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

VESPA

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Posted at 11:03:51 Sat 29 Nov 2014

I just ordered 10 Bogie Bolsters from Hornby at £4.99 each saving £130 !! Yipeeeeeeeee!! Free postage too.

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Posted 11:03:51 Sat 29 Nov 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 13:55:04 Sat 29 Nov 2014

Vespa, apart from girders what else would be carried in these wagons?

Posted 13:55:04 Sat 29 Nov 2014

VESPA

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Posted at 14:11:28 Sat 29 Nov 2014

[quote]Vespa, apart from girders what else would be carried in these wagons?[/quote] Hi WTD, steel rod, steel rails, girders, long angle iron etc. Here is a link to browse through, but not all is bolsters http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrbolster

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Posted 14:11:28 Sat 29 Nov 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 14:13:50 Sat 29 Nov 2014

I've got a few with girders. How about pipes?

Posted 14:13:50 Sat 29 Nov 2014

PJ_model_trains

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Posted at 15:45:33 Sat 29 Nov 2014

Ordered some more items from Hornby with the BF discounts, a village hall, and a load of trees half price. . I have also purchased on fleabay a Dapol track cleaning wagon DCC ready so need to think about making it DCC fitted when it comes. I am pretty sure it is 8 pin, would the Hornby R8249 digital loco decoder work? I have never converted any train yet so thought this may be good to practice on. I only paid around £30 for it ;o)

Posted 15:45:33 Sat 29 Nov 2014

VESPA

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Posted at 03:12:00 Sun 30 Nov 2014

[quote]I've got a few with girders. How about pipes?[/quote] Pipes are OK as are coiled wire bundles that I used to see as a youngster. Or just run as empty stock.

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Last Edited 03:14:04 Sun 30 Nov 2014
Posted 03:12:00 Sun 30 Nov 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 08:30:50 Sun 30 Nov 2014

It's funny you should mention coiled wire because I can remember seeing that in the Slough sidings enroute to the Trading Estate.

Posted 08:30:50 Sun 30 Nov 2014

walkingthedog

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Posted at 14:55:53 Sun 30 Nov 2014