Welcome The Model Railway Clearing House August update. This month we have a veritable cornucopia of Gauge 1 stock, locomotives both British and European. We are very grateful to our vendors for entrusting us with the sale of what are usually much-loved and cherished models. Below are some of the highlights of recent entries on the sales page. Narrow Gauge enthusiasts mustn’t feel left out though, we will be running a Shay special in a couple of weeks’ time for all you gearheads out there!
New Gauge 1 stock available!
A Paul Forsythe design LNER K1 2-6-0 No. 2005, lined apple green, alcohol fired, 10mm scale. A lovely little runner, two cylinder, easy to run, axle and a hand water pump. Further images and video can be found here. £1795.00
An Aster for Fulgurex SBB Eb 3/5 2-6-2T, 1:32 scale, one of a Limited Edition of 320 of made in 1983, The model features twin outside cylinders with lever-operated reversing gear, water and pressure gauges, regulator and blower. More images here. £1950.00
Aster for Fulgurex DR BR52 2-10-0, DR black, alcohol fired, 1:32 scale. The original Kriegslok, built in huge numbers during WW2 fitted with Witte deflectors and paired with a tub tender. More images here. £3750.00
Aster for Fulgurex DR BR03 4-6-2, DR black, alcohol fired, 1:32 scale. One of the great German Pacifics which lasted in frontline service until the 1970s. Further images here. £3950.00
Finescale Brass/San Cheng 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80135, BR lined green. Enhanced by a really tidy paint job, this locomotive has a speed control module in the boiler which can either be removed or used in conjunction with a 2ghz radio. SOLD
Aster 9F 2-10-0 No. 92220 Evening Star, BR lined green (converted from an Aster-Accucraft 9F). Supplied with carry case, draft fan, track and all the original Aster paperwork. Accucraft Japan supplied parts and plates to modify a purchased black 9F kit, the vendor was able to purchase the correct pattern tender and the correct Evening Star plates etc. The single chimney was replaced with the double version. Only tested on air, never steamed. More images here. £4750.00
Aster-Accucraft 9F 2-10-0 No. 92214 Cock o’ the North, BR black. A kit-built model, renumbered and named to reflect that now carried by No. 92214, it has only been test steamed whilst fitted with radio control on the regulator and blower but this has now been removed (although it is still available with the locomotive). Comes complete with test track, carry case and original Aster manuals and instructions. More photos and video here. £4250.00
Rake of six assorted Accucraft wagons, three 16T mineral wagons (bauxite), one RCH wagon SR brown, two tankers (one black undecorated, one silver, Shell). SOLD
The Model Railway Clearing House gets a facelift!
What was only ever supposed to be a temporary home for Accucraft UK during the Covid 19 pandemic, the MRCH office was beginning to show its age and thanks to the good offices of Herefordshire’s Hut Builder it is now a whole lot smarter and (hopefully) warmer!
What makes it worth it
It is always a pleasure to meet customers face to face. Usually this is at exhibitions or running days so it was a real treat to be able to rendezvous with two Colorado 3′ gauge fans, Martyn Hull and Andre Kohler at the Brecon Mountain Railway to hand over purchases, have a coffee and share some tales.
