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

Postman Prat

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Posted at 21:08:25 Thu 6 Nov 2014

When I was working nights, if I did overtime on the end of the duty, it was often dark when I woke up. I always found it very confusing. It was dark when I woke up when on earlies but that didn't puzzle me at all. Strange.

Posted 21:08:25 Thu 6 Nov 2014

Buz

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Posted at 10:26:04 Sat 8 Nov 2014

Hi all My latest is a Hornby NCB sentinal and 5 second hand Triang Hornby LWB NCB steel open wagons to go with it. Just need an NCB brake van now but cant remember who made one. regards John

Posted 10:26:04 Sat 8 Nov 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 12:47:49 Sat 8 Nov 2014

[quote]Talk about naps, I set a new record today by getting up at 5.30pm! It was actually dark outside and I was really puzzled when I woke up in the end. I had been to a pretty strenuous and very enjoyable wedding yesterday. At least you all had a break from me then, but I'm very lively now.[/quote] Never missed you Graskie, although it was quiet and we nearly fell asleep ;-) Funny thing the body clock, when I was younger I did shift work for seven years, young family and wanting money thing. We did a run of 6-2 then 2-10 then nights 10-6 (although I did a lot of over time to confuse the body more) Every time on nights the body reacted differently, some times I slept, some times not much sleep, everytime the body didn't know what part of the day it was. We are glad you are back Graskie and... that you are 'very lively now' ;o)

Posted 12:47:49 Sat 8 Nov 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 12:50:17 Sat 8 Nov 2014

Did I tell you we now have two kittens? Image the wifes face when I said I was getting a DoG ;o) Ermmmm. I have now ordered the CoN!!!

Last Edited 12:50:52 Sat 8 Nov 2014
Posted 12:50:17 Sat 8 Nov 2014

2e0dtoeric

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Posted at 16:51:17 Sat 8 Nov 2014

Does she fancy a Scotsman? :-)

Posted 16:51:17 Sat 8 Nov 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 16:51:56 Sat 8 Nov 2014

[quote]Hi all My latest is a Hornby NCB sentinal and 5 second hand Triang Hornby LWB NCB steel open wagons to go with it. Just need an NCB brake van now but cant remember who made one. regards John[/quote] [img]/media/tinymce_upload/Ashington_Brake_Van_9300-8.jpg[/img]Ashington colliery used a former BR 20 ton van.

Posted 16:51:56 Sat 8 Nov 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 16:52:08 Sat 8 Nov 2014

[quote]Hi all My latest is a Hornby NCB sentinal and 5 second hand Triang Hornby LWB NCB steel open wagons to go with it. Just need an NCB brake van now but cant remember who made one. regards John[/quote] I have posted a couple of pictures you may find useful. Model Master make NCB transfers you could modify to rebrand these.

Last Edited 16:54:50 Sat 8 Nov 2014
Posted 16:52:08 Sat 8 Nov 2014

LC&DR

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Posted at 16:53:06 Sat 8 Nov 2014

[img]/media/tinymce_upload/Ashington_Brake_Van_9300-7.jpg[/img] And they had one of the LNER short ones, just like the old Triang one.

Posted 16:53:06 Sat 8 Nov 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 17:30:52 Sat 8 Nov 2014

[quote]Does she fancy a Scotsman? :-)[/quote] Only a flying one

Posted 17:30:52 Sat 8 Nov 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 18:49:53 Sat 8 Nov 2014

Is that because the FS is not in quite as many bits as and is more complete than you, PP?

Last Edited 18:51:53 Sat 8 Nov 2014
Posted 18:49:53 Sat 8 Nov 2014

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