hexagon789
Veteran Member
I started converting my railway from DC to DCC in July. I had 60+ locos back then, but found all of the steam bar one DCC ready loco couldn't be converted.
So far I have bought or converted 31 locos and still have 10 not suitable for conversion, the oldest being Hornby Dublo. I am mainly modelling modern GWR (including for steam charters), plus anything Southern DC. I still have some locos rarely or never seen on these regions, that will go eventually.
I have 08/10/11/24/25/31/37/40/42/47/50/52s/56/59/60/73/86/92/MPV + 101/110/156/170/220/HSTs/395/401/402/403/423/450/466 + some steam locos of which only 71000 can stay
Yes I buy what I like. For steam, that is locos that look good. I plan to get a Garratt, Battle of Britain, LNER P2, W1, Silver A4, but only those I can get at a reasonable price. My philosophy is to have a long wish list and only buy what comes up for an affordable price. I'd love a Paddington class 800, but not for £500+ and S Stock but not for £1000.
Your collection is impressive I must say, and I can relate to the cost of models. I've only very recently purchased a set of coaches because new they were €56 (~£50 at the time, though closer to £42 from certain retailers), having held off over year after they were released a full set came to around £23 per coach roughly which is reasonable enough considering the general scarcity of Irish stock and the small runs of such information comparison to British stock.