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The link is 5 posts earlier! Just nice to see a manufacturer being open and honest!
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2 hours ago, Porfuera said:
I wasn't sure what to read into Martyn Weaver's body language at times, though - he occasionally seemed a bit fidgety - I'm sure that should mean something!
Some people are like that, I'm sure I'd be the same, it makes it worse when you are in front of a camera and can't move around as much as if you were standing in front of a class!
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Hornby in interview with Peachy and MacTrains about the range, the issues, plans for the future and lots of background. Very interesting and explains why we can't have everything tomorrow!
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12 hours ago, phil gollin said:
Any evidence for that (deleted words) assertion ?
Only the order manufacturers seem to produce stuff. I feel they would know better than people like you or I what would sell fastest and best. Though reading posts on forums and FB I have learned that plenty of people feel they know better...
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27 minutes ago, phil gollin said:
I hope that Hornby will produce a Southern Region "C" or "700" class 0-6-0 (or at a pinch an N class 2-6-0) as they otherwise seem to have a total embargo on Southern items.
To start with they'll produce stuff that sells well to establish a new scale in the UK. Bearing in mind that the Southern is probably the fourth most popular of the Big Four and even modern stuff is more popular it's unlikely for several years. Though we could see a Southern express loco in 5/10 years. It's not an embargo, simply common sense when looking at potential sales.
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Probably, I'd not heard of it before, just wondered if anyone knew any more?
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On 10/04/2024 at 12:36, Michael Bishop said:
The latter were (with strange logic) red background for Smoking and green for Non-Smoking.
Red'll kill you, green is clean! ;)
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Toyota Corolla Sports Tourer hybrid is now sitting on our drive!
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I don't think it was me that said it was photoshopped? Though Hornby have been known to do so, previous "photos" of TT120 locos are known to have been 00 locos with TT couplers added! As I've said their checking/proof reading of these sorts of things seems to be somewhat lacking. Regarding the legislation I am pretty sure they'd argue that they are pre-production images and therefore could vary from the final model, I suspect there will be something in their T&Cs/fine print to cover themselves. All I was saying is that you seemed to have got yourself a bit wound up when a simple question would have clarified things, answered by those of us who had watched the video, and like you, noticed the lack of front coupler and asked the question of them.
But no harm done!
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2 hours ago, GenericRMWebUsername said:
I think this a completely fair take.
I'm not so sure, but having said that it's been a common theme since they launched TT:120. There have been other "schoolboy errors" of varying magnitude over the past couple of years, many of which, like this one, could have been nipped in the bud by having someone on their staff who knows the subject and can proof-read/check their stuff before publication (written/verbal/video). Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the case so we will continue to see stuff come out where most of us will just give a quiet "groan" and (again) ask them to clarify, like in this case. It's just a reflection of the people they employ, who, whilst they may be fine at checking every detail is correct down to the last rivet, don't seem to be actual model railway enthusiasts , especially those in marketing and who do the publicity.
Frustrating, yes, end of the world, no!
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7 hours ago, MartinRS said:
Not having much free time at the moment I've not visited any railway modelling sites (forums or manufacturers) for some time. I was pleased when I recently had a quick look at the Hornby site where I saw the J50 was soon to be released. I was pondering whether to pre-order either the large bunker version or the small bunker version (both in BR livery), then I thought I'll order one of each! They moved coal, shunted goods wagons, and sometimes hauled empty passenger stock. Having done a web-search and seen various photos of pre-production models I have changed my mind.
I am certainly keen on modelling in TT120 though I am concerned about the way Hornby appear to be aiming TT120 at the train set market, by which I mean anyone satisfied to run a train round and round in circles on the floor, putting the track away after each session. (This is not a criticism; that's how I started out and I realise some people's circumstances mean that a permanent layout is just not possible).
I think it was in a video, sometime before the Class 08 was released, that Hornby suggested TT120 as being suitable for creating a layout on a windowsill. I posted a comment (probably on this thread) pointing out the lack of front couplings on their range of pacifics, the only motive power available at that time and the absence of an affordable turntable.
