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 13:14:57 Sun 28 Sep 2014

A Southern Railway 2Hal entered LC&DR's stock list today. The two BR ones I have are undergoing back-dating to 1950s condition.

Posted 13:14:57 Sun 28 Sep 2014

2e0dtoeric

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Posted at 18:06:34 Mon 29 Sep 2014

I've got a TTS Duke, and although the model looks good, I'm not over enamoured with the TTS - (compared with a 'regular' sound chip)

It makes realistic noises - BUT - the exhaust sounds do not relate to the wheel revs.

After a bit of running in (it was a bit jerky at first) I get eighteen - yes eighteen chuffs per wheel rev at very low speed, and a mere two chuffs per ref at a higher speed, wind the rpm's up to semi-fast level, and the chip is going frantic with chuffs!

The whistle sounds are good, as are the various other noises - except the door-slam, which sounds like a short chuff, and the 'fireman's breakfast, which sounds like hail on a tin roof.

When sitting static, with the F1 selected on, the boiler noises are not constant, they have a small audio variation in pitch, on about a two per second rate, as though the sound is being modulated by a type 66 dismal running in the background.

Does anyone else have any comments on the TTS sound, now they have one to listen to? Or is mine a rogue?

The hornby ad, shown on the forums a short while ago, also had only two chuffs per wheel rev.

Posted 18:06:34 Mon 29 Sep 2014

2e0dtoeric

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Posted at 18:08:00 Mon 29 Sep 2014

Well, I just put a post on here, and it has disappeared!

Posted 18:08:00 Mon 29 Sep 2014

Cronan

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Posted at 18:41:41 Mon 29 Sep 2014

You have a post before @19.06 I can see it or did you post another post?

Posted 18:41:41 Mon 29 Sep 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 18:47:40 Mon 29 Sep 2014

I picked up my TTS DoG today. When I've tested it, I might comment.

Posted 18:47:40 Mon 29 Sep 2014

2e0dtoeric

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Posted at 11:04:36 Tue 30 Sep 2014

Kindly ignore my missing post post!

I'm used to the forums where it puts the last post on top, on the first page, and since this Hornby forum has been updated I've not used it much, and forgot that it puts the last post on the bottom, on the last page. Result - I was looking in the wrong place!

I did try to delete the post, but it undeleted itself again!

Posted 11:04:36 Tue 30 Sep 2014

Postman Prat

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Posted at 20:51:37 Tue 30 Sep 2014

Hi 2eOd

Quote - Kindly ignore my missing post post!

We haven't a lot of choice - apart from Graskie everyone else is even more confused than you are !!!! lol

Posted 20:51:37 Tue 30 Sep 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 22:22:02 Tue 30 Sep 2014

Confucious, he say..............blame postman for missing post!

Posted 22:22:02 Tue 30 Sep 2014

81F

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Posted at 23:20:42 Wed 1 Oct 2014

Just accidently bought a GWR King of Amazon!

My finger slipped as I move the mouse to one side and just cliped the one click purchase button!

Fortunately I did want another but need to know if the R2460 GWR 4-6-0 KING CLASS KING JAMES II is DCC ready.

Regards

Steve

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

Posted 23:20:42 Wed 1 Oct 2014

david_abramczyk

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Posted at 06:06:54 Thu 2 Oct 2014

If you mean as in a physical, "Went to a shop and bought it" acquisition, then it was a Railroad NE covered wagon and a "Track Expansion B" pack

But if you mean, the last thing I spent money on, I went to Hatton's website, and got a bunch of stuff.

Posted 06:06:54 Thu 2 Oct 2014

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