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4 hours ago, adb968008 said:
The second run was a repeat of the first.
it did not introduce new numbers & liveries.
it was a follow on of the first order, it was very short behind the first.
I had tried to link to Dave's post on page 47, specifically:
On 07/06/2018 at 12:01, Hattons Dave said:I've got an exciting announcement for you today. I can reveal that we will be releasing four more versions of our SECR P Class locomotives.
Based on the feedback we've received, we are producing further locomotives in SECR lined green and BR black with new running numbers and, for the first time, we are producing the two members of the class used by the Railway Operating Division in France during World War One, commemorating an important part of the history of the class.<snip>A point to note is that 27 in SECR lined green will feature a new colour for the polished brass dome and safety valve. The new colour represents polished brass, which is halfway between our original release of P Classes 753 and 178; and Hornby's H Class.So, no, I don't know what you mean!
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13 hours ago, adb968008 said:
Hattons track record on re-run of commissions isnt great.
10000’s, 14xx, ICI hoppers, barclays, P’s..none of them came back.
And yet, just two threads down:Unless I’ve missed the point. It happens
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22 minutes ago, w124bob said:
The factory weathering on that example is just not upto it, Heljan should not have sent that out. If I were a retailer I also would have returned that, It's become very obvious there is an issue with weathered examples(is 155 similarly afflicted?). I'm lucky that it's a skill I enjoy and have resurrected many a factory splash 'n' dash job, but only because there was no alternative for a specific model. I wonder if some retailers are taking advantage of the current closed shop situation to off load these poor examples? We as potential buyers are really not going to touch those models with a barge pole in over the counter purchases.
I strongly advise anyone only buy a weathered example if you are prepared to rework it, sorry Heljan.
*sigh*
Did you not read Ben’s earlier post addressing this? He gives clear advice to return any offending items. It’s not like Heljan are thrilled about the situation either!-
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7 hours ago, Legend said:
People who have come out glowing in this thread are Derails , great to deal with when I ordered my Scotrail HST, Colletts and Bure Valley . I'm not sure if Arcadia does pre orders , but also a great shop to deal with .
I still stand by my earlier recommendation of Kernow, also.
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14 hours ago, TomE said:
Dapol need to up their game and start taking N seriously again.
If what you say is true, that the driving force is no longer there, then with other competitors entering the market, some actually focused on 2mm, I’d say there’s little reason for Dapol to take N seriously. Just run the tools ‘til they’re done. Done.-
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14 hours ago, Nick G said:
Crikey. I’d be too scared to paint a driver to go in up against that!
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12 hours ago, Jack P said:
A quick side project i've been working on is improving the Youtube videos that I upload and providing some commentary over the video.
My first video is below - I'd love some feedback!
Great work, Jack!One thought occurred to me. Rather than having the model continuously rotating, it might be more informative to focus on a still image of each modification as you discuss it. It took me a moment to figure out what “stips” are!
(In my defence, I should state that I’ve just gone through the annual performance appraisal time-waster, and my employer’s HR uses 'STIP' as an acronym for something that I don’t care about, so it’s a little stuck in my brain)
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On 28/02/2021 at 13:11, AY Mod said:
One request, please write any posts in word processing software first to check spelling, punctuation and grammar and copy/paste into here; they are hard work to try and read.
@jay*bobble, banging your head against the keyboard is not an effective method of communication.
Your posts are borderline unintelligible at times, which makes them difficult to read, so most people won't bother. Andy has given you some useful advice to address this limitation. The rest is up to you.
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9 hours ago, 9402 Fredrick said:
Can an admin please for the sake of everyone close this dumpsterfire of a thread please?
9 hours ago, cbrooks122000 said:I have never blamed Hattons, I know exactly where the blame lies.
No, you think that you know. But the only ones that do know are H&H. What you have is supposition.6 hours ago, 9402 Fredrick said:these types of threads are not healthy.
I wondered how long it would take for the self-appointed thread police to drop in. Nobody, and I quite literally mean absolutely nobody, is forcing you to read this. You can quite simply put this thread on ignore, it’s really not that difficult, is it?-
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1 hour ago, cbrooks122000 said:
Hornby no longer has a viable market.
How so? If Hornby can shift the units now, and have done in the past, they'll be able to shift them in the future.
When/if things normalise, people who (feel that they) have been let down by Hattons will either return to them or continue buying from their new reseller(s) of choice. As has been noted above, there are plenty of resellers that don't appear to have been afflicted in the same way that Hattons has.
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4 hours ago, JRAS said:
It would be great if KR Models could reconsider their numbering strategy and, at the very least, produce 36002 alongside 36001.
Aaaaand the problem with renumbering is.....?
(point being that this is a release of a pretty esoteric one-off, and you want KRM to provide an even more esoteric never-happened)
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3 hours ago, johnhutnick said:
So are there to be Genesis coaches offered in Highland livery? I do not see this in batches 2 or 3.
I guess it depends on whether there’s a batch 4+, and that will depend on how the first three batches sell. Only Hattons will be able to tell, and even they only at some point in the future.
You could try asking them directly, of course!
3 hours ago, johnhutnick said:And seemingly undecorated models are not being sold.
This suggests that you’re not afraid of rolling your sleeves up. So why not by the closest offering and relivery it?-
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7 hours ago, Pete the Elaner said:
It gave my HST a top speed of about 25mph!
Scale or actual?
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2 hours ago, Roy L S said:
I can't recall another model with so many reported issues ever doing this.
