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!
http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0063_zps3ff63c6a.jpg.html
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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021
Posted at 10:19:48 Mon 4 Jun 2018
My last acquisition turned out to be a flop. A bit disappointing really, as I liked the powered car and dummy. I must say that eBay were most helpful in facilitating a return, encouraged by my photos of the underside which showed repairs not mentioned by the seller. The loco was a very intermittent runner and was driving me nuts !
Last Edited 14:07:20 Mon 4 Jun 2018
Posted 10:19:48 Mon 4 Jun 2018
Posted at 17:46:06 Tue 5 Jun 2018
Hornby Thomas & Friends R9292 Henry the Green Engine:
Cheltenham Model Centre repaired the tender wheels on my R9292 Henry for £8.00, yesterday (04/06/2018). I went back today to pay the £8.00 and to collect my tender. They did a great job. Now the tender is as it should have been, when I bought it! 
GNR-Gordon-4
Posted 17:46:06 Tue 5 Jun 2018
Posted at 18:16:41 Tue 5 Jun 2018
@Bulleidboy
It only received electrification flashes in 1966 so the model is far too late for me (the Hornby illustration indicates the wrong flashes too).
My modelling era is a very flexible "1948 - 1968" - so no concerns. However the loco is unlikely to run on my layout - may be a quick photo opportunity, but that'll be it.
Posted 18:16:41 Tue 5 Jun 2018