Hroth Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 A word about the new Hornby 14xx. I got one and all it did was sit on the track and buzz. Its gone back, but I understand that a significant proportion are problematic and Hornby are having to weed them out (or let buyers weed them out?) and return them to the Chinese for rework. Its a pity as I wanted it to replace my ancient Airfix 14xx... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
159220 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 They're probably just waiting for Warley for a proper announcement about the Collectors Club with the H being there. With possibly a little version as well to tempt the masses to sign up. Jason The Hornby Magazine states this H class thing shall be a limited edition at Warley, available from 19 retailers at the show, including the Bluebell Railway. States the next Engine Sheds shall be 17th November and 15th December. Hopefully they shall clear up the Collectors Club and Brighton Belle this Friday then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 The Hornby Magazine states this H class thing shall be a limited edition at Warley, available from 19 retailers at the show, including the Bluebell Railway. States the next Engine Sheds shall be 17th November and 15th December. Hopefully they shall clear up the Collectors Club and Brighton Belle this Friday then. Are you getting confused with the limited edition 14xx tank? I can see no mention to the special h class being on sale at warley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Midland Mole Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Pre Grouping fan is correct. Retailers going to the show had the opportunity to order the LE 14xx to sell at Warley, but have definitely not been offered any H Class locos. Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 12, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2017 The full size 14xx will be there as well hence the special release 14xx in the same livery and number from a number of retailers attending. I think this is where the confusion has come from. What is expected is the revamped Hornby Collectors Club will have an H Class as Bluebell's 263 as the members exclusive model plus the 12 inch to the foot version to act as an extra prompt to get people to sign up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opelsi Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Currently planning on going to Warley on the Sunday, though concerned that if there is a Collector's Club 'H' 263 I might miss the boat if they all sell on the Saturday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) And for those of us who live so far away (i;e outside the UK), our frustration is even greater. Will we be able to join this new club? Will there still be any left when Warley is over? I've waited some 20 plus years for 263 to be modeled.... Edited November 13, 2017 by JSpencer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 And for those of us who live so far away (i;e outside the UK), our frustration is even greater. Will we be able to join this new club? Will there still be any left when Warley is over? I've waited some 20 plus years for 263 to be modeled.... I'm sure flights to Birmingham International are still available for $€£!!,!!!.99 ......... it's quite hand to the N.E.C. ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) I'm sure flights to Birmingham International are still available for $€£!!,!!!.99 ......... it's quite hand to the N.E.C. ! Can you imagine flying there, staying 2 nights in a hotel, only to be told "the club and model are for UK residents only sir". At least I could vent my frustration directly to their faces. The thing is we are not even certain we can actually pick one up at the show. Nor whether I can join being abroad. Rapido did a very limited Entreprise LRC loco 2 years ago (less than 40 of them), but I could still bid on it abroad (and won). They are a small outfit, so hopefully Hornby can open joining their new club abroad (Bachmann have done for many years and very satisfied I have been getting the club specials). Edited November 13, 2017 by JSpencer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 14, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2017 I am sure examples will be on Ebay for vastly inflated prices within an hour of the doors opening on Saturday..... That seems to be the way of things these days sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 No great surprises in today's shed - unless cold-start sound for an 08 is a great surprise - but Hornby do say that they'll be at the Bluebell when the H is loaded for Warley next week ........ I wonder whether they'll take a tape measure with them ??!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted November 17, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2017 Hmm I’m afraid that Engine Shed does seem to be going off the boil a bit. No really new news on there. Cold start 08. Ok. Yet more about the H class, the real thing that is .But nothing new on models . It also mentions that they will have the 2017 range on show at Warley . No mention of 2018 . The one thing that Hornby had got right over recent years was the slight slips that had everyone glued to Engine Shed and the announcement of new models over time, followed up by big announcement at Warley. Might just be coincidence , but Engine Shed going flat seems to more or less coincided with the new regime coming in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiraffe22 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Yeah, this and a few of the recent engine sheds have been a bit anticlimatic, yes the repaint on the real thing is splendid etc but I'd rather hear news about Hornby models... I assume all this attention on the real thing and its paintwork is part of the build up to Hornby announcing their model version? Otherwise I can't see why they'd be putting THAT much emphasis on it, as we've already seen how pretty the 00 SECR model is... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Funnily enough the Engine Shed blog has appeared more often than usual (by usual I mean their old fortnightly schedule) ever since they announced that it was going to be a monthly blog. A small note to Paul Isles, I can see quite a few disappointed because they seem to only want product news and development news via the Engine Shed. Who knew people could seem disappointed in that...either way, maybe in future such updates can be put in the "News" section of the Hornsby website so as not to disappoint the disappointed. I for one enjoyed reading about the repainting process and also listening to the Class 08 TTS sounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted November 17, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2017 The Engine Shed has in the past related to new product developments in Hornby . I personally thought the big H news , which turned out to be the Real H going to Warley was a Huge (with a big H) anticlimax. While the repainting of the H is very laudable it isn’t what I tune into Engine Shed to find out about. Is it just me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted November 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2017 The Engine Shed has in the past related to new product developments in Hornby . I personally thought the big H news , which turned out to be the Real H going to Warley was a Huge (with a big H) anticlimax. While the repainting of the H is very laudable it isn’t what I tune into Engine Shed to find out about. Is it just me? No it isn’t. Hornby is a model manufacturer. Their customers’ interest in Hornby’s relationship with the prototype is limited to wanting to know which locos and vehicles they have measured with a view to modelling. Bringing a 1:1 loco to Warley when the model version is allegedly sold out is almost teasing. Perhaps there is more to it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) Hornby have always said that the Engine Shed is a blog that is written to give us a look at product development and what all goes on behind the scenes. What they've been doing recently is still in the category of "behind the scenes" Edited November 17, 2017 by MGR Hooper! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 No it isn’t. Hornby is a model manufacturer. Their customers’ interest in Hornby’s relationship with the prototype is limited to wanting to know which locos and vehicles they have measured with a view to modelling. Bringing a 1:1 loco to Warley when the model version is allegedly sold out is almost teasing. Perhaps there is more to it. ...... exactly ........ have their diverionary tactics really worked in drawing everybody's attention away from whatever the HUGE announcement is actually going to be ? cue ; renewed speculation about a Nelson ( Lord ) or even a Nelson ( Pompey ) .................... or even cue Q ........... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 .......... anyway, as everyone seems to have gone to sleep over this topic, may I remind you that the Engine Shed mentioned "some HUGE H Class related surprises" ....... that's surprises PLURAL - so not just the presence of the full size 263 ............ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 The big surprise will be an in person endorsement of the H by Adrian Swain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2017 It's 263 as the Collectors Club Model. So bleeding obvious!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwilliamfrs Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) And will the Lord Nelson be officially announced? Edited November 22, 2017 by sirwilliamfrs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted November 22, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) It's 263 as the Collectors Club Model. So bleeding obvious!! Why on earth would they want to shackle what is likely to be the most popular version produced, with the potential for future re-runs, to a limited-number, one-off release? Commercial stupidity. John Edited November 22, 2017 by Dunsignalling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted November 22, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Why on earth would they want to shackle what is likely to be the most popular version produced, with the potential for future re-runs, to a limited-number, one-off release? Commercial stupidity. John Except you have to sign up to a £40 collectors club to get one..., and if it’s at full RRP Hornby make the trade margin too, could end up being a nice little earner. Edited November 22, 2017 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc2016 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Why on earth would they want to shackle what is likely to be the most popular version produced, with the potential for future re-runs, to a limited-number, one-off release? Commercial stupidity. John No one knows how many Hornby may make for the collector's club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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