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

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 16:42:44 Sat 28 Mar 2015

Class E4 tank - late crest - arrived today. A very nice loco.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 16:42:44 Sat 28 Mar 2015

JohnnyGee

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Posted at 18:21:15 Sat 28 Mar 2015

Got a nice s/hand boxed Britannia at Ally Pally today for £50, had a couple of easily fixed issues with the valve gear and now running beautifully. And a Blue Box City of London out of the firms bargain bin for £62.

Posted 18:21:15 Sat 28 Mar 2015

2e0dtoeric

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Posted at 20:25:38 Sat 28 Mar 2015

A Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway box van in 009 narrow gauge, made by that Devon company in a very limited run. It comes with a nice moulded bit of plastic track, which with a bit of decorating, will drop nicely into the Llanfair.P.G. 00 three plank wagon as a load!

Posted 20:25:38 Sat 28 Mar 2015

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 14:42:53 Thu 2 Apr 2015

R.145 signal boxes, for my retro 1970's layout based on Plan 17 of the 4th edition track plans book. Just got to fit replacement names and chimneys. 3 more signal boxes to go!

Posted 14:42:53 Thu 2 Apr 2015

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 22:00:38 Thu 2 Apr 2015

Nothing for months, and then they all come together!

R4538A BR Ex SR Unconverted Open 2nd Class

R4534C BR Pull-Push Coach Pack- (Coach Set 608)

R3237 NRM Caerphilly Castle DCC Ready

If you dream it, you can do it.

Last Edited 22:03:47 Thu 2 Apr 2015
Posted 22:00:38 Thu 2 Apr 2015

Postman Prat

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Posted at 22:33:29 Thu 2 Apr 2015

Hi BB

I hope you give your postman a big tip at christmas. All these parcels and having to meet you down the road - I bet he wonders what goes on in your house!!

Posted 22:33:29 Thu 2 Apr 2015

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 23:02:06 Thu 2 Apr 2015

We don't appear to have a regular postman -whether its shifts or holidays, but they do seem to chop and change alot. Caerphilly Castle caught me out, I saw the email saying the coaches had been shipped, checked where I was with the "plastic" - as you commented - a number of parcels this month. The statement was a little larger than expected - so checked the "shipping" email again, and there was the Castle tucked in at the bottom of the list. It is the last of my January 2014 pre-orders.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 23:02:06 Thu 2 Apr 2015

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 13:06:20 Sat 4 Apr 2015

An R.140 signal gantry. It's yellowed with age but this is easily sorted. Another 3 good ones to find. It's a pity Hornby don't make this range of signals today, they went out of production in 1977-1978 which is a pity are they are closer to scale than their replacements that came into the range in 1978 and which are still made today.

Posted 13:06:20 Sat 4 Apr 2015

NFSCARBON

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Posted at 20:04:19 Sat 4 Apr 2015

My latest purchases were a Triang Track Cleaning Car for £3 and a Hornby Dublo R1 tank for £15 (which runs like it's brand new!).

My latest aquisition however is a Triang Nellie that once belonged to my girlfriends late grandfather. It needs some tlc, some motor brushes and a neo magnet, but otherwise is a lovely little thing

Posted 20:04:19 Sat 4 Apr 2015

Fazy

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Posted at 15:47:16 Sun 5 Apr 2015

An R.140 signal gantry. It's yellowed with age but this is easily sorted. Another 3 good ones to find. It's a pity Hornby don't make this range of signals today, they went out of production in 1977-1978 which is a pity are they are closer to scale than their replacements that came into the range in 1978 and which are still made today.

How do you sort out the yellowinS.O

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

Posted 15:47:16 Sun 5 Apr 2015

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