Stevelewis Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Well there is always Pointless. Jason Prefer Tipping Point myself 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted May 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2018 We shall see in a little under 12 hours (if the timing is to believed) I have a sneaky suspicion that it's releases that were initially deferred to 2019 and a couple of surprises in amongst those.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenman Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Fella - Hornby is severely biased to steam locos and most releases are just rehashes of Lima models - anything they do do well they dont release many of them - for example Class 31s in Blue, Class 56s in Blue - now in not a massive BR blue modeller but if they had a brain - they wouldn't be in the state they are now ....... Damnit. If only they’d asked you to give them management consultancy they’d probably be bigger than Apple by now. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Clan. Bold choice to produce a little known class of Highland Railway 4-6-0s 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted May 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) They did though. Stewart So they did, but the decisive factor for those trying to make a living for model railways is what will produce the best return from the resources at their disposal. They will spot, sooner than us, when the prototypes and liveries that appeal to the widest market date from later than 1968 but, for now, the two decades from nationalisation to the end of BR steam remain commercially dominant. There is a great appeal in the sheer variety of being able to run steam-outline models alongside newer traction, pre-nationalisation coaches with BR Mk1 and Mk2 stock and all the other aspects of the railway scene that were crossing from old to new at the time, in surroundings that had changed very little, in many areas, since the Grouping.. In truth, all eras of our railway history were and are "transition eras" but I think, the popularity of the period that is usually so tagged will continue long after those of us with a personal attachment to it cease to be active in the hobby for whatever reason. Commercially, why would "the trade" not make steam locos and diesels that will both sell to the same people. Simple. John Edited May 7, 2018 by Dunsignalling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2018 You are all wrong. It'll be a W1 4-6-2-2 in Crimson lake with a copper capped chimney and Southern in sunshine lettering on the tender. It will also feature a diesel booster and a pantograph. Keith 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted May 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2018 You are all wrong. It'll be a W1 4-6-2-2 in Crimson lake with a copper capped chimney and Southern in sunshine lettering on the tender. It will also feature a diesel booster and a pantograph. Keith Nice one Keith, but not quite right. The tender coal space has been removed, and seats added. After all... "My dad drove the Flying Scotsman". The other mod is to put a 'Nellie' in the tender. This should allow Mallard to finally break the 126mph, at long last. A 6-wheel Peckett is still on the radar. It will probably be the older classes, to utilise a common tooling base. However, only about 11 hours to go now. Wibble Wibble! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Hmm. Probably reading too much into random pictures. But a Kent Castle has appeared on Paul Isles Twitter feed. Aren't they called Martello Towers? Isn't Martello a Terrier...... https://twitter.com/locationsphotos Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbridge Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Nice one Keith, but not quite right. The tender coal space has been removed, and seats added. After all... "My dad drove the Flying Scotsman".The other mod is to put a 'Nellie' in the tender. This should allow Mallard to finally break the 126mph, at long last.A 6-wheel Peckett is still on the radar. It will probably be the older classes, to utilise a common tooling base.However, only about 11 hours to go now.Wibble Wibble!They'll change the announcement time just to keep people twitching Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Fella - Hornby is severely biased to steam locos and most releases are just rehashes of Lima models - anything they do do well they dont release many of them - for example Class 31s in Blue, Class 56s in Blue - now in not a massive BR blue modeller but if they had a brain - they wouldn't be in the state they are now ....... Ah. That will by why they have invested a not insignificant amount on the Hitachi IET then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Is it today Dad? Could be, son Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Hmm. Probably reading too much into random pictures. But a Kent Castle has appeared on Paul Isles Twitter feed. Aren't they called Martello Towers? Isn't Martello a Terrier...... https://twitter.com/locationsphotos Jason Not a Martello Tower Jason, that's Deal Castle. One of Henry VIII's projects to help keep the bad guys out of blighty. So it'll be a KING then...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Are we there yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Are we there yet? Don't make me turn this car around... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Hornby think the railways finished in 1968 ....... That's OK ............................... 4-COR - 1935, 4-SUB - 1947, 4-EPB - 1951, Early 4-CIG - 1964 but it won't be any of them .............. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocp Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Don't make me turn this car around... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 That's it. Back to Winnipeg! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I may have worked it out; 29 multiplied by 4 (as in 4mm scale) is......116 ! Finally, a top quality DMU; Thank you Hornby !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I may have worked it out; 29 multiplied by 4 (as in 4mm scale) is......116 ! Finally, a top quality DMU; Thank you Hornby !! Due to an out-by-one error, Hornby will probably announce a reissue of the Lima 117..... Never mind, only another 85 minutes to go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevblokey Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 What time is this announcement then? It's probably on one of these posts, but I got bogged down in the speculation swamp... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 See post above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 See post above So 9:49 then - strange time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Near enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 No 9.00 AM so 49 minutes less to wait Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 well, its 09:02 and I've not seen anything! have I missed it? ha ha ha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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