BAH HUMBUG! Christmas must be close. How do I know? I've just spent 3/4
hour queuing in the post office whilst people send stuff to folk they
never see and probably cant stand anyway.
I
have been trying to get this newsletter typed up and mailed out for ages
now but there is always something else that needs doing. Tonight though
there is to be a determined effort to get as much as possible done and
then publish and be damned. If I don't get very far with it there can
always be a sequel.
There will be a theme to the special prices offered in this newsletter.
All the deals are cash or cheque only where a special price is offered.
Credit Card sales are discouraged and will be at the normal prices.
To Order use the buttons, where provided
{on normal price items only}, or E-Mail us with your requirements
{for special price items} and we'll confirm availability and price
in a return e-mail, you send a cheque, we send the goodies
Remember, offers in this issue are good until
stocks run out or the 24th December - whichever comes first
Do please let
us know what you think of this way of doing the newsletter.
UTLX Framelss
Tank Cars
Grandt Line - UTLX Frameless
Tank Car Kits
The Grandt Line UTLX Frameless tank car kits arrived and mostly
went. These have been unavailable for
many years and Grandt have now resurrected the kit and produced
a limited re run.
I have a two left for sale @ £60 each.
SOLD - too late
If you need wheels I have NWSL wheels for 0n3 & 0n30 @ £6 per
car
New Stuff Now
In Or Coming
Soon
DELIVERY
UPDATE.
Thanks to all of you who pre-ordered the annual. You
may have seen people on the web talking about having their copy and are
wondering where yours is. Well they arrived but unfortunately the post
office decided to see how well they would bounce. The answer to that is
that they don't.
Replacements are on the way from the USA and I will ship them as
soon as they arrive.
Our initial order is now sold out. I may have some slightly
damaged ones available when the insurance issue is resolved and I will
order a further supply if there is enough interest.
Whilst the 2006 annual recycled a few old articles from other
magazines the 2007 edition is all new work. We do have some of the 2006
issue if you want to have the set.
The cost in the UK is going to be somewhere between £10 & £12.
Just in
from Bachmann
Camp Cars
Item No.: 26998
Bunk Car £22 Limited Availability
Camp Cars
Item No.: 26996
Dining Car
£22
Limited
Availability
Camp Cars
Item No.: 26997
Kitchen Car
£22
Limited
Availability
Still to
Come
Camp Cars
Item No.: 26995
Maintenance-of-Way
Car not arrived yet
Camp Cars
Item No.: 26994
Saw Filer's Car
£22
Limited
Availability
Bachmann Special Offers
Logging and Mining
Cars
Item No.: 2980
Wood Side-Dump
Cars (3 per box) Normal Price £32
Special Offer £30
Cash or
cheque
only
Item No.: 26423
Two-Door Baggage
Car
Normal Price £22
Special Offer £19
Colorado &
Southern
Cash or
cheque
only
Item No.: 26418
Two-Door Baggage
Car
Normal Price £22
Special Offer £19
Denver & Rio
Grande Western
Cash or
cheque
only
Item No.: 26414
Two-Door Baggage
Car
Normal Price £22
Special Offer £19
Pennsylvania
Cash or
cheque
only
Item No.: 26499
Two-Door Baggage
Car
Normal Price £22
Special Offer £19
Painted Unlettered
(green)
Cash or
cheque
only
In Stock From Bachmann
2-8-0
Consolidation
£125
25799 Painted
Black Unlettered
Not a special offer,
just that its so rare to have both of these undecorated versions
in stock.
2-8-0
Consolidation
£125
25798 Painted
Black Unlettered with red and white trim.
Coming Soon
From Bachmann
Bachmann's newest model is the
0n30 Forney which is being offered as both an inside and outside
frame, decorated and undecorated and with or without Soundtraxx
sound.
Both sound and silent versions
are arriving in the USA now and are expected in the UK just
before Christmas.
Please note: we have been warned
that the sound fitted ones will be in short supply as they were
unable to produce the quantities of the sound boards they
required. we were warned that dealers may not get all the models
they ordered. Also we don't know if there will be another run of
the sound fitted engines in the future.
Delivery Warning
We don't have many of our initial sound fitted order left
unallocated - act now or miss out.
If we get less than we ordered
we will fill orders in the order they were received.
Payment will be required
immediately we receive them even if you arranged to collect
them later.
25477
Sandy River (inside frame)
25479
Painted unlettered (inside frame)
25495
Sandy River
(inside frame) Sound Fitted
25499
Painted unlettered (inside frame) Sound Fitted
25476
Sandy River (outside frame)
25478
Painted unlettered (outside frame)
25494
Sandy River (outside frame) Sound Fitted
25498
Painted unlettered (outside frame) Sound Fitted
Christmas Bargains
Ravine Trestle
Normal price is £32. We have five available
@ £27
Cash or
cheque
only
20' Tool & Saw Car
A Workshop in the Woods!
Our normal price is £58.50 for this craftsman kit. We have
two available @ £48.
