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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atom3624

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Posted at 12:45:12 Tue 29 Jan 2019

I'd moved some more stock, so decided I'd add to the 'modern diesel' group with the most ugly one - and highest tractive effort, the Class 70.

I spent an hour looking for the 'best price' with my preferred sellers, and made the purchase ... then 'curiosity and cats' found the very next day, another 'favourite' had decided to drop the price further ... never mind.

One Bachmann Freightliner Class 70 should be arriving tomorrow - looking forwards to it - weird but somehow very interesting. I'm hoping for a decent weight in it, but one review stated only 440 g - 200g less than the big Hornby and Heljan diesels.

We'll see tomorrow.

Al.

Posted 12:45:12 Tue 29 Jan 2019

atom3624

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Posted at 11:25:41 Wed 30 Jan 2019

IT'S ARRIVED!!!

Ugly as sin, but fantastic detailing and looks great!!

Al.

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Posted 11:25:41 Wed 30 Jan 2019

atom3624

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Posted at 11:30:29 Wed 30 Jan 2019

70 015 received as anticipated!

Photos have been posted, pending authorisation.

Detailing is superb!!

For the locomotive with the highest TE in normal operation in UK, weight does seem to be low - I'll definitely need to 'adjust' that!!

Al.

Posted 11:30:29 Wed 30 Jan 2019

walkingthedog

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Posted at 11:48:17 Wed 30 Jan 2019

Maybe it would be worth seeing what it can pull before adding weight. I have small locos that can pull more than large ones.

Posted 11:48:17 Wed 30 Jan 2019

atom3624

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Posted at 12:21:46 Wed 30 Jan 2019

You're not wrong there, and reports are that they do pull well - just wouldn't like it to come up 'short'.

Al.

Posted 12:21:46 Wed 30 Jan 2019

Darrenmb

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Posted at 12:27:34 Wed 30 Jan 2019

After seeing the posts about the battle space turbo car, I remembered a friend had one when I was a kid, soooooooo...

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Posted 12:27:34 Wed 30 Jan 2019

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Posted at 18:42:37 Wed 30 Jan 2019

Turbo Car ...

Prop looks good, only missing the window stickers at the front.

I brother had one nearly 50 years ago - ridiculous speed!!

Great fun seeing how far it would end up beyond the curve .... !!!

That 70 is way too light and doesn't have the traction of the 56, 60 and 66 I have - something will have to be done I reckon!!

Al.

Posted 18:42:37 Wed 30 Jan 2019

walkingthedog

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Posted at 18:47:04 Wed 30 Jan 2019

Out of interest what would you expect it to pull?

Posted 18:47:04 Wed 30 Jan 2019

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 18:49:06 Wed 30 Jan 2019

Darrenmb, that is the oddest locomotive I have ever seen, if you can call it a locomotive!

I have neevr seen one those Tri-ang Hornby R.752 'SPACE BATTLE!' rocket locomotives before. It looks very toy-like. I don't want one, but the price also confuses me, a little. Is it really worth £80.00? How rare is it?

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Posted 18:49:06 Wed 30 Jan 2019

walkingthedog

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Posted at 18:54:06 Wed 30 Jan 2019

Well done, bargain price. I had one long ago but only on loan.

Here's a real one.

Posted 18:54:06 Wed 30 Jan 2019

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