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

Brew Man

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Posted at 10:16:37 Sat 27 May 2023

I recently bought a Hornby Class 08 and a Bachmann Class 20, both from the early 2000s and both DCC fitted. Both were at a very reasonable, (to me) price and both very tidy models, though I haven't yet received the 20, just going on the pics and description. They are actually outside my modelling era but they are so iconic that I just had to have them.

Hattons Trunk service will have me bankrupt. disappointed_relieved

Posted 10:16:37 Sat 27 May 2023

atom3624

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Posted at 11:08:39 Sat 27 May 2023

The Bachmann 20 is a lovely model - chosen well there!

Al.

Posted 11:08:39 Sat 27 May 2023

Brew Man

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Posted at 11:17:50 Sat 27 May 2023

Yes, I think so too, Al. The one I have, (am getting) is the 32-027, which I think represents the original D8000 and has oval buffers. The others I've seen all have round buffers. Unfortunately one of the buffers is missing and Bachmann only supply the round ones. However, I have ordered a set of Hornby Class 31s which, reading around appear to be a decent replacement. So fingers crossed.

Posted 11:17:50 Sat 27 May 2023

hornby-ni

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Posted at 20:28:00 Sat 27 May 2023

Brought in past week, Add to my collection.

R3997 City of london.

R60113 Ferry van with large BR logo on doors.

R374 Battle of Britain 'Spitfire' unused as mint box with sheet of nameplate/running number.

R320 LMS Black five 5138 unused as mint box.

Now waiting for R30283 Coronation.

Posted 20:28:00 Sat 27 May 2023

Tony57

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Posted at 08:44:32 Sun 28 May 2023

Hi

Just added a almost mint Lima Class 59 in Yeoman livery named as Yeoman Highlander, just could not resist, use to see them daily when I worked in Slough.

Also added 20 Mark 4 coaches 10x tourist open, 5x 1st open, 5x buffet. To make 5 shorten 225 express trains.

Last Edited 11:37:24 Sun 28 May 2023
Posted 08:44:32 Sun 28 May 2023

atom3624

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Posted at 11:10:59 Sun 28 May 2023

Quite a cache there Tony.

The Dapol 59's on sale in many places as well and is a superb unit if still interested in 59's.

Al.

Posted 11:10:59 Sun 28 May 2023

Tony57

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Posted at 12:01:18 Sun 28 May 2023

Hi AL

Thing is I like the simpler non DCC ready locos better than modern electronic DCC locos.

However I do like the modern rolling stock.

My ideal world would be modern design and manufacturing but with simple chassis like Wrenn, Triang, Original Hornby Dublo use to make with standard motors across large parts of the range.

Posted 12:01:18 Sun 28 May 2023