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

atom3624

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Posted at 23:23:12 Tue 3 Nov 2020

It appears I've the incorrect Westinghouse pump - the smaller #8 is more correct, without fins.

Scottie won't be modified - it would require major changes to the LHS deflector as well, which I'm not capable of doing to an adequate standard, but also I'm not a fan of the modification - I like the cleaner lines of the original pre-pump deflector.

Can't wait for the Lord Nelson .... !!

Al.

Posted 23:23:12 Tue 3 Nov 2020

JJ

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Posted at 01:35:51 Wed 4 Nov 2020

@ K. F. :- WOW

My product reviews and layouts can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLimAq38evXTjOybXJBGr3FGbBLARf8lgk - Also on TikTok @Jimyjames73

Posted 01:35:51 Wed 4 Nov 2020

96RAF

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Posted at 08:53:43 Wed 4 Nov 2020

I called into Homebase and for a couple of £s grabbed a metre length of boring square plastic tube 25 mm x 25 mm external dimensions. I shall slice it up and make speaker enclosures with it when my new razor saw turns up.

http://www.halton96th.org.uk/robs_rails.html

Posted 08:53:43 Wed 4 Nov 2020

threelink

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Posted at 11:27:23 Wed 4 Nov 2020

Two boxes containing brass and whitemetal loco detailing items (chimneys, safety valves, cylinder blocks, snifting valves whistles vac pipes and so on) and wheels of all sizes so that I can upgrade my roster of locos. That's my evenings and weekends sorted for the next 6 months or more.

Posted 11:27:23 Wed 4 Nov 2020

Trains trains trains

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Posted at 05:57:06 Fri 6 Nov 2020

My latest aquasition are 3x Lima intercity coaches for $58 AUD. All boxed!.

Amazing the bargains you can buy.

Posted 05:57:06 Fri 6 Nov 2020

Moldex64

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Posted at 12:10:48 Fri 13 Nov 2020

My Latest aquisition is theis near perfect Australian assembled "TransAustrala" switcher. Neededonly a clean and service and it ran like new.

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Posted 12:10:48 Fri 13 Nov 2020

Twintop

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Posted at 12:27:30 Sun 15 Nov 2020

Just ordered the following with birthday money.

Dapol - ex Airfix of course - Meat Van, 2 x Cattle Wagons and a Presflow. Quite like theses kits as it is a model to construct and to be used on the railway.

Bauxite paint for the above

3 PECO rail built buffer stops.

Hornby BR Maroon 12 wheel dining car. Hornby site says it is era 5 so I hope it will be fine with Hornby BR MK1s in Maroon.

Posted 12:27:30 Sun 15 Nov 2020

keithp

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Posted at 12:42:12 Sun 15 Nov 2020

My birthday tomorrow - so have ordered and received the xmas hamper 2 set. I checked the loco works - but the rest is for tomorrow!

My layout is the garage - but will be put away for the winter soon, so about another two weeks of running for me.

Keith

Posted 12:42:12 Sun 15 Nov 2020

96RAF

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Posted at 13:02:08 Sun 15 Nov 2020

Ten x ESU speakers in enclosures to be wired in series pairs as they are each 4-Ohm.

Also a yard length of 25 x25mm square plastic extrusion from Homebase to chop into 1” lengths to make into speaker enclosures for some bare speakers I have laying around. Enough to last me forever for a couple of quid.

http://www.halton96th.org.uk/robs_rails.html

Posted 13:02:08 Sun 15 Nov 2020

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 16:10:47 Sun 15 Nov 2020

I've added a couple of wagons (three actually) https://flic.kr/p/2k6Pk2j

https://flic.kr/p/2k6NFxR

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 16:10:47 Sun 15 Nov 2020

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