Forum-1211528 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 i have got an R66 Porters Office its great it has a built in Newsagent in green it was made by Tri-ang in the Fifties and best of all these csn be added to a Hornby Station. So what Tri-ang buldings from sixty years ago do you have on your layout? 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rana Temporia Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I used to have the water tower as I had a straight one. I have seen (and had) most of the buildings from series one in various stages of distortion due to the cellulose acetate plastics they were made from, some of the worst have been the platforms which after trying to straighten them with hot water ended up in the bin. These buildings scream model railways to me as I was brought up with them (second hand). I always thought they were superior to the metal yellow Dublo ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoFF03 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I still have a water tower (plus a water crane and a pair of signals) that has survived a childhood train set from the late fifties/early sixties. The tower has had its walls covered with brick paper and other areas have been painted to represent stone or concrete. I've also added some additional Triang signals bought from eBay to replace the current Hornby examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 The first series buildings were originally made in a red Cellulose Acetate plastic, with blue/grey roofs, and red chimneys./media/tinymce_upload/e9e4916b44a9e3583df27f3cde924164.JPGThe CA plastic canoies warped badly, and so these were among the first items to be moulded in the new Polystyrene plastic... For one year only (1956 I think...) The buildings were made from a red Polystyrene plastic, with grey polystyren roofs and red chimneys. From 1957, if I am correct, The buildings were made from a brown Polystyrene plastic, with grey polystyren roofs and brown chimneys./media/tinymce_upload/d308a06d49e9bc5acac9f8b10fc2a5b2.JPGThe last ones made, in 1962, had a darker brown plastic.In al cases, the doors andwindows were painted yellow, to match the canopies... The bookstall was made in green plastic, CA and Poly versions exist./media/tinymce_upload/c4d75aa5e3b1c71a6dd063658b578818.JPGSome had the front glued on upside down at the factory....and some made it past quality control!It was the front of the bookstall that was glued over the "trolley park" of the R.66 Porter's Room to make the R.66K Porter's Room with Kiosk! (I think it was R.66!)/media/tinymce_upload/d79a64edefabc702dc07bcf9f20a0da0.JPGA C1957-1961 R.61 Waiting Room (and Gents Toilet!) on Ffrwd Locks during construction....The main building is a modified Ratio Kit... /media/tinymce_upload/05c518477615bf3c2ae1a83eecf16f5b.JPG The loco shed has pegs that (loosly) allow multiples to be joined together, lengthwise and side by side...as in th ebackgrond here..../media/tinymce_upload/f8aa4060ddc4bc48d81818680b833e5f.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Â I still have the booking office, shop, signal box together with the original platforms and platform fencing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I have most of the range tucked away in their boxes. For my own build project I have gone for the later Tri-ang modernist buildings, loco shed and have the earlier water towers for my loco depots. I am collecting Tri-ang water cranes at a rate of knots at present. So far two boxes of them plus 12 unboxed minters. The boxed ones will stay boxed, I have 18 on plan plus six water towers. I am hunting down the last water tower and remaining 6 water cranes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Hi SoT... I presume you also have the later 1st Series R.76 Engine Shed without the gable end pieces, to accomodate the Phase 1 Overhead Catenery/ 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twintop Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I had 4 Triang water cranes and am very cross that I have lost 2 of the arms. Otherwise the only Tr-ang buildings I had were a small station set. Offloaded that and the Tr-ang platforms and canopies years ago in favour of Superquick kits, but did keep the luggage barrows and the trolley sets although the trailers have had flimsy rails broken off.Also have kept 2 metal single post signals. I also have bits of 2 plastic jct home signals - they got broken over the years. I use ratio plastic kits now.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 1956 Red Polystyrene Signal Box./media/tinymce_upload/d1c88d5833021c862795dea56c9e15c2.jpgBrown Polystyrene Water Tower (With added posters)/media/tinymce_upload/845caf0b604ddbbda08e5c3f7fe5c6c3.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/02962c1e78d54098f8b76765150fefaa.