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

81F

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Posted at 23:53:03 Fri 23 Dec 2022

Nesta and Alice, Bachmann's new Quarry Hunslets in 009. I also ordered the Penrhyn Charls but that hasn't come yet. I am worried about the latter since Alice and Nesta were posted later. - is this the second loco lost in as many weeks by Royal Mail?

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

Posted 23:53:03 Fri 23 Dec 2022

Tony57

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Posted at 12:24:21 Sat 24 Dec 2022

I gone slightly off track with my latest buys I brought a Hitachi Class 395 Blue Rapier 3 car unit and a Hitachi Class 395 City Express 3 Car unit.

Having looked at the service sheet for the Rapier, it appears with the use of a HO scale metal pantograph in place of the plastic one and the with the righthand side motor wire connected to said pantograph it could be converted to run via a live catenary wire, well that's I plan to try to do over Christmas.

Posted 12:24:21 Sat 24 Dec 2022

Kevin

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Posted at 12:46:46 Mon 26 Dec 2022

Hi I'm new to the forum. I have just purchased a Hornby R3766 NCB Peckett B2 Class 0-6-0ST 1426/1916 - Era 6.

Looking forward to it arriving this week.

Posted 12:46:46 Mon 26 Dec 2022

ellocoloco

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Posted at 18:14:23 Mon 26 Dec 2022

Welcome to the forum Kevin. Let us know how you get on with your new loco.

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

Posted 18:14:23 Mon 26 Dec 2022

DarkRedCape

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Posted at 22:15:52 Mon 26 Dec 2022

Hi Kevin, welcome.

I have that loco and it’s quite lovely. Be sure to let us know how you get on with it.

My name is long, so just call me Lee.

Posted 22:15:52 Mon 26 Dec 2022

david_abramczyk

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Posted at 10:00:37 Tue 27 Dec 2022

What's new on my lot; ordered a copy of the Thompson A2/3 #514 "Chammosaire" from Kernow Model Centre; it'll arrive in a week or two, all going well.

Posted 10:00:37 Tue 27 Dec 2022

Rana Temporia

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Posted at 19:42:07 Thu 5 Jan 2023

Not really a ‘latest acquisition’ as such but I had been after one of the bright green ‘Nellies’ with the number 27 rather then the more common Khaki version to add to my collection for a while, and an enforced clear out discovered one in a box that I didn’t know I already had. The big question then since I had it and didn’t know do I really need one? I don’t know if the photo will show the difference clearly but the colour is quite different.

Posted 19:42:07 Thu 5 Jan 2023

DarkRedCape

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Posted at 12:30:40 Sat 7 Jan 2023

Managed to get all these for £15 in a bundle on Ebay. I've seen the 2019 edition go for that just by itself. Nice chap also threw in the latest Hornby magazine free of charge.