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Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

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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

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NWR-Gordon-4
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Posted at 13:41:21 Fri 21 Jul 2017

x1 repainted black Hornby Thomas & Friends R9006 Tar Tanker, with a weathered chassis.

 

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Posted 13:41:21 Fri 21 Jul 2017

Wolseley
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Posted at 14:11:47 Fri 21 Jul 2017

A Wrenn "City of Glasgow" body in BR blue.  I plan to fit a Dublo chassis to it although, as the Dublo 3 rail City chassis is hard to find and expensive, I will be fitting a Duchess chassis to it.  It doesn't fit as is, but can be made to fit - it needs a bit of careful filing to the front of the chassis, a new hole to be drilled to take the fixing screw and a short extension to be added to the rear of the chassis


Posted 14:11:47 Fri 21 Jul 2017

NWR-Gordon-4
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Posted at 20:21:12 Sat 22 Jul 2017

A pre-order of Bachamnn Trains Thomas & Friends 58816 Rosie (With Moving Eyes).

 

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Posted 20:21:12 Sat 22 Jul 2017

81F
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Posted at 09:31:04 Sun 23 Jul 2017

 Just bought a "Great British Locomotives" Princess Margaret rose for about £10 off ebay. It isn't perfect as two safety vales are missing and some of the detail is falling off (like thge cylinders.

 

However, that will suit me as i have a spare Duchess of Southerland/Abercorn chassis that I intend to fit once I remove it's cylinders and pistons and freplace the bush in the centre drive wheels. Today I will start drawing up some £D images for Turbomotives turbines and pipe covers.

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


Posted 09:31:04 Sun 23 Jul 2017

Jeff Mennell
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Posted at 08:19:02 Tue 25 Jul 2017

Airfix Class 31, VGC boxed £14

 

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Posted 08:19:02 Tue 25 Jul 2017

2e0dtoeric
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Posted at 09:47:44 Tue 25 Jul 2017

81F - what's a £D image?  :-) - - and don't reply - an expensive one!  Tongue Out


Posted 09:47:44 Tue 25 Jul 2017

NWR-Gordon-4
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Posted at 15:09:23 Tue 25 Jul 2017

x1 Hornby The World of Thomas the Tank Engine R107 Open Wagon

x1 Hornby The World of Thomas the Tank Engine R108 Closed Van

x1 Hornby The World of Thomas the Tank Engine R110 Annie (Rare Smiling Face Version)

x1 Hornby The World of Thomas the Tank Engine R112 Clarabel

 

All of this cost me £14.99 with £3.90 P&P. The Smiling Annie is worth way more than that. No damage on any of it. A complete bargain. Hard to believe that nobody noticed this auction on eBay, with a Smiling Annie! Laughing

 

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Posted 15:09:23 Tue 25 Jul 2017

walkingthedog
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Posted at 15:16:42 Tue 25 Jul 2017

Maybe only you were interested Jacob. Well done anyway. 

 

I've got an Annie and Clarabel, no idea what faces they have though, and a Thomas body. 


Posted 15:16:42 Tue 25 Jul 2017

Jeff Mennell
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Posted at 17:47:45 Tue 25 Jul 2017

However, that will suit me as i have a spare Duchess of Southerland/Abercorn chassis that I intend to fit once I remove it's cylinders and pistons and freplace the bush in the centre drive wheels. Today I will start drawing up some £D images for Turbomotives turbines and pipe covers.

81F,  are you using a static loco body on a motorised chassis?


Posted 17:47:45 Tue 25 Jul 2017

Jeff Mennell
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Posted at 17:49:19 Tue 25 Jul 2017

2e0d, £D = 3D


Posted 17:49:19 Tue 25 Jul 2017

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