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 17:15:19 Sat 10 Jun 2017
Just received this Wrenn Loriot P having bought it from eBay. These generally go for around £20 unless you find one with the chromed bar near the two brass rivits and then they go for silly money (£100+).
I cannot help feeling that Hornby (and Airfix) missed a trick here by never offering their similar Lowmac in the same livery. Indeed Hornby could still do it.
Posted 17:15:19 Sat 10 Jun 2017
Posted at 15:22:13 Tue 13 Jun 2017
Let me guess what those bodyshells are for, ThomasTheHornbyEngine! 
The LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T is to make your own Arthur and the H.K. Porter 0-6-0ST is to make your own Porter; Both of which are engines from Thomas & Friends. Am I right on guessing these two project's?
Posted 15:22:13 Tue 13 Jun 2017
Posted at 16:49:16 Fri 16 Jun 2017
Let me guess what those bodyshells are for, ThomasTheHornbyEngine!
The LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T is to make your own Arthur and the H.K. Porter 0-6-0ST is to make your own Porter; Both of which are engines from Thomas & Friends. Am I right on guessing these two project's?
Yes you are! Later today I'm going to see if I can find a cheap wooden Porter to copy the face from. 3-D printing works, but I'm a mere amateur.
Posted 16:49:16 Fri 16 Jun 2017