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

Fazy

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Posted at 23:01:53 Mon 13 Jan 2014

I could not bring myself to buy one to many faults for the price ended up building one with a second to do,, this is one Hornby should redesign. I think you will find the Princess Royals had bissel trucks Not Cartazzi

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Posted 23:01:53 Mon 13 Jan 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 00:36:55 Tue 14 Jan 2014

The Princess Royal class was, of course, one of Rovex/Tri-ang first locos in the 1950's, usually "Princess Elizabeth". All I know is that I now have one of Hornby's latest, "Princess Helena Victoria" with sound, with which, compared to the old models,

is pretty acceptable to me.

I have just tested my new B'mann Standard Class 4MT fitted with sound, lights and flickering firebox. Great! Now awaiting one of their 9F's with sound, lights, flickering firebox and smoke.

Posted 00:36:55 Tue 14 Jan 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 08:05:20 Tue 14 Jan 2014

The old Triang 'Princess Royal' was a toy in every sense. A very good and robust toy, but hardly a scale model. It was far too short, and limited on detail, for example the safety valves were four 'pimples' on the top of the firebox. The gap between the

locomotive and tender was huge, necessary to negotiate 13 inch radius curves, and the wheels were extremely crude and out of proportion. The very earliest had plungers under the firebox pressing on to the rails to collect current, because the driving wheels

were entirely plastic! This had a negative affect on tractive effort. Most of us 'oldies' started with the Triang Princess, and being a Southern man, and as soon as Kitmaster brought out 'Biggin Hill' the original body got taken off and replaced with air smoothed

casing. Oddly enough the Triang chassis is nearly right for a Bulleid Light Pacific!

The recent Hornby model 'Princess Royal' is a very good product, it could possibly use a bit of an upgrade, but does capture the length and bulk of the real thing.

Posted 08:05:20 Tue 14 Jan 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 12:31:23 Wed 15 Jan 2014

Email from Liverpool days Crosti 9F available NOV. Gives me time to save.

Posted 12:31:23 Wed 15 Jan 2014

EdMarra

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Posted at 14:03:58 Wed 15 Jan 2014

I was able to locate a locomotive that was a goal of mine: a Flying Scotsman! It's from about 1969 or 1970 and in the BR livery. My hope was to find an LNER one, but I'm not that picky!

It's in nice condition, but needs a good wash and brush up,

a smokebox front and pony truck. I was able to locate a pony truck on ebay, and there is also a supplier with the smokebox front!

Although it was in a shape that needs attention, the remarkable thing is that she runs beautifully! After some little things

to be done, she'll be pulling some of the longer passenger runs on my layout!

Posted 14:03:58 Wed 15 Jan 2014

Mike70

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Posted at 20:07:03 Fri 17 Jan 2014

Found a new Great Northern (R2405 - from a model shop - not flea-bay).

I'm rather pleased... hopefully it will be OK when it arrives.
I might have paid £20 over the odds.
But the way prices are going, by the time Hornby release another LNER

A1, this will seem like a bargain.

The Princess will have to wait. But I would still like one. Even in the current form.

Posted 20:07:03 Fri 17 Jan 2014

81F

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Posted at 15:55:47 Sat 18 Jan 2014

Just taken delivery of the Blue box Earl (GWR DCC fitted) very nice looking model but not too strong over my gradients (will not pull 3 corridor clerestories!

Also got some 6 pin decoders for my Hornby/Dapol/Mainline Dean goods these work quite

well on the one I've fitted but I've managed to strip the treads in the body so the screws wont hold the body on. So will have to drill these out and bush them with 1/8 plastic tube :(

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

Posted 15:55:47 Sat 18 Jan 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 17:20:36 Sat 18 Jan 2014

Not a new acquisition as such, but I have started to build a 2Hal from a Phoenix kit.

Ah ha! you think LC&DR has gone mad now that Hornby are proposing to make one RTR. However the 2Hal came in two varieties, Hornby will be producing the main batch

(92 sets) , but after the War a further series were added to replace bomb damaged carriages, and these had the Bulleid flat fronted cab and all steel bodywork. and that is the one I am building.

So far the bogies, including the motor, are fitted to

the floor pan, and one body shell is completed just waiting for the two part epoxy to cure. Still a long way to go yet.

Posted 17:20:36 Sat 18 Jan 2014

cooped

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Posted at 00:03:29 Sun 19 Jan 2014

A couple of ex LNER Gresley coaches in blood and custard from a train show over here. Reasonable price, ~£21 each.

Posted 00:03:29 Sun 19 Jan 2014

Fazy

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Posted at 12:53:31 Tue 21 Jan 2014

my latest buys are..

'British Railways Steam Locomotives 1948-1968'

LMS Locomotive Profiles No 7 - The Mixed Traffic Class 5s Part 3-Caprotti

British Railways Goods Wagons Series No1 and No2.

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Posted 12:53:31 Tue 21 Jan 2014

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