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

Graskie

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Posted at 23:02:08 Sun 31 May 2015

I assume they will have different running numbers (and names?), KPJ, and, if not, would you consider changing one of them? Or wouldn't you be bothered?

Posted 23:02:08 Sun 31 May 2015

KPJunk

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Posted at 18:28:25 Mon 1 Jun 2015

I assume they will have different running numbers (and names?), KPJ, and, if not, would you consider changing one of them? Or wouldn't you be bothered?

At this stage , I would not be bothered . I still consider myself very much a beginner but had already thought that one day when I have more time ( eg when I retire in a couple of years time ) I would pluck up the courage to renumber one of them without making a hash of it !!

Posted 18:28:25 Mon 1 Jun 2015

olly

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Posted at 10:12:23 Wed 3 Jun 2015

I just got the Class 47 TTS too excellent sound on this loco . you get six different horn sounds on the 47 that more than some of the high-end DCC sound locos . the only thing I would criticise is that the loco is a bit lightweight not a problem for me only having a small layout someone with a bigger layout would need to add a bit extra weight. excellent value for money the TTS sound now got to start saving for the flying Scotsman.

Posted 10:12:23 Wed 3 Jun 2015

aschliov

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Posted at 06:09:08 Sun 7 Jun 2015

RailRoad GWR 4-6-0 'Adderley Hall' 4900 Hall Class

20+ mainline make coal wagons

1 auto coach airfix

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzrb0f2tEqb34aIk7j6Gog <-- my layout channel only 2 weeks old :)

gwr heavy freight engine

10 lima make gwr coaching stock

16 airfix pullman set

6 pannier tanks

4 14xx class loco's

2 pug engines

Posted 06:09:08 Sun 7 Jun 2015

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 08:38:13 Sun 7 Jun 2015

Latest additions to the retro layout.

A "windcutter", well more of a "breezecutter" as it's only a short rake at the moment but the rake will grow, some more retro wagons and the B.R. Green Ivatt 2-6-0 which has eluded me since it first came out.

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Posted 08:38:13 Sun 7 Jun 2015

96RAF

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Posted at 14:51:39 Sun 7 Jun 2015

Some nice stuff there SoT.

How does that utube channel thing work then John?

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

Last Edited 14:52:55 Sun 7 Jun 2015
Posted 14:51:39 Sun 7 Jun 2015

37lover

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Posted at 16:19:17 Sun 7 Jun 2015

RAF,

I clicked on the link and then select Videos, you then have a choice of several videos of his very nice layout. I think I've got quite a few similar passengers, though nowhere as many!!

Posted 16:19:17 Sun 7 Jun 2015

96RAF

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Posted at 17:19:29 Sun 7 Jun 2015

37L - I was wondering about how you set such a channel up.

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

Posted 17:19:29 Sun 7 Jun 2015

37lover

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Posted at 20:39:13 Sun 7 Jun 2015

RAF96,

We're straying a little off topic but I've just spent 1/2 hour trying to find your above posting. I looked at so many threads except this one, thought "no it wasn't in latest aquisition so don't bother looking there". Found another post by John [Aschliov] and looked up his recent postings to locate this. Apologies, prime example by me of interpreting written words with a competely different meaning to what was intended. Good result for Lewis!

Posted 20:39:13 Sun 7 Jun 2015

96RAF

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Posted at 05:56:52 Mon 8 Jun 2015

May have confused you there 37L by asking you how John Aschliov set his vid channel up. Should have quoted a few bits from each post.

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

Posted 05:56:52 Mon 8 Jun 2015

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