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

walkingthedog

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Posted at 07:18:55 Sat 30 Nov 2013

That must have been a real challenge Graskie. I have just changed the body on my 56xx and it fits like a glove, not a lot of spare room.

Posted 07:18:55 Sat 30 Nov 2013

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 10:42:16 Sat 30 Nov 2013

This weeks aquisitions are three caledonian coaches unboxed off ebay for a tenner, it unloved condition. Fortunately I had the right boxes laying about in my box stock.

Also this week a caley single to go with them!

Posted 10:42:16 Sat 30 Nov 2013

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 10:47:17 Sat 30 Nov 2013

Also a Hornby class 35, class 25, lima class 47, lima class 40 and two Tri-ang-Hornby R.755 tank engines in lovely boxed condition.

Posted 10:47:17 Sat 30 Nov 2013

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 10:51:50 Sat 30 Nov 2013

The Caley coaches had the usual workshop treatment including paintwork, de-rusting of the axles and weights etc.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0535_zps2fbd9456.jpg

They look lovely now, just got to put some new glazing

into two boxes, easy job.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0541_zpsf9fb539e.jpg

The single is also very nice too, again it's been through the workshop this week.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0546_zps79f1d08c.jpg

Posted 10:51:50 Sat 30 Nov 2013

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 11:03:02 Sat 30 Nov 2013

The class 25
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0547_zps90c8ddd9.jpg

Class 35
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0548_zps6721b603.jpg

Lima47
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0549_zps4db1e05d.jpg

Lima40
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0550_zps87e11b76.jpg

Posted 11:03:02 Sat 30 Nov 2013

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 11:19:50 Sat 30 Nov 2013

Also purchased this week was a Hornby R.52S Jinty with smoke, it's been rebuilt this week and is in the workshop this afternoon for a rewire using new correct wire.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0552_zps95e60a33.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0551_zps8400fc0f.jpg

Posted 11:19:50 Sat 30 Nov 2013

81F

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Posted at 12:07:48 Sat 30 Nov 2013

Just bought another two corridor Midland Clerestories. I will soon be polishing away the "Midland" and the class designations (which I have already done for anther 3) and fixing GWR and Garter transfers as per the 1908 Olympic GWR clerestories.

Once

re-varnished these make quite a passable representation of the 1912-1922 GWR maroon and looks quite presentable alongside the 1908 coaches.

The only tip I have is don't polish away (with Brasso)the old markings too hard otherwise you'll go through to

the black plastic.

Modelling a combined 00 and 009 gauge Layout (GWR/GVT) mostly

Posted 12:07:48 Sat 30 Nov 2013

VESPA

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Posted at 15:10:39 Sat 30 Nov 2013

I bought a book today of the last days of steam in the North West. Nothing Hornby.

VESPA

Posted 15:10:39 Sat 30 Nov 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 19:29:06 Sat 30 Nov 2013

LMS lined green diesel 10000 made by bman. Goes with my black 10001 made by dpol.

Posted 19:29:06 Sat 30 Nov 2013

Graskie

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Posted at 20:20:52 Sat 30 Nov 2013

As a very young lad in the early 1950's I often saw Deltic, 10000, 10001, 10201, 10202 and 10203 through Blisworth on the WCML. I haven't got any of them yet for my railway but what sort of livery would they have had then? I can't quite remember but wouldn't

mind getting some of them eventually (with sound, of course).

Posted 20:20:52 Sat 30 Nov 2013

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