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

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:41:26 Wed 8 Oct 2014

We can't afford to give it up Graskie, we have invested to much in to it. Time and money. Just look at all your trains ;o)

But it is all worth it.

Signals now

12 Train Tech assorted aspects - installed and working

(HRMS working on a multi signal bug but other than that all working)

2 CR Signals 3 aspect with feathers - just arrived

2 CR Signals shunt/sidings signals - just arrived

2 - S1 Signalist decoders - just arrived

6 dummy signals

and I have not finished yet!

Last Edited 19:42:19 Wed 8 Oct 2014
Posted 19:41:26 Wed 8 Oct 2014

The_Seagull

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Posted at 21:31:06 Thu 9 Oct 2014

hornby live steam, scotsman, used of course............................v excited about this....

Posted 21:31:06 Thu 9 Oct 2014

Cronan

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Posted at 14:20:00 Tue 14 Oct 2014

I got the track maintainance vehicle r296 which isn't too bad plus an uncoupling thingy not too sure if you can use it with the Hornby foam underlay. Also got some scale lighting the strip thingy and some bulbs. Plus my e-link came yesterday.

Posted 14:20:00 Tue 14 Oct 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 15:52:57 Tue 14 Oct 2014

HO USRA Light 2-10-2 loco Southern No. 5216 DCC with sound.

Last Edited 15:53:32 Tue 14 Oct 2014
Posted 15:52:57 Tue 14 Oct 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 18:45:01 Wed 22 Oct 2014

[img]/media/tinymce_upload/image.jpg[/img]Thought I'd try and add a picture

Posted 18:45:01 Wed 22 Oct 2014

Fazy

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Posted at 19:39:35 Wed 22 Oct 2014

That must be difficult to keep on the track

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Posted 19:39:35 Wed 22 Oct 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 19:42:21 Wed 22 Oct 2014

I told you all about that the other day, WTD. Is it upside down when you send it?

Posted 19:42:21 Wed 22 Oct 2014

Tony57

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Posted at 19:44:21 Wed 22 Oct 2014

Hi My latest buy is a Wrenn 4 6 2 Duchess Class "City of Manchester" in Express Blue Livery. It will look good pulling either a rake of Stainer coaches in BR Blood and Cream or BR Mark 1s in Blood and Cream livery. Tony

Posted 19:44:21 Wed 22 Oct 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 19:58:26 Wed 22 Oct 2014

Nice, Tony. I always refer to what I always thought was officially the "Princess Coronation" class, though, as shown in my Ian Allan Combined Volume of Winter 1960/61. Your "City of Manchester" loco is a city, of course, but certainly not a duchess. A lot of them are not Princesses either, eg 46256 "Sir William A Stanier FRS." Sorry to be pedantic but I really can't understand where the classification "Duchess" came from. In the BR Midland Region we spotters all called them "Coros". Please explain if possible, LC. You're the most likely to be able to do so.

Posted 19:58:26 Wed 22 Oct 2014

Fazy

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Posted at 20:21:01 Wed 22 Oct 2014

They are all princess coronation! Not duchess or city's

If it’s not Crimson, it isn’t a proper engine

Posted 20:21:01 Wed 22 Oct 2014

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