Hi, great review, I also bought the Bachmann HSDT power car (also sound fitted), I also bought the Hornby beaver tail, 1 of the coach packs & have got the other 3 on pre order with a model shop, I also bought the EFE rail Plasser crane in BR yellow, it's a little disapointing that it's a static model, DCC controlled model cranes are available on the continent, BUT they are 100's of Euros, I couldn't see UK modelers willing or able to pay that, I think it's been a good Year for new releases, Happy new year to you.
Cheers. Have a great 2025. Yeah I don’t think the UK modeller would fork out £100’s for a working crane of this type. Nice model though. But I can get why some would want it to operate etc. Cheers Dave
The crane is a really good model and I got two in BR yellow, a shame they are none working. I ordered the prototype HST power car and just waiting for that to be delivered, It looks fantastic. Happy New Year.
Great video lad 👍 personally my favourite loco would be the Cavalex 56,I have 3 on order including 2 from my area 56134 "Blyth Power" & a renumbered Loadhaul 56050 "British Steel Teeside" , also I'm hoping Accurascale do Test Coach 6 in RTC as that can run behind my Hornby 60 60001 Steadfast
Some great models. The prototype HST for me. I bought two sound fitted models and a rake of Mk 3s to re livery to go with them. Superb model. Hornby's HST also a favorite. Great models to run with Accurascale's Class 55 on an Eastern based layout. All your choices worthy winners. Thanks, good vid.
I salute your ever burgeioning HST fleet: a commendable - if expensive - obsession! I wish you a Happy New Year and look forward to following your further adventures in 2025.
@@DeanPark It is understandable. My take on this issue is... Buy the new stuff coming out that you need (due to the better detail and running ability), and gradually sell off your older locos and Rail cars at Model Train Events to pay for new purchases. I also pick an era.... 1980-1990 for example.
Another great video Dave, You certainly made a few purchases in 2024 the class 66 prostrate cancer livery is such a lovely model, your layout and collection is outstanding love your videos and looking forward to more update videos in 2025, Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2025 all the best for the new year Dave Cheers Chris
Happy New Year Dave, looking forward to seeing your videos in 2025. Please keep ignoring the dross that some folk post on here. It’s not worth focusing on. Some interesting picks for model loco of the year! Can’t say I agree personally (I would have gone Cavalex 56 and maybe something Accurascale) but that’s the beauty of opinions! All the best!
The 56 is a capable model, but I can’t see past my high speed trains haha. Especially in the exec livery. That won it for me. The amount of spam accounts I have been riddled with this year is ludicrous let alone the dross posted in comments sections. Which is actually in the main very positive! I like what I do, I’m grateful if some people do too. It’s only a hobby after all. :-) Cheers and all the best. Dave
Bachmann HRA stunning weighty wagon Hornby IIA-D amazing livery Cavalex 56 precision engineered Accurascale first rate 66 EFE Railcrane great looking runaround Revolution trains HOA wagons been a great year for new models
I also bought some MK2B Accurascale coaches across a mix and match of liveries and the BACHMANN HSDT, both crackers. There are some good bargains out there such as the earlier versions of the retooled HST and MK3
Thanks Dave. A lot of good models this year to choose from. For me I bought the Accurascale 37 and it is excellent. I also bought the updated Bachmann class 20 and love that too. Anyway have a Happy New Year when the time comes.
Hi, I got the triple grey livery Bachmann class 20, it was the updated model that was in the Permanent Way set many years ago, it would be great if Bachmann did a re-run of that set with a Ransom & Rapier crane in network rail yellow livery along with those departmental yellow livery coaches that Bachmann don’t bother with anymore.
Great video, Dave. The task of picking winners from that selection couldn't have been easy. My favourites were the RTC Derby lightweight and the Mk1 and Mk2B coaches, however, the LNER articulated coaches are a work of art. All the best for the New Year..
Happy new year to you when it comes! Some great locos there. I think my pick on the Hollybush layout would be Hornby's Class 66 in TT:120. Just arrived and a fantastic addition to my trains.
