Silver Sidelines Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) I like your sunshine! ..it can scrub up not too bad. ..l.Mine scrubbed up quite nicely as well. Hornby Duke of Gloucester x2 Hornby Duke of Gloucester Edited December 15, 2017 by Silver Sidelines 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 I’d prefer to see 71000 DoG in BR experimental blue myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 I like your sunshine! Mine scrubbed up quite nicely as well. Hornby Duke of Gloucester x2 Hornby Duke of Gloucester Interesting to see how thin the tender sides are on DoG compared to either new or old version of the Duchess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks Mike You mean like this: Sir William Stanier / City of Lancaster I had thought the so called 'streamline' version on my old Lancaster was rather chunky! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks Mike You mean like this: Sir William Stanier / City of Lancaster I had thought the so called 'streamline' version on my old Lancaster was rather chunky! It really does suggest to me that often our RTR models move sideways in quality! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted December 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2017 Interesting to note that this months RM reviews 46256. The reviewer had Andy's problem removing the tender body, contacted Hornby and was told by them that the third lug (the big one that hooks up the cast tender ballast weight) shouldn't be there and is only present on 'early production models'. RM reviewer snipped it off with no reported ill effects. Useful article in the same mag covering detailing and weathering 46256. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 There only 2 lugs on the tender on my Duchess of Hamilton, with some advise on how to take the body off, the tender came off reasonably easy with a little force Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 (edited) By any stretch of the imagination, Hornby did well with the latest Duchesses. For very little outlay, they managed to lay before buyers some loco that looked upgraded and well worth snapping up, and threw in the two Ivatt versions to spread the cost across a potential 38 different locos. Improving their GWR/BR green is surely the next smart move... Edited December 16, 2017 by coachmann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2017 So the "RARE" version with three lugs will command higher prices on E bay! especially if the additional lug has not been snipped off. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2017 (edited) By any stretch of the imagination, Hornby did well with the latest Duchesses. For very little outlay, they managed to lay before buyers some loco that looked upgraded and well worth snapping up, and threw in the two Ivatt versions to spread the cost across a potential 38 different locos. Improving their GWR/BR green is surely the next smart move...I don’t think it was a small outlay... the toolings look too different.. little things like the lubricator box levers are at different angles between the two toolings.. which would be an odd one to retool to point to different angles for no benefit but other items are sharper and more refined than the previous... they look very close but there are lots of differences on the body, most of them are refinements enhancing what the previous one looked like, which means from a side by side view they look the same. The chassis of course is different. Edited December 16, 2017 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 There is really isn't any comparison. .. they look very close but there are lots of differences on the body, .. Sir William Stanier / City of LancasterSlightly amused to hear that RM have a review of the model presumably to allow purchasers to make an informed judgement before they buy off eBay?Ray 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Slightly amused to hear that RM have a review of the model presumably to allow purchasers to make an informed judgement before they buy off eBay? Ray I like to read MR reviews so that I know whether or not to like what I’ve just bought. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2017 If it is RM you will always like it. It is rare to see a negative review in RM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Just as soon as Brassmasters rock up with an Easychas for this baby I'll be well happy! :-) Nice comparative shot, Ray; the devil is indeed in the details! D4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocp Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Just as soon as Brassmasters rock up with an Easychas for this baby I'll be well happy! :-) Nice comparative shot, Ray; the devil is indeed in the details! D4 Might be sooner than we realise with their new Duchess kit on the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I like to read MR reviews so that I know whether or not to like what I’ve just bought. RM was lucky to get one without any quality control issues apart from the three lugs on the tender. Perhaps Hornby should send advanced samples to the railway magazines so they can review the models before they become generally available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2017 RM was lucky to get one without any quality control issues apart from the three lugs on the tender. Perhaps Hornby should send advanced samples to the railway magazines so they can review the models before they become generally available. Which is what they ceased to do a few years ago....just ask Chris Leigh all about that issue,he buys his own..Exception appears to be Hornby Magazine 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted December 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2017 Which is what they ceased to do a few years ago....just ask Chris Leigh all about that issue,he buys his own..Exception appears to be Hornby Magazine RM state at the end of their review that the model was supplied by Hornby. Doesn't say whether it was submitted for review or simply bought direct though. Although struggling to remove the tender body they did contact the manufacturer rather than assault it with the nearest flat bladed implement! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Melrose Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I heard from a friend who contacted them that Brassmasters have stated there is "no chance" (the words used) of an EasyChas for this Hornby loco - presumably because of their plans to release a full hifi kit themselves. Stan Just as soon as Brassmasters rock up with an Easychas for this baby I'll be well happy! :-) Nice comparative shot, Ray; the devil is indeed in the details! D4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted December 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2017 I heard from a friend who contacted them that Brassmasters have stated there is "no chance" (the words used) of an EasyChas for this Hornby loco - presumably because of their plans to release a full hifi kit themselves. Stan I’m surprised they didn’t do something similar to the black five detailing kit for the previous Duchess. An etch for the front frames and a section to block out the daylight behind the cylinders when viewed from the side would really lift the model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton961 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Re the comment about Brassmasters doing an EasyChas for the Duchess, the reason there is “ no chance” has nothing to do with the forthcoming Duchess kit, as a kit and and an EasyChas are entirely separate, the EasyChas has to be made to fit the RTR loco which may be separate from a kit. The programme for EasyChas is separate from the full kits and each EasyChas takes about 18months to develop, with the G2 having recently been delivered. If every request for an EasyChas was produced it would take about 20 years! Other development work will also impact, so unless you see a definite notice from Brassmasters about a development it’s not happening! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikks Posted December 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2017 So the "RARE" version with three lugs will command higher prices on E bay! especially if the additional lug has not been snipped off. I can just see it now from a certain seller "RARE Hornby, Kit Built Sir Wlliam Stanier" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Hornby has produced at least one blue streamliner, Princess Alice, from around 2004 Hornby have done 4 of the 5 original blue streamliners since the introduction of the scale length loco driven model. The only one not done is Queen Mary which was available years ago in the short tender drive version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daltonparva Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Hornby have done 4 of the 5 original blue streamliners since the introduction of the scale length loco driven model. The only one not done is Queen Mary which was available years ago in the short tender drive version. They could also produce 6229 Duchess of Hamilton in blue, if they wished, to make it 6 blue ones. (From when they did swapsies and there was a red 6220 and a blue 6229) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 They could also produce 6229 Duchess of Hamilton in blue, if they wished, to make it 6 blue ones. (From when they did swapsies and there was a red 6220 and a blue 6229) They have done a red 6220. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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