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Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

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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 12:09:19 Thu 12 Mar 2020

Awe Rob you say the nicest things. Thank you.


Posted 12:09:19 Thu 12 Mar 2020

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Posted at 16:53:03 Thu 12 Mar 2020

Please come when your layout is finished, Brian (walkingthedog). I would also love to see what you build. Smile

 

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Posted 16:53:03 Thu 12 Mar 2020

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Posted at 22:56:21 Thu 12 Mar 2020

Brian, have you decided on a particular era, location and rolling stock type?

 

Al.


Posted 22:56:21 Thu 12 Mar 2020

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Posted at 23:19:05 Thu 12 Mar 2020

Era = GWR or early BR. Rolling stock = Probably pannier tank/14XX/ Class 08 goods. Location = spare bedroom Laughing


Posted 23:19:05 Thu 12 Mar 2020

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Posted at 04:43:04 Fri 13 Mar 2020

WtD, Are you going to go DCC with your gauge O ? The sound option in that scale is brilliant, and I have had all mine fitted (apart from the two I scratch built many years ago, and of course  my garden railway fleet).

 

I have both the pannier and 08 and they are really good. 


Posted 04:43:04 Fri 13 Mar 2020

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Posted at 07:02:21 Fri 13 Mar 2020

Hi Brian (WtD) I didn't mean to be 'that personal' to request where you're going to locate your layout, more just asking if it were 'country', 'industrial' and even if there was a particular place / location it was modelled on, like St. Ives, Cornwall for example ...

 

Nice to give yourself a fresh start on something from time-to-time.

Your regular pleasantries will be missed!!

 

Al.


Posted 07:02:21 Fri 13 Mar 2020

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Posted at 08:19:39 Fri 13 Mar 2020

I knew that Al hence the Laughing after the location. It will be located anywhere on a small branch line. 


Posted 08:19:39 Fri 13 Mar 2020

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Posted at 10:47:02 Fri 13 Mar 2020

FINAL new addition - 45593 Kolhapur.

For some reason, I always get the spelling incorrect.

 

Al.

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Posted 10:47:02 Fri 13 Mar 2020

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Posted at 11:04:55 Fri 13 Mar 2020

Excellent and interesting aircraft there Brian - particularly the Harrier.

 

EE 10001 - do you also have 10000 for the double head?

 

B17 - nice loco, shame about the name - I am a Scouser don't forget!!

 

Just received a relatively bargain-priced superb condition Bachmann Jubilee Kolhapur - 45593 - in the 'as preserved BR livery' ... it's been in LMS Crimson Lake recently as well.

 

Previous owner had removed the sound card but left the speaker so it's DCC ready but no longer chipped.

Photos have been posted, but like those from last Thursday of the Class 58, they'll probably get lost ...

 

This follows on my 'initiative' of any steam locomotive purchase has to be of a Heritage locomotive replica - I still have some exceptions, but I like them too much - like the Bachmann 4MT I'd purchased before I'd made that decision - superb locomotive.

 

Al.


Posted 11:04:55 Fri 13 Mar 2020

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Posted at 11:07:46 Fri 13 Mar 2020

That Jubilee came from Ellis Clark Trains - generally selling more larger scale apparently.

Loads of blurb included in the packaging, including 'www.gaugeoguild.com' and their own locomotives ...

 

Al.


Posted 11:07:46 Fri 13 Mar 2020

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