MGR Hooper!

There's tons of wheelsets available. But we're just looking for wheels with 2.0mm bores

And here's the same image with the rubber beading coloured black.....

But the rubber seals around the window in the EP are also grey. So it's more of an illusion. When I am designing locos, I always do a quite text and apply a texture on the window seals to crosscheck.

That will be our last resort

First sample of the Dapol Class 66 have surfaced... https://www.Dapol.co.uk/O-Gauge-Class-66-Engineering-Prototype-Under-Review?fbclid=IwAR3SdLuqoU8beXAUY4Eo7wvosJ9ABwewNV9aVmI6N9yKsvxFBiVO2cD6x20 NOTE: Posted at the same time as Ryde-on-time

As I stated above, if Hornby now own Oxford and can now produce better complimentary products, then whose to say they won't use Oxford Rail models to grow their range. Or they'd atleast plan to produce something that compliments each other ranges. As per the last part of your post, it's hard to say, case in point - Class 92s. Hornby acquired Lima and therefore inherited their Class 92 tooling. The Class 92 from Lima was superior in almost every respect. They still decided to dump it and the invest money many years later into their own Class 92 tooling to update the motorised bogies, couplings and DCC compatibility directional lighting.

But if Hornby now own Oxford Rail and Oxford Diecast, then can actually plan their ranges that compliment each other???

Well that's the problem isn't it? The figures look terribly cheap and plasticky... Not everyone uses their locos with a "driven end" only. Lots of people have TMD layouts and end to end layouts. At some point you have to reverse a loco and and I personally feel they look comical. PS: You really would require God's help if you want to swing the loco around when you have OHE installed

Silly me...Mark supplies us with custom motorised bogies. I should've just asked him. Thank you

Interesting move....I think we all saw that coming eventually! Quite a lot of items from the Oxford Rail range will give Hornby's range a much needed boost.... - Mk3 coaches - BR Pilchard wagon - Janus 0-6-0 - GWR Dean Goods - LNER J26 - LNER J27 - LNER N7 - 7-plank coke wagons - 12T tank wagon - GWR/BR 6-wheel brake van - NE/BR cattle van - GER 10T covered van - GER banana van - BR carflat - Class A tank - Class B tank - Warwell - Cowans Sheldon 15T crane Hornby's steam obsession will get a boost with atleast 4 different steam locos and a whole range of wagons from the steam era. The Mk3s (if they do come under the Hornby brand) will be a welcome addition. Hopefully they will do the HST trailers also. The 0-6-0 Janus is already being sold via the Hornby website. I'm sure the Hornby will retain their own tooling for the Adams Radial, detail wise the Hornby one is more refined. I don't see Hornby keeping the tooling from Oxford's plank wagons as Hornby themselves updated their plank wagons a few years ago.

I have looked up their options (yes I need D&E era wheels). But it seems like they don't sell axles without pin-point ends.

I'm glad that they stopped putting driver figures...They looked so toy-like and plasticky. And they looked absolutely comical going backwards with a driver in the wrong cab

Anyone knows any suppliers in The UK or China for 10.5mm and 12.0mm loco wheels? I'm looking for just the wheels without axles. TIA

Thank you...

Thanks, I was under the impression that the DC models had limited sound functions also

Do all the DC versions come with in-built sound? Any way to turn it off?

The Heljan Class 47 is nowhere near as accurate. Their RRP in my opinion just doesn't match what they are offering, and I am not referring to details and features. They've got the basic shape wrong. Errors were pointed out when CAD and first tooling samples were shown. As usual absolutely nothing was done about it. You'll get your money's worth out of the Bachmann Class 47 for sure!

Seems like the coaches have interior lighting..... they look like cool white LEDs whilst the driving cars seem to have warm white. Though I am not sure if the seating arrangement and colour of the interior has anything to do with this.

I have kept my Hornby Class 56 pre-order The real locos were manufactured by different factories. So for me having two Class 56s from different manufacturers seems to be "prototypical". Would be nice to compare the two. I'm not a DCC person, so the better DCC features of the Cavalex one aren't really a benefit to me. I'm just after something that looks right and runs well.

I wonder if it will have the correct rectangular buffers. And if not, how many people will be ready to moan and rubbish the model.

Try again!!!

The APT-P is one of their pet projects...They'll be making a noise about it. They haven't even shown us production samples. I still think it's a couple of months away (and that's being generous)

Depressing? Really?? It's not the end of the world if a lot people don't know the meaning of a word. The word "abeyance" isn't a commonly used word. The first time I myself heard it was when Dapol used it (a few years ago). A lot of people in the UK still mix up the spellings of "dose" and "does". I've seen does spelt incorrectly (dose) a lot on rmweb and many other online forums and facebook groups for the hobby. Does that also depress you? There's far more serious things in this world at the moment to be depressed about other than people not knowing the meaning of a word.

Within 12 months (with delays not factored in)...

If the proposed liveries haven't changed since the initial announcement, then it's probably them not knowing what RevolutioN had in store (nor the fact that RevolutioN would exist). That being said, tooling has only just commenced. So it may be worth asking them to add a livery or two. They were nice enough to change some numbers around for their upcoming Class 56s. Worth a try?