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I posted some time ago about how some shops were not particularly happy with how things had gone and had had no news about when replacement chassis would be forthcoming. I am wondering if I can get to the 1st anniversary without a replacement, afterall it is not too far away.

Recently it seemed that the saga was finally coming to an end, but having visited my local model shop yesterday in search of the replacement chassis a few issues came to light. Upon asking about the replacement chassis it became clear that the replacement chassis that were recently supplied numbered only 500 and were the green(?) version which has prompted a return of 300+ of them. The other chassis' are nowhere near a delivery date. (The shop had not recieved any of the new batch of locos either). This has caused some disquiet from several shops, including some major players in the field. This I'm led to believe includes the UK agents for the Danish company. The disgruntled shops are at the point of no longer selling Heljan products which may be a worry to many of us. Now, one would assume that the issue had been resolved as the Clayton thread has gone really quiet but this looks as there are many who are still waiting. I myself am keeping hold of my engine, but feel that the points above are important enough to be raised on the board. I have no interest in starting a 'Have a go at Heljan' thread which I believe would be incredibly negative, although I feel that the issue needs discussing. Prior to posting this I contacted the Mods as I felt quite reluctant 'going into print' on such a contentious issue having seen what happened upon release.

Having been to match local model shop to see whether the chassis had turned up I discovered how to light the blue touch paper. They have yet to recieve any chassis or new class 17. They are obviously not happy from the discussion I had. Anyway hopefully it will all sort itself out in the near future and there will be some more happy people with nicely running locos.

I think you may be refering to my post. Everything was done through the right channels etc, (this is loco number 2, as number one had the expiring problem) it has just not arrived yet. The shop I bought mine from have ordered the chassis, however they were taken over recently and it is that I am worried about. I agree the machine looks classy and will consider buying another should everything go well, which seems to be the impression I get from the majority of posters.

My local store have yet to recieve the new Clayton, and have as a result not recieved the replacement chassis. I hope it has nothing to do with them being recently taken over by a big chain. I am eagerly awaiting its arrival. It has become like waiting for the new single by your favourite band.

Put off recieving mine for two weeks until I'm on holiday. Something else to look forward to in Cornwall.