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

LC&DR

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Posted at 14:13:24 Sun 18 May 2014

Not strictly a new acquisition but a resurrection of an old Triang train a pile of components. In 1963 I swapped a load of Triang TT with a school friend for a R50 Princess and a R156 Southern EMU plus non-powered trailer. The Princess was merged with

a Kitmaster Biggin Hill and lasted quite a few years before I lost interest and it went to my brothers. The EMU was eventually modified according to an article in Model Railway Constructor by Alan Williams, turning it into a 2Hap. This too was passed to my

brothers when I was distracted by girls, beer and motor bikes.

A year or so ago my brother handed me a box of 'bits' most of which was the by now heavily damaged R156, plus some Triang non-corridors in similar condition. In the mean time I had bought

another Triang EMU non-powered trailer at a car boot that someone had tried to turn into an observation car by filing off all the end details and painting the whole thing maroon.

Over the last fortnight I have stripped all the old paint off, remade

all the broken bits with plastic card, repaired the motor, and now have another three car Triang EMU that looks like an original one again. The end dome over the driving cab was perhaps the most difficult bit, but I am quite pleased with it.

Posted 14:13:24 Sun 18 May 2014

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 14:24:16 Sun 18 May 2014

Talking of all things Southern, I've just acquired another Tri-ang-Hornby M7 in Malachite Green, I'm getting a taste for Southern locos, I quite like the old Tri-ang models in Malachite!

Also bought a pile of brand new Blue Box Mk1's, more wheels,

a car first aid kit and warning triang for the "new" car, three boces of 4th radius double curves, a pile of new Hornby standard points, and a pile of live steam spares and a Sat Nav!.

Posted 14:24:16 Sun 18 May 2014

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 14:24:58 Sun 18 May 2014

boxes

Posted 14:24:58 Sun 18 May 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 04:55:42 Mon 19 May 2014

Having finished the EMU I have just been repairing the decorations to an old Triang Hornby BR black M7, someone had painted it malachite in the past and then stripped it off again, but failed to restore the lining and decals. They had also left traces

of green paint in certain tiny crevices which I have had to extract carefully with a pointed instrument. For its age it is a very good model, and is a splendid runner. Broken parts of the lining has been replaced with a bow pen. Added to that I have replaced

some steps on a couple of L1s (the 4-4-0 variety, oh how I wish Hornby would re-introduce this delightful model) and tidied up a 0-6-0ST.

Posted 04:55:42 Mon 19 May 2014

96RAF

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Posted at 15:51:05 Mon 19 May 2014

walkingthedog said:

Just mix a pin head size blob of each Graskie.

Get a little tub of Tacky Wax. Brilliant stuff. Great for sticking loco crews in the cab, steps etc. things can be removed if required and the wax cleaned off.

Here's

a link to a knowledgeable glue site...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesive

http://www.halton96th.org.uk/robs_rails.html

Posted 15:51:05 Mon 19 May 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 16:20:50 Mon 19 May 2014

Many thanks to you you all for glueing advice, and to you for the link, RAF.

Posted 16:20:50 Mon 19 May 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 11:54:38 Mon 26 May 2014

York Toyfair today -

Another Triang green suburban composite R223 to go into one of my Triang 3Sub sets. Also two shortie green Hornby Dublo suburban coaches (Brake and Compo), for which I now need a green R1.

Posted 11:54:38 Mon 26 May 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 15:50:40 Sat 21 Jun 2014

I have now aquired the green R1, £18 at the Shipton by Benningborough Hornby Railway Collectors Association train exhibition this morning.

Posted 15:50:40 Sat 21 Jun 2014

poliss

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Posted at 21:15:25 Sat 21 Jun 2014

For Xmas I got a Burlington Northern EMD GP38-2.

Posted 21:15:25 Sat 21 Jun 2014

81F

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Posted at 22:07:04 Sat 21 Jun 2014

In a moment of insanity I recently bought a Triang Lord Westward in very good condition for around £25 plus p&p. The only damahe was a missing step from the tender which I have fixed by swapping the tender chassis for one from a green GWR hall tender. It seems like a bargain by ebay standards but what do others think?

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

Posted 22:07:04 Sat 21 Jun 2014

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