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

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walkingthedog

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Posted at 14:24:01 Tue 10 Nov 2015

Just received my second Crosti 9F. Think I'm addicted.

Posted 14:24:01 Tue 10 Nov 2015

Buz

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Posted at 15:59:55 Tue 10 Nov 2015

Just received my second Crosti 9F. Think I'm addicted.

Hi walkingthedog

Your not mainlining locomotives again are you?? ;-)

regards John

Posted 15:59:55 Tue 10 Nov 2015

walkingthedog

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Posted at 16:35:19 Tue 10 Nov 2015

No I'm not John, apart from small ish locos I'm also collecting heavy goods, 0-8-0, 2-8-0, 2-10-0 etc. Got 5 9Fs, 3 ordinary and 2 Crosti's. Naughty but nice.

Posted 16:35:19 Tue 10 Nov 2015

choralc

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Posted at 23:01:56 Tue 10 Nov 2015

I've managed to accrue a number of Hornby Terriers over Sep/Oct: LBSC Brighton 40, Picadilly 41, Waddon 54; SR W2, W11, W12; and GWR Portishead no.5. The seller of these also threw in another Waddon 54 that must have had a DFAGH (Dive From A Great Height) which only broke the mounting screw moulds inside the body and now runs really well so I might get it reliveried as GWR No.6. All potential DCC conversion candidates.

A question though for the astute forumite: Is the collective noun for a group of A1Xs a pound. a kennel or as my good lady suggests a pack?

FNQ, Australia

Posted 23:01:56 Tue 10 Nov 2015

Buz

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Posted at 03:37:00 Wed 11 Nov 2015

I've managed to accrue a number of Hornby Terriers over Sep/Oct: LBSC Brighton 40, Picadilly 41, Waddon 54; SR W2, W11, W12; and GWR Portishead no.5. The seller of these also threw in another Waddon 54 that must have had a DFAGH (Dive From A Great Height) which only broke the mounting screw moulds inside the body and now runs really well so I might get it reliveried as GWR No.6. All potential DCC conversion candidates.

A question though for the astute forumite: Is the collective noun for a group of A1Xs a pound. a kennel or as my good lady suggests a pack?

That is just so simple a class of locomotives ;-)

it's even in Australian railway books ;-)

regards John

Posted 03:37:00 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Graskie

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Posted at 19:22:02 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Also recently, a Midland Region 2-6-4 Late BR Fairburn Tank in lined black livery, fitted with Olivia's sound, smoke, firebox glow and working directional lamps.

Posted 19:22:02 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Fazy

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Posted at 19:41:37 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Just bought another rebuilt patriot(Oups couldn't say no to a friend offering it cheap rename needed as I already have a Black Watch) and a black 5 with top feeds on the front boiler, I now have a full set apart from ivatt's specials which are next on the shopping list.

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Posted 19:41:37 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Graskie

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Posted at 22:37:30 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Fazy, "Black Watch" is a rebuilt Royal Scot class loco, not a rebuilt Patriot. What's the problem?

I realise they look similar on the face of it, but Patriots were often referred to as Baby Scots.

Posted 22:37:30 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Fazy

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Posted at 22:42:20 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Good point rebuilt scot sorry been reading up on the new build patriot project today. Must have pats on the brain.

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Posted 22:42:20 Wed 11 Nov 2015

Postman Prat

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Posted at 11:27:07 Thu 12 Nov 2015

Hi Graskie

The nickname 'Baby Scots' was normally applied to the non-rebuilt locos, mainly because they had a similar outline to the original 'Scots', only smaller and lower power. The rebuild Patriots could not really be given the nickname since they almost the same outline as the Rebuilt Scots (cab was the major difference) and similar power.

Posted 11:27:07 Thu 12 Nov 2015

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