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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 16:08:20 Tue 8 Aug 2017

Welcome back to the forum, new lad on block.

 

Nice new locomotive you have there and I love that image you have posted. The detail on that layout is billiant. The country road below the bridge, looks very realistic, as well as the river next to the road.

 

I would love to see more images of yoyr layout, perhaps in a new topic?

 

GNR-Gordon-4


Posted 16:08:20 Tue 8 Aug 2017

NWR-Gordon-4
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Posted at 18:55:23 Tue 8 Aug 2017

A third Hornby The World of Thomas the Tank Engine R305 Tar Tanker.

 

GNR-Gordon-4


Posted 18:55:23 Tue 8 Aug 2017

The son of Triangman
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Posted at 21:12:54 Wed 9 Aug 2017

Yet another Tri-ang dock shunter, a non-runner off ebay for £12. I reckon I can get it going, loco has the later code 100 wheelsets so worth doing.


Posted 21:12:54 Wed 9 Aug 2017

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Posted at 09:28:38 Thu 10 Aug 2017


Posted 09:28:38 Thu 10 Aug 2017

The son of Triangman
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Posted at 09:32:05 Thu 10 Aug 2017

Bit of rust on the wheels, the loco has the later wheelsets for code 100 track. This dock shunter will live again, I seem to accumulating black and red dock shunters!


Posted 09:32:05 Thu 10 Aug 2017

walkingthedog
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Posted at 10:15:34 Thu 10 Aug 2017

Apart from the rust patches it's in great external condition SoT. Wish I still had mine, I've no idea where it went. 


Posted 10:15:34 Thu 10 Aug 2017

The son of Triangman
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Posted at 11:22:36 Thu 10 Aug 2017

I agree it's a beauty, the rust is very easy to get rid of. They are great little locos, might be worth seeking one out for your collection, there are some good examples out there.  I would go for a later one like this one with the later wheelsets it saves a lot of work converting over to code 100.


Posted 11:22:36 Thu 10 Aug 2017

96RAF
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Posted at 12:10:57 Thu 10 Aug 2017

Some tiny (0603 size) red and white smd leds to mend my Class 56 lights. 50 of each for less than the cost of the post and packing.

...and a big bag of press stud clips for my car at a fraction of the price I paid at my main dealer for a tenth the qty, so I got 100 for £7 instead of Nissans 10 for €20. The whole car seems to be held together by them and the harsh Cyprus environment ensures they fall out regularly. 

All from China with free P&P and received in less than two weeks.

Rob

http://www.halton96th.org.uk/robs_rails.html


Posted 12:10:57 Thu 10 Aug 2017

NWR-Gordon-4
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Posted at 06:31:17 Fri 11 Aug 2017

That is small. Is it a HO Gauge locomotive? It looks like it could be, to me. Is that the shunter you bought from eBay for £12.00, that is a non-runner, The son of Triangman?

 

GNR-Gordon-4


Posted 06:31:17 Fri 11 Aug 2017

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Posted at 07:04:40 Fri 11 Aug 2017

It's OO Jacob. It was the second loco my dad bought for our train set in the 50’s. 


Posted 07:04:40 Fri 11 Aug 2017

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