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

Paulali

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Posted at 19:35:42 Thu 30 Jan 2020

mine is the hornby R4397 virgin dvt 82150

Posted 19:35:42 Thu 30 Jan 2020

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 22:24:04 Thu 30 Jan 2020

@RAF96

That motor bogie unit that you have found, is for a Hornby locomotive though, as it is in a plastic packet with one of Hornby's spare part numbers, printed onto a sticker label.

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Posted 22:24:04 Thu 30 Jan 2020

96RAF

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Posted at 09:07:26 Fri 31 Jan 2020

Yes Jacob it is.

The Dapol Deltic is a simple static plastic kit, which when modified by cutting the side tanks off will accept a Hornby Class 55/Deltic Railroad chassis and running gear. I have already fitted lighting and the motor bogie was the only thing left to find. There are pictures on the Workbench thread somewhere.

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

Posted 09:07:26 Fri 31 Jan 2020

Bulver

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Posted at 11:17:25 Fri 31 Jan 2020

@RAF96. A great project, Rob, I remember seeing your other postings as the work has progressed and look forward to seeing your updated pictures of the completed loco. You are a busy man, with a new home, new layout and projects such as this on the go. Well done

Rod

Posted 11:17:25 Fri 31 Jan 2020

96RAF

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Posted at 12:44:51 Fri 31 Jan 2020

Keeps me out of the pub Rod.

I recommend retirement as a way of keeping busy.

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

Posted 12:44:51 Fri 31 Jan 2020

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 17:14:09 Fri 31 Jan 2020

@RAF96

Oh sorry, I didn't realise it was a static model, that you are converting to a model that will run on a model railway. I will have a look at the workbench thread for those images. I very rarely look at that thread, but I haven't done for a long time.

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Posted 17:14:09 Fri 31 Jan 2020