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

LC&DR

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Posted at 09:29:20 Wed 2 Dec 2015

Purely on impulse I bought a 'Blue Rapier' set in the Hornby Black Friday sale. It is the first time I have had my paws on the trainset controller and I was somewhat sceptical until I tried it. However I found that is was responsive and positive in operation, quite a pleasant surprise. The train itself is well up to Hornby's high standards, the plastic wheels run free and very smoothly as does the motor, and it even has headlights (although no tail light, but then it is a Railroad standard so getting headlights was a surprise) . Moulded roof detail was fine and the added dummy pantographs and HV cabling looked reasonably accurate. The added bits are a bit plasticy in finish but these can be toned down with a lick of paint. What really impressed me was the packaging, now all made from cardboard. The items all fitted snugly but were easy to remove and replace, unlike the old expanded polystyrene of days past.

Now I know these never operated on the LC&DR section in the 1950s, but they do nowadays, and at the price they were being offered it was too good an opportunity to miss. (Now if I could only get three more carriages to make up the set .................)

Posted 09:29:20 Wed 2 Dec 2015

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 16:32:49 Wed 2 Dec 2015

I bought a Thomas the Tank Engine set for my grandson!

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 16:32:49 Wed 2 Dec 2015

andys steam dayz

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Posted at 17:19:11 Wed 2 Dec 2015

I have the locomtion glossy King George V ltd it ion plus I have bought the tts sound King Richard ll in BR blue I feel a double header coming on

regards

Posted 17:19:11 Wed 2 Dec 2015

choralc

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Posted at 06:44:05 Fri 4 Dec 2015

R3251 & R3252 The Great Goodbye Mallard & Dominion of Canada fitted with sound by DCC Concepts (2nd hand) and came with their very nice MPD storage boxes.

The only one from the seller I didn't eventually get was R3256 Sir Nigel Gresley. Perhaps one day.

FNQ, Australia

Posted 06:44:05 Fri 4 Dec 2015

Graskie

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Posted at 14:04:26 Fri 4 Dec 2015

Got my 60029 "King Edward" back yesterday, fitted with Youchoos Zimo sound decoder, working directional lamps, firebox glow linked to coaling, and crew. It's a beauty and runs very well.

Posted 14:04:26 Fri 4 Dec 2015

2e0dtoeric

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Posted at 15:27:32 Fri 4 Dec 2015

Not really relevent, but two smashed fence panels and a piece of tree - in my garden - deposited by the wind!

I wonder if the owner wants them back?

Posted 15:27:32 Fri 4 Dec 2015

Postman Prat

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Posted at 15:44:56 Fri 4 Dec 2015

Hi Graskie

Back with the rubbish - 60029 was an A4 named'Woodcock'. Do you mean 6029?

Posted 15:44:56 Fri 4 Dec 2015

walkingthedog

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Posted at 15:58:33 Fri 4 Dec 2015

Got a Dapol Western today from a gent on another forum. Beautiful loco.

Posted 15:58:33 Fri 4 Dec 2015

Graskie

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Posted at 16:59:51 Fri 4 Dec 2015

Yes. Thanks for the correction, PP. As if I'd go to all that expense on an A4.......

Posted 16:59:51 Fri 4 Dec 2015

LC&DR

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Posted at 16:18:44 Sat 5 Dec 2015

A good day at Gateshead Toy Fair today (05/12) , despite high winds, drizzle and some travel disruption, fortunately not too serious where I was going. Mostly Hornby Dublo - some 3R points, seven boxed wagons, two coaches and a EE type 1 Bo-Bo in need of TLC. Also a Wrenn Universal curved point still on its backing card, two Triang platform ramps (early type) and a Lima A1A-A1A Brush type 2 in BR green. Two boxed mint Triang TT type A engine sheds, some more loco storage boxes and a couple of books rounded off the day.

York Toy Fair tomorrow!

Posted 16:18:44 Sat 5 Dec 2015

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