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LMS 0-6-0 JINTIES

The 4th batch of Jinties, comprising some of the coloured Jinties has arrived and I will have a few for sale at Sandown (after delivering all the pre-orders). I will also have most of the black Jinties and a good selection of 262Ts at Sandown.

Jinty reception has been 100% positive; it is not a fine scale model in the strict sense but it has quite a lot of detail and it is that that gives it such a realistic appearance. And it can really pull the skin of a rice pudding. 14 x 40cm coaches and 27 waggons are easily pulled away and at very low speeds. Personally, I am very happy with this little engine.

Design of our next small loco, the GWR/BR 57XX Pannier is complete and I will have a pre-production model at Sandown on February 18, 2012. I see that ACE have also announced their own Pannier, which does not make any sense to me. Why duplicate a model when there are so many wonderful prototypes which have never been made by the model train industry.