I think the A4s would be the winner for me closely followed by the GNER stock. I also have the new WCRC Mk1s which I’ll run with my Dublo A3 and A4 plus for a pre 2024 Jacobite. Happy New Year!
Thing I’ve noticed about the new Bachmann rolling stock is just now quiet and smooth it runs. It’s amazing. The A4’s are beauties. They were in the running too! Especially when fitted with sound. :-)
Superb video Dave as is expected from yourself and Dean Park model railway. It is difficult to pick out winners and losers as the build standard and quality of finish just grows better every year. I'm going to leave you with my favourite Locomotive purchased for my Model Railway in 2024, that being the Accurascale Brush type 2...Awesome in quality and Sound. Thanks for all the vid's this year and I look forward to your next one in 2025. All the best...Steve
The class 31 from Accurascale was a stunning model. But that particular loco isn’t a Scottish based machine. So I resisted and resisted some more! Thanks for watching this year. It’s been really busy. Sadly a huge amount of spam on the channel has taken the shine off it at times. But I still love sharing stuff with my genuine subbers. So thanks. Cheers Dave
Great video Dave, as always. My 2024 No.1 loco has to be the Accurascale Class 66 Prostate Cancer 66769. I did eventually get one from Accurascale from a few they held back in case of warranty claims and what a loco it is. It was my best buy in 2024, in fact it was my only purchase in 2024. Looking forward to your videos in 2025 and hopefully I'll be able to produce more than just 7 videos. Have a happy new year Dave and see you in 2025. Regards Bob at Nomad Railway.
Hi Dave, An interesting selection with regard to your models of the year. I was surprised the Accurascale 2nd run Deltic didn’t appear on your video, but I guess with your hard earned cash being spent elsewhere, there are only so many models you can buy in a year. Also I have a couple of the Cavalex class 56 & these are superb. I thought these would have made your top 2…… HNY. Colin.
Hi, The new Deltic arrived too late to feature. I’d edited the video by then. But they are stunners! It was a close call between the 56,66,HST and even the bach 37 to get the top spots. Even the a4 sir Nigel was a contender for me. Oh I’ve too many bloody models 😝 All the best. Dave
I’m looking forward to getting my hands on a few more accurascale 37s.great review as always dave.and the layout looks superb.just pulled my layout down.waiting for my new railway room to be built..hopefully should be complete by March.then start the rebuild.
Great video here Dave, a very nice range of models here, some I would definitely agree with, the LNER Coronation rake are certainly on my list, they are currently in my opinion the best coaches hornby have made to date especially the observation car, very nice addition of the Sir Nigel Gresley, I have actually just recently received one myself part of the original 2013 great Gathering set, this comes after I managed to add 60009 Union of South Africa and 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower which I got for Christmas, both of these also part of the 2013 Great Gathering A4s set. When it comes to my best model of 2024 for me it has to go to the Cavalex 56, I bought 2 of them in BR blue originally DC but now sound fitted, it’s quite shocking that it missed out on Model of the Year award which rightly it should have got over the Accurascale Class 66, that’s not just the opinion of me though, quite a few have expressed that as well, back to to model though they are my best ones this year, having them sound fitted has given me access to all the little features that Cavalex have put into them, being my first ever cavalex models items they give me a lot of confidence in their upcoming Class 60 which I will be looking at adding one of those to my own fleet. Hope you had a great Christmas Dave and have a very happy new year, great video here with a range of interesting items.
Great review David! As a massive HST fan I’m glad they made it to your top 2 , the new Hornby tooling looks very impressive, I’ve not fitted a sound decoder to my Bachmann HST yet and is still sitting on a dc rolling road 🤭 wishing you all the best for the new year and looking forward to more updates from Dean Park in 2025 , cheers Darrell 😊👍
I'll have to do a similar video. Great video Dave, but the Rail express systems livery was launched in October 1991, so it's well within the period you model! And happy new year!
