Suitable lDel Prado loco secured off eBay for just over a fiver, most of which was postage. Will decide when it arrives whether to leave it untouched or to modify it.

- Neil.

FYI I plan to up armour one of mine, mainly by the addition of some side panels etc.

Oh dear... oh... dear...

Resolve broken, order to follow...

Well, I've been looking for cheap N gauge rail & trains anyway...

Already have given in and have some N gauge an Armoured train is possible you can make it with moulded wheels or a separate bogie which you can put n gauge wheels in so it would run

Secured some GWR wagons last night too, and some N gauge corregated sheet to armour up the train. Next up, some replacement GWR decals.

- Neil.

ANyone have a good source of N gauge rail lines? Especially junctions/switches. Looks like those will cost more than the trains! I wanted to create a small rail yard, but the switches are way more expensive than I like for scenery...

Now to find cheap rolling stock to park on the lines...

Quote from: NeilCFord on 02 November 2015, 04:55:48 PM
Secured some GWR wagons last night too, and some N gauge corregated sheet to armour up the train. Next up, some replacement GWR decals.

- Neil.

You are 'on track' - can I recommend the Pendraken Boer war rolling stock - some useful wagons and bits and bobs.

You might find friendly model railwayers who have dead track that can't be cleaned up enough to roll - they're often willing to part with it for next to nowt

I ordered some wagon chassis last night from Hattons. They will form  the basis for my armoured train. The plan is to have the train and tender, assault wagon, artillery wagon and two flat beds that can have some tanks on for mobile deployment. Ahead of this will run my little draisine. Happy days

Quote from: Wulf on 03 November 2015, 01:44:59 PM
ANyone have a good source of N gauge rail lines? Especially junctions/switches. Looks like those will cost more than the trains! I wanted to create a small rail yard, but the switches are way more expensive than I like for scenery...

Now to find cheap rolling stock to park on the lines...

Search 'n guage track'.  Plenty of choice on eBay.

Quote from: ianrs54 on 01 November 2015, 08:07:30 AM
Cant see a use for it, but very nice.

IanS

Neither can I to be honest, but I agree it's very nice.  Perhaps a 'Guns of Navarone' type skirmish game.

Quote from: John Cook on 03 November 2015, 11:42:48 PM
Search 'n guage track'.  Plenty of choice on eBay.

Yes, I found the second hand market is far more affordable. Strange how they lose so much value.