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

Postman Prat

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Posted at 21:51:03 Wed 16 Oct 2013

That's odd, I can hear your wife (lovely lady that she is) saying that, as well.

Posted 21:51:03 Wed 16 Oct 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 07:30:46 Thu 17 Oct 2013

It sounds like your wife and mine went to the same achool! That is EXACTLY what she says too.

But woe betide me if I mention shoes, handbags, coats, etc. etc.

But we love them, don't we!

bulleidboy said:

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"?

Posted 07:30:46 Thu 17 Oct 2013

Fishmanoz

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Posted at 07:40:28 Thu 17 Oct 2013

Depends whether you are talking about trains or handbags.

And thanks for all the fish …

Posted 07:40:28 Thu 17 Oct 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 08:06:07 Thu 17 Oct 2013

No, I think I was talking about wives, BUT now you come to mention it ..............

Posted 08:06:07 Thu 17 Oct 2013

DEAN104

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Posted at 10:04:56 Thu 17 Oct 2013

Never hear a complain from my Wife.
Loves the trains almost as much as I do.
We travel off just for the fun of it when ever we can.
Mayumi likes any locomotives in black;clean and tidy like their cared for.
Any other half like them??

Posted 10:04:56 Thu 17 Oct 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 10:45:06 Thu 17 Oct 2013

My boss likes them. She never complains when I buy anything regardless what it is. She buys what she likes and vice versa.

Posted 10:45:06 Thu 17 Oct 2013

EdMarra

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Posted at 12:50:17 Thu 17 Oct 2013

DEAN104 said:

Never hear a complain from my Wife.
Loves the trains almost as much as I do.
We travel off just for the fun of it when ever we can.
Mayumi likes any locomotives in black;clean and tidy like their cared for.
Any other

half like them??

My wife likes steam mainly, and the more detail, the better. She's always loved seeing the small details on a train, like the detail in the cab and such.

So, when I buy a more expensive loco, I tell her it's because it

has more detail, and I'm getting it for her as well!

Posted 12:50:17 Thu 17 Oct 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 12:58:20 Thu 17 Oct 2013

Think my wife would rather I bought her a Radley handbag than a loco with extra detail. I'll offer to get her a loco for her birthday next month. You can come and visit me in hospital.

Posted 12:58:20 Thu 17 Oct 2013

Postman Prat

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Posted at 14:54:52 Thu 17 Oct 2013

Hi WTD

You've the makings of a good compromise there. A Radley handbag that looks like a Schools class loco - Radley 30930 ?

Posted 14:54:52 Thu 17 Oct 2013

Graskie

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Posted at 14:57:37 Thu 17 Oct 2013

Very clever, PP. Hit that man with a handbag.

Posted 14:57:37 Thu 17 Oct 2013

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