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

Tony57

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Posted at 13:56:31 Mon 13 Mar 2023

Just received my 14th class 90, 90125 and did a body change to my 13th, from a 90037 to the new railroad 90135 body a perfect fit onto the ringfield powered bogie chassis, the only issue is the body securing screw hole is smaller on the railroad body than the older version so I will need to find a new body fixing screw.

Posted 13:56:31 Mon 13 Mar 2023

LT&SR_NSE

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Posted at 15:18:19 Mon 13 Mar 2023

Could you not swap the screws? (i.e. keep the screw with its respective body)

Toothpaste is 1:1 perfection, for models rule #1 applies... Suum cuique!

Posted 15:18:19 Mon 13 Mar 2023

atom3624

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Posted at 19:56:25 Mon 13 Mar 2023

Black 5 #3 just arrived today, ex. Clark's - excellent store and well worth a look.

I plan to renumber this to 44871, to run with my weathered 44781.

As preserved she's lined, like this, with an early logo tender - which isn't as Hornby sold their version.

It's the correct boiler as far as I can see as well - only issue is the rectangular builder's plate - might 'correct' that at a later date.

Al.

Last Edited 06:57:42 Tue 14 Mar 2023
Posted 19:56:25 Mon 13 Mar 2023

flyingfox4475

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Posted at 05:45:04 Tue 14 Mar 2023

Today my new R3434 Merchant Navy Channel packet 21c1 arrived.

Posted 05:45:04 Tue 14 Mar 2023

Tony57

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Posted at 09:56:14 Tue 14 Mar 2023

Hi LT&SR

I brought the Railroad class 90 body off ebay and it came without body fixing screw, I have left the other screw with the other body I removed.

Posted 09:56:14 Tue 14 Mar 2023

atom3624

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Posted at 10:51:02 Tue 14 Mar 2023

T57, you must have a box or jar of spare screws surely?

There should be plenty available on any of the sites we all know if you don't.

Wherever I move, despite trying to be 'tidy', I seem to find more screws I've 'misplaced' over the last 10 years - slot cars, R/C cars/trucks and railways combined!!

Al.

Posted 10:51:02 Tue 14 Mar 2023

Deem

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Posted at 12:24:05 Fri 17 Mar 2023

I have received

R30208 Hornby OO Gauge Hornby Dublo: LNER, A3 Class, 4-6-2, 4472 'Flying Scotsman' Double Tender - Era 8.

Really excited and I will open the box tonight then will upload the pictures

Posted 12:24:05 Fri 17 Mar 2023

DarkRedCape

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Posted at 12:38:26 Wed 22 Mar 2023

I've not seen a coupling like this from Hornby before. Very clever design.

My name is long, so just call me Lee.

Posted 12:38:26 Wed 22 Mar 2023

What About The Bee

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Posted at 19:42:23 Wed 22 Mar 2023

Hi DRC

I seem to recall CAD images from Hornby on that 'drawbar'.

If not mistaken, the drawbar contains all the electrical signals and power, eliminating those cable loops hanging down.

Just the interconnecting loco and tender blocks.

Is that the one?

Bee

Liverpool & Manchester Railway enthusiast. Every LMR detail is worthy of excruciating examination!

Posted 19:42:23 Wed 22 Mar 2023

DarkRedCape

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Posted at 19:55:57 Wed 22 Mar 2023

Hi Bee

I only had enough time to have a quick look earlier before I had to go back to work. I’ll have a good look this weekend when I put a decoder in it.

There is no wire like on all the other locos I have, so it does seem to be an all in one system.

I’d be very interested in looking at those CAD images if you can recall where you saw them?

The movement of this drawbar doesn’t seem to have any of the “floppy” movement the older simple bar connector has. There seems to be almost no vertical play and the horizontal sway is quite stiff.

I have the R3972 Gannet arriving tomorrow (don’t let me down DPD!), I’m curious if that will also have this kind of system on it.

My name is long, so just call me Lee.

Last Edited 13:54:01 Thu 23 Mar 2023
Posted 19:55:57 Wed 22 Mar 2023

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