Holiday closure notice
The Model Railway Clearing House office will be closed from Saturday 30th May until Monday 8th June for much needed holidays! Alas, this means we will be missing the Llangollen Show and are disappointed that we will be unable to support it for the first time. Please contact the office via email, any sales enquiries will be handled on a ‘first come, first served’ basis so don’t hesitate to put a bid in for some of the new items on the website. In light of this we are not going to promote any particular models in this bulletin but will relate the story of a recent sale….
As you know, we keep a ‘wanted’ folder of items desired by our customers but prove hard to find. For nearly 18 months we had an enquiry for a DJB Lynton & Barnstaple 2-6-2T held in the file and when one came up recently the potential buyer was contacted, a price agreed and the deal done. However, it wasn’t that simple. The locomotive was incomplete, lacking a dome and some detail parts, covered in grease and fluff and unpainted, a stalled project that was never finished because of the builder’s untimely death. To complete the circle, it had to be sent (with a dome and parts supplied by the MRCH) to Dave Mees for re-commissioning, thence to Conrad Cooper for painting and lining in early Southern Railway green. We think you will agree that the end result is most impressive, the vendor (the builder’s widow) was delighted that is raised so much money (even after that work involved) and the buyer got a completely bespoke locomotive for what was still a very reasonable price.
If you have a particular locomotive or item of rolling stock that you have been seeking, drop us an email – you never know, we may be able to help, eventually!
