I've just taken delivery of the brake rod and cylinder ejector spares pack for my Hornby Railroad Hall.
It takes me back to the excitement in 1981 when I fitted the brake rods to my trusty Mainline Manor- That cost £25 and started my interest in GWR
It still looks good with a new chimney and bogie wheels, on a Bachmann chassis - yet lacks the scary presence of the monster on the Newhaven branch...