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

Bulver

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Posted at 11:13:29 Sun 27 Mar 2016

Hi Choralc, sorry to hear you have been laid low, hope the hospital grub is up to scratch

Posted 11:13:29 Sun 27 Mar 2016

WilliamDavid

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Posted at 13:20:04 Sun 27 Mar 2016

I have been having a spree buying Hornby A3 locomotives. I now have four of the later type. (Brown Jack, and recently purchased, Minoru, Flying Scotsman weathered and Sandwich).

It is interesting to see the changes to the tender connection that has taken place.

There seems to be issues with the latest releases (Book Law and Minoru), in that the running plate is distorted resulting i the front buffers being higher than they should.

I hope things are sorted for future issues,

I'm having Coronach weathered by Grimy Times. Can't wait.

Posted 13:20:04 Sun 27 Mar 2016

WilliamDavid

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Posted at 13:21:50 Sun 27 Mar 2016

I have been having a spree buying Hornby A3 locomotives. I now have four of the later type. (Brown Jack, and recently purchased, Minoru, Flying Scotsman weathered and Sandwich).

It is interesting to see the changes to the tender connection that has taken place.

There seems to be issues with the latest releases (Book Law and Minoru), in that the running plate is distorted resulting in the front buffers being higher than they should.

I hope things are sorted for future issues,

I'm having Coronach weathered by Grimy Times. Can't wait.

Posted 13:21:50 Sun 27 Mar 2016

WilliamDavid

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Posted at 13:26:15 Sun 27 Mar 2016

What's happened to the edit function?

Posted 13:26:15 Sun 27 Mar 2016

walkingthedog

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Posted at 13:40:14 Sun 27 Mar 2016

You can only edit for about 10 minutes after you post something.

Posted 13:40:14 Sun 27 Mar 2016

walkingthedog

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Posted at 13:42:02 Sun 27 Mar 2016

I posted the above to see if the edit was there but it isn't.

Must be on its Easter break.

Posted 13:42:02 Sun 27 Mar 2016

malB

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Posted at 14:17:43 Sun 27 Mar 2016

I too have noticed the edit option has disappeared. It doesn't appear even when I first log in and isn't available as I type.........

Posted 14:17:43 Sun 27 Mar 2016

96RAF

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Posted at 15:15:15 Sun 27 Mar 2016

Chris has enlightened us ages ago that if you post anything and leave that window open in your browser the post will remain editable in perpituity.

If you move away from that window then your edit ability will eventually time out.

Problem is I instinctively hit return and close the editable window so lose that retro edit facility.

Those of you with a keen eye may have noticed Chris often refers to stuff in posts after his and maybe wondered how could he do that. This is why - he has the older post held open for edit even though he posted it ages ago.

http://www.halton96th.org.uk/robs_rails.html

Posted 15:15:15 Sun 27 Mar 2016

WilliamDavid

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Posted at 19:27:06 Sun 27 Mar 2016

It's not working at all, then?

Posted 19:27:06 Sun 27 Mar 2016

Postman Prat

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Posted at 19:33:17 Sun 27 Mar 2016

Worked alright for me, yesterday

Posted 19:33:17 Sun 27 Mar 2016

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