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Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

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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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LC&DR
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Posted at 07:24:23 Wed 16 Oct 2013

Many years ago a company called Graham Farish (not the present day company of that name) made an OO air smoothed Merchant Navy and a King in blue and Wrenn made a version of their 'Light Pacific' as a blue Merchant Navy. Wrenn got away with it because

their models are not really that close to scale, but rather expensive toys for collectors.

(For those who are not familiar with the Bullied Pacifics, the original Merchant Navy is wider and longer than the Battle of Britain / West Country class)

The

original Peppercorn A1s appeared in blue as did the Thompson / Peppercorn A2s. Someone does make some examples of these, but not Hornby who only makes the modern replica A1.

The King was also made by Lima in blue.


Posted 07:24:23 Wed 16 Oct 2013

walkingthedog
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Posted at 09:15:59 Wed 16 Oct 2013

Wrenn also made a blue Castle.


Posted 09:15:59 Wed 16 Oct 2013

Bulleidboy
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Posted at 09:30:27 Wed 16 Oct 2013

I bought another Merchant Navy Class yesterday - DCC Ready - to be renamed and numbered. I think I need help!!
If you dream it, you can do it.


Posted 09:30:27 Wed 16 Oct 2013

walkingthedog
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Posted at 09:44:35 Wed 16 Oct 2013

It's easy BB you just stick the new name/number on top of the old ones.

Oh I see, that kind of help......


Posted 09:44:35 Wed 16 Oct 2013

LC&DR
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Posted at 09:56:35 Wed 16 Oct 2013

You sound perfectly normal to me.


Posted 09:56:35 Wed 16 Oct 2013

Postman Prat
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Posted at 12:47:54 Wed 16 Oct 2013


You obviously don't know him!!!


Posted 12:47:54 Wed 16 Oct 2013

EdMarra
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Posted at 13:22:32 Wed 16 Oct 2013

Just won the bidding on a Triang Windsor Castle locomotive, which I should be getting in a few days, and also working on a price for a Hornby Coronation Class Duchess of Abercorn, which will be the largest in my British steam stable.

I

love just getting into the British modelling, as it is a whole new world for me, being a lifelong American modeller!


Posted 13:22:32 Wed 16 Oct 2013

LC&DR
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Posted at 20:57:27 Wed 16 Oct 2013

Great stuff ED!

Modelling railways and railroads is a splendid hobby wherever you are, and whichever country your railway is based. I have just bought my first French outline locomotives (pre-owned), mainly because I love the way they draped everything

outside, even on passenger locos.


Posted 20:57:27 Wed 16 Oct 2013

LC&DR
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Posted at 20:59:36 Wed 16 Oct 2013

Well he IS a regular contributor to this forum, so he must have his head screwed on the right way.


Posted 20:59:36 Wed 16 Oct 2013

Bulleidboy
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Posted at 21:17:57 Wed 16 Oct 2013




Not sure my wife would agree with your

LC&DR. I can hear her now "Not another train - what are you going to do with them all"?
If you dream it, you can do it.


Posted 21:17:57 Wed 16 Oct 2013

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