Horsetan Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Just got a set of Ultrascale drivers for a Duke/dog for £26...well chuffed! Yes, I thought that might be you. I had to pay almost double that for an earlier set which included the bogie wheels.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2017 7 locos for 12 pounds... worth a punt? Untested, some damaged. (4 Hornby 0-4-0 Pugs, a Holden 101, an American switcher and a German diesel). That is per locomotive not for all 7. Two have been sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Some Weinert detailing packs for £20. Saves having to order from Germany..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted July 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2017 Some Weinert detailing packs for £20. Saves having to order from Germany..... I would think that that was quite cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I would think that that was quite cheap. Believe me, it's very cheap where Weinert is concerned. The seller turned out to be only "up the road" in Hemel Hempstead, and I think I have acquired most of the useful standard-gauge DB bits. There's still a useful lot of Weinert schmalspur parts still on offer, if anyone fancies a bite. I have also noticed a lot of Merker + Fischer castings on eBay recently. The seller hasn't really helped with the descriptions, so it's not clear what the castings are actually for; he assumes that you will recognise the part numbers that he quotes! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 A Bachmann 12t van in Departmental Olive for £5.50 Inc postage - I'll have that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 British Royal Coat of Arms badge, 3cm square for £1.20. Now, I can hear you all going "What the actual **** is he on about? This is a model railway forum". But bear with me. You see, about a month ago I bought a second hand Kibri "Neu Ulm" railway station ready built. It's a large, 1960s German two storey station building with a double height glass fronted entrance area. I bought it to modify into either a Civic theatre/concert hall or something else equally Civic. Well, thanks to a brass Royal Coat of Arms which scales out at about 8 square feet, once glued into place over the entrance doors, "Neu Ulm" will become the new Magistrates Court complex for Wednesford. See? Not as daft as it sounds now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 £14 for a Bachmann Mk.1 BCK - just about on my upper bid limit for Bachmann Mk.1s generally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Hopefully had a bit of a result, a Wills N/U class Mogul with a SEF etched Brass chassis, £22 + £5 postage, also has motor and gears. I was really interested in the chassis which sells for £37.50. At worst I can sell the loco and motor and get the chassis for next to nothing. On the other hand just needs wheels, which I have already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Hopefully had a bit of a result, a Wills N/U class Mogul with a SEF etched Brass chassis, £22 + £5 postage, also has motor and gears. I was really interested in the chassis which sells for £37.50. ..... I have samples of both the "N" and "U" chassis, both nickel-silver from SEF to the design of the late Alistair Rolfe. Very nice artwork, and the later one he drafted for the "River" 2-6-4T is even more comprehensive. I ended up buying a few spare castings from SEF to see if it was possible to put together the bare bones of a new-build "U", taking advantage of some of the later castings from the "River" such as the boiler which is much more cleanly done. I then realised that the front footplate / bufferbeam is wider in the "River" than the new-build "U" so quite a bit of shaving down was needed, plus an increase in footplate height. If you leave the casting as as it is, then you could use it as the basis of "U" rebuilt from a "River". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) I have samples of both the "N" and "U" chassis, both nickel-silver from SEF to the design of the late Alistair Rolfe. Very nice artwork, and the later one he drafted for the "River" 2-6-4T is even more comprehensive. I ended up buying a few spare castings from SEF to see if it was possible to put together the bare bones of a new-build "U", taking advantage of some of the later castings from the "River" such as the boiler which is much more cleanly done. I then realised that the front footplate / bufferbeam is wider in the "River" than the new-build "U" so quite a bit of shaving down was needed, plus an increase in footplate height. If you leave the casting as as it is, then you could use it as the basis of "U" rebuilt from a "River". The Southeastern Finecast N/U loco bodies are the older non revised style of kit but with new chassis for either the N or U class. The loco arrived today despite being sent 2nd class (well done Royal Mail). The loco body ( Wills finecast) is nearly finished, built to a reasonable level but the glue is a bit heavy on the inside. DS10 motor with 2 different gear sets and a motor mount, and a Southeastern Finecast etched chassis, just needs a set of 22mm Romfords (I have them) and a front bogie wheel set, the Tender has Romford metal wheels. For less than the cost of a chassis I have a body and tender plus motor and gears as well. Edit Just worked out the RRP cost at £117 in value plus an additional set of gears , not bad for £27 Edited August 8, 2017 by hayfield 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Another