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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walkingthedog

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Posted at 13:33:17 Wed 11 Mar 2020

Change to O gauge.

Posted 13:33:17 Wed 11 Mar 2020

atom3624

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Posted at 14:15:33 Wed 11 Mar 2020

FANTASTIC!!

Limited edition 2020 Hornby of course .... !!

The available proprietary gear is huge now, of really acceptable quality before you even consider the 'built' commissioned models which are superb.

Wish I had the time, space and, erm ... I would love to 'attack' our garden - just big enough I reckon!!

Enjoy, sounds like a nice project.

Al.

Posted 14:15:33 Wed 11 Mar 2020

GWR 14xx Tank

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Posted at 14:50:28 Wed 11 Mar 2020

I believe 4482 "Golden Eagle" was the only A4 that Hornby has made in LNER Apple Green, cat no R313 in 1990.

This livery was applied only to a handful of A4s namely 4482, 4483, 4484, 4485, 4486, 4487, 4493, 4494, and 4495 when new, but all received the standard Garter Blue within two to three years.

Wow! In your second paragraph, do you mean in real life as a working steam locomotive, or that Hornby changed there mind and changed the colour?

Posted 14:50:28 Wed 11 Mar 2020

walkingthedog

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Posted at 16:10:18 Wed 11 Mar 2020

Thanks Al. It is something I have been thinking about for ages. Only going to have a small layout on the existing boards.

Posted 16:10:18 Wed 11 Mar 2020

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 17:24:35 Wed 11 Mar 2020

Thanks Al. It is something I have been thinking about for ages. Only going to have a small layout on the existing boards.

Small but outstanding.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 17:24:35 Wed 11 Mar 2020

LC&DR

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Posted at 17:33:37 Wed 11 Mar 2020

I believe 4482 "Golden Eagle" was the only A4 that Hornby has made in LNER Apple Green, cat no R313 in 1990.

This livery was applied only to a handful of A4s namely 4482, 4483, 4484, 4485, 4486, 4487, 4493, 4494, and 4495 when new, but all received the standard Garter Blue within two to three years.

Wow! In your second paragraph, do you mean in real life as a working steam locomotive, or that Hornby changed there mind and changed the colour?

Nine real LNER A4s were painted in apple green.

4482, Golden Eagle

4483, Kingfisher

4484, Falcon

4485, Kestrel

4486, Merlin

4487, Sea Eagle

4493, Woodcock

4494, Osprey

4495 Golden Fleece

Only Golden Eagle has been made in LNER green by Hornby but may also have been made in other liveries.

Posted 17:33:37 Wed 11 Mar 2020

walkingthedog

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Posted at 17:34:01 Wed 11 Mar 2020

Thanks BB I do hope so.

Posted 17:34:01 Wed 11 Mar 2020

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 18:21:11 Wed 11 Mar 2020

@walkingthedog

Will you not miss OO Gauge? I think I would, if I decided to change gauge. O Gauge is certainly remarkble in it's level of deatil, but so are some of the OO Gauge models. The biggest probably is with O Gauge is the cost of the models and how much space it all takes, so the same board containing a O Gauge will have less running space, than the same size boardhaving OO Gauge track on it. I am sure you know that already, Brian.

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Posted 18:21:11 Wed 11 Mar 2020

walkingthedog

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Posted at 18:26:57 Wed 11 Mar 2020

Yes Jacob I do realise it is bigger. O gauge wagons are only about £10 more than OO. Locos about double the price but I reckon I will only have 3 instead of 103. Be nice to start something new. Probably won't be on here any more. No point.

Posted 18:26:57 Wed 11 Mar 2020

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 18:34:11 Wed 11 Mar 2020

It will take a while I should think, to save up for a new locomotive, with those prices!

I hope you do not leave the Hornby Forum. You are a valuable asset to this forum.

GNR-Gordon-4 (HF)

Posted 18:34:11 Wed 11 Mar 2020

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