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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walkingthedog

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Posted at 14:36:27 Tue 11 Sep 2018

RH smoke deflector looks like it is drooping to the front or is it just the picture angle?

Posted 14:36:27 Tue 11 Sep 2018

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 14:44:16 Tue 11 Sep 2018

RH smoke deflector looks like it is drooping to the front or is it just the picture angle?

Hi WTD - I think it is correct - they were a strange shape and mounted at a slight angle. BB

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 14:44:16 Tue 11 Sep 2018

walkingthedog

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Posted at 14:59:26 Tue 11 Sep 2018

The handrail should be level and parallel the the boiler handrail.

Top of the deflector should be horizontal, well the back part.

Posted 14:59:26 Tue 11 Sep 2018

atom3624

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Posted at 15:05:16 Tue 11 Sep 2018

I think you're right, but it's very solidly in it's slightly drooping position - I'd have to break it off and re-glue!

LHS is indeed parallel.

I think it was assembled with the 'glue still wet' and possibly the 'ice cube' moulding might have pushed it down.

I think it can be adjusted ....

Al.

Posted 15:05:16 Tue 11 Sep 2018

walkingthedog

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Posted at 15:08:28 Tue 11 Sep 2018

It would annoy me. I added some etched brass ones to my A3. I didn’t glue them but change the wire handrails and extended them through holes drilled in the smokebox.

Posted 15:08:28 Tue 11 Sep 2018

atom3624

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Posted at 15:16:32 Tue 11 Sep 2018

Deflector is loosened.

Not taking with Superglue at the office, but now it has loosened, I can adjust, glue and hold appropriately.

Good observation - burst my bubble anyway!!

Joking!

I would have noticed, and as you say, it would annoy me.

Al.

Posted 15:16:32 Tue 11 Sep 2018

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 15:19:36 Tue 11 Sep 2018

Lovely looking Flying Scotsman, atom3625. Great find and purchase.

GNR-Gordon-4

Posted 15:19:36 Tue 11 Sep 2018

walkingthedog

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Posted at 15:40:49 Tue 11 Sep 2018

Wasn’t being picky, well not too picky. It’s a good looking model.

Posted 15:40:49 Tue 11 Sep 2018

Jimbo

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Posted at 16:04:10 Tue 11 Sep 2018

I think I must be going backwards in time. Just bought 10 x Wide couplings to fit NEM pockets to convert my remaining few narrow couplings.

Also, recent spending has all been on analog items (though I really must go along to my local dealer and take 2 non-running and expensive DCC locos in for repair ! -- been putting it off for some weeks now. ).

JG

Posted 16:04:10 Tue 11 Sep 2018

atom3624

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Posted at 16:19:07 Tue 11 Sep 2018

That FS is superb looking, but I was a little wary when received as stated, the RHS cab wind deflector window was loose - not a seller issue, a manufacturer one. I could slot it into the 3 holes with the 3 pegs, and it would fall out again!

When I hold it I noticed the cab 'creaks' and I can actually partially move the cab and the boiler doesn't.

I think some 'judicious gluing' is going to be necessary during the lifetime of this locomotive!!

I've had Hornby locos newer than this, and older than this with little / no problems like this - it's a production line QC issue I reckon.

Doesn't deter from the model, and all observed I can easily rectify.

Al.

Posted 16:19:07 Tue 11 Sep 2018

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