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

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NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 17:47:09 Mon 16 Apr 2018

x1 Bachamnn Branch-Line 32-751 Class 57 Diesel Virgin Trains Thunderbirds 57301 'Scott Tracy'

x1 Bachmann Branch-Line 32-760 Class 57 Diesel Virgin Trains Thunderbirds 57307 'Lady Penelope'

Both are used, but in excellent condition and bought for a very good price of £40.00 each. Can't argue for that, for these two rare beauties!

GNR-Gordon-4

Posted 17:47:09 Mon 16 Apr 2018

Derek 19B

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Posted at 18:17:37 Mon 16 Apr 2018

1 super little P tank loco , took 15 days to arrive but it's a long way to Cyprus.

1 Clan line ,but still in the uk under the care of my eldest daughter ,until my next visit.

Posted 18:17:37 Mon 16 Apr 2018

81F

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Posted at 21:24:32 Mon 16 Apr 2018

Two second hand Bachmann Thomson coaches, a brake 2rd and a composite inb LNER brown. I attempted to replace the plasic wheels with Bachmann metal onws but was disapointed to find that they are too tight so will probably try Hornby ones.

Modelling a combined 00 and 009 gauge Layout (GWR/GVT) mostly

Posted 21:24:32 Mon 16 Apr 2018

Jimbo

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Posted at 16:43:00 Tue 17 Apr 2018

A Bachmann Class 08 shunter and a Triang Blue Pullman. Both (impatiently) on my rudimentary and still very much a "work-in-progress" DC garage layout and run simultaneously via the H&M Duette. I find the Duette much better than the Hornby R8250 controllers, ( even if a bit like the battleship Yamato in size and weight ) esp. in the matter of changing direction. The Hornby switch is awkward to operate IMHO.

Who said anything about warmer weather !

JG

Posted 16:43:00 Tue 17 Apr 2018

Troublesome Truck

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Posted at 17:06:31 Tue 17 Apr 2018

Gone against my low will power and bought the Hornby Hogwarts Castle loco. It's only the loco. Already have the coaches. But still need to get the tender. The loco needs some attention but I'm confiedent I'll get it working by next week. Absolutely chuffed to bits with it as I've been after one for a long time and the misses likes it!!

Posted 17:06:31 Tue 17 Apr 2018

Wolseley

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Posted at 04:52:20 Wed 18 Apr 2018

A Hornby Dublo City body which, somewhat bizarrely, has been repainted in Brunswick green, with a GWR roundel on the cabside. Once it has been stripped and repainted, it will be fitted to a spare City 3 rail chassis that I have stored away.

Posted 04:52:20 Wed 18 Apr 2018