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 18:40:17 Sat 6 May 2017
Two warning notes are always included on the back of the blister packs as well, for the Bachmann Trains Thomas & Friends HO/OO products.
The first warning note says:
WARNING: CONTAINS LEAD. MAY BE HARMFUL IF EATEN OR CHEWED. MAY GENERATE DUST CONTAINING LEAD. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
Now let me analyze this note, before I post the second warning label, which is alarming to read.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF EATEN OR CHEWED.
Hello, Bachmann Trains? Who in their right mind is going to chew or eat their model railway locomotive or rolling stock?! It's so silly!
Time for a snack I think! Maybe a nibble of my new GWR Cattle Wagon will do! No, I'm joking!
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
Now this is the funniest of them all. "Keep our of the reach of children". Is there an echo? YES! What on earth is that doing on the back of a Thomas & Friends licensed and branded product?! All Thomas & Friends products should be child friendly, so a child should be able to use this product. If not, then who is it for? Obviously there are adult collectors out there, who buy them, like me, but still, I assume more children buy these products than adults. It's just so laughable.
The second warning note says:
WARNING:
This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to casue cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Let me analyze this one, as well.
This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to casue cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
I don't know many parent's who will allow their children to have a product with a warning note as such as this one, on the packaging. Again, it's so daft to have chemicals included on the product, that has been produced for children. It is somewhat laugable, but still serious and is something that should be serious.
Anyway, thank you bearing with me, while I rant on! 
Posted 18:40:17 Sat 6 May 2017
Posted at 19:48:49 Sat 6 May 2017
You are right, he isn't real, but Thomas the Tank Engine is so famous and so popular that he could and should be real! 
Posted 19:48:49 Sat 6 May 2017
Posted at 19:58:49 Sat 6 May 2017
...Or any made up character!
Imagine going on holiday to the Island of Sodor! What a fantastic holiday that would be!
Posted 19:58:49 Sat 6 May 2017