On 18 march 2023 GenericRMWebUsername, presumably quoting from the Hornby TT120 magazine, attributed the following comment to Hornby:
In response to demand from modellers, Hornby will also be announcing several additions to its proposed 2024 range. A need for 0-6-0T locomotives for use on goods trains and also to allow operation of end-to-end layouts, is to be addressed with a brand new tank locomotive - details will be revealed next issue.
All of the photos of pre-production models of the J50s show the absence of a front coupling. If the production model ships without a front coupling I'm certainly not going to buy one and will be wondering if the people at Hornby commissioning the model actually know how railways operate.
Bit heavy on the bold/italics, why not just ask us first if they will have them?!
It was one of the first questions on the Q&A session later in the day and, as Johan has said they will have front couplers.
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If you go on the Hornby website it gives you the radii. R1 is 267mm so yes it will fit on a 24" (608mm) wide board. Be aware, though, that only the 08 of the current locos is ok'd by Hornby to run on it, the rest are R2 and above.
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I've just come back from counting the rivets on my solar panels, have I missed anything? 😂
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The 8f I think has 9.5mm diameter wheels.
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5 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:
A bit strong coming from the most hated team in the league.
Never mind hopefully all those 100 plus charges will eventually be dealt with and we'll see the back of the cheats and all those trophies will be dished out to the deserved winners.
Unfortunately the people in charge are just as corrupt as the team in a council owned stadium....
Oh dear, how sad. All that money spent, not much difference, and so little won.
As for the most hated, only by people like you, others appreciate what we've done and the style of football we play.
For the "charges", remember that's all they are. Innocent until proven guilty seems to be lost on people like you. Funny, isn't it, that it was fine by United and Liverpool fans when they dominated but now that domination is challenged they cry foul.
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On 06/04/2024 at 23:37, Les1952 said:
Both these locos glide effortlessly round the radius 2 curves my A4 and A3 won't even attempt.
Both of mine go round R2 without any issues, Les. Send yours back?
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One look at that left ear should tell you all you need to know!
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As a City fan I hate to thank United, but I will in this case I will, if we aren't going to win it I'd much prefer Arsenal to win it rather than the moaners.
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"Are you really asking me to move?"
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28 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:
Neither of which have been made to modern standards by Hornby. Both Bachmann I'm afraid. The Hornby 4F is the ancient Airfix model from the mid 1970s
A Bullied Q1 would be nice. Now that is a "modern" Hornby model.
I think you took me too seriously! Someone does a Q1 3d print in TT120 BTW.
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Developing this line of thought, I do wonder if we've become over obsessed with scale accuracy. Perhaps Triang did have a point when using one chassis for several different locos, especially when the difference was only a mm or so. If the designers were only designing the body we could probably see many more locos in a shorter timescale. Earlier in the thread we were discussing other uses for that J50 chassis remember. Perhaps it's time to rethink the "it's got to be exact to scale" thinking. I doubt most modellers would be too fussed if the chassis was out by a mm or so if it meant more choice more quickly. (BTW just to clarify I'm not suggesting going back to the one size fits all of Triang, just a little give and take to enable more locos in a shorter timescale.)
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39 minutes ago, andrewshimmin said:
Neither would be quite acceptable
Corrected that for you! 3f or 4f or a BR standard tender loco would be nice...
We now await entries from GWR and SR enthusiasts!
Sometimes I feel sorry for model railway manufacturers, especially when, like Hornby, you've just launched a brand new scale to the UK!
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5 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:
Well, they did have about 2000 of the things!
And what didn't start out as a Pannier (taken over from other companies in 1923) they converted into panniers! At least they didn't do it to the Welshpool or VofR locos, though they tried their best with the Welshpool ones to imprint their mark on them!
Railway footage in feature films and television...
in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
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It does work, I watched it on iPlayer yesterday, though I wasn't as impressed with it as you two, perhaps your hype had over-hyped it!