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

Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021

Pirlouit95

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Posted at 02:59:04 Thu 2 Jul 2020

It's wonderful.

Posted 02:59:04 Thu 2 Jul 2020

Pirlouit95

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Posted at 19:54:41 Thu 2 Jul 2020

Good evening everyone.After the locomotives, here are 2 Hornby cars, the only ones I own.

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Soon, my cars.

Good night.

Last Edited 20:12:21 Thu 2 Jul 2020
Posted 19:54:41 Thu 2 Jul 2020

Jimbo

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Posted at 21:06:08 Thu 2 Jul 2020

Very fine choices. Keep up the good work ! The Pullman coaches will look attractive on almost any layout. For the Mallard you may need a couple more for realism but two would look Ok behind the Terrier. (unless I am corrected by our more expert members).

JG

Posted 21:06:08 Thu 2 Jul 2020

Paulali

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Posted at 17:23:11 Fri 3 Jul 2020

5 hornby R6425 container wagons

Posted 17:23:11 Fri 3 Jul 2020

Paulali

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Posted at 17:23:17 Fri 3 Jul 2020

also another class 90 from hornby

Posted 17:23:17 Fri 3 Jul 2020

mjb1961

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Posted at 21:19:34 Fri 3 Jul 2020

Arrived today ,the 'Hornby Dublo Train Set',lovely looking box and the contents arent bad either ,like a lot of my stuff it won't get used ,I've opened it ,had a peep ,put it back in the box ,,I was tempted for a few days and temptation won ,hoping to get the Rovex Train Set when it's released,,has anyone else purchased the Hornby Dublo set ?? .

Posted 21:19:34 Fri 3 Jul 2020

EmeraldFalchion

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Posted at 22:28:11 Mon 6 Jul 2020

I've been going on a bit of a spending spree lately. R313 Golden Eagle just arrived today, got it for ~$100 so really happy with that since I wanted an A4 in Apple Green. Next got 3 R4312 Pullmans to match an R4312 I got as a kid (don't want to spend too much on carriages). And coming soon I have 2 R4523 and 1 R4524 GWR carriages to match one I got at Christmas, an R3737 Mallard Era 4 because I really prefer that blue over the Era 3 version, Annie and Clarabel to go with a Thomas I've had for years and some track to create a Curve 4 loop around my Curve 3 and 2 loops. I ended up ditching the initial idea for a Curve 1 loop due to the forums suggestions. I think I better restrain myself for now but I'm happy with my choices.

Posted 22:28:11 Mon 6 Jul 2020

atom3624

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Posted at 22:56:13 Mon 6 Jul 2020

Glad you're happy with your purchases - Thomas will be happy now.

Always one of those things, there's always yet another locomotive which would look really nice in the collection, if I could just .... and before you know it .... !!

As they say there's a fine line between a hobby and an obsession!

Al.

Posted 22:56:13 Mon 6 Jul 2020

Pirlouit95

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Posted at 17:55:42 Tue 7 Jul 2020

Bonsoir à tous, je vais vous montrer mes petits wagons de fret Hornby.

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