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Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

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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

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JohnnyGee
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Posted at 19:32:37 Sat 8 Nov 2014

An unused mint China made Duchess "City of Manchester" in black FOR £70 at Tolworth Train Show.


Posted 19:32:37 Sat 8 Nov 2014

Mike70
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Posted at 22:22:39 Sat 8 Nov 2014

[quote]An unused mint China made Duchess "City of Manchester" in black FOR £70 at Tolworth Train Show.[/quote] Nice! Good price too!


Posted 22:22:39 Sat 8 Nov 2014

Buz
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Posted at 00:53:06 Sun 9 Nov 2014

[quote] And they had one of the LNER short ones, just like the old Triang one.[/quote] Hi LC&DR Well If I don't allready have a late model one they are easy enough to find on the second hand market thanks for the information regards John


Posted 00:53:06 Sun 9 Nov 2014

The son of Triangman
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Posted at 06:43:37 Sun 9 Nov 2014

Latest purchase 4 unused Hornby older pullmans from the 1990's, 6 Blue EM2 bodies from an old shop closing down sale, and a pile of mint and new D.pol wagons.


Posted 06:43:37 Sun 9 Nov 2014

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Posted at 06:48:22 Sun 9 Nov 2014

[quote] [quote] And they had one of the LNER short ones, just like the old Triang one.[/quote] Hi LC&DR Well If I don't allready have a late model one they are easy enough to find on the second hand market thanks for the information regards John[/quote] I found one well at least the old style body that has been mounted on a new style chassis Looks good to me so thats now just about dealt with. Any idea if the real van is grey or bauxite ?? regards John

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Posted 06:48:22 Sun 9 Nov 2014

LC&DR
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Posted at 07:11:49 Sun 9 Nov 2014

[quote] [quote] [quote] And they had one of the LNER short ones, just like the old Triang one.[/quote] Hi LC&DR Well If I don't allready have a late model one they are easy enough to find on the second hand market thanks for the information regards John[/quote] I found one well at least the old style body that has been mounted on a new style chassis Looks good to me so thats now just about dealt with. Any idea if the real van is grey or bauxite ?? regards John[/quote] The short (LNER) ones were grey, the long (BR) ones were Bauxite. They retained ex BR liveries only the numbers and ownership details were changed.

Last Edited 07:13:37 Sun 9 Nov 2014
Posted 07:11:49 Sun 9 Nov 2014

LC&DR
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Posted at 07:19:16 Sun 9 Nov 2014

[img]/media/tinymce_upload/No7_Brake_Van_01.jpg[/img] The attached is another NCB brakevan purpose made. I met the man who made it. He was an apprentice at the time, but when I met him he had retired from being chief rolling stock engineer for NCB Philadelpia works. The chain link symbol on the centre of the body indicates that the NCB wagon is authorised to be hauled by NCB locomotives over BR track. In Co. Durham this inter-operability was very common. The date in the symbol indicates the BR safety examination date.


Posted 07:19:16 Sun 9 Nov 2014

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Posted at 07:20:28 Sun 9 Nov 2014

[quote]Latest purchase 4 unused Hornby older pullmans from the 1990's, 6 Blue EM2 bodies from an old shop closing down sale, and a pile of mint and new D.pol wagons.[/quote] SoT do you have a spare roof for an EM2, please?


Posted 07:20:28 Sun 9 Nov 2014

The son of Triangman
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Posted at 13:47:12 Sun 9 Nov 2014

No spare roofs alas LC&DR, just new spare bodies and new X.176/X.386 pantographs.


Posted 13:47:12 Sun 9 Nov 2014

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Posted at 16:40:55 Sun 9 Nov 2014

[quote]No spare roofs alas LC&DR, just new spare bodies and new X.176/X.386 pantographs.[/quote] Thanks SoT That is all I need to get another (blue) one up and running. I wonder if I ought to get a replica made using 3D printing?


Posted 16:40:55 Sun 9 Nov 2014

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