RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted March 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2013 ....not a very good picture....picked up at Coventry this afternoon: Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90rob Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Dark Lake should be a crimson/red colour. ...and there was me thinking it was a place.... "The bells of waiting Advent ring, The Tortoise stove is lit again And lamp-oil light across the night Has caught the streaks of winter rain. In many a stained-glass window sheen From Crimson Lake to Hooker's Green.... " John Betjeman Come to think of it, Hooker's Green would be a great name for a layout - sort of South London/Kent/East Sussex-ish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Crimson Lake with Desert Sand beaches at Hooker's Green! Sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90rob Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yes yes - with a cobalt sea to the front, and a sky of monestral blue.... Don't tempt me - there are a couple of empty baseboards hanging around in the shed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 ....not a very good picture....picked up at Coventry this afternoon: WartimeC-01.jpg Keith Does anyone know when these will be available from the website? I have a hankering for one and wasn't able to make it to Cov on a workday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted March 13, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2013 Does anyone know when these will be available from the website? I have a hankering for one and wasn't able to make it to Cov on a workday Just looked at the club website - already listed as ready for purchase, Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yes, about five minutes after I posted that my debit card took a slug in the stomach For everyone else, the price is actually £90 inc P&P, and not £85. It wasnt a problem for em, and I doubt it will be for many, just thought it might bear a mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osimabu Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 But why bother to buy it from the Collectors' Club when it's available on eBay for only £179.95 with £5.95 delivery: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-31-460K-SE-CR-Class-C-Collectors-Club-Limited-Edition-of-504-/290882059749?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item43b9ebfde5 You could have three years subscription and the model for that. I'll bet someone buys it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 19, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2013 It's a sobering thought that a Collectors Club member is using his membership for commercial gain of,in this case,of staggering proportion.Is this what it's all about ? Nothing new in this.of course and the cynics among us will no doubt echo........'Nothing wrong in that,is there ?' Is this use or abuse of privilege ? It's all a matter of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdruthless Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I must confess that had I been able to, I would have bought more than one of them and flogged them on eBay. However, £179 while that damn thing is available for little over £115 with a demand for instant payment seems rather cheeky to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 19, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2013 I must confess that had I been able to, I would have bought more than one of them and flogged them on eBay. However, £179 while that damn thing is available for little over £115 with a demand for instant payment seems rather cheeky to me Actually...it's £84.95 on the day....a week ago today,in fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted March 19, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2013 Actually...it's £84.95 on the day....a week ago today,in fact Website price is £90.10 including UK delivery, plus £26.00 membership gets you to a "little over £115". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 and here's a link to a picture of 689 from SEMG http://www.semgonline.com/steam/cclass_01.html apologies if that's been posted before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 19, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2013 Website price is £90.10 including UK delivery, plus £26.00 membership gets you to a "little over £115". But £84.95 is what the'seller' paid for it. That is the point I am trying to make. I went to the event. I saw it and was briefly tempted. I walked away because,basically,it has no place in my particular scheme of things. Selling it on is not for me. The Collectors Club....as has been said before....is good value for its £26.So here we are again,investing in limited editions. Like works of art,the new way to make money ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdruthless Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 But £84.95 is what the'seller' paid for it. That is the point I am trying to make. I went to the event. I saw it and was briefly tempted. I walked away because,basically,it has no place in my particular scheme of things. Selling it on is not for me. The Collectors Club....as has been said before....is good value for its £26.So here we are again,investing in limited editions. Like works of art,the new way to make money ? I'm afraid I don't see why you're so certain about the £84.95, most of us couldnt get to the open day and ahve ordered the thing from the collector website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 19, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2013 I'm afraid I don't see why you're so certain about the £84.95, most of us couldnt get to the open day and ahve ordered the thing from the collector website The reason That I AM so certain is that,as I have stated in what you have quoted, I was THERE on the day and that IS what would have been paid for it THEN. This exchange reminds me of the biblical 'Doubting Thomas' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osimabu Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Bother it. I can't recall any R-T-R model of a WW1 locomotive (or a locomotive in WW1 livery) before. I have no interest in the Southern area, and it's unlikely I ever will have, but I've just spent nearly £91 simply because that model looks so great. Perhaps I ought to sell my lined green SECR one to finance it...! But I must resist the new birdcage coaches. Must resist... Must resist. Must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 There was a limited edition pack of two 'N' class 2-6-0 locos from Bachmann some years ago. One of the Ns was in SECR grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestburyJack Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Bother it. I can't recall any R-T-R model of a WW1 locomotive (or a locomotive in WW1 livery) before. I have no interest in the Southern area, and it's unlikely I ever will have, but I've just spent nearly £91 simply because that model looks so great. Perhaps I ought to sell my lined green SECR one to finance it...! But I must resist the new birdcage coaches. Must resist... Must resist. Must. Bachmann made an 'N' Class in the same SECR Grey livery about 10? 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osimabu Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Ah, that was before I got back into railway modelling so I wouldn't have seen it, but thanks for the tip. I'll keep my eyes open for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 20, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2013 Ah, that was before I got back into railway modelling so I wouldn't have seen it, but thanks for the tip. I'll keep my eyes open for one.Better save your pennies a bit first. The model was, as stated above, part of a two-loco pack in a wooden case. They do occasionally appear on ebay - but at collectors' prices. You'd do better buying a more affordable version and getting a spray can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 20, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2013 Better save your pennies a bit first. The model was, as stated above, part of a two-loco pack in a wooden case. They do occasionally appear on ebay - but at collectors' prices. You'd do better buying a more affordable version and getting a spray can! Huh! When I tried flogging mine a few years ago, it didn't reach the reserve price, so I didn't put the pair back up for sale, rather glad I kept them now, they do look nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90rob Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Perhaps I ought to sell my lined green SECR one to finance it...! But I must resist the new birdcage coaches. Must resist... Must resist. Must. It is a bit of a dilemma isn't it - do you commit to building something SECR and buy the birdcages, do you sell the lined green C, or do you consign the loco to the display case along with the LSWR M7 and the LBSCR terrier and ask yourself why you ever bought them in the first place!! They do look very good together though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tender Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 It is a bit of a dilemma isn't it - do you commit to building something SECR and buy the birdcages, do you sell the lined green C, or do you consign the loco to the display case along with the LSWR M7 and the LBSCR terrier and ask yourself why you ever bought them in the first place!! They do look very good together though.... Or, you could apply 'Rule 1' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90rob Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Or, you could apply 'Rule 1' Well yes I do - but I get a bit neurotic about these things sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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