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 19:50:46 Wed 29 Oct 2014

[quote] [quote] [quote]Email from Liverpool to say my R3290 is imminent, so I will be getting a call from my local shop to tell me it will be in shortly too. One of them will be getting a new identity and both will lose all that dreadful yellow paint before entering stock. I will then have six 2Hal sets (including a Bulleid 'tin' version), with kits for a further three non-motorised ones to multiple up, as yet unbuilt! Good job I will need a lot of them. Now Hornby, how about some 4Sub sets, I will need five of them and I only have one at present?[/quote] That's what must be on the way R3290 2HAL. I see my supplier is showing one left in stock.[/quote] Yes that is the one! I confess to ordering both the BR 2Hals from both Liverpool and Monk Bar as they are a high priority in my collection, and I don't want to miss out this time.[/quote] I now have my second R3290, 2Hal, bought at Monk Bar this morning. Will get round to 1950s-ising and re-number it soon. However they had a Revell kit for a UP 'Big Boy' on display, Oh Dear! LC&DR was so sorely tempted that he bought one. Don't tell SWMBO, I really cannot find a good excuse for buying it, other than it was there (and 'ONLY' £19-99), and I do rather like making plastic kits. Now if only Hornby could persuade Airfix to make steam locomotive plastic kits again....

Posted 19:50:46 Wed 29 Oct 2014

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 06:09:48 Thu 30 Oct 2014

These were the latest items I have bought, they have come from an auction chucked in a biscuit tin as a job lot. Bargain for £60 inc fees etc. http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0593_zps51ba53db.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0592_zps4e042987.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0590_zpsc9891b12.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0584_zps37999bf3.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0576_zps12454d55.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0596_zps10dbe5eb.jpg Work has started in the jinty, it's looking better. http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0362_zps6cdc0534.jpg Another recent prize find was this beauty for £10 It is in the right box a few were made in 1974/75 to use up stocks of spare red bodies, this one has shallow flange wheels for code 100 track from new. http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0351_zps8ac16dbd.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0352_zps6ef43454.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0353_zpsf888741f.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t43/thetriangman/DSCN0354_zpsf9c1cf02.jpg Shame they don't make the Dock shunter today just as it was but with LED Lighting and a DCC socket, big hint there Hornby.

Last Edited 06:21:35 Thu 30 Oct 2014
Posted 06:09:48 Thu 30 Oct 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 17:44:35 Thu 30 Oct 2014

Some wonderful bargains and plenty to keep you busy for a while, SoT.

Posted 17:44:35 Thu 30 Oct 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 12:23:34 Fri 31 Oct 2014

A bottle of isopropyl alcohol Best thing since sliced bread I am told (not to be eaten or swallowed) More information can be found in the General forum, thread called, 'Track Cleaning'. Interesting thread I am told. PJ

Last Edited 12:23:54 Fri 31 Oct 2014
Posted 12:23:34 Fri 31 Oct 2014

96RAF

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Posted at 15:26:27 Fri 31 Oct 2014

[quote][img]/media/tinymce_upload/PICT0011_(2).JPG[/img][img]/media/tinymce_upload/PICT0001.JPG[/img] How about this one.[/quote] Nice Here's a (old) picture of me with my Victor K2 - proper aeroplane. and another one of it doing the business behind another one. Except the pictures loaded in the wrong order.

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

Posted 15:26:27 Fri 31 Oct 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 16:02:13 Fri 31 Oct 2014

Thanks RAF. What a great aircraft. Not exactly a great view from the cockpit was it? Did you have a license for those knees?

Posted 16:02:13 Fri 31 Oct 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:08:38 Fri 31 Oct 2014

Reply to message and images on previous page..... And that plane was your latest acquisition... Wow Or was it the knee caps? PJ

Last Edited 19:09:24 Fri 31 Oct 2014
Posted 19:08:38 Fri 31 Oct 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:11:58 Fri 31 Oct 2014

Well, as they say, a man's got to do what a man's got to do. I was waiting until the end of November for the CoN, but having got an in stock email for the DoG, I just had to have it. Order placed what a pity it is Friday night!

Posted 19:11:58 Fri 31 Oct 2014

96RAF

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Posted at 06:37:11 Sat 1 Nov 2014

[quote]Thanks RAF. What a great aircraft. Not exactly a great view from the cockpit was it? Did you have a license for those knees?[/quote] When the picture was taken those knees were half the age I am now and being overseas you didn't need a licence for them - bare knees was mandatory.

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

Posted 06:37:11 Sat 1 Nov 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 06:56:30 Sat 1 Nov 2014

Talking about delivery times - I ordered some nibs for some technical drawing pens, which are made in Germany. I have used these for many years but they wear out and need to be replaced, so I would expect that they would be an 'off the peg' item. With the expansion of CAD demand has dropped and our local stationers no longer stock them and they have to be purchased mail order. I placed the order nearly a year ago, paid by cheque, and in fairness to the supplier he has kept me informed regularly, mainly just to apologise and assure me he was chasing it up. Half my order arrived yesterday! Hornby you are saints!

Posted 06:56:30 Sat 1 Nov 2014

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