Bargain Watch

[spudfan]

Jouef.

Elaine's Trains - Jouef HDI Made in Ireland CIE diesel loco 1306

[Horsetan]

Another Cravens standard coach.

I bought this one. Not a bargain as such, but cheap compared to an identical one that's being offered for more than double the price....

[Dempsey]

https://railsofsheffield.com/products/pre-owned-set-of-3-ic-mk2-passenger-coaches?_pos=321&_fid=6128dddbd&_ss=c

 

Not sure if this has already been linked but for anyone looking or interested 

[Wexford70]

Some old new IRM stock on sale at Marks.

[Mol_PMB]

52 minutes ago, Wexford70 said:

Some old new IRM stock on sale at Marks.

Thanks - some nice stuff there, not often seen. Gypsum and ballast hoppers, plough vans, fertiliser, spoil and keg bogies. I was hoping there might be some cement bubbles but perhaps that was unrealistic!

 

This is quite a good price for a sound-fitted A class; I was tempted but I have several As already:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267179992632

[WRENNEIRE]

Something a bit different:

[DJ Dangerous]

25 x 914mm lengths of code 75 OO Gauge track for £80 GBP at Rails of Sheffield.

[DJ Dangerous]

Dapol Class 68 on offer at Rails of Sheffield, down to £100 GBP from £180 GBP.

Love that TransPenine livery.

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

Time to get yourself an O Gauge diesel from Rails of Sheffield!

 

 

[Mol_PMB]

This has got @Darius43 written all over it. A grotty 1980s kit for an imaginary diesel loco.

https://ebay.us/m/o2DlTT

[Darius43]

“Superdeltic” eh?  Looks like a cross between a Class 55 and a Western.

In any event it’s a Q Kit so I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole.

Cheers

Darius

[Mol_PMB]

28 minutes ago, Darius43 said:

“Superdeltic” eh?  Looks like a cross between a Class 55 and a Western.

In any event it’s a Q Kit so I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole.

Cheers

Darius

Back in the day I attempted two Q kits, for the A and C class. They were hard work and I was never happy with them, though they did run and look more like the prototype than a Lima class 33!

Keep up the good work with the MTK heavy metal. I now wish I hadn't binned my MTK Irish coach kits; I think they would have been salvageable with my present skills even if I made a mess of them 25 years ago.

[Darius43]

BR Class 51 Super Deltic - never built.

Seeing this has got me thinking about that kit…

Cheers

Darius

[Tractionman]

Kernow have this 141 on offer 

 

https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/89473/MM0154A-Murphy-Models-Class-141-Diesel-154-in-IR

 

 

 

[jhb171achill]

On 19/5/2025 at 6:42 PM, Mol_PMB said:

Back in the day I attempted two Q kits, for the A and C class. They were hard work and I was never happy with them, though they did run and look more like the prototype than a Lima class 33!

Keep up the good work with the MTK heavy metal. I now wish I hadn't binned my MTK Irish coach kits; I think they would have been salvageable with my present skills even if I made a mess of them 25 years ago.

Indeed. I got a "Q" Kits "C" class. It was warped when I got it, and it warped more before I got it properly made up. The only advice I was given was "put it in warm water and straighten it"! No more Q Kits for me!

 

[Horsetan]

On 19/5/2025 at 6:11 PM, Darius43 said:

“Superdeltic” eh?  Looks like a cross between a Class 55 and a Western.

In any event it’s a Q Kit so I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole.

This from the man who builds Colin Massingham's finest (sic) in record time.

[DJ Dangerous]

Rails of Sheffield have a big Bachmann group sale - O Gauge Class 15’s going for peanuts, OO Gauge locos, stock, buildings and scenery on offer, even N Gauge stuff!

The Class 15’s are the winners in my book.

 

 

[Mol_PMB]

13 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Rails of Sheffield have a big Bachmann group sale - O Gauge Class 15’s going for peanuts, OO Gauge locos, stock, buildings and scenery on offer, even N Gauge stuff!

The Class 15’s are the winners in my book.

 

 

Wow, that is cheap! Many years ago before they were produced, I bought a kit for an O gauge class 15. It's still in its box, in one of the cupboards of shame.

I do like them, but hard to justify buying one because I really have no need for an O gauge class 15 in my current plans. It would just go in the same cupboard as the kit one.

[DJ Dangerous]

20 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

Wow, that is cheap! Many years ago before they were produced, I bought a kit for an O gauge class 15. It's still in its box, in one of the cupboards of shame.

I do like them, but hard to justify buying one because I really have no need for an O gauge class 15 in my current plans. It would just go in the same cupboard as the kit one.

Literally an O Gauge diesel for OO prices. Rails had one variant on offer last year, and Kernow also have one variant on offer at the moment.

Despite positive feedback online, they must not be selling well.

[Mol_PMB]

10 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Literally an O Gauge diesel for OO prices. Rails had one variant on offer last year, and Kernow also have one variant on offer at the moment.

Despite positive feedback online, they must not be selling well.

There was an earlier batch a few years back, and I think this EFE lot are an attempt to squeeze a bit more return out of the tooling. But a Class 15 is a rather niche loco, short-lived and geographically limited, and I suspect most people who wanted one got theirs in the first batch. They ran in the area where I was born and brought up, but had all been withdrawn long before I was born.

[DJ Dangerous]

2 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

There was an earlier batch a few years back, and I think this EFE lot are an attempt to squeeze a bit more return out of the tooling. But a Class 15 is a rather niche loco, short-lived and geographically limited, and I suspect most people who wanted one got theirs in the first batch. They ran in the area where I was born and brought up, but had all been withdrawn long before I was born.

Little Loco Company, I think?

Since they have good feedback, I may be tempted…

[Mol_PMB]

44 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Little Loco Company, I think?

Since they have good feedback, I may be tempted…

G.I.B. !!

[commerlad]

Not EBAY but

This isn't that far from me and I have the cash but ....................

 

The Loco  

 

AGHHHHHHHHHH............................

[DJ Dangerous]

11 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

G.I.B. !!

Good In Bed, why, thank you!

[Rob R]

4 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

Wow, that is cheap! Many years ago before they were produced, I bought a kit for an O gauge class 15. It's still in its box, in one of the cupboards of shame.

I do like them, but hard to justify buying one because I really have no need for an O gauge class 15 in my current plans. It would just go in the same cupboard as the kit one.

Plus VAT...........