Cash or
cheque
only
Backwoods
Loco & Repair Shed
This is our
own limited production kit produced for us by Banta Models. We
have just two left from the 2006 run due to a cancelled order.
Two available @ £55
Cash or
cheque
only
C&S Baker
Water Tank in O Scale
This is
our own limited production kit produced for us by Banta Models.
We have just one left!
One available @ £65
Cash or
cheque
only
Railway Design Associates
Lawndale 2-8-0 MDC
conversion Kit
We have a small number of these kits available
complete with the donor MDC chassis.
Loco Kit & MDC donor loco @ £90
Get these whilst you can as the man behind RDA passed away earlier this year and its not clear if these
will remain available
Cash or
cheque
only
Time
for a Christmas Goose?
Precision
Craft Models
This project
has nearly sold out with Precision Craft Models and we only
have these models left. Once they're gone they're gone. To
encourage them on their way we are offering Newsletter
subscribers only these special prices.
At these
prices it has to be cash or cheque only.
SOUND
FITTED / LOKSOUND DECODER
£140 + Postage
0n30
Description
429
£140
Galloping
Goose, Passenger Body, California Western
NO SOUND
- DCC READY £90+ Postage
0n30
Description
432
£90
Galloping
Goose, Freight Body, Rio Grande Southern #3
433
£90
Galloping
Goose, Freight Body, Rio Grande Southern #4
Galloping
Goose, Freight Body, Unlettered, Painted Black
437
£90
Galloping
Goose, Passenger Body, Rio Grande Southern #3
438
£90
Galloping
Goose, Passenger Body, Rio Grande Southern #4
439
390
Galloping
Goose, Passenger Body, Rio Grande Southern #5
Remember, to order phone or e-mail to reserve the one you
want and arrange payment.
Freshwater Models
A new item we now have in stock is O
scale Billerica & Bedford 18' turntable kit from Freshwater Models. This
mostly resin kit makes this super little turntable. Its about the right
size for a Bachmann Porter.
We have these in stock now at £30.
Now in stock is a larger turntable
60' (15") Seller's
Turntable Kit
This O scale turntable
represents a late 19th century cast iron turntable that was popular in
the US and overseas. The kit features quality spincast resin and
Britannia metal parts. The 15" long bridge track is long enough to hold
an O scale DRGW K27 though it looks better with an American,
consolidation, mogul etc. Not a shake the box kit, it requires careful
assembly and attention to detail to build. I assemble the bridge and
end beams on a precision assembly fixture to make the assembly easier
for you! The kit will include all the parts you see in the picture of
the pilot model plus the bridge ties.
In stock now @
£70
There
may be a bit of a delay in sending these out as I have to figure out how
to pack them individually as they came tome in bulk.
Delivery
will be in early January. They are expected in the USA on the 23rd
December.
On3 and On30 D&RGW K-27
(Inboard
Cylinder)
FEATURES
DCC Ready with 8-pin NMRA socket
drilled tender for speaker
Full cab interior
Cab, headlight, and backup lights 12V
Sound cam by GME
Wiring harness connecting locomotive to tender
Can motor
£410
On30 Models
Part No
Description
Order
D&RGW K-27
2-8-2,inboard cylinder, painted with green boiler,
D&RGW Herald
DC1051-1
As above, painted #454.
DC1051-2
As above, painted #456.
DC1052-3
As above, painted #458.
DC1052-4
As above, painted #461.
D&RGW K-27
2-8-2,inboard cylinder, painted with green boiler,
flying D&RGW Herald
DC1053-1
As above, painted #454.
All Sold
DC1053-2
As above, painted #458.
D&RGW K-27 2-8-2,
inboard cylinder, painted black and graphite,
D&RGW Herald
DC1055-1
As above, painted #454
DC1055-2
As above, painted #461.
All Sold
D&RGW K-27 2-8-2,
inboard cylinder, painted black and graphite, flying
D&RGW Herald
DC1057-1
As above, painted#454.
DC1057-2
As above, painted #456.
DC1057-3
As above, painted #458.
DC1057-4
As above, painted #461
DC1057-5
As above, painted black and graphite,
no lettering.
RGS K-27 2-8-2,
inboard cylinder, painted black and graphite, RGS
Herald
DC1059-1
As above, painted #461.
Models
Part No
Description
Order
D&RGW K-27 2-8-2,
inboard cylinder, painted with green boiler,
D&RGW Herald
DC1041-1
As above, painted
#454.
DC1041-2
As above, painted
#456.
DC1042-3
As above, painted
#458.
DC1042-4
As above,
painted #461.
All Sold
D&RGW K-27 2-8-2, inboard
cylinder, painted with green boiler, flying D&RGW
Herald
DC1043-1
As above, painted #454.
DC1043-2
As above, painted
#458.
D&RGW K-27 2-8-2, inboard
cylinder, painted black and graphite, D&RGW Herald
DC1045-1
As above, painted
#454.
DC1045-2
As above, painted
#461.
