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

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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021

81F

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Posted at 19:46:39 Sun 22 Jul 2018

Many thanks for the info. I think I'll need to find 701 plates! I've since found 705 which is possibly a reliveried industrial on the ESR so possible livery compromises there so will ultimately paint the cylinders black when it is well and truely out of warenty.

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

Posted 19:46:39 Sun 22 Jul 2018

atom3624

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Posted at 13:57:19 Mon 23 Jul 2018

Just received a few more locomotives - one was a 'holiday favourite', a Class 33, Heljan again.

I cannot get over how realistic it looks, even if some have criticised its imperfections when 'Googling' it.

Used to love seeing the push - pull trains in and around Torbay, Weymouth and Cornwall 40+ years ago.

Al.

Last Edited 07:41:03 Tue 24 Jul 2018
Posted 13:57:19 Mon 23 Jul 2018

Notanyware

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Posted at 21:38:58 Mon 23 Jul 2018

Hornby Mixed Freight set pretty happy with the Select 1.5 Firmware as it works well with Atlas and Bachmann American DCC locos as well

Posted 21:38:58 Mon 23 Jul 2018

Wolseley

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Posted at 13:38:51 Tue 24 Jul 2018

A near mint Hornby Dublo City of London, which I plan to convert to 3 rail using a spare pickup assembly I have. Much cheaper than trying to get hold of a genuine 3 rail City of Liverpool.

Posted 13:38:51 Tue 24 Jul 2018

Jimbo

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Posted at 13:58:09 Tue 24 Jul 2018

A Lima Class 73 "The Bluebell Railway". A neat- looking BO-BO loco which runs smoothly, if not particularly powerfully. For DC operation only. The caboose in tow only for a bit of fun.

JG

Last Edited 15:43:27 Tue 24 Jul 2018
Posted 13:58:09 Tue 24 Jul 2018

mjb1961

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Posted at 19:01:31 Tue 24 Jul 2018

Even though I pre ordered it may 17 it is finally on its way ,Rails of Sheffied Exclusive,,Dynomometer Car ,should be here tomorrow,and just bought from eBay 4 Bachmann teaks ,the latest ones ,all new and at £40 each ,,,looking forward to them all arriving,,,mjb

Posted 19:01:31 Tue 24 Jul 2018

atom3624

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Posted at 15:50:10 Wed 25 Jul 2018

I believe I've finished all 'major and minor acquisitions' for this year but ended on a flurry of Southern Region BR Heljan diesels - some effort required to apply the 'details' but very impressed with the locomotives.

I've 2x Westerns - I've renamed both of them to Enterprise and Champion - both are blue - one with large yellow, one small yellow panel.

I've a Hymek - again blue with small yellow panel - a 33 in blue with full yellow (black lamp holders) and a late-model blue with full yellow (yellow lamp holders).

Beautiful models with crisp mouldings and really smooth running - haven't noticed one criticism (occasionally the contacts are not very good on the pick-ups).

This started by getting a Hornby D421 Class 50, then a 'decent rake' of Mk II coaches, then adding the Motorail option - Bachmann and Oxford ...

YES, the Hornby D421 is definitely 'the daddy' with such fantastic detail and smooth, powerful operation - reckon the Heljan 52's will be pretty close.

The Hymek was 500 g - quite amazing for a smaller B-B.

Al.

Posted 15:50:10 Wed 25 Jul 2018