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
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
Posted at 11:56:49 Thu 13 Dec 2018
Sound Vent Van but not until Christmas day 
Posted 11:56:49 Thu 13 Dec 2018
Posted at 13:17:28 Thu 13 Dec 2018
Couple of photos of the Heljans.
These locos are HEAVY!!
May still add a little to Kestrel, if possible, to keep it relative, 'though from what I've read, the model isn't lacking in the power / traction / performance department, so I wouldn't want to ruin it!!
Full scale story is that it couldn't meet the loading gauge of BR at the time, being 133 tons, and was modified with (prototype) Class 47 bogies, which knocked a few tons off, but was still too heavy ... then we sold it to Russia!!
Always wanted models of these when I first saw photos of them in books in the 60's and 70's!!
Yes, there is an Scandinavian African hunting beast on it's way, to complete my Christmas bonus 'splash' .... I'll post a photo of that when it arrives.
Fancy painting an operational - development or not - locomotive in white!!
Al.
Last Edited 15:16:18 Thu 13 Dec 2018
Posted 13:17:28 Thu 13 Dec 2018
Posted at 15:45:46 Thu 13 Dec 2018
@RAF96
Hi Rob, we are in Emba just west of Paphos.
Derek
Are you,aware of the club in Amargeti village...
and the FB group here...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/714828218671146/
Rob
Posted 15:45:46 Thu 13 Dec 2018