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

choralc

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Posted at 09:10:54 Mon 2 Nov 2015

[Heavy breathing through black plastic mask made in China] 'SOT, Hornby is Tri-ang's father."

FNQ, Australia

Posted 09:10:54 Mon 2 Nov 2015

tersono

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Posted at 11:36:04 Mon 2 Nov 2015

Picked up a BNIB Hornby M7 from the Brighton Atlantic shed fundraising drive at the Bluebell Railway over the weekend. £45!!! Well pleased.

Posted 11:36:04 Mon 2 Nov 2015

Bulver

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Posted at 11:46:02 Wed 4 Nov 2015

The BR (WR) County of Hants. Would have liked to alter to 1000 'County of Middlesex' but don't want to mess it up. I may even give it a trial run today! Would love the streamlined Duchess, but having received one when they were first issued, only to have to return it to the supplier as there was no dcc socket (or so it appeared when reading the installation instructions), the retailer refunded my money instead of advising that the instructions were incorrect and the socket was in the body of the loco. Oh blow blow blow. Won't buy from that retailer again

Posted 11:46:02 Wed 4 Nov 2015

Graskie

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Posted at 18:27:02 Wed 4 Nov 2015

Yes, you obviously blew a bit of money on that one, Bulver. If only you had know it was DCC ready, you could have fited a sound decoder and had it blown to your individual requirements.

One of my latest acquisitions is a BR early crest Midland Compound specially fitted with Zimo sound decoder, front working lamp, glowing firebox and crew, the smoke being activated on a separate chip. I already had that model brand new DCC fitted, only tested, and will now need to sell it. Incidentally, this does not in any way constitute or represent an offer of sale on this forum...........

Posted 18:27:02 Wed 4 Nov 2015

walkingthedog

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Posted at 20:40:19 Wed 4 Nov 2015

Bulver GWR/WR steam locos are very easy to rename due to the fact the numbers are on metal plates. You just buy a net of name and number plates and stick them over the originals.

Posted 20:40:19 Wed 4 Nov 2015

VESPA

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Posted at 13:31:41 Fri 6 Nov 2015

Just got a Cock O' The North P2 with TTS etc for £105 new from Hattons.

VESPA

Posted 13:31:41 Fri 6 Nov 2015

Bulver

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Posted at 17:55:53 Fri 6 Nov 2015

Thank you for the comments, chaps. I do have a set of appropriate plates. WTD, but with a bit of a tremor when working at close quarters to the model, don't want to mess it up

Posted 17:55:53 Fri 6 Nov 2015

Graskie

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Posted at 19:22:59 Fri 6 Nov 2015

Another of my recent acquisitions is an Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 tender loco in lined green livery, late BR crest, fitted with a Keytes of Essex Loksound sound decoder.

Posted 19:22:59 Fri 6 Nov 2015

2e0dtoeric

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Posted at 10:59:22 Tue 10 Nov 2015

A small forest of trees, from the recent discounted sale.

Posted 10:59:22 Tue 10 Nov 2015

Buz

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Posted at 12:56:15 Tue 10 Nov 2015

Hi all

I just ordered some point capstans (ye olde point levers)

Tthese are decorative rather than working one I think.

regards John

Posted 12:56:15 Tue 10 Nov 2015

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