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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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atom3624
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Posted at 18:42:56 Mon 28 Jun 2021

Good job!!

The Class 25 I purchased the other week - older, non-lit Bachmann - is in superb condition but was missing it's handrails.

£5 was all that was needed. Bachmann responded the same morning, sent them the same day.

They're very fine white painted plastic ones, on sprues. I'd trimmed all carefully without issue, except one was already broken.

I mentioned to Bachmann, and same day, they sent a free replacement pack.

Always bemused how Bachmann can do this and ..... ah well, broken record.

Al.

Last Edited 18:52:07 Mon 28 Jun 2021
Posted 18:42:56 Mon 28 Jun 2021

ellocoloco
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Posted at 18:58:45 Mon 28 Jun 2021

A tin worm infested DMU - this should be an interesting project for the rest of the summer - and probably most of the winter.................sunglasses

Modelling the RENFE in HO scale Era Vc with a sideline in MRL and British HO.


Posted 18:58:45 Mon 28 Jun 2021

Paulali
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Posted at 21:24:19 Mon 28 Jun 2021

Gaugemaster 00 gauge networkrail liveried track cleaning wagon, note, it is very heavy and needs a powerful loco to pull it


Posted 21:24:19 Mon 28 Jun 2021

Potterton
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Posted at 04:12:15 Tue 29 Jun 2021

I've liked this Porterbrook livery ever since I saw it in the flesh so to speak and although it doesn't fit my period, (either GW/WR steam or BR blue diesels), I couldn't resist.


Posted 04:12:15 Tue 29 Jun 2021

atom3624
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Posted at 18:23:12 Tue 29 Jun 2021

Anyone with a 'bit of spare' take a look at The Model Centre ...


Al.


Posted 18:23:12 Tue 29 Jun 2021

Howbi
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Posted at 19:35:30 Tue 29 Jun 2021

@Al......are you sure you mean 'bit of spare' 'cos in my teenage years in the 1950s that expression did not refer to money. blush Maybe a 'bit to spare' is more appropriate grinning.......HB


Posted 19:35:30 Tue 29 Jun 2021

atom3624
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Posted at 23:18:25 Tue 29 Jun 2021

Unusual for me, but no innuendo intended!

Some very special offers on that site.

Al.


Posted 23:18:25 Tue 29 Jun 2021

Paulali
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Posted at 15:55:19 Sat 3 Jul 2021

Bachmann class 66 in db schenker livery to pull my gaugemaster network rail track cleaning wagon, which the bachmann does with ease


Posted 15:55:19 Sat 3 Jul 2021

david_abramczyk
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Posted at 13:05:22 Tue 6 Jul 2021

Just fresh today, on my birthday no less, a second-hand split-chassis Bachmann Thompson B1, No. 1040 Roedeer in LNER lined black with shaded lettering/numbering; just need to get it fixed up now.


Posted 13:05:22 Tue 6 Jul 2021

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Posted at 18:59:02 Tue 6 Jul 2021

Split chassis?

I purchased a Mayflower, and had to get axle centres - runs acceptably but those plastic isolating axle centres are a pain - at least the quartering's easy!

Al.


Posted 18:59:02 Tue 6 Jul 2021

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