hiking with my Father, and I consider myself very lucky to have known such a wonderful and caring Man with a love for life as he had. One of His little memory treasures that I was given by my Mum in February was a lovely engraved Swiss watch he received from the company he worked for, it was a gift to mark 25 years of work service, given to him by His boss, who interviewed him for job 25 years earlier. I wore the watch yesterday for the first time at my Wife's Mothers Day Family meal outing, but earlier yesterday morning when i spoke to my Mum, I told her that I would be wearing Dad's watch. These little objects and trinkets represent a lot more than just material value, they hold the treasured times you had together, thanks for posting your very personal story on here, this is the first time i have just seen it, and in truth Jamie, it has just cheered me up and given me a great lift, thank you once again, enjoy the models Jamie. Best regards Craig Edited March 31, 2014 by muddys-blues Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted March 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2014 What a really nice thing to do. And everytime you look at it you will be reminded of your Dad. Yes , despite what people say, objects are more than just possesions . They remind you of who gave you them and the happy times you had. A great heart warming story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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