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

96RAF

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Posted at 08:20:24 Mon 28 Aug 2017

@Vespa

The Duchesses book...

I enjoy a book with stories about the engines and the people who operated them, more so than statistical books, which also have their place on my shelf, but not for poring over, just dipping into.

I have aircraft books shelved in the same manner, dry reference and interesting stories.

Rob

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

Posted 08:20:24 Mon 28 Aug 2017

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 13:21:26 Tue 29 Aug 2017

x1 Hornby Thomas & Friends R9201 Old Slow Coach with missing face. This does not matter, as I have an Old Slow Coach already. This extra coach can be used to make two brake coach train. The faced Old Slow Coach will go at the back of the train, with her face facing the rear.

GNR-Gordon-4

Posted 13:21:26 Tue 29 Aug 2017

Howbi

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Posted at 18:15:16 Fri 1 Sep 2017

Bachmann LMS Patriot 'Sir Frank Ree'.........DCC ready.........I wonder if it's the correct shade of Maroon?..................HB

(Photo should be here but can't upload to disk)

Posted 18:15:16 Fri 1 Sep 2017

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 21:59:57 Tue 5 Sep 2017

x1 Bachmann Branch-Line: Scenecraft by Bachmann 44-102 Drive-Through Restaurant (Big Burger).

GNR-Gordon-4

Posted 21:59:57 Tue 5 Sep 2017

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 09:49:02 Wed 6 Sep 2017

I wouldn't worry about the shade, HB. No shade of colour is exactly right we all see colours slightly different, plus subtle weathering occured in service, Red's, Yellows and Blue are prone to fading so it will be the right shade.

Posted 09:49:02 Wed 6 Sep 2017

m_duck

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Posted at 13:28:41 Wed 6 Sep 2017

R3444 Britannia Class 'Thomas Hardy', weathered. Not that i really needed it but decided to buy it as I used to read his books !!! I don't think there is a TTS decoder and not sure I want to spend over 100+ for sound so will probably drop a spare decoder in and off he goes.

Posted 13:28:41 Wed 6 Sep 2017

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 16:24:38 Wed 6 Sep 2017

Three Hornby BR (SR) Mk1 Coaches with lights. Two came from a "boxshifter" sale and one from ebay. All new. R4607, R4609 and R4609A.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 16:24:38 Wed 6 Sep 2017

81F

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Posted at 20:26:04 Wed 6 Sep 2017

Just ordered a full set of PECO GVT coaches to replace my rather unreliable kitbuit ones.

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

Posted 20:26:04 Wed 6 Sep 2017

LC&DR

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Posted at 16:56:20 Sat 9 Sep 2017

Another day at the Gateshead toy fair.

Four Hornby Dublo super detail coaches, an open second and a sleeper in maroon, and a brake second and a composite in green. Also a Tri-ang 'Transfesa' liveried ferry van, (cheap) and a couple of Triang TT wagons..

I also bought a Hornby LMS TPO mail coach (R164) for my grandson's present which is minus instructions. Can anyone help with photocopy, please?

Posted 16:56:20 Sat 9 Sep 2017

81F

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Posted at 17:13:11 Sat 9 Sep 2017

Just got the GVT coaches. Interestingly PECO have put footboards on both sides wheras the real thing only had them on one side. I am now contemplating two options:

Cut the boards off or try to make eight sole-bar components without footsteps so I can pop the coaches apart so the conversion is totally reversable?

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

Posted 17:13:11 Sat 9 Sep 2017

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