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 15:31:58 Fri 20 Feb 2015

Won at the HRCA auction, All Hornby Dublo. Three rail "Duchess of Athol" train set box containing three LMS corridor coaches, a crimson & cream Gresley coach, and a "Duchess of Montrose". Also a 2-6-4T 80033 but with three rail mechanism.

All a little 'playworn' but in acceptable condition for their age, and 100% restorable.

Posted 15:31:58 Fri 20 Feb 2015

96RAF

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Posted at 15:37:09 Fri 20 Feb 2015

Well this was the latest purchase, I found a source of DCC sockets for my PCB's, previously I've only been able to get hold of single row sockets and had to combine two single rows so these are a real find.

Where did you get them from SoT and what is their part number.

I have always used the single row version and thus had to mount them on a bit of vero to hold them together and have somewhere to solder wires to.

These could have the feed wires soldered direct to the pins and save valuable loco space in non-DCC ready conversions.

http://www.halton96th.org.uk/robs_rails.html

Posted 15:37:09 Fri 20 Feb 2015

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 20:03:00 Sun 22 Feb 2015

A matched set of three Bulleid Coaches - originally produced as a limited edition, only available from Modelzone.

If you dream it, you can do it.

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Posted 20:03:00 Sun 22 Feb 2015

choralc

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Posted at 22:28:59 Sun 22 Feb 2015

P3C0 -37 Rerailer and a two packets of 'fish plates'

FNQ, Australia

Posted 22:28:59 Sun 22 Feb 2015

oldpottsline.

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Posted at 21:23:02 Mon 23 Feb 2015

R9049 very rare i think new.

Posted 21:23:02 Mon 23 Feb 2015

choralc

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Posted at 08:52:29 Wed 25 Feb 2015

The following items from DCC Concepts: five M series decoder to fit to X.03/04 locos, a pack of mini connectors, soldering iron tip reviver, back2back gauge and a bag of their bus terminal tags.

FNQ, Australia

Posted 08:52:29 Wed 25 Feb 2015

LC&DR

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Posted at 14:18:40 Fri 27 Feb 2015

Today I bought R6679 BR (M) horse box. Looking carefully at it when I got home it appears to have condemnation marks on either side at the extreme left hand end! For those unfamiliar with rolling stock markings, BR painted a white St. Andrews cross in a white circle on any vehicle that was condemned to show that it was not to be used again for traffic purposes. So it looks like it will have to be relegated to a siding prior to hauling it off to the scrap yard!!

Posted 14:18:40 Fri 27 Feb 2015

Postman Prat

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Posted at 17:10:43 Fri 27 Feb 2015

Take it back and tell them it's not 'fit for purpose' !!!!

Last Edited 17:12:42 Fri 27 Feb 2015
Posted 17:10:43 Fri 27 Feb 2015

LC&DR

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Posted at 17:39:42 Fri 27 Feb 2015

But I need a few 'Condos' and it is a LMS one after all!

Posted 17:39:42 Fri 27 Feb 2015

Fazy

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Posted at 17:57:46 Fri 27 Feb 2015

On rmweb forum which I know you're on I think that this was discussed and unless I am getting two thirds mixed up it was used also a restricted route marker.

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Last Edited 18:06:59 Fri 27 Feb 2015
Posted 17:57:46 Fri 27 Feb 2015

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