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

LC&DR

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Posted at 14:51:59 Wed 28 Aug 2019

Thanks to Rana Temporia I now have a lovely little TT gauge Triang Jinty. A little cleaning and lubrication and a minor soldering task and it runs like a hare. Thank you Rana!

Posted 14:51:59 Wed 28 Aug 2019

96RAF

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Posted at 08:35:59 Sun 1 Sep 2019

A couple of simple plastic profile strips to make up some custom enclosures for mobile phone speakers for my locos. I wanted a ready made suitably sized box section but had to make do with H-section and flat strip. The idea is to try ‘tuned’ lengths for the box to see which gives the best sound. I am sure their is science out there to calculate this based on the speaker size and frequency response, etc.

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

Posted 08:35:59 Sun 1 Sep 2019

Paulali

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Posted at 15:33:02 Sun 1 Sep 2019

A H and M duette controller kindly given to me from my neighbour.PAT tested a few days ago and now on my layout,what a difference from the hornby R8250 controllers,very very pleased with it

Posted 15:33:02 Sun 1 Sep 2019

Rana Temporia

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Posted at 19:26:29 Tue 3 Sep 2019

LC&DR thanks for the kind words. I’m glad it went to someone who wanted it and will enjoy it.

Posted 19:26:29 Tue 3 Sep 2019

atom3624

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Posted at 23:21:36 Sat 7 Sep 2019

There's mention of the 4P Midland Compound in another thread - another of my 'all time favourites' which I think I saw at Bressingham, and at the 150th anniversary of the Rainhill Trials all those years ago.

I've occasionally looked for a 'good, used' in perfect condition, but they're all at elevated prices ... managed to 'win' one today at a more respectable price ...

It is the 'NRM 1000 Midland' one - looks great.

I'll post some pictures up once I receive it ... hopefully later on next week.

Al.

Posted 23:21:36 Sat 7 Sep 2019

Lord Boot Sale

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Posted at 07:42:30 Sun 8 Sep 2019

A new power supply for my Ecos, with the old power supply you only had to touch the controller and it would trip out, thinking it needed a costly repair I brought a new Ecos I tried the old Ecos with the new power supply all the problems disappeared.

Posted 07:42:30 Sun 8 Sep 2019

Edvard4

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Posted at 08:25:58 Sun 8 Sep 2019

Hornby's R3772 Northern Rail Class 156 set 100 Years of the RAF. Quite exquisite really.

Posted 08:25:58 Sun 8 Sep 2019

atom3624

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Posted at 10:44:35 Sun 8 Sep 2019

I think they LOOK great - R3772.

I've read the criticisms and comments - most quite fair, but at the end of the day, it's the end user - if you want it, you can afford it, then why not.

Al.

Posted 10:44:35 Sun 8 Sep 2019

Millsy

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Posted at 21:52:23 Mon 9 Sep 2019

Class 58 EWS Livery

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Absoloutly stunning loco, the detail such as the metal hand rails going up to the cab and the metal rail along the top blows some of the newer models out the water, I also have a New class 66 and although I love it to bits cause I like modern diesels a lot the detail on the loco is no where near as good as the class 58, and I paid half the price of the class 66 for the 58.

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Going to get the class 58 converted to DCC So wish me luck, if anyone has any tips let me know or prices actually of what it should roughly cost.

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Let me know what you think of the model

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Regards

Posted 21:52:23 Mon 9 Sep 2019

atom3624

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Posted at 09:09:20 Tue 10 Sep 2019

The Class 58:

Is it Hornby or Heljan?

Al.

Posted 09:09:20 Tue 10 Sep 2019

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