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Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

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

Posted at 23:14:40 Sat 1 Feb 2020

X1 Hornby GS62616 Centenary Year Collectables: Hornby Centenary Year Mug

 

GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)


Posted 23:14:40 Sat 1 Feb 2020

Posted at 05:01:25 Sun 2 Feb 2020

I wouldn't feel guilty in any case, they are kits and I choose whether to build or not to build.

 

The instruction sheet which comes with the kit  indicate how many parts are needed. I also inspect the sprues anyway to make sure there are no gaps.


Posted 05:01:25 Sun 2 Feb 2020

Posted at 10:16:00 Sun 2 Feb 2020

If any of the speues has gaps, which means missing pieces, what would you do in situation? Find a way of making your own replacement?

 

GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)


Posted 10:16:00 Sun 2 Feb 2020

Posted at 11:26:10 Sun 2 Feb 2020

Yes


Posted 11:26:10 Sun 2 Feb 2020

Posted at 11:31:14 Sun 2 Feb 2020

Thanks for the information, LC&DR. Smile

 

GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)


Posted 11:31:14 Sun 2 Feb 2020

Posted at 16:54:01 Mon 3 Feb 2020

Latest purchure East Coast express R1214 at special offer £125.

 

I am very pleasure with the set.


Posted 16:54:01 Mon 3 Feb 2020

Posted at 20:11:04 Mon 3 Feb 2020

Won on eBay for a total of £82.05 a Lord Nelson class "Lord Rodney" in brand new condition ,bought it to cheer me up while I'm waiting for the centenary version of the Rocket to come into stock .


Posted 20:11:04 Mon 3 Feb 2020

Posted at 21:25:48 Mon 3 Feb 2020

That was a good price, you won the locomotive for, mjb1961. Well done! Wink Smile

 

GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)


Posted 21:25:48 Mon 3 Feb 2020

Posted at 11:21:29 Fri 7 Feb 2020

A Peco servicing cradle with the scraper and brushes to clean the wheels. I have been looking at a few locos lately and felt I was risking damage as I worked on them propped up upside down. It does help.

Also two Ratio Pratt Truss gantry kits as I am signalling a layount extension that has been dome for a few years now, but as usual with me I rarely finish anything off as soon as I should.

Xmas brought me two Oxford carflats and two Dapol grain hoppers, plus a few Oxford cars.  

       


Posted 11:21:29 Fri 7 Feb 2020

Posted at 15:27:34 Fri 7 Feb 2020

An N7 0-6-2T in BR early crest lined black. 

 

They did wander on to Southern territory now and again, and I have always liked them since I saw some at Liverpool Street panting away. Now maybe a J68 or J69 to go with it would be pleasant, Hornby?


Posted 15:27:34 Fri 7 Feb 2020

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