Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?
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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!
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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021
Posted at 14:37:07 Thu 15 Sep 2016
One of these:
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Last Edited 14:56:32 Thu 15 Sep 2016
Posted 14:37:07 Thu 15 Sep 2016
Posted at 15:52:13 Fri 16 Sep 2016
WTD you lucky chap ! I have had an eye on the Kestrel as I thought it would be a nice companion to my Lion, especially as I have just added a 4th radius track, with long straights, to our indoor layout. Unfortunately, I asked the Little Controller what he thought of it and he pulled a face and gave a "thumbs down" ! There's no accounting for tastes, is there ! 
(but maybe someday .......)
Posted 15:52:13 Fri 16 Sep 2016
Posted at 16:28:02 Fri 16 Sep 2016
Haven't received it yet but looking forward to the D49/1 "Hunt" Class 4-4-0 DCC fitted, the "Burton". While researching the Class I came across this lovely picture taken in reference to the LNER Reid D3 "Superheated Scott". I assume the younger figures are the sons of the older men above, unless juniors were working for LNER. At any rate, most of them look happy but in need of a square meal. How times change.
Last Edited 08:20:10 Mon 19 Sep 2016
Posted 16:28:02 Fri 16 Sep 2016
Posted at 16:09:31 Sat 17 Sep 2016
I haven't got a little controller to ask, got a 5 month old grandson so got a few years before he takes control.
My guess is 2 years (Thomas and Friends or Brio) or 3.5 years for the Serious Stuff !!
Anyway, Congratulations and Good Luck to you. Start saving.
Posted 16:09:31 Sat 17 Sep 2016