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

96RAF

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Posted at 08:40:49 Fri 3 Jan 2014

Postman Prat said:

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.

I got the last R3000 in the pre-Xmas rush from Hornby, which is a late crest B1. Sorry PP.

http://www.halton96th.org.uk/robs_rails.html

Posted 08:40:49 Fri 3 Jan 2014

the ferret

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Posted at 09:20:39 Fri 3 Jan 2014

The two wagons are now finished (GWR Mink A and container flat truck). The Mink carries GWR decals but I painted the container a dark blue. Having managed to locate "Mabex" transfers I have now applied "Pickfords" decals and it looks really good!

Posted 09:20:39 Fri 3 Jan 2014

Postman Prat

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Posted at 11:15:57 Fri 3 Jan 2014

Hi RAF96

Don't lose any sleep over it (I know you won't!!!) I left it quite late to order and it was in the sale, so I'm not complaining.

Posted 11:15:57 Fri 3 Jan 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 12:19:48 Sun 5 Jan 2014

Spoiled myself at York Toyfair today.

New
R3088 LNER O1 2-8-0 loco (may renumber and re-brand as BR era, but not imperative.)
R4350, R4351, R4352, Maroon Mark 1 carriages

Second hand
R103 Regional Railways Pacer

All definitely

impulse buys.

Also got a load of second hand Bayko, and a tub of Lone Star OOO track.

Posted 12:19:48 Sun 5 Jan 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 12:22:27 Sun 5 Jan 2014

L&YR 2-4-2T arrived yesterday. Nice little loco.

Posted 12:22:27 Sun 5 Jan 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 16:16:06 Sun 5 Jan 2014

The new 'Railroad Mark 1s are rather good. They run extremely smoothly on the plastic wheels, no doubt because the axles are metal, a trick used by the old Airfix carriages with some success. The paint finish is excellent and the moulding is crisp and

clear. The windows are nicely flush, all in all an excellent product, especially if you consider the very reasonable price (I paid £14-96 each).

I now keenly await the Crimson and Cream and Green ones.

Posted 16:16:06 Sun 5 Jan 2014

Railfan70

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Posted at 18:43:21 Sun 5 Jan 2014

Just got a Hornby Triang BR Blue Hymek diesel, a very sweet runner with a motor that looks like a brick , only cost $20 or 10 quid UK and is in close to mint condition.

Posted 18:43:21 Sun 5 Jan 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 07:59:39 Mon 6 Jan 2014

After further study I find that the underframes are each different for the different bodies, so that the footboards are correctly positioned under the doors. Nice touch Hornby.

LC&DR said:

The new 'Railroad Mark 1s are rather good.

They run extremely smoothly on the plastic wheels, no doubt because the axles are metal, a trick used by the old Airfix carriages with some success. The paint finish is excellent and the moulding is crisp and clear. The windows are nicely flush, all in all

an excellent product, especially if you consider the very reasonable price (I paid £14-96 each).

I now keenly await the Crimson and Cream and Green ones.

Posted 07:59:39 Mon 6 Jan 2014

AUSLNER

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Posted at 12:08:00 Mon 6 Jan 2014

Got a few locomotives.

Brand new:
Commonwealth Of Australia
Silver Fox

Second Hand:
Gladiateur

all hornby of course.

Posted 12:08:00 Mon 6 Jan 2014

81F

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Posted at 10:02:39 Sat 11 Jan 2014

1. the Blue box teams shunters truck (I wanted one with the straight stanchions) - feels more flimsy than the Hornby one so if you want sloping stanchions or not bothered, I would recommend the Hornby one.

2. LMS CCT very nice model.

3. County

of Flint

4. Mainline 43XX (BR lined green) I hope to "turn back the clock" on this one by removing the outside steam pipes, smokebox door number plate and replace the uni-cycling ferret with GREAT (Garter) WESTERN. May even fit a copper capped chimney!

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

Posted 10:02:39 Sat 11 Jan 2014

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