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

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 14:59:29 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Duke of Gloucester and DCC Fitted 2-BIL.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 14:59:29 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 15:08:46 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Please let us know what spec DoG and what you think of its looks and performance, BB.

Posted 15:08:46 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 16:04:39 Thu 2 Jan 2014

I posted this on the "OOOoops" posting.

Well my DoG arrived today (Special Edition), and it looks fine - all the wheels are there (someone only had four on the tender), the handrails are straight - as said before I'm no expert but it looks ok. I

have not put it next to William Shakespeare, but seeing the price difference was about sixty pounds, I would expect WS to look a little sharper maybe. This special edition DoG is really in the same category as the special edition Tornado - they are not Super

Detail models, and the price reflects this.
I do not have a layout so cannot give a comment on performance.
I'll now await the gripes because people cannot get hold of the model because they've sold out.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 16:04:39 Thu 2 Jan 2014

oldpottsline.

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Posted at 16:27:33 Thu 2 Jan 2014

R 3038x Wrexham - Shropshire

Posted 16:27:33 Thu 2 Jan 2014

andys steam dayz

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Posted at 17:08:31 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Hornby R3192 Duke of Gloucester train pack plus a couple of Hornby BR shunter trucks

Posted 17:08:31 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Fazy

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Posted at 19:27:08 Thu 2 Jan 2014

just got the the new B teams 2-4-2t and the 4F

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Posted 19:27:08 Thu 2 Jan 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 19:34:56 Thu 2 Jan 2014

I'm waiting for the 2-4-2T.

Posted 19:34:56 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Postman Prat

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Posted at 21:20:21 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Believe it or not, with my railway preferences, I hadn't got round to getting a B1. The was one in the clearance sale so I got it. I would have preferred the late crest but as it's only going into a case I can live with the early one.

Posted 21:20:21 Thu 2 Jan 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 00:05:59 Fri 3 Jan 2014

So you bought it just in case, PP? I want a B1 late BR crest with sound eventually. They used to run from here to Peterborough.

Posted 00:05:59 Fri 3 Jan 2014

xenon1000

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Posted at 07:17:22 Fri 3 Jan 2014

Hi guys

Well I got a second hand class 47 loco for £50 and a lock sound decoder for another £50.
Sound decoder fitted real easy, not bad for £100, also waiting on delivery of a nice new sound 08 sound loco I got of Hornby's web site sale

Posted 07:17:22 Fri 3 Jan 2014

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