locospotter Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Have anyone in the UK got complete front bogies for Hornby Merchant Navy for sale because Hornby hasn't nor any other stockist,I need 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 You mean this;- http://www.petersspares.com/Hornby-x40181m-merchant-navy-front-bogie-complete.ir Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted October 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2015 Is the rebuilt Light Pacific front bogie compatible? If so AC Models have a couple in stock. http://www.acmodelsspares.co.uk/product/x9684-Hornby-spare-bogie-ass-west-country-class/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locospotter Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 You mean this;-http://www.petersspares.com/Hornby-x40181m-merchant-navy-front-bogie-complete.ir[/ quote] Have anyone in the UK got complete front bogies for Hornby Merchant Navy for sale because Hornby hasn't nor any other stockist,I need 4Thanks for replies but it needs to be X4018 Hornby part number Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesparx Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Certainly have one, maybe two... PM sent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orford Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Sorry, can't help with this one but am really intrigued as to WHY you need 4 MN front bogies. The dog been eating the originals - or do your MN's keep plummeting into the turntable pit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 P'raps eez makin' 4 fictional Baltic tanks outa them !? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locospotter Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Thank for replies why I need 4 front bogies is they have mazak corrision and have snapped in half or crumbling into pieces, I would be interested how many and what models and age are affected,awaiting reply from Hornby to give me a date for spares to come from China and pull there finger out so I can repair them for the owners Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locospotter Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Certainly have one, maybe two... PM sent Hi Steve if you can check bogies to see if yours are mazak corrision free and email me with price Regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locospotter Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Sorry, can't help with this one but am really intrigued as to WHY you need 4 MN front bogies. The dog been eating the originals - or do your MN's keep plummeting into the turntable pit?No dog but front bogies have mazak corrision and have crumbled into pieces Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Roger Sunderland Posted October 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2015 Peters spares are the best place for Hornby spares. You'll need the part number though or else you'll spend hours trawling through the lists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Thanks - as in my post #2. That's why it's always a good idea to print off a copy of the service sheet when you buy a Hornby, or Bachmann loco if one doesn't come with the purchase. http://www.Hornby.com/us-en/downloads/view/download/item/39 My main problem with Hornby Bulleid pacifics seems to be what they refer to as the 'chassis bottom assembly', namely the bottom plate with the brake blocks on, over time it becomes distorted resulting in poor current pick-up. I've had to replace quite a few for others who have had trouble with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesparx Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Hi Steve if you can check bogies to see if yours are mazak corrision free and email me with price Regards David Hmmm, interesting.... Well, the 'spare' is perfect, so my offer to you stands, but I decided to check some of the others in my collection... As someone suggested the West Country / Battle of Britain front bogie appears to be identical to the Merchant Navy one. I've got about a dozen MN / WC / BoB all told, and although not disintigrated I have found one casting that can be described as rough - perhaps this is a precursor to it's eventual demise but only time will tell. Happy to say the beautiful 'Fighter Command' in photographic grey is amongst the survivors. Tempting fate to say this but so far I have ( had? ) been untouched by the 'Mazak' time bomb, despite having a few of the usual suspects. No doubt the wise decision to move production to China and have manufacturing carried out by sub-contractors will eventually bite all our a***s. Another thread I read today was talking about the shoddy soldering so often encountered - not a big deal for me given my electrical / electronics background, but failing castings is another kettle o' fish... SO I guess the MN / BoB/ WC is to be added to the Mazak Alert list - and if there isn't one already should we create a seperate thread ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted October 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2015 One can construct/use a Comet etch bogie but they are lightweight. Not difficult to overcome that though. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Sorry, can't help with this one but am really intrigued as to WHY you need 4 MN front bogies. The dog been eating the originals - or do your MN's keep plummeting into the turntable pit? This thread I started here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/80898-southern-pacifics-mazak-problem/ will give you an insight into why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locospotter Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Hornby Merchant Navy Bob and WC front bogies.I have just received a email from Hornby saying front bogies for locos are being modified and when ready will be shipped to UK. As my good friend Geoff said maybe being modified to plastic,Don't know when my replacement bogies will come so I won't hold my breath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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