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

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Fazy

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Posted at 11:47:13 Thu 20 Nov 2014

Are the salt and pepper mills

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

Posted 11:47:13 Thu 20 Nov 2014

Fazy

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Posted at 11:55:50 Thu 20 Nov 2014

Have just pick up a pictorial record of southern EMU's thinking of building some EMU'S for a change. But which one first. I blame LC&DR

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

Posted 11:55:50 Thu 20 Nov 2014

96RAF

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Posted at 14:44:55 Thu 20 Nov 2014

Not sure if its an aquisition or not as I already had it, just recycling. I pulled apart an old Samsung mobile phone and rescued the speaker (about 10x15x5mm) and the tiny motor that makes it vibrate (about 5mm diam x less than 10mm long including the 'wobbler'. The speaker is going into my Collectors club Pullman diesel cab with room to spare.

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

Posted 14:44:55 Thu 20 Nov 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 15:30:28 Thu 20 Nov 2014

Yet another 12T ventilated van, BR Bauxite (Early), specially weathered, with a running number I hadn't got already (Ma boy!).

Posted 15:30:28 Thu 20 Nov 2014

alycidon

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Posted at 19:11:44 Sat 22 Nov 2014

Christmas came early today with the arrival of my Class 67 in Royal Claret livery. Past its fitness test and now resides with the wife awaiting official allocation to Duddon Lane on 25/12/14. However I was also slightly naughty today and ordered a Heljan DPU in Royal Mail livery from those nice people in Liverpool. At £69 plus P&P I just could not resist! Oh well that's at least a new pair of boots the wife as my punishment!!

Posted 19:11:44 Sat 22 Nov 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 19:31:34 Sat 22 Nov 2014

Gioteck EX-05 wireless stereo headset ;o)

Posted 19:31:34 Sat 22 Nov 2014

Tony57

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Posted at 20:15:51 Sat 22 Nov 2014

Hi all My latest purchase is another Wrenn 4 6 2 Coronation (Duchess/City) Class "City of Birmingham" in BR Green. Was brought as a poor runner but with a change of magnet and a clean and oil now goes a lot better Just two more to get, City of Glasgow in Blue and City of Liverpool in Maroon. There are 4 more I would like but are so rare I need a lottery win to afford them.

Posted 20:15:51 Sat 22 Nov 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 20:18:47 Sat 22 Nov 2014

There's something very special about Wrenn locos isn't there Tony. I used to have a couple of Castles, they'd pull just about everything.

Posted 20:18:47 Sat 22 Nov 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 23:56:10 Sat 22 Nov 2014

[quote]Christmas came early today with the arrival of my Class 67 in Royal Claret livery. Past its fitness test and now resides with the wife awaiting official allocation to Duddon Lane on 25/12/14. However I was also slightly naughty today and ordered a Heljan DPU in Royal Mail livery from those nice people in Liverpool. At £69 plus P&P I just could not resist! Oh well that's at least a new pair of boots the wife as my punishment!![/quote] Be careful she doesn't then boot you out, alycidon! Welcome to the forum.

Posted 23:56:10 Sat 22 Nov 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 00:03:08 Sun 23 Nov 2014

Yes, those Wrenn locos were wonderful, weren't they? That lovely weight in your hand, solid, sturdy and reliable. I don't collect model railway items and was very sad to get rid of the few I had, but I run the latest technology locos and the Wrenns just got so that they didn't fit in any more. All metal wheels on them and Wrenn rolling stock made for a really smooth ride.

Posted 00:03:08 Sun 23 Nov 2014

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