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My Settle & Carlisle style viaduct - OO Gauge Layout
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Oh, yes!
reddragon
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Time for a little update.
In January I decided to sell me rake of Hornby Mk2e coaches. I'd only amassed 4 and have no hope of making a full rake, so I decided to sell them. Nice coaches, but no good if I can't make a full rake! I even made a profit on the purchase price!
I also decided to sell my 6 car Class 395 unit. It's been a bit of a lemon since I had it and was my bottom scoring train. I made quite a loss on this one but hey ho!
I used the proceeds of the sale to get this beauty from Cavalex, DCC Sound of course!
Interesting to drive as the set up is quite different. You need to use F6, then F5, then functions off to drive it like the real loco!
I have listed more items in my annual refresh to fund some NY bargains too!
In January I decided to sell me rake of Hornby Mk2e coaches. I'd only amassed 4 and have no hope of making a full rake, so I decided to sell them. Nice coaches, but no good if I can't make a full rake! I even made a profit on the purchase price!
I also decided to sell my 6 car Class 395 unit. It's been a bit of a lemon since I had it and was my bottom scoring train. I made quite a loss on this one but hey ho!
I used the proceeds of the sale to get this beauty from Cavalex, DCC Sound of course!
Interesting to drive as the set up is quite different. You need to use F6, then F5, then functions off to drive it like the real loco!
I have listed more items in my annual refresh to fund some NY bargains too!
reddragon
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Last month I had some arrivals: -
73126 from Dapol. Nothing special, but so cheap it was worth the purchase.
From TMC and 50% off, a Bachmann class 410 with 411 7113 leading and TC 404 trailing. My other 411 unit 7134 is hauling 4TC 8022. Yes, I know that's a wrong formation but 7134 runs too slow to run in the set as it has a different chip, a future project!
And todays premium arrival are my A/S mk2B rake
Formed as siphon G + 6 TSOs + Mainline RBR + FK + BFK Absolutely outstanding!
My Hornby class 402 2-HAL unit has also departed last week
73126 from Dapol. Nothing special, but so cheap it was worth the purchase.
From TMC and 50% off, a Bachmann class 410 with 411 7113 leading and TC 404 trailing. My other 411 unit 7134 is hauling 4TC 8022. Yes, I know that's a wrong formation but 7134 runs too slow to run in the set as it has a different chip, a future project!
And todays premium arrival are my A/S mk2B rake
Formed as siphon G + 6 TSOs + Mainline RBR + FK + BFK Absolutely outstanding!
My Hornby class 402 2-HAL unit has also departed last week
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Iskra
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Nice, could you kindly photo an AS Mk2 next to a Bachmann Blue/Grey Mk2 (if you have one), or alternatively that 410 so I can look at the colour match?
That's an impressive rake. I think you could benefit from a 50 on the front
reddragon
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My Hornby class 402 2-HAL unit has also departed last week
Yes just imagine a LL class 50 at the front. I sold my Lima one & don't like the Hornby one, now where could I source one . . . . ?Nice, could you kindly photo an AS Mk2 next to a Bachmann Blue/Grey Mk2 (if you have one), or alternatively that 410 so I can look at the colour match?
That's an impressive rake. I think you could benefit from a 50 on the front
reddragon
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In recent weeks I've sold my Hornby classes 395, 401, & 402 plus my Mainline class 42 and 4 Hornby Mk 2Es - see a trend here . . . Still not sold my DCC fitted class 220 though! Also sold some DCC99s ex my Lima locos.
Coaches have been the thing, from Accurascale of course. To add to my rake of blue/grey ones I just got 3 NSE ones too. These are now part of a mixed Mk 1/2/2B rake in NSE / blue-Grey
Coaches have been the thing, from Accurascale of course. To add to my rake of blue/grey ones I just got 3 NSE ones too. These are now part of a mixed Mk 1/2/2B rake in NSE / blue-Grey
The closer you zoom in the more detail you see on those. They look incredible actually.
reddragon
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They also come with detail packs for all those fiddly hoses etc, plus tight lock coupling and curtains to hang inside the 1st class. The top also comes off to add passengers . . .
Try looking online on their website, the end coach details when packs are added etc, utterly amazing!
Enough to get you to switch back to OO eh?
