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

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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021

Bulver

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Posted at 13:07:40 Mon 11 Sep 2017

The J94, 'Lord Phil', lovely looking loco, still needs running in, but will do that after my hols. Silly boy that I am, didn't read the technical description, just assumed it would be dcc ready. Never mind, will find a use for it along with my HD locos and others that are not easily converted. Also placed order with Hornby for the works livery Peckett, looks another cracker of a loco

Rod

Posted 13:07:40 Mon 11 Sep 2017

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 19:24:29 Tue 12 Sep 2017

A custom repainted light grey Troublesome Truck 8 Plank LWB Open Wagon and a custom repainted light grey Troublesome Truck Fuel Tanker. Both are Hornby models.

GNR-Gordon-4

Posted 19:24:29 Tue 12 Sep 2017

mjb1961

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Posted at 20:01:22 Tue 12 Sep 2017

A Skaledale narrowboat,,,,

Posted 20:01:22 Tue 12 Sep 2017

Jimbo

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Posted at 11:06:40 Wed 13 Sep 2017

The J94, 'Lord Phil', lovely looking loco, still needs running in, but will do that after my hols. Silly boy that I am, didn't read the technical description, just assumed it would be dcc ready. Never mind, will find a use for it along with my HD locos and others that are not easily converted. Also placed order with Hornby for the works livery Peckett, looks another cracker of a loco

Rod

Hi Rod. From your post it is useful to know the J94 'Lord Phil' is NOT dcc ready. Surprising for a new

model and disappointing. By the way, what does HD stand for ? (HighDefinition, Hornby Duds, Have-a

-good Day, Haven't Done Them ...... ) Regards. Jimbo

JG

Posted 11:06:40 Wed 13 Sep 2017

Slornie

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Posted at 18:49:02 Wed 13 Sep 2017

Hi Rod. From your post it is useful to know the J94 'Lord Phil' is NOT dcc ready. Surprising for a new model and disappointing.

I'm actually wondering if 'Lord Phil' not being DCC Ready is another factory error. It was definitely listed as DCC Ready in the 2017 catalogue, and was also listed as such on the Hornby website (until it wasn't).

As far as I'm aware the J94 tooling hasn't been available DCC Ready before (I know last year's model wasn't), so if 'Phil' had been, as advertised, it would have been the first issue available as such.

Posted 18:49:02 Wed 13 Sep 2017

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Posted at 19:29:44 Thu 14 Sep 2017

Hi Jimbo, sorry, HD is Hornby Dublo , but could very well be have-a-good-day, never thought of that, surely not a Hornby dud, though, eh?

Rod

Posted 19:29:44 Thu 14 Sep 2017

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Posted at 19:51:01 Thu 14 Sep 2017

Good evening, Slornie, thank you for the info., I have now checked the website of the company I purchased it from, and they definitely claim it to be dcc ready. The Hornby site, however, doesn't show it equipped with a dcc socket, which is a bit puzzling. I have sent a text to my supplier asking them to clarify. The packaging makes no mention of being dcc ready, nor does the information leaflet inside, so we will have to wait and see. I wonder if the dcc version was one of those which got dropped from the production list. If so, it is surprising the retailer didn't pick it up.

anyway, thanks once again

Rod

Posted 19:51:01 Thu 14 Sep 2017