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

Postman Prat

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Posted at 22:15:05 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Would it help if I sent you an umbrella, c/o the NRM?

LC&DR said:

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

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

Posted 22:15:05 Thu 12 Dec 2013

Postman Prat

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Posted at 22:20:08 Thu 12 Dec 2013

The consistent part of the English Language!!
Hoof - Hooves
Roof - Roofs

Mouse - Mice
House - Houses

Still, the Aussies and the Americans speak a form of English so it can't be too bad (Sorry Fishy. Sorry to the North Americans

although we don't seem to have seen a lot of them lately)

Graskie said:

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

Posted 22:20:08 Thu 12 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 03:05:28 Fri 13 Dec 2013

It is 'hissing' down at the moment so much so it has woken me up so I can start fretting! I can hear all manner of drips which I hope is simply rain off the scaffolding, but an umbrella may be an essential!

Posted 03:05:28 Fri 13 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 03:06:54 Fri 13 Dec 2013

Fortunately the shed where eventually my new layout it to go got a new waterproof covering last week after the high winds blew it away.

Posted 03:06:54 Fri 13 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 03:13:07 Fri 13 Dec 2013

I was told last night that the Danish railways are considering using English as their operational language. This is because trains are being driven over their tracks by Swedish and German drivers who do not speak Danish, but a lot of them speak English.

There

is a parallel to this because the operating language of Eurotunnel is French, even in Folkestone! When I went for a job interview with them it was conducted entirely in French. Needless to say I did NOT get a position with Eurotunnel!

Postman

Prat said:

The consistent part of the English Language!!
Hoof - Hooves
Roof - Roofs

Mouse - Mice
House - Houses

Still, the Aussies and the Americans speak a form of English so it can't be too bad (Sorry Fishy. Sorry to the

North Americans although we don't seem to have seen a lot of them lately)

Graskie said:

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

Posted 03:13:07 Fri 13 Dec 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 06:56:09 Fri 13 Dec 2013

ATC is English world wide

Posted 06:56:09 Fri 13 Dec 2013

Postman Prat

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Posted at 15:13:59 Fri 13 Dec 2013

So are certain words in English - to use them here would get you banned!!

Posted 15:13:59 Fri 13 Dec 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 15:22:35 Fri 13 Dec 2013

Such as 'benefit' and 'NHS'

Posted 15:22:35 Fri 13 Dec 2013

LC&DR

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Posted at 10:07:19 Sat 14 Dec 2013

Latest acquisition, today, three Covhops (not Hornby).

Posted 10:07:19 Sat 14 Dec 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 10:58:54 Sat 14 Dec 2013

Grounded coach body kit and 6 Co-op pork sausages.

Posted 10:58:54 Sat 14 Dec 2013

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