In this video we take a look at our latest bargains and Pauline's quirky coaches. Lim, Hornby, Dapol, Tri-ang and more. #modelrailways, #modeltrains, #train
Ha ha not a chance, my knowledge is quite specific but I do a lot of research and forget a lot of it. Pauline however would be great if the subject was related to garden centres or jelly babys! All the best Rick
Lima could of carried on in HO fleishmann done a great job with the warship in scaling I have two of them they are heavy metal bodied one green one blue ,but Lima could of done it cheaper as well ,in Sunday markets at the time you could pick up sets including the O gauge ones ,in 77 my dad got me the LMS road rail set by Lima in HO Brentford market it is now home of the football stadium 😂 for £8 it had siding incline and bridge and the platform to load the lorry on to the train plus controller lots of wagons too I remember the gold coloured fishplates on their track 😊 Great video Regards to all Mark 😊😊
Hi Mark, unfortunately UK HO would always be niche similar to TT120 today. The Lima sets were always interesting due to the amount of accessories they came with and they made great Christmas presents. All the best Rick
Oh my god😱, a blue loco that Pauline does not like, watch the world end! Re the 1981 royal wedding goods van, on that day I was in Maidstone buying a HMV stereogram. I see Pauline is recovering with some American coaches and a blue diesel. By the way I had a complete set of those coaches when I was a little boy! Harry
well i think that Paulines coaches were the most interesting bargains . I first saw these models in the early 1970s , when visiting Britain for the first time. I still have the little book that i bought then 64 pages - Book of trains from Triang and Hornby. It contains lots of samples from Triangs production with some information as well. The coaches were made for the overseas market and painted in several schemes. Australian and canadian among others. This is something that i really would buy should i ever start a new collection. Oh and yes please don't change wheels or anything on them, just carefully clean the coaches with some water and detergent on some cotton sticks. By the way , try to find the engines painted in the australian scheme of the VR victorian railways, that sure is one of the most colorful models, double ended diesel. great video !
Rick you new i would comment about the blue crompton class 33 blue as i pestered you into getting one i have 2 of and a full set of the coaches tell Pauline i pesterd you love this vid of you both doing this i am in need of a new motor for one of my cromptons not been able to find one yet thank you both again from Pete .
Hi guy,s another great video, I like these one,s. I,v got the HO class 31 also. I was actually given it. It,s not a bad little model., I,v only got one coach to go with it so I think I,v only ran it once. I may keep my eye out for a few more coaches and run it a bit more often. All the best guys. Carl.
Railmail of Watford was my local model shop for a number of years. It was a great shop and the prices were very reasonable. Can't remember when it closed
It was Tri-ang Super 4 track that preceded Hornby System 6 track. Super 4 track had R4** product codes and System 6 track had/has R6** product codes. I believe the connector piece to join the 2 types of track is the R476. I don't know if it was intentional the code number began with a 4 and ended with a 6 or if its was purely coincidental.
When these coaches were introduced in 1954 (As as set) as RHX/R3HX they ran on both Super 4 and Series 3 track (which had the 3 in the code). They were also available individually. Information taken from The Story of Roves Volume 1 by Pat Hammond.
Nice video. I got some bargains today too. There was a local model railway club exhibition near me and I picked up 4 wagons (a mix of Hornby and Mainline) for $30 which is about 4 quid each. That's cheap for Australia The coaches, which are what I was after, were not cheap sadly. I need a few Southern and GWR to make up a decent rake for my non-local locos. I'm LMS-based. Cheers!
I used to live in North Sydney 1988-2000 and would attend the MR train fairs around Warringah. I bought quite a few kits like MAJ coaches which I still have to build - happy memories
nothing steam😱😱😱🤣 My first train sets I got where HO (1/87) living in Belgium, but once discovered OO (1/76) it immediately became my favorite scale. Just that bit bigger always looked better to me. Although if you really are into scale then all OO is wrong and you should build in EM. Problem with EM is that nothing can be bought ready of the shelf, and everything must be adjusted or scratch build, and all must be done for 2mm wider track space. And I have to say, seeing a couple of EM layouts on shows the recent years, they all look fabulous, great respect for the builders. But then I ask my self the question, is it due that the scale is correct or is it because these builders are perfectionists in the fines detail? (I leave the question open as it is a matter of opinion) Concerning the colored stripes you see on the HO wagons, you also find them on OO, this a European arrangement between railway companies, CER (about 70 different companies belong to that society), has nothing to do with EU regulations, and not sure if all the privet operators still do it now. The advantage of that society is to give the traveler, don't matter what langue you speak, a uniform recognition to see which is a first class coach or a dining coach. With this CER organization, although it's lost much of it's glamor, allows you to buy all your tickets in the country of depart to your end destination. They even sell a European hop on hop off tickets spread over a curtain time (I believe it was two months, don't even now if they still exist), which lot of youngsters used to discover Europe on a low budget, great idea, but it lost it's glamor due to cheap air tickets…
Not got a 33, but am tempted right now by Rails' offer of a Fragonset-livered Heljan version for £99. Is there any way of checking whether a wagon's livery is authentic or not? Would you like my 3 Jeouf HO coaches, with Double-style couplers? A very entertaining video.
