Any 3-rail British prototype trains made recently?

@BenLMaggi posted:

...snip... I know Lionel made the Hogwarts (and similar) set  ...snip...

I have one of the Hogwarts BR Mk1 coaches and it is two windows short; one window on each side of a door in the center of the side. If I had known that, I would not (probably) bought it. Other than the length it appears to be a reasonably accurate model.

Check out ETS Trains; they offer a number of tank-style locomotives:

ETS Trains

Ace and Darstaed make nice "coarse scale" O-gauge trains.  Run on DC, but adding a rectifier is easy.

Darstaed has a US dealer who sets up at York.

Thank you both. Ace and Darstaed are exactly what I am looking for.

3RD Rail offered the Gresley A3 Flying Scotsman and a set of LNER coaches in 1/43, my guess is in about 2005. MTH offered some LMS rolling stock.  All my pictures...

An option if you want something the next guy just simply doesnt have ...

http://www.fitzroylocoworks.com/

Literally hand built by a guy in a shed in Melbourne Australia lol .....but Ohhhhh what he does !!!

That is pretty cool. I have one or two clockwork items, but they are in OO/HO gauge

@Fatman posted:

An option if you want something the next guy just simply doesnt have ...

http://www.fitzroylocoworks.com/

Literally hand built by a guy in a shed in Melbourne Australia lol .....but Ohhhhh what he does !!!

Looks very interesting - thanks for posting.  Do you own any of his creations?  And is he still active - many of his posts refer to "as of November 2017"?

@Mallard4468 I don't personally own one , I do have a mate who is soon to take delivery of the Matthew Flinders set ... sadly they are above my pay grade lol ! ( not uber uber expensive, but 2-3K-AUD I have heard  but the exchange rate is very much in your favour lol )

He is active and still making versions , he is a retired aerospace engineer and is suitably meticulous in detail etc ... best way is to contact him direct if you are interested

@HiramO posted:

3RD Rail offered the Gresley A3 Flying Scotsman and a set of LNER coaches in 1/43, my guess is in about 2005. MTH offered some LMS rolling stock.  All my pictures...

Quick Question for you, was the small greenhouse and hedgerow maze kits or did you make them? They would be a fine addition to a project I am working on

Bryce

@Fatman posted:

@Mallard4468 I don't personally own one , I do have a mate who is soon to take delivery of the Matthew Flinders set ... sadly they are above my pay grade lol ! ( not uber uber expensive, but 2-3K-AUD I have heard  but the exchange rate is very much in your favour lol )

He is active and still making versions , he is a retired aerospace engineer and is suitably meticulous in detail etc ... best way is to contact him direct if you are interested

Thanks for the ballpark pricing info.  Even with the exchange rate, they're still pricey but appear to be fairly priced for what they are.  I sent him an email a couple of days ago but have not yet heard back.  We have a member of the OGR forum (and SGMA member) named @Jim Waterman who is a semi-retired engineer who does something similar in standard gauge - you've probably seen some posts regarding his work.

I just took delivery of my first Ace locomotive. Im really impressed with the details! The pictures do not do this locomotive justice.

Wow - just discovered this guy, his work is out of this world. Some day maybe I'll be able to do this level of work!

Jim

Bryce: Most is scratch built, though I picked up the small greenhouse kit at a train show in the UK. The maze is commercial hedge material cut to make the maze. The spiral maze under construction is n gauge ballast and white glue. The stone arch relic is foam board covered with air drying clay, sanded and scribed.

A section of the layout is built to be an English village; it consists of kits and details purchased during numerous business trips to the UK.

@prrhorseshoecurve posted:

I just took delivery of my first Ace locomotive. Im really impressed with the details! The pictures do not do this locomotive justice.

Very nice.  Where did you get it? 

I wonder if someone will remake "The Princess Elizabeth" from the 30's now that she's gone?

@Mallard4468 posted:

Very nice.  Where did you get it?

I saw a facebook ad on one of the Lionel train groups for a Harris Toy Train Auction out in NV.  I figured I take a chance and it was worth it. I saved a few pennies for similar offerings on da bay.