Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?
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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!
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Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021
Posted at 16:22:06 Mon 21 Feb 2022
Latest eBay purchase is this Tri-ang clockwork diesel shunter as I didn’t have the blue version. Some of the wheels were on the wrong way round and the mechanism needed cleaning and lubricating, there were a few fixes needed to the body as well. Now running superbly it needs a straightened/new coupling and the BR totems replacing. The key shaft is partially worn so I might swap the whole mechanism for a spare one that I have.
Last Edited 16:35:27 Mon 21 Feb 2022
Posted 16:22:06 Mon 21 Feb 2022
Posted at 20:31:25 Sat 26 Feb 2022
I did have two Class 37 [Vitrains] Loadhaul models, which were quite a sight when running together on my outer track.
However. A Vitrains DRS body came up recently on ebay so I snapped it up, which I'll run now and again with my beautiful Bachmann Class 57 'Cable Thieves DRS' model.
Last Edited 21:33:40 Sat 26 Feb 2022
Posted 20:31:25 Sat 26 Feb 2022
Posted at 02:49:54 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Had a few "mad moments" recently, went a bit OTT with the spending.
First off, Class 50 50007 Sir Edward Elgar in Brunswick Green.
Followed by Class 47 47628 Sir Daniel Gooch also in Brunswick Green.
Thirdly, Class 47 47613 North Star in British Rail Blue.
And finally, something completely different, a DeWitt Clinton.
Doesn't fit in with my time period I know, but I just like it and it goes with some of my other models when I like to ring the changes.
Last Edited 09:07:08 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Posted 02:49:54 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Posted at 09:31:21 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Virgin class 87 picked up from my local model shop for under £100.00. A superb runner, I removed the flimsy plastic pantograph and fitted a working metal one, not prototypical but looks good to me.
Last Edited 11:12:21 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Posted 09:31:21 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Posted at 12:24:25 Sun 27 Feb 2022
I've always wanted a heavy goods engine for my layout, so here is my latest purchase:
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Last Edited 14:01:22 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Posted 12:24:25 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Posted at 14:33:14 Sun 27 Feb 2022
This is my latest acquisition, but does anyone else know what it is? This one is the motorless version and as far as I know was available in black, red and green.
It is the same under scale size as the Hornby Dublo/Wrenn model and carries the same number as their LMS version with the 4 added at the front, which of course is not prototypical as it was based on an LNER loco and should have a 6. I have some correct replacement buffers for it. It is not Trackmaster or Tri-ang!
Last Edited 14:41:35 Sun 27 Feb 2022
Posted 14:33:14 Sun 27 Feb 2022