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

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81F

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Posted at 15:37:56 Sat 5 Oct 2013

Just taken delivery of an Electrotren Great Western 0-6-0 saddle tank, based on an ex Taff Vale loco. see http://www.modelrailforum.com/images/OnTracks/GV2005.jpg

It is a really smooth runner and I hope will be easy to convert to DCC. The only trouble

is I couldn't see if it was DCC ready. However, when I took the body off there is a six pin plug that pulls out at the front of the chassis which I assume is for the decoders usually used in n gauge. Looking at the chassis I wonder if Hornby could use it to

make proper British outline models - The small outside cylindered panniers for example or even a Pecket 0-6-0ST

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

Posted 15:37:56 Sat 5 Oct 2013

81F

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Posted at 15:40:27 Sat 5 Oct 2013

PS probably should have said this I think this was a special from On Tracks - I placed a pre order for it probably around a year ago!

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

Posted 15:40:27 Sat 5 Oct 2013

poliss

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Posted at 15:47:08 Sat 5 Oct 2013

Don't use the 6 pin decoder from the B Team.

Posted 15:47:08 Sat 5 Oct 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 15:49:50 Sat 5 Oct 2013

Saw it on sale today at a MRE. Very nice but HO so a bit small for OO but it would be hard to tell.

Posted 15:49:50 Sat 5 Oct 2013

81F

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Posted at 15:52:30 Sat 5 Oct 2013

poliss said:

Don't use the 6 pin decoder from the B Team.

Why? - You have me worried, I've just ordered one!

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

Posted 15:52:30 Sat 5 Oct 2013

poliss

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Posted at 15:55:32 Sat 5 Oct 2013

Have you got time to un-order it? There are a lot of things you can't do with it.

Posted 15:55:32 Sat 5 Oct 2013

Fishmanoz

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Posted at 15:58:12 Sat 5 Oct 2013

The best style decoder is a direct plug 6 pin, so no harness to make room for. Don't know what brand does that.

And thanks for all the fish …

Posted 15:58:12 Sat 5 Oct 2013

poliss

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Posted at 15:59:26 Sat 5 Oct 2013

Lenz, TCS.

Posted 15:59:26 Sat 5 Oct 2013

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 16:06:48 Sat 5 Oct 2013

poliss said:

Don't use the 6 pin decoder from the B Team.

Hi Poliss

What's wrong with it? I very recently fitted one into a blue box N Class (weathered) - and everything ran well on the rolling road. Should I be looking

at an alternative? I'd rather know now than later.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 16:06:48 Sat 5 Oct 2013

walkingthedog

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Posted at 16:09:41 Sat 5 Oct 2013

Probably depends on what you want your locos to do BB

Posted 16:09:41 Sat 5 Oct 2013

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