D&RGW K-27 2-8-2, inboard
cylinder, painted black and graphite, flying D&RGW
Herald
DC1047-1
As above, painted
#454.
DC1047-2
As above, painted
#456.
DC1047-3
As above, painted
#458.
DC1047-4
As above,
painted #461
All Sold
DC1047-5
As above, painted
black and graphite, no lettering.
RGS K-27 2-8-2, inboard
cylinder, painted black and graphite, RGS Herald
DC1049-1
As above, painted
#461.
See the MMI Page on the main
website for more info
The first batch of ready to run items from San Juan
arrived and, excepting the ones I am keeping and two I am working on
they have all now gone to their new homes. So what were they like? Well
they weren't quite as ready to run as one might have hoped but all the
issues were manageable and you still end up with a superb San Juan
freight car a lot quicker than building it yourself.
Both 0n3 & 0n30
Due to a design
flaw in the packaging many arrived with their wheels popped
out of the bearings. These simply pop back in. The packaging
is being altered for the next run
Just the 0n3
models
The Kadee 803
couplers are too low to the standards gauge. Adding 15 thou
of styrene on the bolster rubbing plates sorts that out.
this also improves the running.
The brake gear
catches. Sorted at the same time as the spacer as bit of
pruning clears this up. After all you cant see all the
brakes when the car is on the track.
Too much side
play on the wheels. i found that the wheels had too much
side play allowing the axle end to come out of the journal.
Two 10BA washers each side sorted that out.
With those items
attended to I am really happy with my freight cars. The 0n30
ones need a bit more doing to them and its a bit more brutal.
The 0n30 cars
They still come
fitted with 0n3 couplers which are too high and too big to
match Bachmann. This is because there is no agreed 0n30
coupler standard it is only sort of by default that the HO
standard is adopted because Bachmann adopted it. Add the 15
thou spacer anyway as it helps the truck turn.
Prise off the
Kadee 803's and trim the moulded in coupler pocket to be
full width right to the front. Assemble a Kadee 42 coupler
in its draft box and trim it to be minimal width. This
involves cutting the screw mounting ears off. It should then
be made to fit in the original draft box on the car and
adjusted for height. When happy I glued it with Dr Mikes
glue.
The brake gear
pruning has to be a bit more severe but again you cant tell
unless you crash the car.
These issues have all
been reported to San Juan and will, hopefully, be addressed in
the next release.
San Juan have announced two new ready to run models and are taking
orders now for an early 2007 delivery.
D&RGW 550 series 30’
Stock Car. There will be eight different car numbers
including 3 different body styles and 3 double deck cars.
These are scale
models with On3/On30 trucks, full underbody detail, grab
irons, insulated metal wheels, Kadee® couplers.
These models will be available late 2006. Limited quantity
of each number so order early to guarantee your order.
Were still taking
orders for these but the offer period is over. They can now
be found on the main website
Remember these are limited
production models and they are expected to sell out well before they are
delivered
These are the exhibitions we will be
attending in the near future.
It was great to see those of you who
said hello to us at the NEC where we were exhibiting our group
layout Ashbourne Park Road, part of the Henmore Dale Railway. At
the NEC we only had part of the layout on show. If you can come
along to the event below we will have all of the layout up and
available for you to have a go with.
Saturday 20th January 2007
From 10am. Bring your toys to play
Trent Valley Open Day,
Mickleover, Derby
Mickleover Community Centre
Uttoxeter Road
Mickleover
Derby
DE3 0D
Open Days
Just a quick note on open days. I just want to make it clear
that these aren't exhibitions in the sense that you come along
and watch layouts being operated by others. These are hands on
open days. There will be layouts, demonstrations and traders but
you might just find yourself operating one of the layouts or
having a go on one of the demo's
You are encouraged
to bring your own stuff along to show us and to give it a run.
If you have a model you are proud of bring it along to show us.
If you've got one you're stuck with bring it along and lets see
if we can point you in the right direction.
The Bradford event
last month was a major success and everyone enjoyed themselves.
The Mickleover event follows the same basic idead. The venue has
parking and is well connected to public transport. There
are
seating areas, copious tea and coffee supplies [even if you end
up making your own] so you can sit around and chat about your
models with your fellow modellers. Biscuit type snacks are
available. The Mickleover hall is handy for
the chippy, Chinese, bakers, Tesco's and two pubs.
Do come along and join in
The
Pulpit
My chance to inform or just have a whinge
and moan!
No sermon this issue or it'll
never get published
Any Other
Business
Well I think that's it for
this issue, I guess I had better shut up or this will never get
published. Do please e-mail and let me know what you think of this
format. Its certainly easier for me to produce and being part of the
main www.ngtrains.com website its
easier to do special offers you can access directly.
If you would like to
revisit the previous newsletters use the links below but remember any
offers in them are no longer valid
DELIVERY
UPDATE.
Delivery
will be in early January. They are expected in the USA on the 23rd
December. 
The
Pulpit
