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

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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021

Bulver

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Posted at 15:06:25 Fri 1 Apr 2016

Re APT-E, comes with limited edition certificate signed by Simon Kohler as well

Posted 15:06:25 Fri 1 Apr 2016

Paul.P

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Posted at 14:36:39 Sat 2 Apr 2016

my first train in over 40 years,it is the Hornby railroad R3393TTS,track and controller should be with me early next week,cant wait to get started

Posted 14:36:39 Sat 2 Apr 2016

Paul.P

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Posted at 15:03:48 Sun 3 Apr 2016

my first train in over 40 years,it is the Hornby railroad R3393TTS,track and controller should be with me early next week,cant wait to get started

i am basically doing the track mat layout,not the midi trackmat,and i am stretching the trackmat layout by an extra 4 feet,so the layout will be 10 feet x 4 feet

Posted 15:03:48 Sun 3 Apr 2016

Paul.P

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Posted at 15:06:39 Sun 3 Apr 2016

my first train in over 40 years,it is the Hornby railroad R3393TTS,track and controller should be with me early next week,cant wait to get started

i am basically doing the track mat layout,not the midi trackmat,and i am stretching the trackmat layout by an extra 4 feet,so the layout will be 10 feet x 4 feet

dcc layout run by a hornby select controller

Posted 15:06:39 Sun 3 Apr 2016

Toonitron

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Posted at 21:50:19 Sun 3 Apr 2016

My latest is a class 37 br blue 78 loco bought from e-bay for £18, looks in immaculate in the pics, will be here this week.

Posted 21:50:19 Sun 3 Apr 2016

choralc

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Posted at 00:35:21 Mon 4 Apr 2016

Well done Hornby, Arnold Brighton Belle ordered Easter Sunday arrived and brought to the hospital by my lovely lady. Cheered up my morning unpacking it and the other items onto the hospital bed. Incentive to go home to run it in after watching that YouTube video on how to easily put it together.

FNQ, Australia

Posted 00:35:21 Mon 4 Apr 2016

Yelrow

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Posted at 05:05:07 Tue 5 Apr 2016

Now then, I have just taken delivery of the full 5 car Brighton Belle, in 00, so have both gauges. Its magnificent, more so, as only paid £75, for power set, and got 3 for price of 2 coaches. Coupling is the interesting bit. With N Gauge, you lay it down, next to track, couple it, then put on track. Easy. Not so simple with 00, as you need a long run of track, plus more hands, than the lord gave you.. I developed a system using a track rubber to support under the couplings, so they will join on track. By moving the rubber from coach to coach, hey presto. What a superb running set, moves with a sort of a swish. Its a yes from me. john

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Posted 05:05:07 Tue 5 Apr 2016

rustonhornsby

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Posted at 18:25:55 Tue 5 Apr 2016

Evening all and greetings from Dorset, yesterday i received the excellent r3388tts loco and today the r3490 railroad class o8 loco,both excellent locos and very quick delivery from the Hornby on line shop,both within 3 days of ordering. Well done Hornby,well pleased.Thankyou.

Posted 18:25:55 Tue 5 Apr 2016