Those look superb!
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I picked up this lovely old Lima 50 recently, with some Lima and Hornby MK2 coaches.
I had thought about replacing the old Ringfield motor with a CD motor, but after servicing it and fitting a Zimo decoder, it is a runs brilliantly.
I might do some small upgrades to the models, but as long as you don't get to close to them, they look great.
I did have the Accurascale 50 and MK2 coaches on Preorder, so I have saved myself a fortune
I had thought about replacing the old Ringfield motor with a CD motor, but after servicing it and fitting a Zimo decoder, it is a runs brilliantly.
I might do some small upgrades to the models, but as long as you don't get to close to them, they look great.
I did have the Accurascale 50 and MK2 coaches on Preorder, so I have saved myself a fortune
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Islineclear3_1
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Lovely NSE coaches.... now is that a NSE liveried 4 VEP hiding behind....?
It is a NSE VEP hiding behind, and it now has company
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Islineclear3_1
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Very nice. Although mine arrived before the weekend I still haven't had time to unpack it...
reddragon
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Wasn't there a serious issue with them which is why they don't sell?
Class15
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Well I might well get the electric blue with white stripe model, and I have a Dapol 73 already which works fine!
Sun Chariot
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These are from the later batch, with the circuitry sorted out.
The initially released versions had the documented issues, such as "wrong way round" directional lighting.
Sub-£90 is a bargain - and I am using all my willpower, to refrain.....
75A
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Go on, you know you want to
Sun Chariot
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I'll need a big Rule 1, as 73s don't fit at all with my modelling period or region.
Unless I give it an LNER number
Although the electrics seem to be sorted out on the latter batches, they didn't solve the problem of bits regularly falling off them ☹️
reddragon
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Bugger, ordered
Islineclear3_1
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Kernow are doing them for £84 
Sun Chariot
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Selected examples at £84.99, yes (e.g. pre-TOPS blue, BR Blue and Large Logo blue)Kernow are doing them for £84
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DJ_K666
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My latest is an EFE SR Booster. On the way is a class 37 from Accurascale plus my finger slipped multiple times, meaning a 4DD is coming from KR Models. All good stuff.
devon_belle
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Nice on the SR Booster. I'm N gauge but in a moment of weakness I genuinely considered getting one. If they had done SR Blue I would have gone through with it for sure.
4COR
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Nice! I still have 4 Mk2 NSE coaches from when I was a kid (which might age me a bit...) - long term plan to renovate the Class 47 in matching livery, and though a bit out of area and era, marry them up with some blue/grey Mk1/2s in a nice rake.
Thankfully for my wallet, E6002 in green is sold out without DCC/Sound+DCC...
(there's some markup for fitting the DCC chip isn't there? £60 is a lot...)
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reddragon
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That's just cruel
Sun Chariot
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Or, snap up a Kernow blue 'un and pop one of these on it...Thankfully for my wallet, E6002 in green is sold out without DCC/Sound+DCC...
4D-006-BSREJECT6002 Class 73 Body Shell BR Green 6002 Reject
The Reject Class 73 body shell was rejected on the grounds of the paint job finish. It makes the perfect base of a respray or weathering project.
www.dapol.co.uk
I bagged a £10 E6002 body a few weeks ago - I've yet to see what the paint reject was, it all looks fine to my eyes.
D1511 of.this parish, bagged two other 73 bodies for similar money.
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Class15
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Just ordered E6012. Thanks for alerting me to this bargain, I would not have found out otherwise!Kernow are doing them for £84
I can't see much wrong with the so called reject bodies either.....they were allegedly 'paint finish' rejects but mine look perfectly fine!
In other news, these are my last two purchases for a while (apart from a few IC coaches!)
Both sound fitted....the Dapol HST has a Loksound V5 in both cars! And the 90 from Kernow was cheaper than I've seen the non-DCC fitted version available for!
But now I need to chain myself to the workbench!
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Islineclear3_1
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Har har, you're welcome
But don't blame me if you've burnt your credit card....Mine is on the scrap line awaiting cutting....January has been a very expensive month
He says with 73.002 on its way....
DJ_K666
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That's the one I got
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devon_belle
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Nope, that's BR Blue. They didn't produce SR Blue, which was an experimental electric loco livery carried by one member. It was the same as the Southern Malachite livery but blue with silver lines.
DJ_K666
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Ah OK I only looked at that post very briefly. Maybe a limited edition might be in SR blue but they'll likely have done the most well known colours.
GatwickDepress
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My last Hattons order finally arrived. Months of trunking in one badly packaged box!
Quite a few really well-priced Japanese models, GUVs and yet more in the Jiffy bags, a Bachmann American streetcar that I just could not resist, a a few accessories and tools, and a Black Five - 45321.
Oh, and an MK Metro bus. I do miss living there.
Wow, that's some haul of goodies you have there!
I'm just on the train to MK now as it happens......
Just received a batch of Zimo 6 pin decoders from Germany today......very cheap and they randomly escaped any customs duties, so they worked out about £23 each!
I got a similarly excellent German deal on some Lenz silver minis, that also escaped import duties, so I don't think they seem to be all that concerned with small packages, despite the declaration papers clearly showing the purchase price both times. Even with the import duties added they'd still cheaper - and that includes the 17 euro postage!
It doesn't always work out that fortunately though.....my RocoZ21 (in a much larger package!) had £108 worth of import and VAT applied, which I had to pay before it was delivered to me. However, as I only paid £274 for it, that's still £100 cheaper than I've seen it for sale in the UK even with the duty and 22 euros postage added!
So it's definitely worth browsing your German model shops for any German stuff!
I got a similarly excellent German deal on some Lenz silver minis, that also escaped import duties, so I don't think they seem to be all that concerned with small packages, despite the declaration papers clearly showing the purchase price both times. Even with the import duties added they'd still cheaper - and that includes the 17 euro postage!
It doesn't always work out that fortunately though.....my RocoZ21 (in a much larger package!) had £108 worth of import and VAT applied, which I had to pay before it was delivered to me. However, as I only paid £274 for it, that's still £100 cheaper than I've seen it for sale in the UK even with the duty and 22 euros postage added!
So it's definitely worth browsing your German model shops for any German stuff!
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devon_belle
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I am a sucker for a 158.