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Bachmann and Kernow certainly did a brilliant job reproducing the finish on this model to represent the prototype. Thanks for posting the links to your images Paul. Out of interest do you know what type of spares it would have carried? Cheers, Mark

Here we see ex-Cambridge Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 46468 fitted with Darlington chimney. Having migrated north of the Border it makes it way to its new shed at Oban in a roundabout fashion. It is seen shunting in the coal yard at St. Oswalds on one of the branches off the Port Road.

Thanks Rugd1022. The Hornby 6 wheeler is a generic affair. I think it has some references to a SECR or LBSCR prototype however. With a bit of work it scrubs up nicely. Cheers, Mark

LT 3 plank wagons x 2 from the Bachmann Midnight Metropolitan set. One unused and the other as new. I am looking at £25 for the pair including Royal Mail Signed For Second Class Postage. Payment by PayPal please. Cheers, Mark

Bachmann BR Standard Class 3 bodyshell for sale. In excellent condition. It comes with its original box. I am looking for £25 including postage by Royal Mail Second Class Signed For. Payment by PayPal please. Cheers, Mark

This is a brand new Oxford Rail J27 bodyshell and tender. The chassis was used as a replacement for my existing J27 which had failed. It comes unboxed but is essentially as new. I am looking for £30 including postage by Royal Mail Signed For Second Class. Payment by PayPal please. Cheers, Mark

Hornby J15 for sale in excellent condition with very little use and as new. It comes with its detail pack and all paperwork. It was purchased for a project to use the chassis on up-grading an Hornby J52. However, I have since found a J15 in poor external condition for the project. I felt this was too good to use as a donor. It runs superbly and is essentially like new. I am looking for £65 including Royal Mail Second Class Signed For postage. Payment by PayPal please. Cheers, Mark

Unused and unopened Bachmann DCC controller with mains adaptor, power clip and an oval of unused OO/4mm scale Bachmann set track. This came from a Bachmann Midnight Metropolitan trainset. All sealed and unused. £45.00 including Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For Postage. Payment by PayPal. Please PM me if interested. Cheers, Mark

This is a wonderful special edition from KMRC representing a St. Blazey stores 13T High Sided Open Wagon. https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/57859/38-328Z-Bachmann-High-Sided-Steel-Wagon-number-ADE282721 Touchingly it has a small certificate commemorating Bachmann's Merl Evans involvement in the project. It is a well finished model and has recently been reduced to £9.99. For those who model the Cornish China Clay scene in the 70's/80's it offers something different. Alternatively a quick repaint as in my instance to a standard stock wagon offers a nice project at a good price. I will order transfers from John Isherwood at Cambridge Custom Transfers. Thanks, Mark

Thanks Mikkel, It would be interesting to see what you can find in your old boxes Mikkel. Ratio did do a pre-printed selection of GWR Iron Mink GPV's in various liveries. Cheers, Mark

Thanks Mike, I would agree. After the initial shock of seeing a soup tin arrive with a wagon in it, the structural rigidity, shape and lightness of the tin makes perfect sense. Cheers, Mark

Thanks for the heads up Al. I have ordered the Harvey's van from your link. Just need the Eldridge Pope one now. As far as I am aware these liveries were all bogus. I think they may have been chosen because of their Wessex area connections. Cheers, Mark

Hi Nick, Are both of your KMRC BR O2 Class (30193/30225) still for sale? If they are I would be interested in them both. Cheers, Mark

What could possibly go wrong? ... Courtesty of Wikimedia Commons

I wonder who will produce the Wessex Trains versions? 🤔 Brilliant news from Heljan and like others have mentioned, hopefully a 4mm scale version to follow. Cheers, Mark

