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

Fazy

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Posted at 20:07:36 Thu 10 Nov 2022

Brought 12 peco points and 12 yards of flexitrack code 75. Not very exciting I know but having a fiddle yard for the layout should make it more fun to play with having to change the trains all the time.

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

Posted 20:07:36 Thu 10 Nov 2022

Fazy

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Posted at 20:07:39 Thu 10 Nov 2022

Brought 12 peco points and 12 yards of flexitrack code 75. Not very exciting I know but having a fiddle yard for the layout should make it more fun to play with having to change the trains all the time.

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

Posted 20:07:39 Thu 10 Nov 2022

Will Hay

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Posted at 22:11:12 Fri 11 Nov 2022

I just bought a second 'first and last' intercity 125 pack, so I can run all blue and grey and all GWR green, each with four coaches and a buffet car.

it seems inappropriate not to mention those that died on that fateful day in 2004, of which the driver of the 125 that day, Stan Martin, is dedicated to within this train pack.

Stanley Martin, 54, of Torquay, Devon (the train driver)
Anjanette Rossi, 38, of Speen, Berkshire (the mother of Louella Main)
Louella Main, 9, of Speen, Berkshire (the daughter of Anjanette Rossi)
Charlie Matthews, 72, of Warminster, Wiltshire
Barry Strevens, 55, of Wells, Somerset
Emily Webster, 14, of Doccombe, Moretonhampstead, Devon

Z21 - OO - Just playing with trains. My name's not Will, it's Rob, but you can call me anything you like.

Posted 22:11:12 Fri 11 Nov 2022

CORKY.

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Posted at 10:29:02 Sat 12 Nov 2022

Pleased to announce the early arrival of HST 125 Swallow Executive Railroad, Was promised for Monday, so Saturday morning was a pleasant surprise. It will run with the dual bogie drive model, and an assortment of 20ish year old models. I do like the Class 43.

Posted 10:29:02 Sat 12 Nov 2022

ColinB

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Posted at 16:04:20 Sat 12 Nov 2022

Mine was a weathered Hornby R2716 Standard 4 class. It was advertised as broken with the speedo fallen off and the front buffer beam completely wrecked. I took the buffer beam off one of the scrap tender bases I have ( I convert most of my Hornby locos to decoder in tender, so I have lots of old tender bases). It is not concurs with the fix, but it doesn't not matter to me. The rest of the loco is immaculate and runs really well.

Posted 16:04:20 Sat 12 Nov 2022

81F

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Posted at 22:36:27 Mon 14 Nov 2022

Two Pi Victory 0-6-0T, nice runners but the next 18 chips will not program!

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

Posted 22:36:27 Mon 14 Nov 2022

ColinB

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Posted at 11:27:35 Wed 16 Nov 2022

Hornby standard class 4s, new design with decoder in the tender. I was really surprised as to how well they run.

Posted 11:27:35 Wed 16 Nov 2022

Will Hay

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Posted at 18:34:45 Wed 16 Nov 2022

I've just picked up a Vitrains Class 37 in Civil Engineers Grey and Yellow.

Beautiful.

I didn't need it.

Such a shame Vitrains are no longer producing these stunning models.

Z21 - OO - Just playing with trains. My name's not Will, it's Rob, but you can call me anything you like.

Posted 18:34:45 Wed 16 Nov 2022

Going Spare

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Posted at 19:17:54 Wed 16 Nov 2022

Sourcing replacement traction tyres may be problematical.

Last Edited 19:18:12 Wed 16 Nov 2022
Posted 19:17:54 Wed 16 Nov 2022

Will Hay

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Posted at 19:34:06 Wed 16 Nov 2022

Sourcing replacement traction tyres may be problematical.

Assuming that's aimed at my Vitrains Class 37 post, this is my fourth Class 37 and not one has traction tyres on.

I've had one three years and none seem to struggle.

Z21 - OO - Just playing with trains. My name's not Will, it's Rob, but you can call me anything you like.

Posted 19:34:06 Wed 16 Nov 2022

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