Sounds like a good deal, all I can suggest is Google images and lots of searching. I looked to see if the Ronuk tanker was prototypical and found various sites with info. So yes I'd Google it and see what you find. Which coaches do you mean? All the best Rick
Another enjoyable video always looking forward to them great content and humour 😅⭐️⭐️
Thanks Simon
Some great models especially the Deltic 👍
Cheers Deano
A nice eclectic mix... and the trains are good too lol.
Nice little video ❤.Ever thought of going for Mastermind on model railways.Piece of cake with your knowledge.
Ha ha not a chance, my knowledge is quite specific but I do a lot of research and forget a lot of it. Pauline however would be great if the subject was related to garden centres or jelly babys! All the best Rick
Rail Mail was a model railway shop based in Watford. Bought some Zero 1 chips that never arrived. They Advertised in the railway modeller back then.😀
Thanks for the info, another shop long gone then. Cheers Rick
Lima could of carried on in HO fleishmann done a great job with the warship in scaling I have two of them they are heavy metal bodied one green one blue ,but Lima could of done it cheaper as well ,in Sunday markets at the time you could pick up sets including the O gauge ones ,in 77 my dad got me the LMS road rail set by Lima in HO Brentford market it is now home of the football stadium 😂 for £8 it had siding incline and bridge and the platform to load the lorry on to the train plus controller lots of wagons too I remember the gold coloured fishplates on their track 😊
Great video
Regards to all
Mark 😊😊
Hi Mark, unfortunately UK HO would always be niche similar to TT120 today. The Lima sets were always interesting due to the amount of accessories they came with and they made great Christmas presents. All the best Rick
Morning to you both, Im not a lover of Deltics to be honest but that one did look rather cool. Very detailed for a Lima. Have a great day. Ken
Not bad is it and a bargain as well. 😀
Oh my god😱, a blue loco that Pauline does not like, watch the world end! Re the 1981 royal wedding goods van, on that day I was in Maidstone buying a HMV stereogram. I see Pauline is recovering with some American coaches and a blue diesel. By the way I had a complete set of those coaches when I was a little boy! Harry
Hi Harry, I think the problem is it's the dullest blue imaginable on a Diesel! NSE does far better! All the best Rick
well i think that Paulines coaches were the most interesting bargains . I first saw these models in the early 1970s , when visiting Britain for the first time. I still have the little book that i bought then 64 pages - Book of trains from Triang and Hornby. It contains lots of samples from Triangs production with some information as well. The coaches were made for the overseas market and painted in several schemes. Australian and canadian among others. This is something that i really would buy should i ever start a new collection. Oh and yes please don't change wheels or anything on them, just carefully clean the coaches with some water and detergent on some cotton sticks. By the way , try to find the engines painted in the australian scheme of the VR victorian railways, that sure is one of the most colorful models, double ended diesel. great video !
Thanks for watching, when they are cleaned up I will show them in a future video. All the best Rick
Rick you new i would comment about the blue crompton class 33 blue as i pestered you into getting one i have 2 of and a full set of the coaches tell Pauline i pesterd you love this vid of you both doing this i am in need of a new motor for one of my cromptons not been able to find one yet thank you both again from Pete .
Glad you approve Pete!
Hi Rick & Pauline, thank you for the video, loved it, very insightful cheers, Pete.👍
Thanks for watching Pete
Hi guy,s another great video, I like these one,s. I,v got the HO class 31 also. I was actually given it. It,s not a bad little model., I,v only got one coach to go with it so I think I,v only ran it once. I may keep my eye out for a few more coaches and run it a bit more often. All the best guys. Carl.
