Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

The son of Triangman

6743 posts

View User

discussion starter

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

walkingthedog

18788 posts

View User

Posted at 17:30:33 Sat 3 May 2014

Postman Prat said:

Hi PJ

Who the hell wants to detect where Graskie is !!!!!

We do PP, then we can avoid him.

Posted 17:30:33 Sat 3 May 2014

Bulleidboy

4696 posts

View User

Posted at 18:40:57 Sat 3 May 2014

Graskie said:

My father-in-law today presented me with an LED/KRYPTON HEADLIGHT - SIX LEDs AND A HIGH OUTPUT KRYPTON BULB (made from kryptonite?) for my birthday yesterday. You strap it round your head. I suppose I could go mining with it.....for

gold, of course!

Well there's one thing we can be sure of - Superman will not be visiting Northampton!

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 18:40:57 Sat 3 May 2014

Graskie

6566 posts

View User

Posted at 18:48:44 Sat 3 May 2014

But I really am Superman in my dreams. Trouble is, because I'm scared of heights, I feel frightened at the prospect of flying more than a few feet off the ground. I rarely seem to be able to fly high enough to prevent people reaching up at me and

pulling me down I'm aFreud I can't really explain that one, though.

Posted 18:48:44 Sat 3 May 2014

PJ_model_trains

4679 posts

View User

Posted at 12:14:00 Sun 4 May 2014

Arrived

A new PC, quad core processor, 1TB drive, 6GB Ram, NVidia GForce graphics card, 2x USB 3.0, 6x USB 2.0, etc

Coming tomorrow
A new 22" touch screen monitor
A new External drive 4TB

Had to write it now LOL. I will be to

busy tomorrow afternoon/night ;-)

I also got a HDJuiceBox (nothing to do with computer or trains)
Bit expensive but it will stream TV, SKY, Blu Ray DVD down the house wiring into another room.
Ethernet would be cheaper but being disabled I cannot

do these things any more.
It saves paying £100 to a TV Aerial company to wire it in, I can take the box where ever we move and just plug in to house mains sockets.

Posted 12:14:00 Sun 4 May 2014

Graskie

6566 posts

View User

Posted at 13:45:32 Sun 4 May 2014

It all sounds wonderful, PJ. Best of luck setting it all up. Don't forget, though, that, at our age, too much excitement is not good for us.

Posted 13:45:32 Sun 4 May 2014

PJ_model_trains

4679 posts

View User

Posted at 15:02:11 Sun 4 May 2014

Graskie said:

It all sounds wonderful, PJ. Best of luck setting it all up. Don't forget, though, that, at our age, too much excitement is not good for us.

Now you have spoilt it for me. We have to have something to cheer us

up Graskie.

My wife's chest pains appear to be drugs from her Rheumatoid and Osteo Arthritis, one of them mimics an heart attack. We asked how would we know if it was a real one then, they said, you won't!!!

Unless it is to late of course. The

only thing that gets better as you get older is your train sets.

Posted 15:02:11 Sun 4 May 2014

PJ_model_trains

4679 posts

View User

Posted at 15:03:38 Sun 4 May 2014

Graskie said:

It all sounds wonderful, PJ. Best of luck setting it all up. Don't forget, though, that, at our age, too much excitement is not good for us.

Now you have spoilt it for me. We have to have something to cheer us

up Graskie.

My wife's chest pains appear to be drugs, one of them mimics an heart attack. We asked how would we know if it was a real one then, they said, you won't!!!

Unless it is to late of course. The only thing that gets better as you get

older is your train sets.

Posted 15:03:38 Sun 4 May 2014

PJ_model_trains

4679 posts

View User

Posted at 15:06:55 Sun 4 May 2014

Graskie said:

It all sounds wonderful, PJ. Best of luck setting it all up. Don't forget, though, that, at our age, too much excitement is not good for us.

Now you have taken the excitement away for me. We have to have something

to cheer us up Graskie.

My wife's pains in her chest appear to be tablets, one of them mimics a heart attack. We asked how would we know if it was a real one then, they said, you won't!

Unless it is to late of course. The only thing that gets

better as you get older is your train sets.

Posted 15:06:55 Sun 4 May 2014

Graskie

6566 posts

View User

Posted at 15:46:38 Sun 4 May 2014

Good to hear your wife's result, PP. What tablet is she on that seems to be causing the problem?

Posted 15:46:38 Sun 4 May 2014

PJ_model_trains

4679 posts

View User

Posted at 18:13:28 Sun 4 May 2014

I would have to ask as she is on a few including a chemo one. The forum has tightened up on allowable words I tried 3x to confirm problem she has and heart attack and to let you know.

It is PJ Graskie you keep putting PP, you don't want to upset

PP do you? Easy done I have called you WTD before today, at least it was polite ;-)

Posted 18:13:28 Sun 4 May 2014

Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

Bassett-Lowke Members Login

Customer Support

Hornby

Hornby Hobbies