You have been a busy boy! Difficult to pick a "winner" in the line up of locos. I'm not well up on the different passenger coaches, so I wouldn't know if they're good. bad or indifferent. Great review of the years bank balance depletion though! Cheers ;-)
I heard on Facebook you’re giving up doing videos. All the best for the future so sad if this is true. Was my favourite and always had the best content on TH-cam!
Great content as we come to expect from your expertise, but the Hornby Locomotion No1 was not featured. What is your thoughts on this superb masterpiece ?
Hi. I only feature models I’ve added to the collection. So models like hornbys locomotion 1, Rapido jones goods, accurascale’s 31 etc etc couldn’t feature. But having seen the loco 1 in person I think it’s a great wee loco. And bravo to Hornby for taking on such models.
I admire your hope for the red stripe scotrail 47 Dave, I wouldn't hold your breath young sir. I'm sure there was only about 5 or 6 examples of them. They'd obviously look the part on your layout but 47492 The Enterprising Scot, nigh on sums you and the layout up. Talking of 47s, i just love your moels of 47363, it's a stunner. Also 37043 BR Blue with the white stripe, odd times I'd see that very loco at Carlisle, Tyne Yard in the North East England as well as its native Scotland. Sadly Im not sure if its a 2024 model. Of the new ones, I'd have to say 37371. Please forgive me when i say, I can't get excited about HSTs at all, real ones or model ones, that's the ole rail enthusiast in me, they may have been revolutionary in railway circles but they also killed loco hauled turns, old habits die hard,, sorry Dave but that's only my opinion anyway. It's about what you like, not me. Great video though Dave. Looking forward to the future builds on the layout, as well as new additions. Thank you for sharing all the video this year. Hope you have a good hogmanay. All the best for 2025.
In O Gauge for me was the new Helijan LMS Inspection saloon coach, in 00 I'd have picked the Coronation livery coaches they are stunning. Will we see a rake of coached to make the prototype HST.
A really good video 📹, as per usual 😮. I like your HST collection 👌, unfortunately, I can't afford the zippidy dodah models so my older HST locomotives and the Railroad one I bought have to suffice....it's one of my favorites too. No Heljan this year?? I bought 2 of their class 45s based on your review last year. Looking forward to 2025's reviews. Have a great new year. Guy ☃️
I had hoped heljan would get their class 26’s before the new year, but these are due in January. If and when I return in 2025 then Im sure they will feature somewhere. :-)
Hi mate I'm 55 and would love to get into model railways I have a selection of hornby trains from my childhood a hst 125 a delic ,a shunter and another loco simular to a 56 I think should I be better selling all my old stock ,also got royal mail coaches and various freight cars,It just seems so expensive, your layout is absolutely amazing I would love to start a new hobby
Hi, great review, I also bought the Bachmann HSDT power car (also sound fitted), I also bought the Hornby beaver tail, 1 of the coach packs & have got the other 3 on pre order with a model shop, I also bought the EFE rail Plasser crane in BR yellow, it's a little disapointing that it's a static model, DCC controlled model cranes are available on the continent, BUT they are 100's of Euros, I couldn't see UK modelers willing or able to pay that, I think it's been a good Year for new releases, Happy new year to you.
Cheers. Have a great 2025.
Yeah I don’t think the UK modeller would fork out £100’s for a working crane of this type.
Nice model though. But I can get why some would want it to operate etc.
Cheers
Dave
The crane is a really good model and I got two in BR yellow, a shame they are none working. I ordered the prototype HST power car and just waiting for that to be delivered, It looks fantastic. Happy New Year.
Great video lad 👍 personally my favourite loco would be the Cavalex 56,I have 3 on order including 2 from my area 56134 "Blyth Power" & a renumbered Loadhaul 56050 "British Steel Teeside" , also I'm hoping Accurascale do Test Coach 6 in RTC as that can run behind my Hornby 60 60001 Steadfast
Happy new year
Great review Dave. Have a successful New Year🎉
Happy new year! Thanks for watching.