2 hours ago, Roy L S said:I personally find it hard to reconcile a loco with the range of faults and defects as reported on this thread winning the category
TBH, H-66 didn't so much have "many reported issues" or a "range of faults" so much as a few repeated incessantly (and some of those, such as big light and EWS font, didn't pertain to all models). Given the wide range of variants produced, it's not surprising that there were some problems. IIRC only the axles and wobbly bottom (ooer matron!) were consistently reported across variants, and even then it seems to not have affected all.
Glass half full, or half empty?
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On 17/02/2021 at 13:43, Ighten said:
Could I ask whose couplings your using
Hi there.
In another thread, @Jack P stated that he was using Roxey Mouldings' screw links on Bachmann birdcage carriages. That might be these ones, although the Terrier photo suggests brass.
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7 hours ago, rembrow said:
I later found out they had not received sufficient for orders received, but didn't let customers know in a timely manner.
As I've mentioned on here before, I had a longstanding order with Hattons for the Bachmann H2 from the time that it was announced. It was only when members posted here later (much later!
) that they'd received theirs, from other retailers, that I found out that that Hattons had had a falling out with Bachmann, and that my order was as viable as John Cleese's parrot. Did Hattons communicate proactively, or at all?
That's why Hattons have goe from my favoured retailer to one of last resort. If it weren't for their originals, I wouldn't bother at all.
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46 minutes ago, Edge said:
Bit of a stetch to justify it by calling it a new build for the preserved railway, but hey, its my model
That's what rule #1 is all about!
That way I can justify not only this but the GT3!
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8 hours ago, Les1952 said:
It does seem now to be standard to charge VAT and duty on postage- it has annoyed me for years that eBay charge fees on the postage- sending something abroad for £15 postage attracts a fee of £1.50.
The 15 Euros to UPS is the bill for collecting the VAT.....
Les
IME tax and duty are levied on the total value of the goods. Meaning that not only do shipping costs incur tax, but they are also included when determining whether a shipment breaches any given threshold or limit for incurring these levies. Fun fun fun! -
2 hours ago, spamcan61 said:
There is, you announce early in the development so that pre-orders can be taken before production quantities are finalised; but that's not Hornby's modus operandi and I can't see that changing.
Perhaps thay're concerned that some b*****d's likely to swoop in and gazump them. Oh, hang on, that's their MO.
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On 02/02/2021 at 20:45, Jack P said:
I fitted screw links and sprung buffers to mine, and they can finally go around corners!
@Jack P, did you use the Bachmann-supplied (cosmetic?) screw links, or sprung links such as Smiths'?
For anyone searching for these solutions in the future, and with apologies for the lousy 'phone photo, this is my attempt.
I used a burring tool on a Proxxon Micromot (Dremel-alike). With a little fiddling, and a fair deal of swearing, I was able to get the keeper nuts installed with a pair of needle-nosed tweezers. If I had a Markits screwdriver, though, I'd probably give that a whirl in the first instance.
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18 hours ago, GWR-fan said:
I am reminded of my days when I modelled LGB products.
Ahhh, those halcyon days before the TQI+ABC123 brigade insisted on separate recognition! Simpler times.
IGMC
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35 minutes ago, APT Fan said:
Aye, I read that about the online pre-order and it kind of put me off...
From my past experiences, they seem to know what they are doing and I like dealing them when all is said and done.
I've preordered several items, paid, and then immediately been refunded. TBH I'm not sure why they do that, I'd rather they just kept the money or not take it in the first place, it'd be easier.
35 minutes ago, APT Fan said:From my past experiences, they seem to know what they are doing and I like dealing them when all is said and done.
+1 (although the website could do with an overhaul)
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18 minutes ago, APT Fan said:
Okay, doesn't that mean you have to pay up front with them? Whereas if you phone you can just reserve it with card details rather than it being debited at the online checkout?
Yes...and no. From their FAQ:
QuoteI recently placed an order online but have noticed that my payment has been refunded. Why is this?
Orders placed online for 'out of stock' or new items yet to be released, which cannot be guaranteed to be supplied within 28 days, are refunded and the items placed on back order. You will be charged again for the items once they are either imminent or in stock.
If you wish to place a pre order for 'out of stock' or new items yet to be released without your card being charged and refunded then please ring us on 01209 714099 to place an order then we will not charge until ready to despatch, but you still need to provide your payment details.-
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1 hour ago, RAF96 said:
My policy is if I desperately want a model then I will pre-order on many sites to invoke Hornby towards running that model.
I can then bin any unwanted pre-order offer as it comes in and collect from my preferred retailer.
I know this is fudging the system but if that is what it takes to break the go/no-go algorithm methodology then so be it.
Unless you’re preordering from a hundred retailers or so, I suspect that your tiddy extra orders make square root of buggerall difference to Hornby’s planning. All it will achieve is some degree of inconvenience to those poor saps in the middle.
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) that they'd received theirs, from other retailers, that I found out that that Hattons had had a falling out with Bachmann, and that my order was as viable as John Cleese's parrot. Did Hattons communicate proactively, or at all?
Class 66 in OO Gauge - New Announcement
in Hattons
Posted · Edited by truffy
Since Hattons are a commercial entity, I'll hazard a guess that it reflects what sells well and what doesn't. It would be more likely be that consideration that drives a re-run, rather than any (perceived) general reticence in doing so.
If you consider that yo be 'nit-picking', so be it. (shrug)