Just a quick post to say congratulations to Kernow Model Rail Centre and Dapol in winning the coveted 00 scale Model of the Year Award for their Beattie Well-Tank. The award is thoroughly deserved and goes to show that even quirky and less-mainstream prototypes can be made into excellent models these days.
By now I’m sure that most of the readers of this blog are well aware of Bachmann’s 2012/13 new models. The announcements can be found on Bachmann’s website. Graham Muz has detailed the southern items expertly. Looking at the forthcoming Hornby/Bachmann/Dapol (Kernow Model Centre) there are some items of interest for the 00 scale Southern…
Yesterday Bachmann 6 pin DCC Decoder (36-558) was fitted to Beattie Well Tank 30587. Kernow’s limited run model is a fantastic model with plenty of detail. Fitting the chip was simple enough, though care had to be taken as space in the smokebox is tight. It is now running nicely, although its short wheel-base means…
Carrying on from yesterday’s post, the M7 was switched for a terrier. Certainly one of my favourite classes of locomotive, my childhood visits to the Kent and East Sussex Railway and occasional special visits to the Bluebell Railway meant I’ve seen many terriers! This 00 scale model was manufactured by Dapol, before the tooling was sold to…
Loco Yard 