Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 07:59:15 Tue 19 Mar 2013

What's your latest aquisition?

Here's my latest purchase, a Tri-ang-Hornby R.754 M7 in BR Black livery.

The box was tatty, crew were missing and the BR totem transfers on the tank sides were part missing as per normal.

The model is slowly being restored, a fresh box mint was found on ebay with incorrect labels (the one on the right) and I have crew and original totem transfers a plenty in stock, I will post stages of the restoration at intervals for all my friends on here to see as they take place.

Here's the loco pre-restoration but with nice new original 40+ BR Totem transfers put on the side tanks, a packet of the original transfers is posed by the loco for reference.

Hope all at Hornby like what I am doing to their old locos.

Enjoy!

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0063_zps3ff63c6a.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0064_zps634965e3.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0065_zpse2948e27.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0066_zps04c86aff.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0067-3_zpsdfd86c7c.jpg.html

Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021

LC&DR

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Posted at 11:37:57 Tue 13 Jan 2015

Not an aquisition as such, but today I have have renumbered and renamed a Mainline Jubilee 45617 'Mauritius', and a Mainline Patriot renumbered and renamed 45521 'Rhyl', using Modelmaster Gold kits.

Posted 11:37:57 Tue 13 Jan 2015

choralc

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Posted at 09:31:52 Wed 14 Jan 2015

Thanks to my wife's negotiation skill R2610 The Caledonian Ltd Ed Train Pack. Mint in box. DCC ready. Examination of the loco reveals that because of the traction tyres on the large driving wheels pickup is from the front bogie wheels and the last pair of wheels.

Should go well with the other two coaches I have.

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Posted 09:31:52 Wed 14 Jan 2015

walkingthedog

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Posted at 09:41:14 Wed 14 Jan 2015

Handsome loco.

Posted 09:41:14 Wed 14 Jan 2015

Twintop

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Posted at 19:12:28 Wed 14 Jan 2015

Further to my 12 Jan post I have examined the MKI parcels and it is not a Railroad model - it is r4619 - I thought all MK1 s were in the railroad range ?

Therefore, the price was fine - less than on this site as I was previously comparing it to the Railroad version of the parcels coach.

I simply had not realised that there were main range MK1s ?

Posted 19:12:28 Wed 14 Jan 2015

choralc

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Posted at 22:48:54 Wed 14 Jan 2015

Handsome loco.

Yes, my wife thought so too as was pleased when I told her that the CR was absorbed into the LMS (her choice because of the red, I mean crimson lake). She also likes blue so she got the Gadwell that I posted earlier! Apparently I get all the GWR green grouping locos and she gets the rest, including apple-green. :)

FNQ, Australia

Last Edited 22:49:45 Wed 14 Jan 2015
Posted 22:48:54 Wed 14 Jan 2015

ucwepn

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Posted at 23:12:32 Wed 14 Jan 2015

got a Hornby R857 and a very early Triang R152 with type 2 couplers, both are superb examples.

Posted 23:12:32 Wed 14 Jan 2015

cooped

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Posted at 14:44:25 Thu 15 Jan 2015

Placed an order for my next aquisition, Happy Christmas to me! Unfortunately not Hornby. A certain Atlantic in GNR livery from a certain extension of the NRM. Sorry Hornby, it's pricey but way beats IMO anything else available right now.

Posted 14:44:25 Thu 15 Jan 2015

Teedoubleudee

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Posted at 17:28:15 Thu 15 Jan 2015

Got a Hornby R041 0-6-0 GWR shunter off eBay yesterday. Have cleaned it up and tested it on DC. Just waiting for a decoder from Hattons and will convert to DCC this weekend.

Posted 17:28:15 Thu 15 Jan 2015

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 17:36:10 Thu 15 Jan 2015

I have got two more sheets of Speed Limit signs from Ten Commandments (These look very realistic)

Also received resistors and capacitors for the ends of my DCC Bus

Plus a Kitronik Delux amplifier to put speakers under a couple of stations powered from 12v DC adaptor I use for lighting. The kit was £9.99 from Maplins.

I also purchased a Latching Relay to power from the DCC Bus and to use though a decoder to switch from one speaker or the other sounds from RailMaster system. (No rush to do this)

I am tinkering with lots of bits at present (waiting for the next big fish I think, Loco Detection LOL)

Last Edited 17:37:18 Thu 15 Jan 2015
Posted 17:36:10 Thu 15 Jan 2015

Wobblinwheel

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Posted at 08:09:01 Fri 16 Jan 2015

I just receive three new Hornby coaches off Ebay. Two lighted Pullmans for £24 ea. and one teak "corridor" something-or -another (NOT Railroad) for £22. The little lighted table lamps look pretty nice. I wish all top-of-the-line Hornby coaches had lighting. I want to get some Rapido "Easy-Peasy" light kits for them, but none are availlable right now. What do you guys use for lights? Did I get a good deal?

Posted 08:09:01 Fri 16 Jan 2015

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