Some great models. The prototype HST for me. I bought two sound fitted models and a rake of Mk 3s to re livery to go with them. Superb model. Hornby's HST also a favorite. Great models to run with Accurascale's Class 55 on an Eastern based layout. All your choices worthy winners. Thanks, good vid.
Thank you for sharing your videos as ever. Happy Christmas, happy new year. God bless.
I can’t get over how great your track ballast / weathering looks.
Oh thanks. It’s not often mentioned, so it’s cool that you like it. :-) thanks for watching. Cheer. Dave
I salute your ever burgeioning HST fleet: a commendable - if expensive - obsession!
I wish you a Happy New Year and look forward to following your further adventures in 2025.
Great Video.... You have an amazing Diesel Roster!
I have too big a loco roster lol. I must stop buying, or start selling some
@@DeanPark It is understandable. My take on this issue is... Buy the new stuff coming out that you need (due to the better detail and running ability), and gradually sell off your older locos and Rail cars at Model Train Events to pay for new purchases. I also pick an era.... 1980-1990 for example.
Some superb models for 2024. My favourite is the EFE 12T crane.
It is a nice item to have on the layout. Needs a weathering tho :-)
@DeanPark Yeah, my pair badly need toning down.
Another great video Dave, You certainly made a few purchases in 2024 the class 66 prostrate cancer livery is such a lovely model, your layout and collection is outstanding love your videos and looking forward to more update videos in 2025, Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2025 all the best for the new year Dave Cheers Chris
Happy New Year Dave, looking forward to seeing your videos in 2025. Please keep ignoring the dross that some folk post on here. It’s not worth focusing on.
Some interesting picks for model loco of the year! Can’t say I agree personally (I would have gone Cavalex 56 and maybe something Accurascale) but that’s the beauty of opinions!
All the best!
The 56 is a capable model, but I can’t see past my high speed trains haha. Especially in the exec livery. That won it for me.
The amount of spam accounts I have been riddled with this year is ludicrous let alone the dross posted in comments sections. Which is actually in the main very positive!
I like what I do, I’m grateful if some people do too. It’s only a hobby after all. :-)
Cheers and all the best.
Dave
Bachmann HRA stunning weighty wagon
Hornby IIA-D amazing livery
Cavalex 56 precision engineered
Accurascale first rate 66
EFE Railcrane great looking runaround
Revolution trains HOA wagons
been a great year for new models
Love your words..”i just had to add one to my collection” The dilemma most modellers face. It’s been a great year for new releases except from HORNBY
I also bought some MK2B Accurascale coaches across a mix and match of liveries and the BACHMANN HSDT, both crackers. There are some good bargains out there such as the earlier versions of the retooled HST and MK3
Rubbish, the Coronation Coaches are superb.
Thanks Dave. A lot of good models this year to choose from. For me I bought the Accurascale 37 and it is excellent. I also bought the updated Bachmann class 20 and love that too. Anyway have a Happy New Year when the time comes.
Hi, I got the triple grey livery Bachmann class 20, it was the updated model that was in the Permanent Way set many years ago, it would be great if Bachmann did a re-run of that set with a Ransom & Rapier crane in network rail yellow livery along with those departmental yellow livery coaches that Bachmann don’t bother with anymore.
Great video, Dave. The task of picking winners from that selection couldn't have been easy. My favourites were the RTC Derby lightweight and the Mk1 and Mk2B coaches, however, the LNER articulated coaches are a work of art.
All the best for the New Year..
Good choice! So many to choose from. :-)
Happy new year to you when it comes! Some great locos there. I think my pick on the Hollybush layout would be Hornby's Class 66 in TT:120. Just arrived and a fantastic addition to my trains.
Hi, very good review of some great products, let’s hope 2025 is even better with quality products, happy new year to you and your family.
I’m going to buy less this coming year. I promise lol
Great recap of 2024, some really nice models for sure! Happy New Year and all the best for 2025.
Thanks, you too! Dave
I think the A4s would be the winner for me closely followed by the GNER stock. I also have the new WCRC Mk1s which I’ll run with my Dublo A3 and A4 plus for a pre 2024 Jacobite. Happy New Year!
