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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Graskie

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Posted at 15:22:48 Fri 11 Apr 2014

2 locos with sound, smoke, glowing firebox, directional lamps, coal in tender, and crew. R 2555 Class 5MT 45156 "Ayrshire Yeomanry" and R 2310 Merchant Navy Class 35016 "Elders Fyffes." Just got to test and set them up on RM. Outcome - a weathered version

of the first loco with sound to bring a bit of recompense in.

Posted 15:22:48 Fri 11 Apr 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 16:10:54 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Good morning/afternoon Graskie, had your breakfast yet.

Locos sound (excuse the pun) very nice.

Posted 16:10:54 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 17:17:14 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Got to get up early tomorrow, WTD. Booked to go on "The Cumbrian Coast Express" with wife, sister and her bloke/my brother-in-law at a table for 4, standard class, of course. £85 each sounds very good. Up to Carnforth where 46115 "Scots Guardsman" takes

us round the Cumbrian coast. Makes a change from "Cumbrian Mountain Express" which I have been on several times. I have not managed to see the said preserved steam loco in action, so really looking forward to it. Might have an early supper tonight!

Posted 17:17:14 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 17:30:53 Fri 11 Apr 2014

I bought a H&M Clipper Controller off of ebay - it arrived today - looks new and works fine.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 17:30:53 Fri 11 Apr 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:35:00 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Graskie said:

Got to get up early tomorrow, WTD. Booked to go on "The Cumbrian Coast Express" with wife, sister and her bloke/my brother-in-law at a table for 4, standard class, of course. £85 each sounds very good. Up to Carnforth where

46115 "Scots Guardsman" takes us round the Cumbrian coast. Makes a change from "Cumbrian Mountain Express" which I have been on several times. I have not managed to see the said preserved steam loco in action, so really looking forward to it. Might have an

early supper tonight!

Hi Graskie

Sounds brilliant, I didn't know about this. I only live in Morecambe, I have just told the wife we are going to Arnside around lunch time tomorrow to watch it.

It will be a fantastic journey., beautiful

coastline (except Sellafield of course)
You lucky fella

Posted 19:35:00 Fri 11 Apr 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:36:21 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Graskie said:

2 locos with sound, smoke, glowing firebox, directional lamps, coal in tender, and crew. R 2555 Class 5MT 45156 "Ayrshire Yeomanry" and R 2310 Merchant Navy Class 35016 "Elders Fyffes." Just got to test and set them up on RM.

Outcome - a weathered version of the first loco with sound to bring a bit of recompense in.

Excellent Graskie.

How many do you have now with sound?

Posted 19:36:21 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 20:26:01 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Hi Graskie

Brilliant choice of the Merchant Navy Class - the other one's not bad!

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 20:26:01 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 20:29:50 Fri 11 Apr 2014

I should keep it quiet really, PJ, but 46 at the last count. How many amps would I need to work all of them at the same time? Greed...........sheer greed!

Posted 20:29:50 Fri 11 Apr 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 21:01:14 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Graskie said:

I should keep it quiet really, PJ, but 46 at the last count. How many amps would I need to work all of them at the same time? Greed...........sheer greed!

I guess if I had 46 locos with sound my wife would AMP-utate

my credit card.
Maybe with 46 sound locos running at the same time it would stop me hearing her say, are you in there with your trains again.

Posted 21:01:14 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 21:04:05 Fri 11 Apr 2014

Graskie said:

I should keep it quiet really, PJ, but 46 at the last count. How many amps would I need to work all of them at the same time? Greed...........sheer greed!

So when the lights dim in Northampton, we'll know your

running everything!

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 21:04:05 Fri 11 Apr 2014

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