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/7df0c3fdf53b665d5b0f5f34d4d6f6e1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buz Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Hi allI have booking office, porters room and kiosk, waiting room with gents, a load of the wide platform and steps just hope I have enough platform pieces, two loco sheds.slightly more modern buildings modern booking office and waiting room two modern loco sheds two of the three linside hutsMinic freight depot had to repair a shattered platform on that one.Hornby Dublo loads of plastic platform, foot bridge suburban station set, a couple of island platform sets, some cast aluminium bitsof platform, signal box plate layers huts.Modern Hornby train set buildings other than platform NONE not to a suficient standard IMHOI do have some old un built Hornby house and shop kits somewhere.What I need to do is get off my back side and start building the 6m X 6m layout I built the shed for 😆regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 My layout will be late 1960's early 1970's period models so I tend to buy the modern 1940's/50's design buildings although the layout will have the eariler series water towers. At the moment platform canopys from the era are difficult to find and are fetching silly money on ebay so I tend to use the toy fairs as I can pick them up for a lot less than ebay./media/tinymce_upload/ee95e71113f0f9a7498095d32f0c0499.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60088 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Dear all, My answer to the original question is quite simple: on my layout, all buildings are Tri-ang from the fifties. (That is to say: all plastic ones; I also use the rubber buildings and they are from the early sixties.)Of course I've had later generations of Hornby buildings as well, but when I built my present layout (after a house move in 2016) I decided to use the first generation Triang buildings only, as I like those best. They are simple, colourful and full of charm! My picture will no doubt show you what I mean ...With best wishes, Bob./media/tinymce_upload/9322f7ded7f975042f7790f3a9391ce3.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/16b80cefa107d7f58c2ce2cd1269933e.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60088 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 As my layout is late fifties/early sixties, I use the first generation Tri-ang buildings only: the early red ones in a station at one side and the later brown version in a larger station at the opposite side. After all those years they still look great! (Or does that mean I'm getting old?)Greetings, Bob./media/tinymce_upload/1af57f216f220d117622e7782c6169f5.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/ba4644aeb09395566b0d4a126a4250fc.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 @60088We're all getting old, Bob. 😆 But congratulations on your very pleasant layout. The colours look brilliant. Nicely photographed, too.I have only one Triang (or is it Dublo ?) item. A yellow metal footbridge given to me by a friend who found it at a car boot sale. A liittle shabby but that makes it more realistic-looking. Note to self: look in the Triang catalogue to see if there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi Jimbo... The "yellow" cream metal footbridge was a Hornby Dublo model (there are two versions!).Green versions were made by Crescent.... 😉 It will also be found in Tri-ang Hornby catalogues for 1966...and maybe a couple of later years to help clear stocks after tye Lines Bros/ Meccano takeover in 1964! Hi 60088 (an LNER loco...) 😉 The rubber buildings were made by Young and Fogg (I believe) for Tri-ang Railways. Lines Bros took over the company in 1958/1959.http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Young_and_Fogg_Rubber_Company More here...http://vintagewargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/triang-countryside-rubber-buildings-and.html http://vintagewargaming.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Triang%20Countryside  There was also a series in a larger scale (Cotswold Village Series) for the Tri-ang Spot On range,http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Cotswold_Village_Series Also a sea shore for the MINIC Ships range (Shop Displays)...http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Dover_harbour_(Minic_Ships)  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60088 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thank you for taking the trouble to reply Sarah. As a former TCS and Tri-ang Society (R78) member, I was aware of those facts, but for our younger readers they are most illuminating!What I said earlier about the first generation Tri-ang buildings also applies to the rubber 'Countryside' buildings: I think they are the most attractive OO gauge buildings ever made; rivalled only by the new poly resin 'Skaledale' buildings (and about just as expensive, if you find a good one!)Best wishes, BobHi 60088 (an LNER loco...) 😉The rubber buildings were made by Young and Fogg (I believe) for Tri-ang Railways. Lines Bros took over the company in 1958/1959.http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Young_and_Fogg_Rubber_CompanyMore here...http://vintagewargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/triang-countryside-rubber-buildings-and.htmlhttp://vintagewargaming.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Triang%20CountrysideThere was also a series in a larger scale (Cotswold Village Series) for the Tri-ang Spot On range,http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Cotswold_Village_SeriesAlso a sea shore for the MINIC Ships range (Shop Displays)...http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Dover_harbour_(Minic_Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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