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 16:14:57 Fri 2 Jun 2017

Not really Jacob. 140 quid for a wagon is a rip off. I actually paid £65 for a brand new £150 loco.

Posted 16:14:57 Fri 2 Jun 2017

Howbi

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Posted at 16:16:48 Fri 2 Jun 2017

WTD is very astute..........unlike some, he definitely would not buy anything that could be classed as a "rip off".................HB

Posted 16:16:48 Fri 2 Jun 2017

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 16:24:25 Fri 2 Jun 2017

Not really Jacob. 140 quid for a wagon is a rip off. I actually paid £65 for a brand new £150 loco.

I agree £140 is rip off for a wagon, but it's something that's rare and I dodn't own before.

So the '0' on the end was a mistake?

Posted 16:24:25 Fri 2 Jun 2017

walkingthedog

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Posted at 16:53:47 Fri 2 Jun 2017

No it wasn't a mistake it was to get a reaction.

Posted 16:53:47 Fri 2 Jun 2017

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 17:35:23 Fri 2 Jun 2017

Ah, I understand. Looks like you are a mastermind at strategic game play!

Posted 17:35:23 Fri 2 Jun 2017

walkingthedog

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Posted at 17:36:54 Fri 2 Jun 2017

No need to be a mastermind

Posted 17:36:54 Fri 2 Jun 2017

81F

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Posted at 22:56:31 Fri 2 Jun 2017

I have quite a few of the older Dapol models (mostly ex-Airfix) and some of the same that were handed down to Hornby. The only problematic bit of detail is the pipe that runs on the left hand side of the County and the Castles as it is easy to damage the moulded handrail knobs if you squeeze too hard. Otherwise most of the detail on their locos is relitively robust.

Their wagons are also very robust. indeed some of their bodies are ex Hornby doubleo (preumably aquired from wrenn). Their 6 wheelede milk tanker has fine detail but this is in a rubbery plastic so does not break easily.

The only thing I would say is that Hornby's paint finish is usually better and the blackened handrails, wheels and metal front pony trucks are better than those on the Dapol Counties and Castles

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

Posted 22:56:31 Fri 2 Jun 2017

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 18:15:31 Sun 4 Jun 2017

Hornby Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends R9007 Thomas the Tank Engine 0-4-0 Locomotive with Annie and Clarabel. Will be selling Annie and Clarabel on eBay.

Posted 18:15:31 Sun 4 Jun 2017