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

atom3624

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Posted at 21:46:41 Wed 7 Dec 2022

Very nice selection.

Al.

Posted 21:46:41 Wed 7 Dec 2022

DarkRedCape

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Posted at 11:04:41 Sat 10 Dec 2022

My first Dublo. This is a hefty loco.

My name is long, so just call me Lee.

Posted 11:04:41 Sat 10 Dec 2022

atom3624

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Posted at 18:23:47 Sat 10 Dec 2022

Looks beautiful.

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but are they still using the same chassis as the 'normal Railway grade' models - which is a good motor?

Reason I ask is I always add weight to mine, which brings them close to the now-considerable weight of the Dublo items. Obviously Hornby don't see this to be an issue.

One problem I have encountered is with recent streamlined Coronation models, weight increased by me making them able to haul the 9-coach recently issued lit LMS Coronation coaches - most problematic being the 2 Kitchen cars I find.

Problem I encountered was a failed final drive gear - resolved by using an aftermarket metal gear.

Al.

Posted 18:23:47 Sat 10 Dec 2022

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Posted at 18:41:34 Sat 10 Dec 2022

The gear train used on many of the Pacifics is the same, even different part numbers seem to have the same diameter gears and number of teeth.

http://www.halton96th.org.uk/robs_rails.html

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Posted 18:41:34 Sat 10 Dec 2022

DarkRedCape

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Posted at 10:52:04 Sun 11 Dec 2022

Sorry Al, I’m afraid my knowledge isn’t extensive enough yet to answer your question.

I know the real Coronation class was just a bigger more powerful version of the Royal class, but it was mostly changes to the boiler and pistons. I’m sure Hornby are still using the Royal class chassis, even if it is slightly modified to be accurate to the Coronation class.

My name is long, so just call me Lee.

Posted 10:52:04 Sun 11 Dec 2022

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Posted at 11:40:17 Sun 11 Dec 2022

No worries.

I have observed that final drive gear is the same on many - Coronations (normal and streamlined), Royal and I believe even the Merchant Navy I think.

It's definitely worth verifying where the commonalities are.

The 'metal gear upgrade' is a perfect, tight fit.

Al.

Posted 11:40:17 Sun 11 Dec 2022

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Posted at 11:02:25 Tue 13 Dec 2022

My most recent purchase was a model of the only standard class 8P number 71000 Duke of Gloucester.

The loco to tender plug and socket were not working so these were removed and the pickups were all hardwired together.

As a result the loco now has 6 wheel pickup on each rail and runs well. The 1 question I would like to ask ( if anybody has done this ) is whether there is a way to stop the loco looking like a dogs back leg when running backwards, loco sticks out 1 way tender the other way, can the drawbar be replaced so that a coupling is fitted which is fixed at 1 end but still allow the loco to go round curved track without derailment ?.

Even now, 3 months after I bought the loco, I find it difficult to believe that I only paid £20 for a loco I had wanted since it was released into the range a few years ago. The amount I paid was all the seller wanted for it.

Posted 11:02:25 Tue 13 Dec 2022