Quote from: cmason on Today at 04:42:55 PM[...] Anyway, I am very pleased with this acquisition - and fear not they will be regularly run, pulling trains, not left sad and lonely in their boxes as part of a collection. [...]

Simply SuperSpiffing, Colin.

Proper job!

It would be difficult to imagine an endeavour more aligned with the objects of both SPAM* and the Faculty of Non-Collectors. Tiny trains are meant to be played with, not left languishing in boxes.

*SPAM - The Society for the Preservation of Ancient Models.

Congratulations on your aquisition.

With all good wishes.

John
Dean of the Faculty of Non-Collectors

Quote from: cmason on Today at 04:42:55 PMI do have a question to the collective expertise of the Forum. The manual refers to them as Jubilee Locomotive "MKIII" - is their some history of different variants over time? Was there a MKI and MKII?

Roy L S seems to have covered the variations here;

https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?msg=867222

The gear coupled ones of which he speaks had their coupling rods only fixed firmly to the centre wheels, with forked ends engaging over the leading wheels' crankpins. The rods only "hovered" over the trailing wheels with a dummy boss stamped into the rod.

Well, last week after several attempts in recent months to acquire various lots of ancient UK origin models on Yahoo Japan Auctions and always being outbid I finally acquired not one, but two objects of desire.  Although I am definitely a follower of the principles of the Dean of the Faculty of Non Collectors John @Train Waiting , in this case I could not help myself from acquiring both of these fine Peco Jubilees in what I believe may be nearly BNIB/Mint condition, almost as they were when they left the warehouse in Beer at a time many complete orbits of the sun ago.



Although on closer inspection, despite appearing to have hardly been run, one of them has had its coupling changed to a USAean type with the hanging down bent pin thingy for magnetic uncoupling. As you will note these are complete with a full set of Methfix transfers and optional double chimneys.



This evening I ran them both. A sticky start at first having clearly been a long time in their boxes - however once they got going they ran very well.

I do have a question to the collective expertise of the Forum. The manual refers to them as Jubilee Locomotive "MKIII" - is their some history of different variants over time? Was there a MKI and MKII?

Anyway, I am very pleased with this acquisition - and fear not they will be regularly run, pulling trains, not left sad and lonely in their boxes as part of a collection. This will be alongside another Jubilee I purchased not long back, that being one restored by @Ozymandias of this parish,

Have Fun!

Colin.   



   

Quote from: Crepello on Yesterday at 05:14:11 PMJust received the June Railway Modeller and noted a feature on a pig-iron wagon and a twin-bolster set.
Does anyone know if Peco have modified their NEM pockets to accept readily available rapido replacements, e.g. Dapol buckeyes, or will surgery still be needed?

Just received my subscription RM today. I saw the review too, the wagon looks good (albeit I still think the brake lever assembly on the new tool wagon chassis is somewhat clunky) however I am reading into it that nothing has been done to change the pockets as the review (By Peco on a Peco product of course) says "....and detachable knuckle couplings are fitted as standard - mounted in pockets which are part of the chassis moulding" - no mention of them being NEM pockets or compatible with other coupling types like easi-shunts.

I mentioned to the Peco people that the so called NEM pocket was too big way back at the York NGS show, they said they would look into it, maybe it just wasn't felt financially viable to revisit the pocket's tooling.

Roy

can you post a picture of the advert?

it would be nice to think that they adjusted the nem pocket size.

i did glue in an easy shunt to a peco 27t iron ore tipler (in ncb livery).

i may be tempted to buy the new wagons one day but probably will wait for a sale price.

cheers

@Dorsetmike ah the old P8 / BR 38 loco.  Yeah they've been around forever.

My oldest was originally, 1974, a Fleischmann 7161 which rapidly became an ex LSWR S15 class thanks to a Langley kit still got it has had one replacement motor. Does 52 years count as ancient in N gauge?

We had a couple of hoglets crawl out from under the main shed about 10 years ago, guess they were orphaned. They were very young, about the size of hamsters and their eyes were still closed. We took them to a wild life rescue place at Cricklade (wilts). They were the youngest they had ever had and doubted they would survive. Must have done as they phoned several months later because they like to release them back where they were found.

@TeddytheSpoon  Fantastic models! Welcome to SPAM!   I used to have one of the Dock tanks but unfortunately is has been lost to the mists of time.

Graham

Just received the June Railway Modeller and noted a feature on a pig-iron wagon and a twin-bolster set.
Does anyone know if Peco have modified their NEM pockets to accept readily available rapido replacements, e.g. Dapol buckeyes, or will surgery still be needed?