Very pleasant but a little bit derivative, Mick @Newportnobby is spot on.

Tim

That's none too shabby.

Quote from: port perran on <strong>Today</strong> at 04:46:13 PMTo me they very much fall somewhere between the Moody Blues and Fairport Convention.

I reckon you can throw a touch of Mamas & Papas in the mix, too.

A folk rock/prog rock outfit from the late 60s that has evaded me until now.

I'd never heard of Eclection until this afternoon.

To me they very much fall somewhere between the Moody Blues and Fairport Convention.

A couple of quite famous names graced their number in Trevor Lucas of Fotheringay and Fairport whose wife was Sandy Denny and drummer Gerry Conway also of Fotheringay.

Eclection never made it but I think their sound is interesting.
See what you think :


https://youtu.be/yUrxZSJiDrw?is=bjKFNfFpy3tzRGO0

If you go on eBay and enter the item in the search box then click on advanced you will see a list of that item and what they sold for.

Geoff

Kudos again to Bachmann Spares. Two Farish bodies ordered Saturday pm and arrived today. No fuss, just simple good service.

This meant I can now swap my class 25 bodies for a pristine green SYP, a weathered green SYP and a weathered blue.
Also I can swap out one of my class 24s from this....



to this.......



The whole lot (other than pristine bodies) will be sent off to be weathered by Rob which will further dirty the already weathered ones (and blacken the red buffer beams)

One thing to consider when disposing of a collection is to check everything runs ok before you try to sell it.

I sold a fair chunk of my late fathers today but I hadn't had time to do anything with it. Everything worked fine just over a year ago when he last was able to use it but today, of course, a majority of the locos wouldn't or barely moved. They all really needed a service which would have certainly resulted in a better return but now the shop have to take a chance on them and hope a good service will get them running again.

A couple had suffered mazak rot in the last year, cheers Hornby!

Overall happy with what I received from Compass Models: http://www.compassmodelrailways.co.uk/frames.htm

Quote from: Foxhound on <strong>Yesterday</strong> at 12:16:43 PM

Quote from: Southerngooner on November 09, 2026, 04:01:01 PMI've always kept a spreadsheet of my N gauge stuff, right from when I first got a PC. I include full details of the item, the price I paid and the list price at the time. All stock has a unique number which is also on the bottom of all stock, put on with a Poska white pen. This means the original boxes (kept in the loft) can fairly easily be matched to the physical item.

After reading this thread I'm going to add another column with my current view of its worth, which I can update annually. This should help if I pass before my wife does, and hopefully give a good guide for auction, which I think is the best route. I'll also keep my suggested auction house and contact details on the spreadsheet.

All I've got to do now is make sure my wife and son know how to find it!

An interesting thread, very useful.

Dave

I have a spreadsheet also, and keep prices listed in 2 columns - RRP (or what I paid) and average current 2nd hand price.

Logic suggests you subtract the latter from the former and that's the cost of your enjoyment.
Then again - who cares?

I'm glad this has got folk thinking about what will happen to their prized collection. As I get older it's more and more on my mind, especially as more medical issues detract from what I can/can't do.
I urge anyone to talk to relatives about the subject, and it's not just limited to model railways. Don't think there is a taboo on it

Quote from: Southerngooner on November 09, 2026, 04:01:01 PMI've always kept a spreadsheet of my N gauge stuff, right from when I first got a PC. I include full details of the item, the price I paid and the list price at the time. All stock has a unique number which is also on the bottom of all stock, put on with a Poska white pen. This means the original boxes (kept in the loft) can fairly easily be matched to the physical item.

After reading this thread I'm going to add another column with my current view of its worth, which I can update annually. This should help if I pass before my wife does, and hopefully give a good guide for auction, which I think is the best route. I'll also keep my suggested auction house and contact details on the spreadsheet.

All I've got to do now is make sure my wife and son know how to find it!

An interesting thread, very useful.

Dave

I have a spreadsheet also, and keep prices listed in 2 columns - RRP (or what I paid) and average current 2nd hand price.

My wife has sight of the list - which was amusing when she realised just how much stuff I have. The boy is down this weekend so we might mention it to him then. but I'm only 57 and intend to get in at least another 30 years if I can!

In terms of what value I'd put against my stock, here's my plan. I've sold a few spare Mk1 coaches in recent weeks on this forum and eBay. I got between £20 and £25 for them, but know this is from personal sales. If I give them a nominal value of £10 should they go to auction then that represents a fair view to me, and one I think would help my wife should she have to go down this route. Of course, I also have friends in the same position so no doubt there would be some mutual help should one of us end up having to help the other's partners.

Dave

Quote from: njee20 on November 09, 2026, 10:15:48 PMYou've mixed your Gooners up in your tagging Nobby, amazing that we have two of them here I know 

Thanks, Nick. Now amended