From Miniature to BIG

Hi Folks,

Well I finally today received the Observation coach that finishes off the entire rake of Coronation Coaches that I posted about last week.  As with the other coaches this is a beauty, very 'Art Deco' in design it features a complete interior of seating that reflects the luxury it offered.  Again with internal lighting, this model also features tail lights as well as per the real train had.  The pictures below are of my coach, but I'm also going to attach a video of a review by a third party of the same type of coach that highlights the detail nicely.









Finally, on the same day I also received a second delivery from Hornby, this was a purchase I made from their 'Black Friday' sale which ended yesterday.  The item in question is a BR Black liveried version of the 'Turbomotive' locomotive.  This represents one of only a few 'experimental' Princess class locomotives that were produced that used a new innovative drive mechanism.  This particular version is the factory fitted sound/digital enabled version that has the new HM7000 bluetooth decoder fitted.  This is normally a pretty pricey locomotive (£339 on Hornby's website now the sale is over).  However thanks to the Black Friday sale price (about 40% off), and the use of my remaining 'loyalty points' I managed to get it for a mere £3.99 (i.e. the delivery charge!!).  It is a beauty, big and incredibly heavy for an OO locomotive.  This was deliberate as this model features diecast parts such as the running plate and other parts and has been deliberately made heavy to give it excellent traction on the track.  Oh, and just for you Super it has plenty of rivet detail