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

aussiestorm

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Posted at 09:09:16 Wed 19 Aug 2015

My last purchase was The Track Master cd, from the UK.Having had a play around with it, I will soon be planning my layout.

Posted 09:09:16 Wed 19 Aug 2015

Graskie

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Posted at 20:02:43 Wed 19 Aug 2015

Just had my Hughes Crab back after fitting with wonderful YouChoos Zimo sound, firebox flicker, crew and separate decoder for smoke. Incredible variations in sounds.

Posted 20:02:43 Wed 19 Aug 2015

Howbi

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Posted at 20:21:15 Wed 19 Aug 2015

Pity you can't post a video of your new Hughes Crab on here, Graskie. Would love to see and hear it in action. HB.

Posted 20:21:15 Wed 19 Aug 2015

Graskie

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Posted at 22:10:19 Wed 19 Aug 2015

I have thought about putting up a bit of video somewhere, howbiman, not only of the Crab but of a few of my other similarly equipped locos. I have all the necessary equipment and will certainly have a think about it. Watch this space for any future links. Yes, it's a pity the forum doesn't accommodate videos itself.

Posted 22:10:19 Wed 19 Aug 2015