Union Mills J39

[Jonny]

Morning all

I have a Union Mills J39 in LNER green. Yes I know these loco's never ran in  green.

I am looking at selling this loco on due to a redirection on my layout
Just wondering what peoples thoughts on it are

Should I leave it in the green Colin painted it in or Repaint it into the correct black ??

Regards

Jon

[EtchedPixels]

I would have thought anyone wanting a highly accurate model will be waiting for the Bachmann one. I'd leave it as is - its not as if a buyer can't make good use of spraycan.

Some folks seem to collect Union Mills judging by the stupid prices they go for on ebay

[Jonny]

That's very true they do seem to fetch good money on evilbay

Guess I will be listing it on there soon

Many thanks

Jon

[Claude Dreyfus]

I think they are still very desirable models, especially for their haulage capacity. I was at a show yesterday and was treated to the sight of a Union Mills T9 - the first time I have seen one 'in the flesh' (looks really nice) - hauling a rake of 17(!) Bachmann mark 1s. It managed them without any slippage...although in fairness the layout was flat, but even so, that's quite an achievement for a British model.

[EtchedPixels]

I suspect at 17 mark 1 coaches it wasn't even trying! They are phenomenal haulers.

The T9 is a bit of a compromise as most T9's should have 8 wheel tenders.

Alan