Thing I’ve noticed about the new Bachmann rolling stock is just now quiet and smooth it runs. It’s amazing.
The A4’s are beauties. They were in the running too! Especially when fitted with sound. :-)
Superb video Dave as is expected from yourself and Dean Park model railway. It is difficult to pick out winners and losers as the build standard and quality of finish just grows better every year. I'm going to leave you with my favourite Locomotive purchased for my Model Railway in 2024, that being the Accurascale Brush type 2...Awesome in quality and Sound. Thanks for all the vid's this year and I look forward to your next one in 2025. All the best...Steve
The class 31 from Accurascale was a stunning model. But that particular loco isn’t a Scottish based machine. So I resisted and resisted some more!
Thanks for watching this year. It’s been really busy. Sadly a huge amount of spam on the channel has taken the shine off it at times. But I still love sharing stuff with my genuine subbers. So thanks.
Cheers
Dave
Great video aa ussual Dave!!! Many thanks for sharing mate! A healthy 2025 for you and your loved ones!! Cheers Onno.
Cheers. All the best. Dave
Great video Dave, as always. My 2024 No.1 loco has to be the Accurascale Class 66 Prostate Cancer 66769. I did eventually get one from Accurascale from a few they held back in case of warranty claims and what a loco it is. It was my best buy in 2024, in fact it was my only purchase in 2024. Looking forward to your videos in 2025 and hopefully I'll be able to produce more than just 7 videos. Have a happy new year Dave and see you in 2025. Regards Bob at Nomad Railway.
Hi Dave,
An interesting selection with regard to your models of the year.
I was surprised the Accurascale 2nd run Deltic didn’t appear on your video, but I guess with your hard earned cash being spent elsewhere, there are only so many models you can buy in a year.
Also I have a couple of the Cavalex class 56 & these are superb. I thought these would have made your top 2……
HNY.
Colin.
Hi,
The new Deltic arrived too late to feature. I’d edited the video by then. But they are stunners!
It was a close call between the 56,66,HST and even the bach 37 to get the top spots. Even the a4 sir Nigel was a contender for me.
Oh I’ve too many bloody models 😝
All the best.
Dave
I’m looking forward to getting my hands on a few more accurascale 37s.great review as always dave.and the layout looks superb.just pulled my layout down.waiting for my new railway room to be built..hopefully should be complete by March.then start the rebuild.
Good luck with the new build. Hope to add another accurascale 37/4 when they come at the end of 2025! :-)
Great video here Dave, a very nice range of models here, some I would definitely agree with, the LNER Coronation rake are certainly on my list, they are currently in my opinion the best coaches hornby have made to date especially the observation car, very nice addition of the Sir Nigel Gresley, I have actually just recently received one myself part of the original 2013 great Gathering set, this comes after I managed to add 60009 Union of South Africa and 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower which I got for Christmas, both of these also part of the 2013 Great Gathering A4s set.
When it comes to my best model of 2024 for me it has to go to the Cavalex 56, I bought 2 of them in BR blue originally DC but now sound fitted, it’s quite shocking that it missed out on Model of the Year award which rightly it should have got over the Accurascale Class 66, that’s not just the opinion of me though, quite a few have expressed that as well, back to to model though they are my best ones this year, having them sound fitted has given me access to all the little features that Cavalex have put into them, being my first ever cavalex models items they give me a lot of confidence in their upcoming Class 60 which I will be looking at adding one of those to my own fleet.
Hope you had a great Christmas Dave and have a very happy new year, great video here with a range of interesting items.
The loco choice was a tough one. I took a lot of time to decide on the top models and then the HSDT came in and stole the show!
Great review David! As a massive HST fan I’m glad they made it to your top 2 , the new Hornby tooling looks very impressive, I’ve not fitted a sound decoder to my Bachmann HST yet and is still sitting on a dc rolling road 🤭 wishing you all the best for the new year and looking forward to more updates from Dean Park in 2025 , cheers Darrell 😊👍
I'll have to do a similar video. Great video Dave, but the Rail express systems livery was launched in October 1991, so it's well within the period you model!
