Bodmin Bob

I do hope it is a GBL product and that somebody has not done this to one of the Bachmann models.

The art of selling is all about timing - I can't help thinking that this seller has left it a bit late to try and sell these at £285 for the pair now that the excellent Rails of Sheffield/Bachmann models are out! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271974553656?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

It 's a 10 ton sheep wagon - that's one hell of a big sheep!

After a few weeks delay I have now formally completed the construction of my latest coach kit which is a Comet kit of a Thompson Corridor Third no E1469E in early crimson & cream livery. The coach will run in my Eastern Region inter-regional set on Bodmin Club's Old Elms Road layout which will be at the Tolworth Showtrain event in November. It is one of 5 kit built Comet Thompson coaches I have built for this 8 coach set (the other 3 coaches in the set being Bachmann Mk1 stock). These kits are great to build and the added bonus with this one is that I bought the whole kit on Ebay for about £25 several months ago. As is my standard practice I have used Bachmann's Thompson bogies on this one in order the try and reduce the overall weight of the 8 coach rake as it runs through the curves when leaving and entering our fiddle yard. The construction was actually completed a few weeks ago but I have been waiting to pick up a cheap Bachmann Thompson TK on Ebay so that I could use it's interior in the kit built coach. A Modellers Mecca corridor connection is filled at one end in order to fill the gap between this and the next coach in the set. 3 link couplings have been fitted temporarily as they are both strong and discreet when used between corridor coaches in a long set

If you did happen to be in the fortunate position to have £3000 to spend - would you really blow it on this lot: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-THOMAS-RANGE-LOCOS-COMPLETE-SET-OF-22-BRAND-NEW-/191690097102?hash=item2ca19ec1ce or would you invest it in something like this for £50 less: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/L-H-LOVELESS-CO-GAUGE-1-BRASS-WINDSOR-LAD-LNER-GREEN-CLASS-A3-4-6-2-LOCO-/131522199437?hash=item1e9f557f8d

clearly a non standard 5 then!

Yes sorry about that - I'll keep my vest on next time!

For that price you have to wonder exactly what is hidden under the covers?

Don't think even that would work with my wife!! The usual response at birthday or Christmas is ''why do you want another train (she doesn't even call them locos) - you've got about 60 already - and they all look the same??''

Do you think he originally only had two Triang class 08's that he kept in his shed for weeks but didn't realise that one was male and the other was female - now looking at the pictures he appears to have an infestation problem!! I think he should have had their motors disconnected at an early age and this would never have happened!

Somewhat optimistic? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heljan-class-31-o-gauge-/111748980858?hash=item1a04c2207a Especially when the same search reveals this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/O-Gauge-Heljan-Class-31-/181843126047?hash=item2a56b1e71f Plus brand new ones are available from Kernow for £499

Totally agree - this brings 'box selling' to a new level The outside of the box is from a Hornby Black 5 - the poly inserts are for a Margate built Britannia and is therefore 2" longer than the outer box - the box has no end flaps - the picture insert is for a later Chinese version of the Britannia 'but can be cut down to fit in the box' - but at least it will hold a loco (as would an old shoe box!!) This chap is single handedly trying to put hard working dustbin men out of their jobs!

Lego bricks and Plasticine - certainly an unusual approach to modelling! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-OO-Tram-/331633988290?hash=item4d36ed12c2

Nor do they say what he was professional at - clearly not weathering locos!!

A nice model - professionally ruined!

Well all I can say is well done and good luck (and keep your fingers crossed)

Do you think when he realises his error he might decide to simply pull the plug?

A Triang TT Jinty for £110 with lots of extras thrown in - including the kitchen sink ! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRI-ANG-RAILWAYS-TT-JINTY-TRAIN-SET-BOXED-/301628267147?hash=item463a721a8b

Oh dear - the seller must be wondering why he bought this one in the first place I am sure it has been mentioned in these pages months ago when it was previously on sale. Some things improve with age - but unfortunately not this item!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-31-655-Class-47-47301-Centurion-BR-Railfreight-Heavy-Weathering-/311087048378?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item486e3ba6ba

Or a box!

Tank engines!

Or before somebody lists an exclusive empty box complete with a free locomotive inside!

I've found that a bottle of meths and a box of matches are very effective on Lima Mark 1s

Unusual painting style - looks like it has actually been dipped into the paint pot as opposed to a brush being used. Didn't realise that the BR Mk1 coach design was based on a Somerset & Dorset design!!!

After a couple of weeks off from work on holiday I had hoped to complete both my Comet Bulleid BCK and Thompson SK coaches but the glorious weather has actually hindered me as my wife has found a number of things that needed doing around the home instead. However the Bulleid BCK is now completed and has been finished as S6723S in BR Southern Region green. The Thompson is still in pieces in its box. This Bulleid coach unusually caused me some frustration at the final stages because when I came to give it its final coat of matt varnish, all was well until after about 15 mins after the coach had been sprayed. All of a sudden a few patches of white 'clouding' suddenly appeared along the top edges of the bodies on both sides where they join the roof. Not sure what caused this but it did have to be rectified as it looked a mess. I did this 24 hours later by carefully respraying the affected areas green again and then giving the whole coach another matt varnish spray a couple of days later. The coach is shown in the pictures on some temporary old Bachmann bogies as everybody currently appears to be sold out of Hornby's very nice Maunsell bogies at present which I intend to fit to this coach. When I am able to get the bogies, they will be fitted and the coach chassis and ends will be subject to some light weathering. The purists will see that that the coach (and the coaches in my previous entry) are incorrectly fitted with 3 link couplings at each end at present. My 'loose' coaches used to be fitted with Smiths 'screw link' couplings but this caused the odd problem at exhibitions when the odd coupling occasionally broke - trying to replace a small Smiths screwlink in a dimly lit exhibition hall on a coach in a large, crowded and busy fiddle yard tested my patience more than once - to the point where I decided that all my brass coaches in my longer rakes would have 3 link couplings instead - they don't break and are able to take the strain of the weight of a trailing 9 coach train a lot better than their predecessors. I have not yet decided where this Bulleid BCK will run in my coaching set formations on our Old Elms Road layout but if it does end up at the rear of a set then I will remove the 3 link from the brake end and fit a dropped buckeye coupling casting from the MJT range (and of course a tail lamp). I have now started to build the Thompson SK coach kit. On Old Elms Road I do run an inter Regional train from the North East that currently comprises 4 kit built Thompsons, 3 Bachmann Mark 1s and a Hornby Gresley Restaurant car - this new Thompson will enable the set to be increased to the 9 coach maximum that we are able to run on the layout. The intention is to finish this coach in crimson and cream livery.