33 I meant, sorry.
Thanks Carl, the coaches are dirt cheap if you manage to find any. All the best Rick
Railmail of Watford was my local model shop for a number of years. It was a great shop and the prices were very reasonable. Can't remember when it closed
good vid of wot you got rick and pauline nice locos and box s vans thanks lee
Thanks Lee
It was Tri-ang Super 4 track that preceded Hornby System 6 track. Super 4 track had R4** product codes and System 6 track had/has R6** product codes. I believe the connector piece to join the 2 types of track is the R476. I don't know if it was intentional the code number began with a 4 and ended with a 6 or if its was purely coincidental.
When these coaches were introduced in 1954 (As as set) as RHX/R3HX they ran on both Super 4 and Series 3 track (which had the 3 in the code). They were also available individually. Information taken from The Story of Roves Volume 1 by Pat Hammond.
Thanks for the excellent info. 👍
Thanks very much, I have that set of books and they are a great read aren't they. 😀
Some great models you’ve bought!! My purchases this year have been the GWR Railmotor as preserved, a very attractive Class 101 DMU and some wagons.
Nice video. I got some bargains today too.
There was a local model railway club exhibition near me and I picked up 4 wagons (a mix of Hornby and Mainline) for $30 which is about 4 quid each. That's cheap for Australia
The coaches, which are what I was after, were not cheap sadly. I need a few Southern and GWR to make up a decent rake for my non-local locos. I'm LMS-based. Cheers!
I used to live in North Sydney 1988-2000 and would attend the MR train fairs around Warringah. I bought quite a few kits like MAJ coaches which I still have to build - happy memories
Those prices are good overall, prices do seem to have crept up over here over the past year or so. All the best Rick
Interesting selection of items, like the the Lima class 33 with the Spitfire emblem on the cab👍👍👍
Thanks Nick
Some great models again, slowly but steadily the fleet keeps growing 😄
Cheers Ed
Great video nice to see your wagons and locos you are collecting 👍
Thanks Clive
Luv the video. I prefer Rick's choices and I will just leave that there ..........................😁
Cheers Garth I won't tell you know who. 😀
nothing steam😱😱😱🤣
My first train sets I got where HO (1/87) living in Belgium, but once discovered OO (1/76) it immediately became my favorite scale.
Just that bit bigger always looked better to me.
Although if you really are into scale then all OO is wrong and you should build in EM.
Problem with EM is that nothing can be bought ready of the shelf, and everything must be adjusted or scratch build, and all must be done for 2mm wider track space.
And I have to say, seeing a couple of EM layouts on shows the recent years, they all look fabulous, great respect for the builders.
But then I ask my self the question, is it due that the scale is correct or is it because these builders are perfectionists in the fines detail? (I leave the question open as it is a matter of opinion)
Concerning the colored stripes you see on the HO wagons, you also find them on OO, this a European arrangement between railway companies, CER (about 70 different companies belong to that society), has nothing to do with EU regulations, and not sure if all the privet operators still do it now.
The advantage of that society is to give the traveler, don't matter what langue you speak, a uniform recognition to see which is a first class coach or a dining coach.
With this CER organization, although it's lost much of it's glamor, allows you to buy all your tickets in the country of depart to your end destination.
They even sell a European hop on hop off tickets spread over a curtain time (I believe it was two months, don't even now if they still exist), which lot of youngsters used to discover Europe on a low budget, great idea, but it lost it's glamor due to cheap air tickets…
Thanks for the info Danny, all the best Rick
The Lima coaches with Lima couplings scale out at 64 foot in OOscale
If you take scale it out in HO the real coach will work out at 74 foot. It is only the coupling that is HO. The Lima UK wagons from that period is HO
An interesting selection of models!! But are they a reliable selection to use? How AUTHENTIC are they?
Well my selection is good! 😀
In my childhood years Rick i seem to remember two types of track, Super 4 and System 6 but i can't remember the difference 🤔
Hi Andrew, if I remember correctly it was super 4, so named as the track is super chunky. 😂 All the best Rick
@@wellchuffedrailways 🤣🤣
Not got a 33, but am tempted right now by Rails' offer of a Fragonset-livered Heljan version for £99.
Is there any way of checking whether a wagon's livery is authentic or not?
Would you like my 3 Jeouf HO coaches, with Double-style couplers?
A very entertaining video.
Sounds like a good deal, all I can suggest is Google images and lots of searching. I looked to see if the Ronuk tanker was prototypical and found various sites with info. So yes I'd Google it and see what you find. Which coaches do you mean? All the best Rick
Did you know that the Class 33 is a Southern Region variant of the Class 31?
I do now. 😀👍
@@wellchuffedrailways No it's more like the Class 26 with a more powerful 8 cylinder engine instead of the 6 cylinder.