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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NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 20:49:47 Wed 18 Mar 2020

They could be doing the nighthift. That seems more possible, than working from home.

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Posted 20:49:47 Wed 18 Mar 2020

walkingthedog

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Posted at 21:07:04 Wed 18 Mar 2020

My bet is working from home. Many people are.

Posted 21:07:04 Wed 18 Mar 2020

atom3624

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Posted at 21:29:04 Wed 18 Mar 2020

I've had it for a week as well - the Jubilee.

Kolhapur has been detailed for a week now - I decided to fit the extra windows, as well as the obligatory engine crew.

WtD, I've brought out my Evening Star - Bachmann - out of reference to it having been her 60th birthday today - 4 days after my own as it happens!!

That distance between the locomotive and tender isn't far off the close coupled distance anyway.

Just looked back, and back, and back ... turns out the Class 58 photos were finally posted ... on page 421!!!

They did get there after all - excellent locomotive model.

Al.

Posted 21:29:04 Wed 18 Mar 2020

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 23:38:00 Wed 18 Mar 2020

X1 Hornby RailRoad R3755 BR, Bagnall Diesel Shunter, 0-4-0DH, D9706

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Posted 23:38:00 Wed 18 Mar 2020

Jimbo

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Posted at 17:30:13 Thu 19 Mar 2020

Great pictures, Al. About spelling that name, why not remember "Coal-have-pure" as a reminder ?

JG

Posted 17:30:13 Thu 19 Mar 2020

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 17:53:43 Thu 19 Mar 2020

I love the fact it has taken 50+ years for a rival manufacturer to catch up with Tri-ang and opening smokebox doors.

Posted 17:53:43 Thu 19 Mar 2020

atom3624

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Posted at 18:35:52 Thu 19 Mar 2020

It's an absolute beauty!!

So much so I've been trying to get one for 2 years - pricing has been ridiculous on the Jubilees and particularly this one.

The only thing wrong was the missing handrail on the tender - a 'spare' A4 tender kindly donated a handrail which I managed to trim to just too long without realising, which permitted the tension I required.

The 'problem' with the smokebox is they could have done something with the tubes and blastpipe - might see if I can do something there!!

It's all just a plain moulding.

Al.

Posted 18:35:52 Thu 19 Mar 2020

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 23:03:07 Sun 22 Mar 2020

X1 Hornby Class 43 HST Power Car, 43087, Hornby livery (Split from the Hornby R1080 Hornby Virgin Trains 125 Train Set).

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Posted 23:03:07 Sun 22 Mar 2020

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 23:22:59 Thu 26 Mar 2020

X1 Hornby Railways R.119 'Shell Oils' Tank Wagon (TTA)

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Posted 23:22:59 Thu 26 Mar 2020

NWR-Gordon-4

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Posted at 22:19:28 Sat 28 Mar 2020

X1 Hornby R6044 'Shell' Tank Wagon (TTA).

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Posted 22:19:28 Sat 28 Mar 2020

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