Tuesday, 5 March 2013

OO GAUGE -- EX HORNBY 4-6-2 CITY OF LEICESTER [SOLD]


OO GAUGE -- EX HORNBY MODEL
BR GREEN LIVERY 4-6-2 "CITY OF LEICESTER"



SOME SLIGHT WEAR TO THE NAME PLATE "CITY OF LEICESTER" BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE TO REPORT.

NOW I USED TO OWN A FEW OLD HORNBY LOCO'S WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND I NEVER SAW ONE WHICH HAD ADDED WEIGHT TO THE TENDER SO I BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING DAD TINKERED WITH SO LONG AGO. 




TENDERS USED TO HAVE THE MOTOR IN THERE AS I RECALL. THIS IS BACKED UP BY A COUPLE OF OTHER LOCO'S OF A SIMILAR STYLE THAT DO INDEED HAVE THE MOTOR'S IN THE TENDER.



Monday, 4 March 2013

OO GAUGE -- CLASS T9 -- SOUTHERN REGION No. 715 [SOLD]



EX - WILLS FINECAST MODELS KIT
 -- "OO" GAUGE 4-4-0 T9 CLASS. No.715 
 -- IN ITS SOUTHERN REGION FORMAT (Ex LSWR)
 -- COMPLETED KIT AND MOTOR SUPPLIED BUT CURRENTLY A NON RUNNER.


BOXED BUT BEEN ON SHELF IN DAD'S TRAINS ROOM FOR A GOOD NUMBER OF YEARS. NON RUNNER DUE TO LACK OF PICK UPS ON ONE SIDE, MODEL IS COMPLETE OTHERWISE AND PICS TAKEN TO SHOW CHASSIS REMOVED FROM BODYWORK.





WILLS FINECAST MODEL CLASS T9 ALAS NO LONGER IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX, AND HAVING EXAMINED IT LOOKS LIKE THE MODEL IS COMPLETE BUT THE MOTOR/CHASSIS IS NOT SECURED TO THE BODY. TENDER IS COMPLETE AND NO NOTICEABLE ISSUES THERE. 



Sunday, 3 March 2013

OO GAUGE KIT BUILT -- P CLASS AND PUSH PULL COACH [SOLD]



MODELS BY MR GEOFF TYLER c1980s

OO GAUGE KIT BUILT "P" CLASS
WITH SOUTHERN REGION PUSH PULL COACHSOUTHERN RAILWAY No. 1556 [0-6-0]

MODELS BY MR GEOFF TYLER c1980s

KIT BUILT UNSURE OF ORIGIN THOUGH AS BOXED WITH IT'S PUSH PULL COACH AND HAS BEEN DISPLAYED IN HALLWAY DISPLAY CABINET FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS OR SO ALONG WITH OTHER MODELS FROM MY LATE FATHER.

MODELS BY MR GEOFF TYLER c1980s

TESTED AND STILL RUNS, ALBEIT IN NEED OR A LITTLE TLC TO THE MOTOR HAVING SAT IDLE FOR SO LONG.  



COACH IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION AND GOES EXTREMELY WELL WITH THE LOCO. 

ONE SMALL MATTER TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE ROOF IS NOT SECURE. UN-DAMAGED JUST IN NEED OF SOME GLUE TO PERMANENTLY SECURE IT TO THE REST OF THE BODY.