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

Friendly Fryer

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Posted at 18:24:20 Wed 13 Feb 2019

R3677 "Duchess of Hamilton" arrived today. It could be more scarlet and less maroon and I think a shinier finish would have been good to give credibility to the "as preserved" description. Having said that she is lovely, and where others on this thread may value a vintage Hornby for me it's all about the precision in slow speed performance and detailing of these magnificent engines

Posted 18:24:20 Wed 13 Feb 2019

atom3624

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Posted at 19:06:52 Wed 13 Feb 2019

Sounds excellent.

I agree, particularly a 'pristine' museum piece should have a better finish - small criticism, if the rest is so good.

Al.

Posted 19:06:52 Wed 13 Feb 2019

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 08:59:31 Fri 15 Feb 2019

The detailing and running from the throwaway motors might be good but they are super fragile and still not 100% accurate due to the OO incorrect track gauge.

Posted 08:59:31 Fri 15 Feb 2019

walkingthedog

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Posted at 09:05:19 Fri 15 Feb 2019

M-R you add the bit about incorrect track gauge to just about every reply. We all know that it is wrong but so are many other things with all model railways what ever gauge, tenders to far from the footplate, unrealistic couplings the list is endless.

Posted 09:05:19 Fri 15 Feb 2019

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 16:40:52 Wed 20 Feb 2019

I consder myself told off.

Anyway this rare beauty arrived today. Loads of watchers on ebay but no bidders and the seller had it on buy it now so I bought it for under £25, well happy.

Posted 16:40:52 Wed 20 Feb 2019

Rana Temporia

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Posted at 18:59:03 Wed 20 Feb 2019

MR, please can you post a picture of the rear pony truck? I have one of these locos with one missing and a tender for it. The standard princess type rear pony doesn’t connect to the flying Scotsman tender and I want to ‘bodge’ something that’s near enough!

Posted 18:59:03 Wed 20 Feb 2019

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 18:27:33 Sun 24 Feb 2019

x1 Bachmann Trains 2004 Catalogue

x1 Bachmann Trains 2005 Catalogue

GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)

Posted 18:27:33 Sun 24 Feb 2019

Troublesome Truck

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Posted at 18:28:39 Sun 24 Feb 2019

Managed to get my hands on a supposedly rare Bachmann InterCity restaurant coach. I now have enough coaches for a full rake which is nice.

I also managed to pick up 3 HEA hoppers in EWS livery.

Just need to get something decent to pull them now. I would quite like another shunter or other diesel.

Posted 18:28:39 Sun 24 Feb 2019

Darrenmb

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Posted at 23:40:35 Sun 24 Feb 2019

As always, it's new to me stuff, Ebay in the states pays off once in a while

Got myself a class 37 to.go along with my 25 and 55

Last Edited 09:37:00 Mon 25 Feb 2019
Posted 23:40:35 Sun 24 Feb 2019

AndyGWR

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Posted at 20:59:34 Mon 4 Mar 2019

Hi Andy,

I think I used Patriot / Royal Scot draincocks - some Dremel micro holes carefully drilled, trial a few times, then glue into place.

Crew - I think that applied to UK built locos - I've not had any in the accessory packs of 'newer' Chinese-built locos.

Vacuum pipes are in most accessory packs - check which design is most appropriate. Aftermarket brass ones are available as well.

The socket - again, should find suitable examples on a certain auction site.

Hope this helps.

Al.

Posted 20:59:34 Mon 4 Mar 2019

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