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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Fazy

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Posted at 22:38:11 Sat 15 Mar 2014

Thinking about it, it's not that surprising that families dominated if we think about the times. we have to remember that collages and technical collage would have been closed to most with out the means to pay for there education, The upper classes would

have looked down as a hole on what they would have seen as new money or having to work for a living. the working class would have struggled to get the education needed to rise to CME. SO this brings us to the middal classes and if you have a business or work

in one which proves to be lucrative in moneys and standing well this would be a obverse chose. and if you Just happen to know or better still be related to some one in a position of power, not wrong with a leg up.

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Posted 22:38:11 Sat 15 Mar 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 09:20:26 Sun 16 Mar 2014

Families were closer years ago unlike today.

But in all sections of society there are patterns of families following in their father's footsteps. This was common in business, but also in factories, railways and of course in mining.

Posted 09:20:26 Sun 16 Mar 2014

VESPA

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Posted at 10:48:28 Sun 16 Mar 2014

I think that we had "Family firms", that being the big employer that would give jobs to much of the family once one had proved him or herself.

A class 128 midland version Parcels van. Very nice indeed!! to get back on thread.

VESPA

Posted 10:48:28 Sun 16 Mar 2014

81F

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Posted at 19:15:53 Sun 16 Mar 2014

Latest Acquisition a B'mann Consolidation & spare body. It bears a very strong resemblance to the USA 2-8-0s that came over in WW2. It also compares vary favourably with drawings in JH Russell's GW adsorbed locos so I intend to bash it a bit to get something

similar.

Modelling a combined 00 and 009 gauge Layout (GWR/GVT) mostly

Posted 19:15:53 Sun 16 Mar 2014

Awaite

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Posted at 01:58:30 Mon 17 Mar 2014

I brought a GCR 9J (LNER J11) from the blue box company in Great Central black livery. Given that all three of the Great Central RTR models have appeared in GCR livery (The D11/1 Improved Director, O4 and now the J11 Pompom), it would be great if Hornby

could also capitalize on interest in the Great Central and produce a locomotive such as the Robinson C4 Jersey Lilly.

Posted 01:58:30 Mon 17 Mar 2014

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 06:01:44 Mon 17 Mar 2014

Latest Acquisition two LBSCR 0-4-0's.

Posted 06:01:44 Mon 17 Mar 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 07:26:33 Mon 17 Mar 2014

I presume these were two of the 1843 - 1845 Bury 0-4-0s 38, 81, 83, 110, or 112? :-)

The son of Triangman said:

Latest Acquisition two LBSCR 0-4-0's.

Posted 07:26:33 Mon 17 Mar 2014

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 08:18:07 Mon 17 Mar 2014

Nope a couple of the Railroad ones, the ex-Thomas 0-4-0 moulding, quite a handsome model in the LBSCR livery. Brand new and for a bucket bargain price from another dealer who had a shed load of them, bought a couple for my self and the business. Fitting

the business ones with decoders so I can move them on the stall or on a certain site. Not into southern stuff, but I do like the LBSCR livery and that companies locos.

Posted 08:18:07 Mon 17 Mar 2014

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 06:23:59 Fri 21 Mar 2014

Latest Acquisition. A pile of bankruptcy sale wagons and a building.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0865_zpsba063ce0.jpg

Posted 06:23:59 Fri 21 Mar 2014

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 06:25:46 Fri 21 Mar 2014

A few of the outer boxes are a bit tatty from shop usage, but I have some new empties so it's a simple change.

Posted 06:25:46 Fri 21 Mar 2014

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