Co-tr-Paul Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 8TH May..... Traditionaly Flora Day here in Helston, Cornwall. Originaly called The Furry Dance so prehaps its just another Virgin HST power car ( forget which number it was that carried the name. ) !! Oh hang on, what date did the S&D close...... ?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) Don't forget "ears to the ground". But I can't see it being Underground stock. Something with condensers? Met Tank and carriages maybe. Jason It actually said..”news. An exciting Hornby announcement is coming soon so be sure to keep your eyes peeled and your ear to the ground.”.. DLR certainly goes under, on and over ground, but eyes peeled... afaik it’s the only system where eyes can sit at the front “drivers” seat view... everyone kid certainly has eyes peeled in that spot. DLR would be breaking newish ground, at least in the UK, there’s plenty of trams out there in HO, and Bachmann did the HK tram in various UK guises. It somehow doesn’t fit the plan, it might be a seller for tourists, but I thought Hornby pulled out of the special commission game, so this would make it a weird niche beyond London (which has no real model shop presence). I think the CAD might have been an abstract clue, there was too much giveaway information, knowing it would be found. Maybe i’m Just thinking one level deeper than cunning clue makers.. in which case it’s a weird niche DLR tram after all..but as the Oxford part of Hornby just announced a rail mounted gun... this fits the same pattern management philosophy so it wouldn’t be beyond reason... next up who knows a Monorail, guided bus, motorised horse for shunting wagons ? Edited April 26, 2018 by adb968008 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Potatoes have eyes, are peeled and they are found underground. On the ground you have turf. It's the Bulleid Turf Burner! Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Hornby linked with Oxford Rail, and Oxford Rail planning a rail-mounted gun, and we live in dangerous times......A new Battle Space range, surely ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Whizz Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Split the difference: a railcar, but a Sentinel steam railcar. Amazed no-one has done one of those yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co-tr-Paul Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 8th may, The Great Bear will be visable... . 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 8th may, The Great Bear will be visable... . Looking at this members "doing stuff" maybe Mk V sleepers - YEAH!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 At a guess Im going with the AT300, Class 802/2 for Transpennine Units. I have just loaded the pdf file fully, which is clearly DLR. If thats it then I dont see the logic. Who really wants to model that, unless its a commission thats paid for as a project. Personally would have thought getting the most out of tooling like the IEP would be a better idea, hence the 802/2 suggestion... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 All this "eyes and ears" stuff reminds me of the rhymes Oxford perpetrated before they announced their Adams Radial. Essentially meaningless flummery and misdirection... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal.n Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) Please let it be the new Class 397 for TPE Class 397.jpg Given the real thing shares the body and many other components with the mark 5 coach (except the driving trailer/end unit), so it would be a smart move. The only My money is still on the 185 (and if its around or under the £250 mark, my real money will be on the 185). Edit - just had a proper look at the drawing. maybe it is the DLR unit, oh well. Edited April 26, 2018 by cal.n Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 . As Docklands has, as one of its nicknames, "Lego Land" - I would be surprised if Hornby poached on LEGO territory. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 . As Docklands has, as one of its nicknames, "Lego Land" - I would be surprised if Hornby poached on LEGO territory. . They already do. Airfix Quick Build is virtually LEGO under a different name. All perfectly legal. https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/by-brand/quick-build.html Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted April 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2018 Potatoes have eyes, are peeled and they are found underground. On the ground you have turf. It's the Bulleid Turf Burner! Jason 21mm gauge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakydoke Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Keep your eyes peeled And your ears to the ground. DLR train drawing. Potatoes Wheat, or flour Articulated stock, operates to the east of London. East Anglia Class 755 Stadler FLIRT. Just a wild guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 ............ and what exactly IS the DLR ? .................. it's a fully automatic model railway system ! - obvious, innit ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 The eighth of May is Motörhead Day! I'm struggling to derive any railway-related connection from that, though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Scottish-Exile Posted April 27, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27, 2018 The eighth of May is Motörhead Day! I'm struggling to derive any railway-related connection from that, though... The Train Kept A-Rollin' all night long Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 The train off the Orgasmatron album cover. Available in black. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 How about... The announcement is in fact that Hornby have gone bust? Gratuitous comical pictogram: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Perhaps it's the announcement that the container load of the first Class 87s has landed at Felixtowe, and to celebrate they are announcing that they have been secretly working on models of all the remaining AC electrics and a Class 310 emu, all of which are in production and due in the shops by December this year. My God would that cause this site to collapse into collective suicidal depression. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted April 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2018 Looking at my workbench it will be either LMS 57' Vestibule stock, I'm currently about to start a rake of brass etch conversions that have been in the 'To Do' box for a while, or it will be the LMS Push-pull of which I am just about to complete Period 2 and Period 3 versions. Freight-wise I think the only thing in the stash which the RTR boys haven't done at the moment is the Catfish and a decent Dancehall Brake. Now if they produced some good GWR non-corridor stock and a decent Collett Auto Coach in early BR livery it may work out a bit expensive for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 N scale anybody ???????????? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarnish1 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Hopefully a W1 - but I must stop daydreaming!! Otherwise new Eurostar stock in OO? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovbulleid Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I’m convinced that’s the first class section of a class 700. Makes sense for someone to make them given they will soon be covering from Cambridge and St Albans through to Brighton and Littlehampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted April 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2018 They already do a Class 700. Oh wait, not eveything's black these days. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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