As I hinted in my Workbench Witterings #10 Forward dating @Hornby Bulleid Merchant Navy 21c7 to 1947 condition post here, I also intended to do the same with my R3435 21C3 ‘Royal Mail’ model. Like the latest Hornby model of 21c7 the previously released model R3435 21C3 ‘Royal Mail’ model has been produced in her … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #11 Forward dating @Hornby Bulleid Merchant Navy 21c3 to 1947 condition
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The @Hornby Original Merchant Navy has docked, lets take a look… the bar has been raised again…
Delivered via its current day namesake, my Hornby 21C3 'Royal Mail' arrived this week. It is gratifying to see a project that I have in a small part been involved with for nearly two years come to fruition. I have already posted on this blog a few times about the Merchant Navy classes, in connection with … Continue reading The @Hornby Original Merchant Navy has docked, lets take a look… the bar has been raised again…
Talking Stock #36 The rebuilding of the Bulleid Merchant Navy Class and a touch of Workbench Witterings
This week saw the first of the new Hornby 'Original' Merchant Navy Pacifics hitting the retailers, see my Talking Stock #35 post here for more details and also the full size 'Rebuilt' Merchant Navy Pacific 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. steaming in public service for the first time in 2017 on the Gloucestershire and … Continue reading Talking Stock #36 The rebuilding of the Bulleid Merchant Navy Class and a touch of Workbench Witterings
That was the Warley that was…from a Southern perspective
As per my post last week I attended the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition Last weekend assisting Hornby Magazine editor Mike Wild operate his Topley Dale layout at its first and last public outing. This post is a brief round up of some of the updates and news items from the show with a Southern … Continue reading That was the Warley that was…from a Southern perspective
Warley updates from a Southern Perspective
Well the annual event that is the Warley National Model Railway show at the NEC has now been and gone and by all accounts it appears that it was a good year for the show. I certainly thought that this year there was a good selection of layouts, attendance was apparently up by 8% and … Continue reading Warley updates from a Southern Perspective
LSWR Lamp Iron etch by RT Models
Robert Thompson of RT Models has added a new etch to his range of 4mm scale detailing parts suitable for the Southern Railway and its constitutions companies. This lamp iron etch is in addition to the range of Albert Goodall Bulleid / SR related components that RT Models acquired last year, that are steadily being either reintroduced or upgraded. The etch … Continue reading LSWR Lamp Iron etch by RT Models
Albert Goodall range now available online at RT Models
Back in March I was delighted to be able to post that friend and fellow Bulleid fan Robert Thompson of RT Models had acquired the range of Bulleid castings and parts from the late Albert Goodall following the decision by Shirley Goodall to retire from continue to trade. Robert advises that the first part of the … Continue reading Albert Goodall range now available online at RT Models
Albert Goodall range of 4mm Bulleid parts acquired by RT Models
I posted back in September about the last chance to obtain the late Albert Goodall Bulleid Pacific components due to Shirley Goodall and her and Albert's friend Jim Corbett both retiring from attending exhibitions, and may we wish them both a long and happy retirement and thank them for keeping Alberts parts available for the … Continue reading Albert Goodall range of 4mm Bulleid parts acquired by RT Models