Show your Latest GB Loco and Rolling Stock Purchase.

[SymonC]

Graham Farish by Bachmann weathered B1 on my layout.

[scotsoft]

Graham Farish by Bachmann weathered B1 on my layout.

That is a very good looking scene you have photographed 

cheers John.

[MinZaPint]

My Pullman rake from right to left Car334, Falcon, THE HADRIAN BAR, Garnet, Car 350 & NGS Stove R.



Just needs Dapol's forthcoming West Country to pull them!

[Paddy]

My Pullman rake from right to left Car334, Falcon, THE HADRIAN BAR, Garnet, Car 350 & NGS Stove R.



Just needs Dapol's forthcoming West Country to pull them!

They look very nice MinzaPint.  What brake coach are you using at the other end?

Paddy

[scotsoft]

I won this earlier this week and it arrived this morning.  The seller said they had no idea if it worked or not so being the reckless fool that I am, I placed a bid and won.  It runs very well in either direction although at slower speeds it sounds a bit rough so it may require a clean and gentle oiling, it also needs one coupling replaced.

This is my third Class 08, I seem to have a liking for them so don't be surprised if one turns up one day in Union Pacific livery 



cheers John.

[portland-docks]

my northern class 53s departed the moorside railway today, being sent to crewe in a trade for something abit more vintage...by vintage i mean...



a regional railways class 156 haha

bargain of £40 after trading the two 153s in, now all i have to do is try sell my dynamis, the more money i get for that then the more money i get off the flying scotsman dapol set! iv currently knocked it down to £260, so hopefully flog my 2 track controller and dynamis to make it toaround £100

[johnlambert]

Nice unit Portland, is that by Dapol?

Hope your experience with Flying Scotsman is better than mine...

[portland-docks]

My flying scotsman runs a treat now, love it

And yeh the 156 is a dapol, one of the few modern trains i do like

[johnlambert]

Thought I'd share some more of my collection, not new but I've not posted them before.

Graham Farish Warship


Graham Farish Hall - currently a non-runner although I can't work out why - with Dapol Siphon and some older Farish Mk1s.


Graham Farish Hall (as above) and Castle


Ixon Manor was being sold off cheaply by Dapol at Warley last year, couldn't believe my luck as I'd wanted one for a while.


Farish 4CEP between Dapol 122 and Pannier.  The Class 411 doesn't fit my ex-GWR layout plans but brings back memories of watching the trains go by from my bedroom window and trips to Strood station.


Dapol Gresley coaches in teak, coupled to my LNER livery B1.  Another nostalgia purchase, not for the real thing but memories of playing with my best friend's train set, which included a green LNER loco and two teak coaches.


I love the Gresley coaches to the point where I've got them in Carmine/Cream and Maroon too.

The B1 (by Dapol) in more detail, the consensus on here seems to be that the Farish version is better but this was another cheapie that I couldn't resist at the price.


A sample of my BR Mk1 Coaches


More humble stuff, a Farish 94xx Pannier.  I think I made one good one out of a couple of second hand ones and was able to sell the other as spares or repair on ebay.  The wagon is a Peco kit, the first of many I built, and the brake van was a new Bachman/Farish item.


I had a go at weathering the Pannier


Another weathering job; the tender on my Graham Farish crab was in a bad way when I bought it so I picked up a new tender top and weathered the old one.  Gives me the choice of running the loco either looking new or looking more neglected. (plus DP1 in the background).

[Luke Piewalker]

Happy Birthday to me etc. etc.

My first new N gauge purchase for about 20 years, it would appear you now get bits to fit yourself 
Managed to get the dangly couplings and hoses fitted, only managed three out of 8 of the little sockets  ...

GraFar Three Car 101 Blue/Grey

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[Bealman]

johnlambert: Like the shot of the Warship. I've got one of those and it's the pride of the fleet at the moment. 

[trainsdownunder]

Won these last week on eBay.au (£32 ish).

Produced as part of a range by Athearn back in 2005 - no longer available. Excellent quality and finish. If anybody ever comes across anymore or others
from the series please let me know. Full range at http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=Overton+Set&CatID=TNRP

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[longbridge]

Pretty as a picture Colin, great buy at a great price 

[scotsoft]

I am as jealous as anything Colin, they are so good looking 

I posted a couple of videos showing off surviving rolling stock here, I am sure you will enjoy watching them:

http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=13283.msg133914#msg133914

cheers John.

[Phil Hendry]

Not actually N Gauge, but it's my latest purchase...

Everything except my new airbrush has arrived now.  I tried the new compressor with my old, knackered, airbrush, yesterday evening.  It's a big improvement.  It's much quieter, much more controllable and is quite a lot smaller, so it takes up less space under my workbench.  The only downside is that it takes a bit longer to get up to working pressure than the old one - but once it gets there it has an automatic shut off, and only starts up again once the pressure drops below a certain level.



Had an email late last night to sat that my new airibrush has now been dispatched, so hoping that'll arrive in time for me to play over the weekend.

And a mate wants my old compressor (which is in really good nick, and just needs a new home), so it's all good.

Later...

Look what the postie delivered, five minutes ago - YIPPEE!!!!