GBMRS haul

You know the rules, when visiting a show, at least one item must be purchased. Even when your time wandering around is very limited. 

So, I had no choice. 

First up, a very sensible buy, considering the event is run by the man who publishes the Hornby Collectors Club magazine. 

A lovely, and not at all accurate plastic kit of Hornby's own factory. It fits with the series I've been writing, building these vintage models, so in theory, this will be fodder for a future article. The only worry is, I have the main building in my collection - have I written this up in the past? For a fiver, I won't lose sleep!

Next, a practical buy. 

My Off White AK pen was looking battered after the CatBus. It's a popular colour, I bought the last one on the stand. In fact, it was under the stand; the seller had to dig through his box of spare stock. As for the putty, well, I know I have a tube somewhere, I just can't remember where, and I needed it for the demo. 

Now the fun stuff. 

The big, ugly, unrealistic colour light signal that has been in the Hornby range since the 1980s. I've seen it in many a catalogue and wondered about it. Well, wonder no more; I own a boxed example! This will make another appearance here, once I get it working. 

Finally.

The 1980s Hornby Rocket set. Yes, I have the modern one, and a Tri-ang version, but this completes the line-up. There is work to do as I'm told the motor is dead. And the con-rod is disconnected. And the crown lose on the chimney. 

But the price was less than the coaches would be worth, so I felt it worth a punt. Again, we'll have a look at this on here in due course.