For Sale
None
Wanted
(1) Faller/Playtrain locomotives and rolling stock, preferably with original wheels and couplings. Vans and tank cars first priority, but anything else of interest. Contact Martin Scrubsole Tel: 01296 688913, or mail to welaws@aol.com
Stolen
From John Oliveira:
16mm Assn. members, on the off-chance that you may see or hear something, however indirect, of the following through your connection with the hobby. If you don’t want to get involved with a call to the police, just ring me with anything. With many thanks for your co-operation.
The following models have been stolen from the garden outbuilding/model railway terminus at this address. All are to 16mm scale/32mm gauge If you believe they have been offered for sale or you come across them, I would he most grateful if you would notify:
Essex Police - PC447 Andy Robinson at Great Dunmow police station. Tel: 01271 872208, crime reference number A15G/04038/05, and myself.
Yours sincerely,
John Oliveira.
The Cottage, Broxted, Dunmow Essex. CM6 2BL.
Tel: 01279 850348
1. Festiniog Railway ‘Palmerston’ 0-4-0 tank and tender locomotive. Scratch-built in metal, extensively detailed. red lined livery, electrical drive with stud contact pickup skate. Brass name and (rectangular) works plates, chopper couplings.
2. Festiniog Railway ‘Taliesin’ 0-4-4 single Fairlie articulated tank locomotive. Scratch built in metal, little detail, red lined livery, electrical drive, but no pickup skate fitted. Brass name plates. chopper couplings.
3. North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways ‘Russell’ 2-6-2 tank locomotive. Professionally built ‘one off’ in metal by Phil Jones, extensively detailed, maroon lined livery, electrical drive with stud-contact pickup skate. Brass name and works plates, chopper couplings.
4. NWNGR ’Beddgelert’ 0-6-4 tank locomotive. Scratch built in metal, extensively detailed maroon lined livery, driven by onboard battery, disguised controls, recharging socket ii front footplate. Diane Carney name and works plates, chopper couplings.
5. NWNGR ‘Snowdon Ranger’ 0-6-4 single Fairlie articulated tank locomotive. Live steam. Much modified Archangel model, converted to gas firing, manual control, bodywork lowered and detailed, worn and burnt maroon lined livery, brass name and works plates, chopper couplings.
6. Festiniog Railway ‘No.590’ ex.W.D. Baldwin 4-6-0 tank locomotive. Live steam standard Wrightscale model, with Enots water filler valve. Manual, gas fired. Red unlined livery dummy safety valve/whistle cover missing. White-on-black number and works plates, chopper couplings.
7. Ex-W.D. Baldwin 2-4-0 petrol mechanical locomotive, modified and detailed from Wrightscale metal kit. Working lights, painted dirty black and numbered ‘8’. Converted to electrical drive with stud contact pickup skate.
8. ‘Victoria’ 0-4-0 industrial tank locomotive. Original Roger Marsh ‘Ogwen’, gas fired with added detail and electric motorised throttle controlled via pickup skate. Painted dull black with red lining. Brass name plates and Roger Marsh/Avonside works plates. Hook and couplings.
9. Festiniog Railway bogie carriages Nos. 17 and 18. Home built cardboard and Perspex bodies, brass frames and bogies, Bonds wheels. Painted red and white, lined yellow, class in white. Chopper couplings.
A substantial reward is offered for information leading to the return of these items, which have considerable sentimental value.