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!
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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021
Posted at 15:27:18 Thu 20 Dec 2018
There is a slight problem to the DP2 purchased - a minute handrail is 'missing' - nowhere to be found.
There is no damage to the body and it simply looks like a 'manufacturing oversight' - I had this with the Heljan Kestrel as well.
Fortunately I do have the technology, or wire of near identical thickness and will fabricate and glue one in - not difficult. That's the only thing I've noticed.
I've mentioned to the seller, and to be honest, don't expect anything, particularly as it's something I've said is easily corrected. A bit disappointing of Heljan, if it was their fault, considering the incredible detail of the rest, simply let down by 'QC'!!
Looking at the zoomed in photo, which exaggerates the 'situation', it almost appears as if the rail was there, and had been caught on something / prised out. This won't show in 'normal operation' once I've replaced it.
Al.
Last Edited 16:18:19 Thu 20 Dec 2018
Posted 15:27:18 Thu 20 Dec 2018
Posted at 19:18:31 Thu 20 Dec 2018
As a follow up, here are a few photos from the seller I purchased the AmRo Flying Scotsman set from. I'll get better photos when it arrives, but it also looks like all track is there, as well as the station and the original catalogue! Here is the box lid, print that came with the set and loco with cars in the box!
Last Edited 09:11:09 Fri 21 Dec 2018
Posted 19:18:31 Thu 20 Dec 2018
Posted at 09:33:00 Fri 21 Dec 2018
DP2 arrived safely, and met it's offspring and clan!!
I was suprised how 'basic' the Bachmann Deltic appeared next to the Heljan and Hornby products!!
(Runs fantastically of course!!)
Al.
Last Edited 13:06:38 Fri 21 Dec 2018
Posted 09:33:00 Fri 21 Dec 2018