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

81F

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Posted at 22:03:28 Thu 8 Oct 2015

just bought two new 14XX chassis (not sure if they are Hornby or Dapol) but I suspect the latteras the wheels are shiny and the motor is small so not the original Airfix. I will hopefully be fitting 3D printed GWR 517 class bodies to them as and when I can afford them.

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

Posted 22:03:28 Thu 8 Oct 2015

LC&DR

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Posted at 04:50:13 Fri 9 Oct 2015

My R3328 S15 arrived yesterday. Not had it running yet, but it looks really good.

Posted 04:50:13 Fri 9 Oct 2015

LC&DR

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Posted at 11:25:26 Fri 9 Oct 2015

Now had it running, and it goes really well, smooth and responsive. One especial good point is the packaging. as it was the first loco model where the plastic outer sleeve slid off the inner plastic moulded without me having to fight with it, and it all went back in again snugly but without a tussle.

An excellent model all round.

Posted 11:25:26 Fri 9 Oct 2015

cooped

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Posted at 17:11:50 Sat 10 Oct 2015

LNER D16/3 and a Gresley LNER suburban brake arrived yesterday. First purchase in a long time. Both very nice.

Posted 17:11:50 Sat 10 Oct 2015

Twintop

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Posted at 07:43:27 Mon 12 Oct 2015

A Tri-ang MK1 brake 2nd in maroon - good condition £7.50.

Posted 07:43:27 Mon 12 Oct 2015

tornado1973

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Posted at 18:42:10 Mon 12 Oct 2015

Hi I have the new 153 first great western I ordered 2 and got 2 damaged in the post

great

sent the worst one back to hornby just to be given a refund which I did not want I wanted a fixed loco and with no more made it was not good not a happy customer

Posted 18:42:10 Mon 12 Oct 2015

Twintop

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Posted at 06:48:26 Thu 15 Oct 2015

Two SQuick Island Platform building card kits and a station platform card kit. Had to buy on-line via Amazon as my usual retailer closed, another 2 did not have them in stock, and another is linked with Metcalfe so naturally does not stock them.

Having a think about the Railroad last chance to buy Mk1 brake 2nd. .

Posted 06:48:26 Thu 15 Oct 2015

Twintop

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Posted at 07:38:43 Thu 15 Oct 2015

Not a brake 2nd on last chance to buy - a corridor 2nd MK 1 in maroon - ordered 2 as only £9.99 each and a brake second at normal price to gain free delivery.

With the bundle of 6 and another BG bought earlier I can now have 2 rakes of 5 Railroad Mk1 s in maroon.

Posted 07:38:43 Thu 15 Oct 2015

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 11:34:34 Sat 17 Oct 2015

Class O2 0-4-4 Steam Locomotive number 30182 in BR Black livery - DCC Ready. It arrived this morning.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 11:34:34 Sat 17 Oct 2015

Buz

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Posted at 13:57:50 Sat 17 Oct 2015

Hi all

From the blue box mob

2 X GN & SR brake composites and 1 X GN & SR composite coaches Brand new seperated from train pack.

regards John

Posted 13:57:50 Sat 17 Oct 2015

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