The Great A4 Gathering - A VERY RARE Hornby Collector’s Edition 

Well done chap. Congratulations 🙌🏼🎉. Keep up the good work. David.

I'd say Dominion of Canada is my favourite preserved A4, because I like the bizarre sight of a bell on a British engine. But one thing's for sure; this six-pack of A4s is far beyond my budget, and I've settled for just two examples of the class for my collection. In any case, I still congratulate you for reaching 1k subscribers. The two A4s I've got are 4468 'Mallard' and 60013 'Dominion of New Zealand' (they're both Hornby models because I don't like the Bachmann Branchline rendition). 60013 was a rare / lucky find on Clark Railworks, and I also want to get 4489 'Dominion of Canada' eventually. As for Q&A questions, I can only think of one - Do you like to watch trains in real life?

With the price tag of this set being well beyond the average collector, I came up with a much more affordable alternative: Corgi Rail Legends released all six locos in static resin models. They are roughly TT scale (1:120) and are remarkably faithful reproductions of these iconic beasts, given their reasonable prices. I feel Hornby tried to cash in on the addition of a branded display case and commemorative box art with these models, and while they sold out overseas within months, I know of four sets readily available in Gauteng. Very nice to see them all together in this video, Hylton. Congrats on your membership milestone too.

Congrats on the 1K Hylt well deserved! Here's to the future!

Congratulations Hylton very well deserved.

Congrats hylt, can't wait ti see everything that is to come to the channel - I'd dearly love to get this set but something tells me my wallet would be destroyed 😂

very every nice video, you even seemed to be taken aback by your 1000 mark! well done, and I do think these locos would look nice being part of your heritage railway collection....

Wow, what a great collection to see on the layout. I nearly got to drive Bittern IRL by unfortunately she failed an hour beforehand. Gutted. Congrats on 1000 subs, lots more to come I’m certain. I have a few questions for the Q&A so feel free to pick the best. 1) if you could have any model for your layout, what would it be and why? 2) what do you see as the biggest challenge for modelling British railways in South Africa? 3) was there a moment you can pinpoint when you caught the model railway bug? 4) what has been the most enjoyable thing about building your layout so far? 5) what is the thing about the hobby that you find the most challenging / intimidating / frustrating?

During this video, you mentioned that Bittern still had its original Tender. Bittern is in the one-to-one collection at Hornby Margate Center. During W11 one of the 35 A4 built was stored in a Loco Roundhouse which took a direct hit by a Geman bomb. This destroyed the A4, but the Tender was not badly damaged, so it was repaired and put behind Bittern. In Margate, it has double Tenders. Martin. (Thailand) My Channel is Yorkdale LNER, my first video.

Can't wait to see this

Congrats on the 1,000 subscribers. Extremely well deserved! Your channel is quality.. This was a very apt way to celebrate the milestone: the magnificent A4. As you may recall, I have a soft spot for the A4, owning an example in each livery they wore during their working lives. As you say, it's a shame Hornby decided to milk it a little. Nevertheless, it's a superb collection. Hornby at its best. I was lucky enough to ride behind Union of South Africa some years ago, but it's owner is on record saying he has no plans to return it to the mainline, so the number of usable A4s is dwindling. BUT, there are rumours that maybe, just maybe, Mallard will be returned to steam for the centenary of it's record-breaking run, in 2038. It's a shame that both Australia & NZ declined offers of donations of the eponymous locos.

That's a lovely collection of locos you've got there, Hylton, and congratulations on 1000 subscribers. Well done ... Cheers James 👏🙂👍

Well mate, you should be proper chuffed,....Great video, fantastic introductory music and lovely locos.Many congratulations on a very well made video. Good luck in the future mate, looking forward to future videos.🇬🇧👍

Sorry, I forgot to say congregations on reaching 1K subscribers.

great video , sad to say the Domininion of Canada has been shoved off to a manky shed at the EXPORAIL museum in Montreal and is covered in bird droppings and muck now, a sad way to go

Lovely locos, the 10th anniversary set is available now, lucky enough to pick up Dominion of Canada and Dwight D Eisenhower at a bargain price, this version is diecast so probably better than the 2013 release. I f you can get hold of one you will not be dissapointed.

1,000, onward and upward.

I believe I recall you saying you will miss Hattons as an overseas modeller (like myself), What about Hattons made it valuable to you - if you could ask Rails of Sheffield to do one thing that Hattons did what would it be?

By any chance did you get the dimensions of the display box? I’ve bought all 6 of the new set and was wanting to make one up