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

GeoFF03

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Posted at 19:53:22 Sun 21 Jun 2015

I've just aquired one of the new Drummond 700 class 0-6-0s, and about a week ago I managed to get a trio of Maunsell coaches from a Hornby concession for a reduced price. https://youtu.be/QykLeBAuYYo

Geoffrey Baines

Posted 19:53:22 Sun 21 Jun 2015

LC&DR

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Posted at 17:59:39 Mon 22 Jun 2015

Just received a Baby Deltic and a North British Type 1 from Liverpool. I must say the Danish products are somewhat fragile with some of the detail detached. Not irretreivably so, they just clip back in, but I shan't be doing this until I have added a little superglue to aid adhesion.

Posted 17:59:39 Mon 22 Jun 2015

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 18:11:03 Tue 23 Jun 2015

R3239 Class 700 – 0-6-0-T – 30315 BR Late Crest – DCC Ready - It's in the post.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 18:11:03 Tue 23 Jun 2015

81F

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Posted at 21:23:15 Wed 24 Jun 2015

Just got the GWR Clerestory Third Class Coach - R4669 and GWR Clerestory Brake Coach - R4670, just wish I'd waited a week before ordering one and preordering the other at the same time so I could have saved postage!

These are teally nicely finished and the paintwork really lifts what is effectively 1980s model. The only thing is the online catelog description says the R4670 "Entered Service: 1940s" which is not right. Cant get to my Jim Russells GWR coaches to get an exact datee but I would say it was certainly pre first world war and the livery is 1922-1927.

Still very nice and will make my troop train up to it's full 5 coach length.

Modelling a combined 00 and 009 gauge Layout (GWR/GVT) mostly

Posted 21:23:15 Wed 24 Jun 2015

choralc

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Posted at 23:44:11 Wed 24 Jun 2015

Building Bridges and Viaducts for Model Railways (Paperback) by Bob Alderman

FNQ, Australia

Posted 23:44:11 Wed 24 Jun 2015

choralc

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Posted at 23:48:40 Wed 24 Jun 2015

R.474 and R.475 LMS coaches. Box ends aren't pretty but the two coaches were near to mint. Look good on display behind the 'bat-train'.

FNQ, Australia

Posted 23:48:40 Wed 24 Jun 2015

LC&DR

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Posted at 15:41:42 Thu 25 Jun 2015

R3239 Class 700 – 0-6-0-T – 30315 BR Late Crest – DCC Ready - It's in the post.

My missus has just called me to say that an early emblem 700 has just arrived by UK Mail. Only ordered it two days ago. Well done Hornby, I can't wait till tomorrow when I will get home to look at it.

Posted 15:41:42 Thu 25 Jun 2015

Tony57

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Posted at 16:42:25 Fri 26 Jun 2015

Hi

My lastest buys are a R352 Transcontinental RCD-2 Budd with internal lighting plus a R232 RCD-2 Dummy Budd unit in very good condition but unboxed.

Also a Wrenn Duchess City of Glasgow in BR Express Blue, to go with my City of Manchester also in Express Blue

Posted 16:42:25 Fri 26 Jun 2015

TOK774

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Posted at 18:45:51 Fri 26 Jun 2015

Hallo everyone

I recently got;

Network south east Motor luggage Van class 419/MVL

Class 37 diesel BR two tone grey coal sector 37 223

Class 60 Diesel BR two tone grey construction sector 60 039 Glastonbury Tor

Intercity train set in blue with class 50 Diesel 50 020 Revenge as loco

Posted 18:45:51 Fri 26 Jun 2015

choralc

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Posted at 10:51:33 Sun 28 Jun 2015

R3103 double tender Bittern. It also comes with sound fitted by DCC Concepts and one of their motive power depot drive-on/drive-offstorage box. Well it will arrive soon. Paid for tonight.

FNQ, Australia

Posted 10:51:33 Sun 28 Jun 2015

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