micklner Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 How does the set run and will a Hornby A4 cope with the set ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 5, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2015 So has anyone received their Silver Jubilee loco set yet? Had an email from Hornby during the week to say they had arrived. My set will have to wait a few weeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Derails Models Posted December 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2015 As you've said, emails have been sent out saying they're in but no goods yet - thats as far as it is here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 5, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2015 Can't wait for some pics. Instead of Hornbys staged publicity shots lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunny Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I just hope Hornby have fixed the issue with the tender lettering height the last few super detail A3 and A4s have had it in the middle of the tender instead of inline with the cab number. I have stopped pre-ordering any of these loco types until I see if this correct on the models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 7, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2015 Looking at the pre production images, it seems like the letters and numbers are indeed not lined up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Looking at the pre production images, it seems like the letters and numbers are indeed not lined up. Aren't the top lamp brackets in the later (lower) position as well? One of the problems with the Great Goodbye sets was that the front buffer beam numbers were too high and the writing around the crank hole (for the cods mouth) was only present one side. The former looks ok, but it's impossible to tell the latter from the pictures available. Hopefully the models seen on the website are merely pre production mock ups. Saying that, glaring detail errors were present on BOOK LAW from the first catalogue image and they weren't corrected in production. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted December 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2015 Looking at the pre production images, it seems like the letters and numbers are indeed not lined up. Hope the attached pic helps: Tried to get everything level and camera resting on the desk just as the loco was. Looks fairly good to me. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted December 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2015 ....and a pic of the front end if that helps anybody decide what's right or wrong: Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hope the attached pic helps: A4-01.jpg Tried to get everything level and camera resting on the desk just as the loco was. Looks fairly good to me. Keith When did you receive that, Keith? I thought they were only going out for delivery this week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 7, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2015 Is that one of the new ones Keith or is that one of the R2965 releases from a few years ago? Now in stock at Hattons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted December 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2015 Jim, The set was delivered on Saturday but as I was up in the smoke all day only collected the set from my neighbour yesterday morning. Only test run 2509 so far and found it to be a quiet smooth runner. Now waiting for a new South West Digital A4 sound decoder to arrive tomorrow or Wednesday. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR Dave Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Rails of Sheffield are splitting the set at £170 per loco. Need to check which 2 I already have and hope the 2 I want are not sold out ! O.T. I know, but if they also split the Gresley Set next year, I bet anyone trying to get the A4 will have to be very quick off the mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Rails of Sheffield are splitting the set at £170 per loco. Need to check which 2 I already have and hope the 2 I want are not sold out ! O.T. I know, but if they also split the Gresley Set next year, I bet anyone trying to get the A4 will have to be very quick off the mark. Those on Hattons are 35 notes cheaper each, although I'm not sure if that's because they're only for sale as a 4some. I already have the previously released 2509, so not sure I really want the set of 4. Silver Fox maybe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljacob Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 How does the set run and will a Hornby A4 cope with the set ? will have to wait till the new year to try it on the club layout Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffBird Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hattons are splitting the set. My "Silver Fox" is on ist was to me already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hattons are splitting the set. My "Silver Fox" is on ist was to me already Makes Rails price look sick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 7, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2015 Looking forward to seeing lots of photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2015 Looking forward to seeing lots of photos. Just look on the Rails website Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 7, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2015 I say it all the time, shop images don't compare to images of a model on a layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2015 I say it all the time, shop images don't compare to images of a model on a layout. I say it all the time, shop images don't compare to images of a model on a layout. And so ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Pictures above and on the Rails site show the slight dip in the Roof mentioned before . You can see a slight deviation above the right-hand cab window. It should have separate dust covers on the front of the bogie ,the one piece version is post war. Other than that appears just as good as earlier Silver issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike70 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 When 2509 Silver Link was first built, the handrail ran straight all the way to the cab. I've seen a photo of it in Brunswick Green where the handrail dips before it reaches the cab. But was it ever like that when it was painted silver grey? Looking at the photos on the Hornby website, the pipe which runs underneath the handrail is painted silver on Silver Fox, but grey on Silver Link, Quicksilver and Silver King. I've got Quicksilver from set R2445, the same pipe is painted silver on that version. Wonder which one is correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 8, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 8, 2015 I'd say the new one. Silver Fox is the only one as far as I know that had chromed Boiler Bands and handrails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Could anyone say when the A4 boiler handrail changed from being straight to being turned down slightly at the cab end? I have photos of the inaugural run of 1935 with straight handrail but most other photos show it bent down behind the second-to-last stanchion, and some show the longer curved-down section as per later engines/BR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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