In the 1980's as an impressionable teenager Ratio produced a number of special pre-printed kits based on their venerable GWR 12T box van. As far as I an aware the three kits available came in Badger Beer, Huntsman Ales/Elderidge Pope and BOCM liveries *. When they were available in the 1980's I never built them. I remember they were advertised in black and white images in the Railway Modeller from Ratio when they were based in Sturminster Newton. However a pang of nostalgia sent me on a retro modelling challenge. Sadly I have not been able to procure the Huntsman Ales kit to complete the trio. Hence the blog title. The Badger Beer van came as new in an un-opened package courtesy of eBay. Other than Gibson bearings/12mm wheels and Lanarkshire Model Supples GWR buffers the kit is as supplied. I have added a Microstrip rain strip above the doors and sprayed the roof in Tamiya German grey. The BOCM variant was a different kettle of fish. Essentially a non-runner minus roof and broken details it was obtained from eBay cheaply. To mine and our postman's suprise it arrived in a used Heinz Tomato soup tin. The Postie was evidently bemused. Using a new donor Ratio GWR 12T Van kit I was able to restore the broken detail, missing roof and running gear. Thankfully Games Workshop/Citadel paints offer a suitable match for the light blue. The roof has been finished as per the Badger version. I am still looking for the Huntsman Ales/Elderidge Pope kit. If you have a spare kit please contact me via PM. More soon. Cheers, Mark * Was there a Harvey's Sherry version as well?

Meanwhile at St. Oswalds Yard, Caley 812 Class 57566 is in charge of an Inspection Saloon. In this instance a modified Hornby 6 wheeler with lowered step boards and lightly weathered. Transfers from HMRS and Cambridge Custom Transfers. Cheers, Mark

Ivatt action at St. Oswalds, Dumfriesshire 46468 shunting the yard...

Caley 812 Class 57566 passes a horsebox in the yard at St. Oswalds whilst heading down the branch.

Hi Robin, Good to see 7814. Any chance of a few more snaps? Asking for a fiend...😉 Cheers, Mark

It's been a good day at the Filey Show and hopefully it has raised funds for St. John's Church and the local community. St Oswalds was well received and performed faultlessly. I must say how impressed I was with the performance of 57566. Between them Rails and Bachmann have produced a well performing loco. With my version I have narrowed down the over thick tender flares to improve the appearance. Ivatt 2MT 46468 also performed well on the day. He she is seen toying with a Parkside LNER plywood van and a modified Dapol/Airfix brake van. Guard courtesy of Monty's Models. Finally we see 57566 on an engineers inspection saloon down the branch. In this instance a Hornby carriage renumbered with lowered footboards. Thanks to Chris and the Filey exhibition team for a great day. Cheers, Mark

Morning Pete, Thanks for your kind words. Although essentially completed there's still a few things I would like to do with St Oswalds from a scenic point of view and from an operational view point. All ready for the short trip to the venue this morning to set up. Looking forwards to a good day meeting folks and running trains. Do say hello if you're visiting. Filey Model Railway Exhibition St. John's Church West Avenue Filey More soon. Cheers, Mark *Thankfully quite cool in Filey this morning so hopefully the emergency tin of Lynx won't be required....😅

Bit of a Grumpus!... A repainted and weathered Dapol Grampus waits collection from the old cattle dock siding. Transfers for this wagon came from John Isherwood and his Cambridge Custom Transfers emporium. Meanwhile 57655 keeps a Land Rover waiting at the crossing. Cheers, Mark

Thanks pH. I knew 42919 was appropriate for the setting. It features regularly in photos of the area. As for my varifocals misreading 67B for 67E on the model! Thanks for correcting me. The Ivatt, 46468 is a ex-Cambridge, Oban shedded member of the Class. Plans are afoot on the workbench to produce 46467 which was another Cambridge member of the Class which made its way north of the Border. Again in later life based at 67E. Thanks once again. Mark

It's been a good day off today. I've essentially completed what I had planned to do on St Oswalds. . The layout and stock and associated parifinalia is packed up ready for Saturday. St. Oswalds will be appearing at the Filey Show this coming Saturday at St. John's Church. Here's a few more snaps of Caley 812 Class 57566 shunting coal wagons. A Briggs of Dundee tank courtesy of Harburn Hobbies in the consist. I need to finish weathering it but ran out of time. Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 46468 shunts more coal wagons. The LMS 5 plank wagon is from Airfix with a Parkside chassis fitted. The brake van is a Dapol/Airfix kit modified to an LNER variant. Cambrian kits are the source of the unfitted ex-LMS wagon. Finally Dumfries 67E's Crab 42919 shunts the yard with a mix of coal wagons. This time of Dapol/Airfix and Cambrian heritage. I've run out of time to complete BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 76073 so this loco will appear at a later date Cheers, Mark