Go anywhere Speedlink machine…
Us N scalers hold out hope every Bachmann quarterly ‘announcement’ for a mild refresh of the already excellent Farish 37. The last batch are now, pretty much sold out everywhere, so trying to find one is a thankless task. I picked up 37242 in Mainline blue with a particular project in mind… It was a photo I found by accident that became the catalyst. I’d stumbled upon one of the Bescot trip workings and was trawling Flickr with that search, always on the hunt for new wagons to model. However, a Distribution liveried 37 has long been on my ‘wish list’ - these Tinsley based machines saw service across the country. In this photo the look of the non-headlight snow plough fitted 242 was a surprise, I hadn’t seen this combination with the red diamonds before… Don’s photo was oozing character. I just had to model it. So a long search of the internet a few months ago finally turned up a new 37 at a smaller model shop. Not cheap, but needed… the funny thing was it was 242 in its later gui...
