We all like a bargain - particularly those of us on tight budgets (hello!). So: what's your best bargain?
This could be anything; an engine, unit, coach, wagon, or other model railway item, past or present. Bought an entire layout for 50p in 1974 and still use it today? Do share. Bought an engine for £20 yesterday when they normally go for £40? That's still a bargain. I just thought it might be interesting to see the deals people have found in the past. Now I'm not expecting people to share bargains they're interested in and haven't yet bought (to be honest in those circumstances I'd only share a bargain after I got all I wanted!), but please do share any sorts of bargains you find online as well - especially if they're decent deals.
I'll start this off with my Lima Class 09:
I'm not going to do a write-up about this here as I've already done one on my layout thread:
-Peter
This could be anything; an engine, unit, coach, wagon, or other model railway item, past or present. Bought an entire layout for 50p in 1974 and still use it today? Do share. Bought an engine for £20 yesterday when they normally go for £40? That's still a bargain. I just thought it might be interesting to see the deals people have found in the past. Now I'm not expecting people to share bargains they're interested in and haven't yet bought (to be honest in those circumstances I'd only share a bargain after I got all I wanted!), but please do share any sorts of bargains you find online as well - especially if they're decent deals.
I'll start this off with my Lima Class 09:
I'm not going to do a write-up about this here as I've already done one on my layout thread:
Peter C on the Oldmoor Junction Model Railway thread said:It's been repainted into BR Green by a previous owner, but I think it's been done with some sort of spray thing as it's really well-done and I wouldn't have noticed if it hadn't been pointed out in the description on eBay. It was just £30 including postage, and included glazing which the base Lima models didn't come with (meaning I get to save a few quid on the glazing parts from elsewhere on eBay). I went for this model following a discussion on RMWeb (I hope it's alright to share a link to that on here?) about if the models were any good: I've had a Hornby Railroad Class 08 for a few years now but have never been happy with it due to the many inaccuracies it has. This model isn't perfect - it's a bit too tall I think - but it's got the correct outside frames so it's good enough for me.
-Peter
