Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?
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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
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http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0066_zps04c86aff.jpg.html
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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021
Posted at 11:50:48 Tue 3 Mar 2020
The 87 has arrived!!
87035 R3580 Robert Burns.
'As New Used'.
All appears in perfect condition, with very slight wear on wheels corresponding to minimal use 'to try' as had been described.
Nice that the detailing has not been touched, so I can 'break in' in both directions, then figure out which was #1 end!
Pantograph at the front or back anyone?
Thanks,
Al.
Last Edited 13:30:05 Wed 4 Mar 2020
Posted 11:50:48 Tue 3 Mar 2020
Posted at 04:08:11 Thu 5 Mar 2020
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? 
Posted 04:08:11 Thu 5 Mar 2020
Posted at 09:38:32 Thu 5 Mar 2020
@atom3624
One more question; You mentioned you have ran your Heljan Class 58, so I gather that you have already received the locomotive in the post?
By the way, could you post any photos please? Thank you in advanced. 
Well the one one more question failed, didn’t it?! 
GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)
Posted 09:38:32 Thu 5 Mar 2020
Posted at 13:59:07 Thu 5 Mar 2020
My 58 has already met Humbrol Olive Drab, Tank Grey, Matt Black, Matt Dark Brown, so not quite as originally received.
I'll post 'weathered' once I return home ...
Photos ex Ebay:
Posted 13:59:07 Thu 5 Mar 2020