Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?
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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!
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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021
Posted at 11:50:26 Sun 19 Nov 2017
A little disappointed with my Heljan Railcar. A fine model as regards detail and finish but very, very fussy about the track. Maybe because it only has 4 wheels, so limited contact with the rails. Nevertheless, it looks nice ! 
Last Edited 09:43:00 Mon 20 Nov 2017
Posted 11:50:26 Sun 19 Nov 2017
Posted at 21:03:32 Tue 21 Nov 2017
A blue box GWR Class 56xx. Great little loco, although perhaps a little longer than I imagined. Quick and easy decoder insallation, that's some thing I'd like Hornby to do more of - DCC ready tank engines. Superb detail and very heavy so presumably a good hauler. Not run in yet, but checked and all seems to function correctly. Looking forward to using it 
Posted 21:03:32 Tue 21 Nov 2017
Posted at 11:09:16 Thu 23 Nov 2017
A little disappointed with my Heljan Railcar. A fine model as regards detail and finish but very, very fussy about the track. Maybe because it only has 4 wheels, so limited contact with the rails. Nevertheless, it looks nice !
Nice model!
Long wheelbase model railway vehicles can be more prone to twist faults in the track and curvature issues. In simplistic terms a twist fault is where one of the pair of running rails rises (or falls) too quickly in relation to the other - I hope this assists.
Thankyou, Caiptean. I now have a new term, Twist Fault, in my vocabulary. You have probably diagnosed the trouble. The track on which I have been running the Railbus has only been set up recently and definitely has the potential for being out of kilter somewhere, as it includes some elevated sections. I will take a close look at places where it may not be properly laid. The other locos I have run on it have been mainly 0-6-0's or Bo-Bo/ Co-Co so more contact wheels.
Posted 11:09:16 Thu 23 Nov 2017
Posted at 07:27:45 Sun 26 Nov 2017
Loads of GWR coaches about Mike. Local toy and train fairs are the place to look, you see them a lot on the fairs.
This weeks purchases have been mainly spare parts to increase my stocks and fill gaps.
Posted 07:27:45 Sun 26 Nov 2017
Posted at 14:39:50 Tue 28 Nov 2017
A Hornby LNER B12/3 from Bure Valley Model shop along with a Castle Class TTS decoder to install.......HB
Posted 14:39:50 Tue 28 Nov 2017