Portescap RG4 (not a bargain at £62) plus a spare 1616 motor only (£12) so I can put the shorter motor into the gearbox to make a proper RG4 1616. The Southeastern Finecast N/U loco bodies are the older non revised style of kit..... I have long had a parts list for them and the River tank. I bought bits from from the latter kit as I thought that, being the newer set of moulds, the castings would be crisper. Just the footplate width and the cab (leftover etch from DJH) to sort out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Another Portescap RG4 (not a bargain at £62) plus a spare 1616 motor only (£12) so I can put the shorter motor into the gearbox to make a proper RG4 1616. Think you bought it from a friend, who is selling on behalf of another friend with the proceeds going to a local hospice Watch his listings as he is listing some Kirk SR & LNER coaches, plus 100+ wagons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 ....Think you bought it from a friend, who is selling on behalf of another friend with the proceeds going to a local hospice Watch his listings as he is listing some Kirk SR & LNER coaches, plus 100+ wagons Interesting. I think the only Ian Kirk items I've had are a Gresley buffet car (it was going cheap at Hattons) and an inside-framed GW "Monster" van. Both have their own particular challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Just won 2 vans and a wagon, all un-made whitemetal kits vans needing roofs and all needing wheels. Come with a TT bogie but described (incorrectly) as TT wagons but clearly narrow gauge and I think 009 due to width. Thought they might be GEM models, well at £9 inc postage thought good value, not quite half price but from a good seller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Came across a Kernow Bachmann Scenecraft Signal Box, the Bude one, literally BNIB, with a buy-it-now price of £38 It had an alternative of make an offer so offered £20 pointing out it was £29.99 from Kernow and ended up with it for £23 with postage as opposed to £33.99 with postage from Kernow. Lesson in it is if you see a crazy price its worth making an offer if the option exists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Came across a Kernow Bachmann Scenecraft Signal Box, the Bude one, literally BNIB, with a buy-it-now price of £38 ,.... There was a Scenecraft Great Central toilet that went over 40 quid last week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 There was a Scenecraft Great Central toilet that went over 40 quid last week! That's a lot of money to spend a penny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Came across a Kernow Bachmann Scenecraft Signal Box, the Bude one, literally BNIB, with a buy-it-now price of £38 It had an alternative of make an offer so offered £20 pointing out it was £29.99 from Kernow and ended up with it for £23 with postage as opposed to £33.99 with postage from Kernow. Lesson in it is if you see a crazy price its worth making an offer if the option exists. I don't know if it is non model railway folk who just do not know the price of items other than they could be pricey or chancers who just give it a go. Items do change hands at auctions for more than the currant retail price, especially if its a hard to get item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 That's a lot of money to spend a penny! The Scenecraft Great Central stuff tends to attract silly money nowadays mainly because the really important parts of it (stairs, subway, booking office and waiting room) are long out of production. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Southeastern Finecast SR M7 with both the Markit wheel and 1054 motor packs along with a set of Cavendish sprung buffers all for just under £55 inc postage. MRRP about £150, just could not resist it. Must sell some of the Wills M7's I have with cast chassis One issue with this is that the chassis spacers are 00 gauge, I hope I can either rob some spare EM gauge etched spacers from another kit, I may have some SEF spare in my spacer box. Just being lazy as using the tabs I find is easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The two Portescaps have arrived; one (the 1616) is made in India, whilst the 1624 is labelled as Swiss-made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The two Portescaps have arrived; one (the 1616) is made in India, whilst the 1624 is labelled as Swiss-made. At least they aren't CE (Chinese Export) marked...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 18, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2017 Fortunate 'early bird' buy with a new BIN listing. Two Comet Thompsons with splendid paint jobs for £20 each. I will most likely re-glaze them with glass cover slips as the sides are rather loose. They will go very nicely with the Jamieson B1, Another excellent 'early bird' cheap BIN purchase made around a year ago. It's waiting for a new chassis in P4 . These will probably be part of an SO inter-regional excursion on Balcombe. It's satisfying to spot these sort of bargains with the early morning cup of tea. They do come up now and again! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 £38 for a very used Roco Br.01 in DR condition with Wagner deflectors; German seller proved far cheaper than anyone in Britain. I'll be breaking this one for spares, as I want to stick the chassis block under my Weinert 01-Neubaukessel body kit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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