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On 10/03/2019 at 11:52, tractionman said:

Just had this email from Rails listing reductions:

 

Price Reductions

Selected products with new lower prices!

 

Hornby OO R3627 BR Blue (Early) Class A3 'Flying Scotsman' 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive No.60103

RRP: £179.99

NOW ONLY: £149.50

 

Hornby OO R3642 'Duchess of Montrose' BR Green Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 Locomotive No.46232

RRP: £189.99

NOW ONLY: £159.50

 

Hornby OO R3681 'City of Edinburgh' LMS Black Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 Locomotive No.6241

RRP: £204.99

NOW ONLY: £149.50

 

Hornby OO R3682 'Duchess of Gloucester' Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive No.46225

RRP: £204.99

NOW ONLY: £149.50

 

Hornby OO R3668 Class J83 LNER Green 0-6-0 Tank Locomotive No.8472

RRP: £44.99

NOW ONLY: £37.50

 

Hornby OO R3657 Class 60 070 'John Loundon McAdam' Loadhaul Diesel Locomotive

RRP: £179.99

NOW ONLY: £149.50

 

Bachmann OO 32-392 Class 37 688 "Kingmoor TMD" DRS Compass Diesel Locomotive

RRP: £159.99

NOW ONLY: £129.50

 

Heljan OO 3526 Class 35 Hymek BR Green (As Built) D7015 Locomotive

RRP: £129.95

NOW ONLY: £104.50

 

Heljan OO 3527 Class 35 Hymek BR Green (Small Yellow Warning Panels) D7088 Locomotive

RRP: £129.95

NOW ONLY: £104.50

 

Heljan OO 3528 Class 35 Hymek BR Early Blue (SYP) D7004 Locomotive

RRP: £129.95

NOW ONLY: £104.50

 

Heljan OO 3529 Class 35 Hymek BR Standard Blue (All Yellow Ends) 7001 Locomotive Weathered

RRP: £129.95

NOW ONLY: £104.50

 

Heljan OO 3530 Class 35 Hymek 'Williton' BR Dutch Grey/Yellow Locomotive

RRP: £129.95

NOW ONLY: £104.50

 

Bachmann OO9 391-026 Baldwin Class 10-12-D 590 Welsh Highland Black Locomotive

RRP: £144.95

NOW ONLY: £109.50

 

Bachmann OO9 391-028 Baldwin Class 10-12-D 'Hummy' Ashover Light Railway Black Locomotive (Weathered)

RRP: £154.95

NOW ONLY: £119.50

 

Hornby OO R4816A SR Maunsell Kitchen/Dining First Class Coach No.7865

RRP: £47.99

NOW ONLY: £39.50

 

Hornby OO R6848 EWS OTA Timber Wagon (Tapered Stanchions) No.200763

RRP: £27.99

NOW ONLY: £22.50

 

Hornby OO R6853 BR Railfreight HEA Hopper Wagon No.361188

RRP: £24.99

NOW ONLY: £19.50

 

cheers,

 

Keith

 

  Do we really need full listings of this nature on the basis that numerous other sellers have long lists of reductions from time to time ?

https://www.petersspares.com/?searchStr=32-235

Bargain Jinty @ £70.09............one left at time of this note.

Hope it makes some "old man happy"

I've been conducting a census of my locomotive establishment and I find that even if some of the prices being offered by Hattons (eg R3170 Adderly Hall @ £49) are rather tempting, I've already got more than enough locos for my traffic needs!

   Your are not alone in this respect !

When I lived in Buckfastleigh and Buckfast in the 80's there was a stall in the indoor Market at Newton  that was all second hand, but very friedly, I'm wondering if he, or even the indoor Market still exists.

    The  indoor market still exists and until very recently the second hand stall was extant. But when I visited the market a few days ago the stall was not in          situ ;whether this is a permanent absence or not I do not know.

Bargain from TMS Models for Hornby Class B17:

https://tmsmodels.biz/product/oo-br-class-b171-4-6-0-tender-locomotive-rn-61637-thorpe-hall-lined-green-livery-early-emblem/

Rails of Sheffield have a Clearance Sale on including , for example ,Bachmann 32-881 for £79.50.

The "fat finger" seems to have been in use for some of the RRP's as indicated ie. over £1000 ! 

it's not a question of waiting - I did that once and missed out big time on a loco I wanted, worse I knew it was not going to be discounted it was more a not buying everything at once issue, was gutted because I really wanted the locomotive.

 

A lot of locomotives today are limited in numbers and you will see indicators from manufacturers saying things like sold out to pre-orders on locomotives not even yet released.

 

So only you can decide the best time to buy - will that locomotive languish on shelves and therefore attract discount or is it going to be popular.

    Only time will tell !  The benefit of hindsight will tell us whether one should have bought now or later , and later could be years ahead.