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

LC&DR

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Posted at 09:22:54 Mon 18 Sep 2017

R3560 arrived from Margate 10am today.

33032 5FA 0-6-0 class Q1

brilliant!

Posted 09:22:54 Mon 18 Sep 2017

Jimbo

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Posted at 11:27:54 Mon 18 Sep 2017

Hornby R2408 Class 50 Sir Edward Elgar, been after this model for a while.

https://youtu.be/OKTtLCC-cCM

Thankyou for a superbly filmed presentation on a great layout. Sir Edward looks splendid and I just love those LMS Clerestory coaches and have several myself. Though my layout definitely not up to your standard. The video's high definition looks excellent on a large monitor.

JG

Posted 11:27:54 Mon 18 Sep 2017

Bigskybirds

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Posted at 11:39:43 Mon 18 Sep 2017

@jimbopuff

Thank you for the feedback, I am really pleased with the class 50 in that livery.

I took the video in HD so it looks good on my TV.

Posted 11:39:43 Mon 18 Sep 2017

trainlover23

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Posted at 10:31:15 Tue 19 Sep 2017

The coupling rods are upside down

Posted 10:31:15 Tue 19 Sep 2017

walkingthedog

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Posted at 10:33:34 Tue 19 Sep 2017

Well spotted TL. It looks quite a hairy loco.

Posted 10:33:34 Tue 19 Sep 2017

Gordonvale

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Posted at 11:22:45 Tue 19 Sep 2017

R3560 arrived from Margate 10am today.

33032 5FA 0-6-0 class Q1

brilliant!

After yonks of waiting, mine's on its way from Widnes. Unfortunately, upon checking the DHL tracking reference, it appears to be heading for Orlando USA rather than Cairns Australia.

Posted 11:22:45 Tue 19 Sep 2017

LC&DR

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Posted at 15:36:03 Tue 19 Sep 2017

And I collected three SE&CR 'Birdcage carriages in BR crimson from the Monk Bar model shop this morning !

Posted 15:36:03 Tue 19 Sep 2017

LC&DR

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Posted at 19:25:43 Tue 19 Sep 2017

Oh and I forgot to mention, another Dapol gauge 'O' BR goods van. I really need to start building my finescale O shunting layout!