And happy new year!
Another great video
Some absolutely beautiful items for sure.
What you hoping to,see in 2025?
In 2025 I hope to see less for me to buy as I’ve spent enough this year lol
@ 😂
Good Job. 😊👍🏼
Thank you! Cheers!
You have been a busy boy! Difficult to pick a "winner" in the line up of locos. I'm not well up on the different passenger coaches, so I wouldn't know if they're good. bad or indifferent. Great review of the years bank balance depletion though! Cheers ;-)
I will spend less in 2025! I’ve promised myself that!
I like your layout very much.
Thank you for videos you do
Keep them coming.
Happy new year 2025.
From Colin 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Happy new year! And thank you so much for supporting my channel.
Cheers
Dave
I heard on Facebook you’re giving up doing videos. All the best for the future so sad if this is true. Was my favourite and always had the best content on TH-cam!
Great content as we come to expect from your expertise, but the Hornby Locomotion No1 was not featured. What is your thoughts on this superb masterpiece ?
Hi. I only feature models I’ve added to the collection. So models like hornbys locomotion 1, Rapido jones goods, accurascale’s 31 etc etc couldn’t feature.
But having seen the loco 1 in person I think it’s a great wee loco. And bravo to Hornby for taking on such models.
Nice 👌
Thanks 😊
Some really ice models there Dave, some of which I have.
I admire your hope for the red stripe scotrail 47 Dave, I wouldn't hold your breath young sir. I'm sure there was only about 5 or 6 examples of them. They'd obviously look the part on your layout but 47492 The Enterprising Scot, nigh on sums you and the layout up. Talking of 47s, i just love your moels of 47363, it's a stunner. Also 37043 BR Blue with the white stripe, odd times I'd see that very loco at Carlisle, Tyne Yard in the North East England as well as its native Scotland. Sadly Im not sure if its a 2024 model. Of the new ones, I'd have to say 37371. Please forgive me when i say, I can't get excited about HSTs at all, real ones or model ones, that's the ole rail enthusiast in me, they may have been revolutionary in railway circles but they also killed loco hauled turns, old habits die hard,, sorry Dave but that's only my opinion anyway. It's about what you like, not me. Great video though Dave. Looking forward to the future builds on the layout, as well as new additions. Thank you for sharing all the video this year. Hope you have a good hogmanay. All the best for 2025.
Hi, thanks. I live in hope for that red stripe Scotrail 47 haha. It’s way over due and would be popular!
All the best :-)
Dave
In O Gauge for me was the new Helijan LMS Inspection saloon coach, in 00 I'd have picked the Coronation livery coaches they are stunning. Will we see a rake of coached to make the prototype HST.
I don’t think we will see mk3 from Bachmann. Well not in my humble opinion. But who knows.
A really good video 📹, as per usual 😮. I like your HST collection 👌, unfortunately, I can't afford the zippidy dodah models so my older HST locomotives and the Railroad one I bought have to suffice....it's one of my favorites too. No Heljan this year?? I bought 2 of their class 45s based on your review last year. Looking forward to 2025's reviews. Have a great new year. Guy ☃️
I had hoped heljan would get their class 26’s before the new year, but these are due in January.
If and when I return in 2025 then Im sure they will feature somewhere. :-)
Hi mate I'm 55 and would love to get into model railways I have a selection of hornby trains from my childhood a hst 125 a delic ,a shunter and another loco simular to a 56 I think should I be better selling all my old stock ,also got royal mail coaches and various freight cars,It just seems so expensive, your layout is absolutely amazing I would love to start a new hobby
Go for it!, it’s a great hobby, but yeah it’s not cheap. But what is these days? :-( thanks for watching and supporting the channel. Cheer. Dave
Surely you missed your grain wagon from Lima that you got in Feb 2024 as model of the year...
Ah! It is beyond being the best. It is in a whole different league. ;-)
@@DeanPark Ha ha, Happy new year Mate!