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GatwickDepress

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AC/DC fans rejoice, Märklin has announced a recreation of the Black Ice locomotive from the tour of the same name with some AC/DC related rolling stock also available. It certainly puts Hornby slapping prints on ancient Triang/Lima wagons into perspective. The stock does come with an equally premium price though - €599.99 for the locomotive and €79.99 for each wagon variant.

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Sun Chariot

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AC/DC fans rejoice, Märklin has announced a recreation of the Black Ice locomotive from the tour of the same name with some AC/DC related rolling stock also available. It certainly puts Hornby slapping prints on ancient Triang/Lima wagons into perspective. The stock does come with an equally premium price though - €599.99 for the locomotive and €79.99 for each wagon variant.

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I'm thunderstruck at those prices... ;)
 

4COR

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I mean, it looks amazing, and absolutely in my era and area (the BoB/WC class that used to run in my area of interest were from Stewart's Lane, Bricklayers Arms and Brighton sheds - both rebuilt and unrebuilt... narrow/wide cabs, 4500/5500G tenders, the lot... though none of their names they mention! :lol:). The route headcode lighting is amazing as well....

The £399 price tag is a little out of my price range though - I already have a Stroudley E1 and Billington K on pre-order with Rails... :-/

Here's Westward Ho! in my area of interest, though, given the birdcage stock, a few years too early ;)

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75A

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@4COR I thought of you. :D

I saw this newly announced release from Dapol: a Bulleid Light Pacific (BB + WC) in their Black Label 4mm range. It seems to be of a high spec, outside and inside.
I wonder if Dapol can emulate slipping driving wheels? ;)
Wow,
I've got to get Winston Churchill for my collection, now if only they did a Q1.
 

Sun Chariot

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Wow,
I've got to get Winston Churchill for my collection, now if only they did a Q1.
The Black Label marque certainly sets a bar in digital effects.
What I'm keen to see, is how high a bar it sets with the actual fidelity of the model's bodywork and motion.

Dapol's Black Label A4 didn't give me the "wow" that its price inferred.
I am happy with my hoard of Hornby's recent-ish plastic body variant (the four 80th anniversary "Silver" locos / LNER green Woodcock and Golden Eagle (was the HNG special Osprey)).
 
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