DougN wrote:I think Jol might be onto something here.
OK I will put my hand up that I would like a NER clerestory comp or all 3rd. But being on this side of the earth makes it neigh on impossible to get hold of a kit. There does seem to be a little bit of "superannuation" style kit collection by large numbers of "modellers" though this should be collectors or even investors. Personally I want the kit to be built to complete a train I am aiming for. I am still interested if there are others with the kits out there
I know what James has written above that the kits are aimed at sale to "modellers" but the profiteers will be aiming to get their grubby mitts on them which is a shame as they will end up in dust cupboards only to be realised when they are short of cash. The number of people who build, and would continue to build the kits if they were freely available again, miss out on their aims for the lovely experience of producing a unique piece of rolling stock from these lovely kits.
I admit that my size would help with the crowd control... After 3 years ago where I was being nice... I may not be in September!
Doug,
Danny Pinnock is still producing batches of kits from time to time. I bought five NER Clerestory carriages from him (they are being built for me by Richard McLachan) to go with a LRM NER G1 to run as an excursion on London Road.
That Danny is still producing some 4mm kits is a fairly well kept secret and so keeps ebay prices high. The D&S kits now in the LRM range invariably get a higher price on ebay than a new one from LRM. This despite the fact that the LRM site states that some of the D&S kits are now in their catalogue.
So I wouldn't be at all surprised to see some of the items on the S4N B&B appear on ebay in the next few weeks.
Jol