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

walkingthedog

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Posted at 19:56:37 Sat 7 Dec 2013

I was brought up in the Thames Valley west of London and suffered the same fogs and smogs. We were sent home early from school on many occasions as the smog set in.

Posted 19:56:37 Sat 7 Dec 2013

Graskie

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Posted at 20:29:27 Sat 7 Dec 2013

You lucky thing, WTD! We were never allowed that privilege. But then we were brought up hard.

Posted 20:29:27 Sat 7 Dec 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 20:43:51 Sat 7 Dec 2013

They didn't want to to walk the 5 miles home in the smog.

Posted 20:43:51 Sat 7 Dec 2013

the ferret

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Posted at 21:28:24 Sat 7 Dec 2013

My latest acquisition is a Parkside Dundas PC46 Conflat 'A' with container. I have painted this navy blue and am in the process of putting on Pickford's transfers from Mabex.

Has anybody done this kit? I am struggling to get the transfers straight

especially those across the ends. All tips and hints welcome.

Posted 21:28:24 Sat 7 Dec 2013

Graskie

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Posted at 21:34:30 Sat 7 Dec 2013

WTD, in those days I must have virtually walked 4-5 miles each day. The school was at least a mile away and we used to go home for dinner (which my grandchildren tell me is lunch nowadays) as well.

Posted 21:34:30 Sat 7 Dec 2013

Postman Prat

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Posted at 21:40:05 Sat 7 Dec 2013

You know, Graskie, I've said for ages that one day you would reduce me to tears!!!

Posted 21:40:05 Sat 7 Dec 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 21:45:25 Sat 7 Dec 2013

Same here Graskie, walked to school and back home for dinner and that was in the infants/junior school. If you take into account all the diversions on the way home it's a wonder we ever got back.

Posted 21:45:25 Sat 7 Dec 2013

the ferret

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Posted at 21:49:14 Sat 7 Dec 2013

I have just read the previous posts about smog. I served my engineering apprenticeship with Handley Page Aircraft at Cricklewood. Came out of work one night in the winter of 1958, couldn't hardly see your own feet. Boarded a 226 bus, went 20 yards and

the crew packed it in. I remember walking towards Brent Cross feeling along the top of a hedge. Saw a traffic light dimly about six feet away and found the entrance to the tube station. Amazing!! The Northern Line trains to Edgware were running normally. Found

my way along Booth Road, Colindale again by feeling along the railings and hedges to my lodgings.

Next morning it was raining and the fog had gone.

Posted 21:49:14 Sat 7 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 07:18:56 Sun 8 Dec 2013

We got a bus pass to travel to and from school - sounds like a good benefit - however the buses were always full and the conductors gave preference to adults, so we either had to walk four miles or arrive late.

walkingthedog said:

Same

here Graskie, walked to school and back home for dinner and that was in the infants/junior school. If you take into account all the diversions on the way home it's a wonder we ever got back.

Posted 07:18:56 Sun 8 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 17:23:31 Sun 8 Dec 2013

Latest acquisitions - yet another R156 / R223 / R225 Triang 3Sub and a R254 Steeple Cab 0-4-0, all at York Knavesmire Toy Fair. Actually went with my son looking for a train for my grandson, and he bought him a R2513 Northern Class 156 for him. (Shhh,

it is for Christmas, don't tell him)

Posted 17:23:31 Sun 8 Dec 2013

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