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 21:34:29 Thu 27 Nov 2014

[quote]I bought two of the small ones. They're great value.[/quote] It obviously wasn't you, then, who mentioned the sagging !

Posted 21:34:29 Thu 27 Nov 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 21:39:32 Thu 27 Nov 2014

The glass shelves aren't very thick. I've put some supports in the middle (plastic tube) just in case.

Posted 21:39:32 Thu 27 Nov 2014

Graskie

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Posted at 21:41:09 Thu 27 Nov 2014

I am about to test my latest loco. It's a new Hornby R2738 Early BR crest 2-6-4T BR Fowler Tank 42315 which has been specially fitted with two decoders for sound, smoke, flickering firebox, directional lamps and crew, plus stay alive. The sounds include coupling pull, tender box lid and coach rattle. Unfortunately the fireman has fallen out already, so I don't know whether I'll get the flickering firebox and sound of coaling until I've stuck him back in. Will let you know.

Posted 21:41:09 Thu 27 Nov 2014

VESPA

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Posted at 05:55:31 Fri 28 Nov 2014

Hi BB, I have not got all the Brits yet! I think it's a bit like trainspotting, you have to wait patiently to get the lot. I ran out of donor locos and decided that from now on I will only buy the latest detailed versions, although I will keep the older ones as part of the set. I have modified most in minor ways with new front bogies and the detailing packs to get front steps etc. I refrained from changing all the cylinders due to cost. The thing with Brits, is that there were so many obvious mods over the years in service, that not every one modelled will be accurate. Here is a link to the first of 3 pages about the Britannia class and you can see the differences, even with the same loco. http://www.davidheyscollection.com/page90.htm

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Posted 05:55:31 Fri 28 Nov 2014

rayarpino

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Posted at 10:24:02 Fri 28 Nov 2014

Just arrived in the post this morning: Hornby's double-tender Bittern. Superb model and runs very smoothly indeed. Needs sound, working lamps and smoke unit, real coal plus some detailing not forgetting the crew and a dust of weathering. I's just that I have these things about A'4's that I remember from my childhood journeys from King's Cross to Newcastle and back.I used to stand in awe at their driving wheels that stood higher than I did. And on one journey toward the end of the A'4s one of them (don't remember the name) turned up to haul our train when the Deltic broke down....

Posted 10:24:02 Fri 28 Nov 2014

VESPA

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Posted at 11:21:05 Fri 28 Nov 2014

Rayarpino, there is a link to weathering powders being applied to a Hornby B1 and other things here that you may find of interest http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=humbrol+weathering+powders

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Posted 11:21:05 Fri 28 Nov 2014

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 15:58:10 Fri 28 Nov 2014

[quote]Just arrived in the post this morning: Hornby's double-tender Bittern. Superb model and runs very smoothly indeed. Needs sound, working lamps and smoke unit, real coal plus some detailing not forgetting the crew and a dust of weathering. I's just that I have these things about A'4's that I remember from my childhood journeys from King's Cross to Newcastle and back.I used to stand in awe at their driving wheels that stood higher than I did. And on one journey toward the end of the A'4s one of them (don't remember the name) turned up to haul our train when the Deltic broke down....[/quote] Was that "the Deltic" - I used to live a few minutes from New Southgate, which was about ten minutes out of Kings Cross. The original Blue Deltic could be seen almost every day, along with many A4's, running probably to Newcastle, Sheffield, York and further. The era would have been about 1957-1960.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 15:58:10 Fri 28 Nov 2014

rayarpino

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Posted at 19:34:54 Fri 28 Nov 2014

[quote] [quote]Just arrived in the post this morning: Hornby's double-tender Bittern. Superb model and runs very smoothly indeed. Needs sound, working lamps and smoke unit, real coal plus some detailing not forgetting the crew and a dust of weathering. I's just that I have these things about A'4's that I remember from my childhood journeys from King's Cross to Newcastle and back.I used to stand in awe at their driving wheels that stood higher than I did. And on one journey toward the end of the A'4s one of them (don't remember the name) turned up to haul our train when the Deltic broke down....[/quote] Was that "the Deltic" - I used to live a few minutes from New Southgate, which was about ten minutes out of Kings Cross. The original Blue Deltic could be seen almost every day, along with many A4's, running probably to Newcastle, Sheffield, York and further. The era would have been about 1957-1960.[/quote] Hi BB, I would have remembered THE blue Deltic. I should have wrote A Deltic. Sorry

Posted 19:34:54 Fri 28 Nov 2014

rayarpino

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Posted at 19:41:59 Fri 28 Nov 2014

[quote]Rayarpino, there is a link to weathering powders being applied to a Hornby B1 and other things here that you may find of interest http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=humbrol+weathering+powders[/quote] Hi Vespa, Thanks for that. I tend to prefer artists's materials, in this case ground crayons or very hard pastels or pencil graphite from the softest numbers. I grind this kind of stuff in an old electric coffee grinder. The longer you grind, the finer if comes out. It's always mildly sticky. For earth I save tea bags and just let them dry in the sun or behind a window. I find the dried tea gives an earthy texture. For ashes, such as in depots, I burn some coal. Thanks again.

Posted 19:41:59 Fri 28 Nov 2014

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 05:54:29 Sat 29 Nov 2014

Hope this advice helps, if fitting coal to model loco tenders, it is advisable to use a peelable glue that doesn't eat into the plastic. The polystrene cement and glues used for kits, weld by eating into plastics, so something like a latex glue that won't harm the plastic is preferable. When it comes time to sell a model if you use a peelable glue you can simple remove the coal without any damage to the model thus returning it back to factory spec which collectors and general buyers prefer. If weathering then use materials that aren't permanent if you may at some time in the future think you want to sell a model. Weathering on the whole devalues a model to the general market, don't know why as you see some superb work but it does. I personally think it's because most general buyers perfer models in factory spec., buyers will often turn their nose up at non-factory weathered locos on the stall and in the shop, they tend to be slow sellers.

Last Edited 05:59:07 Sat 29 Nov 2014
Posted 05:54:29 Sat 29 Nov 2014

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