Quote from: Crepello on March 25, 2026, 05:02:10 PMGood to see on the Dapol website that these have gone for tooling.

Late to the party here. I'm very happy that these are going to get produced too! 

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Quote from: thebrighton on November 20, 2025, 02:49:13 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on November 05, 2025, 11:18:09 AMNot often I post in here 'cos I'm a miserable old git, but in the latest Farish announcements they're doing another run of the C class 0-6-0 tender loco, INCLUDING THE GORGEOUS SECR  LIVERY!!

I just wish they'd bitten the bullet and gone for the original Wainwright livery rather than another run of the simplified version but at least another run suggests there is demand for pre grouping liveries 

Rails advised today they have the C class in stock so my pre-ordered SECR liveried should be with me in the next few days

Yes - excellent news! And the email says NER hoppers are here as well! ( @icairns )

 

This thread is awesome.   

I never had a permanent layout. I grew up in trailer house and room in those is tight.

But, I did have this 0-27 set for under-the-tree and temporary fun.

I still have it, and she still runs like she's new. (Not my photo)

Today was the beginning of the dreaded "one-man organizing party."

I need to take stock of all my useful leftovers make room for new stuff.

Ran across a receipt for my Prince of Wales from 2014: 90 pounds shipped to the US.

Quote from: thebrighton on November 20, 2025, 02:49:13 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on November 05, 2025, 11:18:09 AMNot often I post in here 'cos I'm a miserable old git, but in the latest Farish announcements they're doing another run of the C class 0-6-0 tender loco, INCLUDING THE GORGEOUS SECR  LIVERY!!

I just wish they'd bitten the bullet and gone for the original Wainwright livery rather than another run of the simplified version but at least another run suggests there is demand for pre grouping liveries 

Rails advised today they have the C class in stock so my pre-ordered SECR liveried should be with me in the next few days

When I was aged about 7 or 8 I did have a small dining table top layout but it was very basic with twin ovals and a couple of sidings. My first loco was a Tri-ang Jinty as they worked Wolverton Works, followed very soon with an EM2 Co-Co electric 'Electra' which had working pantographs so Christmases and birthdays saw me collect the necessary catenary stuff. That way I could run the EM2 and the Jinty on the same track. I also had a Tri-ang Hymek along with some MK1 coaches and the GPO coach which collected the mailbag and then fired it into a lineside 'bin' (sometimes even hitting it). I dimly recall many wagons but exactly what has been lost in the mists of time.

No pictures survived the many house moves my parents made

Although my interest in real railways continued until about 1968, my interest in the models seemed to disappear quite quickly – maybe 1965. It was rekindled around 1973 when I started in N gauge.

I use an OKI colour laser I print A4 self adhesive "labels" brick or stone images (Downloaded and colour edited if required) stick them on A4 card then cut out the building walls using a plotter cutter, doors and windows are etched brass - painted as required, stuck on the "inside" of the cut out walls, then stick clear film "glazing" which also helps keep the doors and windows in place. Roofing is Slaters plasticard


Some of the results - the bay window and dormers on the right hand terrace in the back row are white metal castings; buildings other than the terraces made in a similar manner.

I cannot be a 100% sure of the dates but my father built "our" first OO layout circa Xmas 1965, I would have been 7 and 1/2 years old. The layout was on a board about 6' by 3' and sat proudly on the dining room table to show my friends (even the poor old milk man got pulled in to see it). From memory, the layout was a simple oval with a passing loop or a siding , it had an aircraft runway painted in the middle and my father had built an Airfix Fairey "Swordfish" and 3 Gloster "Gladiators" to sit on it. Landscaping and buildings were initially minimal but some more Airfix kits were added. I am pretty sure there was a Triang Hornby Hall (Albert Hall) and a Castle (Caerphilly?) body that was occasionally swopped over on the Hall chassis and possibly a "Britannia". Rolling stock was sparse but friends often bought their stuff around. Sadly, I really cannot remember much more about it - except that it was a much loved plaything. The layout was transferred to my bedroom and mounted on a wall and could be folded away. This is the only photo I have.
 
 



Was the black loco the Hall? Circa 1966/7, my father traded the lot in for N Gauge (Lima in the main) - most of it survives today on various dioramas after being dismantled a year or so later.

Tim

Thank you for your helpful comments.

Is the price you quoted delivered duty paid Paris ?

What's MSRA? All I got tested for was to make sure I didn't have any VBs on me

6am here. Still waiting for hospital transfer