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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LC&DR

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Posted at 16:12:59 Sat 1 Feb 2014

Today at Gateshead -

A Railroad 'Schools' nicely repainted in wartime SR black, excellent runner, a BR light blue Pacer with defective couplings but runs reasonably well (for a Pacer) separately, and a R257 Bo-Bo Electric in need of TLC.

Also

some Hornby track to replace some on my Grandson's layout which his little brother did a Godzilla act on before Christmas.

Posted 16:12:59 Sat 1 Feb 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:22:10 Sat 1 Feb 2014

1 Hornby Telephone kiosk - for one station car park
1 pk of 3 Hornby pack litter bins - for station car park near burger bar
1 pk of 3 Hornby SkaleScenics Mixed Green Wire Foliage Branches - for fishing lake
1 pk of 3 Hornby SkaleScenics Deciduous

Trees 63mm - for grassed areas
1 pk Hornby SkaleScenics Golden Brown Field Grass - for fishing lake & river
1 pk Hornby SkaleScenics Light Green Field Grass - for fishing lake & river
1 pk Hornby SkaleScenics Dark Green Field Grass - for fishing

lake & river
5 pks Noch Static grass assorted - for greened areas
1 tub Noch Static Grass adhesive - for greened areas
1 Static grass applicator
1 Woodland Scenics Realist water - for fishing lake and river
1 Metcalfes card kit 2x terraced houses

- for Station Road
1 Metcalfes card kit 4x terraced house fronts - for Station Road
1 Metcalfes card kit 4x terraced house backs - for station Road

Adding to my layout...
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/image/57412-6-new-houses-cut-into-hill-front-view/

Posted 19:22:10 Sat 1 Feb 2014

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 10:14:52 Sun 2 Feb 2014

Just won an auction on ebay for a new Hornby Terrier tank - £39.00 - nobody else bid.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 10:14:52 Sun 2 Feb 2014

Dub72

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Posted at 23:02:12 Mon 3 Feb 2014

A skaledale windmill arrived in the post this morning :-)

Posted 23:02:12 Mon 3 Feb 2014

Fazy

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Posted at 22:29:41 Thu 13 Feb 2014

Have just brought some nice Photos of locomotives including a Glass negative of a coal engine on shed.

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

Posted 22:29:41 Thu 13 Feb 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 18:11:19 Mon 17 Feb 2014

I am pleased to announce I have completed my Phoenix kit of a Bulleid 2Hal, and my Engine Works 4DD. Both are now fully painted and lettered. The Phoenix kit was an aluminium body kit but the 4DD was a resin kit (yugh!) and I shall never again buy a resin

body coach kit.

I have opened the box of a MTK Bulleid 4EPB I bought at a toy fair, some of the whitemetal components are missing, but the essentials are present, so my next task may well be this one.

Posted 18:11:19 Mon 17 Feb 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:23:49 Mon 17 Feb 2014

I am chuffed, I've just got...

NOCH Gras-Master 2

Plus an assortment of 1.5, 2.5, 5, 6 and 12mm grasses. Spring and summer mixes.

Trains to one side just for now I have to play with this.

Posted 19:23:49 Mon 17 Feb 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 19:28:55 Mon 17 Feb 2014

Mind you don't electrocute yourself PJ.

Posted 19:28:55 Mon 17 Feb 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:33:23 Mon 17 Feb 2014

walkingthedog said:

Mind you don't electrocute yourself PJ.

I got a cheaper one that looks like the Noch one from China.

NO COMPETITION and easier to get a shock from the cheaper one.

Thanks for your thoughts,

I know I may be a pain in the guards van sometimes but we all enjoy our trains. I will play, then share a few images (good or bad!)

Posted 19:33:23 Mon 17 Feb 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:35:07 Mon 17 Feb 2014

walkingthedog said:

Mind you don't electrocute yourself PJ.

I said pain in the guards van... I could have said pain in the tender but I guess that would have got a reaction. I will get a reaction if I get a belt off 20,000

volts, it woke me up with 5000 volts.

Posted 19:35:07 Mon 17 Feb 2014

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