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

rustonhornsby

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Posted at 17:39:28 Sun 8 Dec 2013

My latest acquisition is a Blue/grey Brighton Belle from Hornbys official E Bay site.It arrived last Friday,cracking model it is too.Today I ordered the three centre coaches to go with it from Hornbys on line shop and hopefully be here this Tuesday,all

with the knowledge of SWMBO.

Posted 17:39:28 Sun 8 Dec 2013

Mike70

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Posted at 17:47:03 Sun 8 Dec 2013

R2728 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Royal Scot Class) and R2798 Merlin (A4 Class).

I'd previously bought R2824 Royal Scot, but there were a few loose bits on it, so I ended up sending it back. R2728 is the replacement.

I got R2798 from the

Hornby vault. There is a small spot of glue on the footplate, which is a bit annoying. But I doubt I'll get the chance to buy this loco again (unless I take my chances on flea bay). So I can live with it.

Posted 17:47:03 Sun 8 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 14:12:11 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Just delivered by FedEx, Four ACE Trains gauge 'O' carriages, Metropolitan Dreadnaughts in LT livery, complete with flashing collector shoes interior lights and illuminated tail lamp. To go behind my Metropolitan Bo-Bos on the garden line. (When the weather

improves!)

At the same time I have the builders in putting new roof covering on the house, new felting, new battens, new tiles and new ridges. It is going to be a costly Christmas this year!

Posted 14:12:11 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Postman Prat

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Posted at 15:07:58 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Hi LC&DR

Just so long as you don't have to sell the models to pay for the roof!!

You may be interested that on the LNER Encyclopedia/Forums/Classified there is a selection of Hornby Dublo 3 rail items.

Posted 15:07:58 Thu 12 Dec 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 15:25:45 Thu 12 Dec 2013

I bet the price goes through the roof.

Posted 15:25:45 Thu 12 Dec 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 15:53:37 Thu 12 Dec 2013

LC&DR did you see that the place famous for Bacon is making an OO Met Railway Bo-Bo electric?

Posted 15:53:37 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Graskie

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Posted at 18:21:15 Thu 12 Dec 2013

They're expensive overheads, aren't they, LC - roofs? (or should that be rooves?)

Posted 18:21:15 Thu 12 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 19:04:50 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Yes I saw it in one of the magazines. I wonder who will make appropriate coaches to go with it?

walkingthedog said:

LC&DR did you see that the place famous for Bacon is making an OO Met Railway Bo-Bo electric?

Posted 19:04:50 Thu 12 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 19:06:45 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Too d*mn true! However I shall be raiding my piggy bank to get myself covered. You know people say they are saving for a rainy day, well this is that day!

Graskie said:

They're expensive overheads, aren't they, LC - roofs? (or should

that be rooves?)

Posted 19:06:45 Thu 12 Dec 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 21:06:41 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Hopefully Hattons will have them made.

Posted 21:06:41 Thu 12 Dec 2013

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