RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2021 16 hours ago, Hilux5972 said: Resurrecting an old thread here but question. Has anyone had issues with the front pony truck screw? The screw keeps working loose on mine because it seems the problem is either (or both) the thickness of the pivot point on the pony truck where screw goes through is too thick and/or the spigot the pony truck rotates around is slightly too short to be able to do the screw up tight. Am I alone in this? I seem to remember there was a reported problem with insufficient vertical movement in the pony truck if the screw was fully tightened. There were a couple of dodges to get around the problem, you'll have to do a bit of a trawl to find them. I'll have to check what I did and report back. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2021 9 hours ago, melmerby said: I seem to remember there was a reported problem with insufficient vertical movement in the pony truck if the screw was fully tightened. There were a couple of dodges to get around the problem, you'll have to do a bit of a trawl to find them. I'll have to check what I did and report back. You only need to go back one post Keith! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2021 I used the original screw and put a loop of thin wire around the thread. That stops it bottoming and allows some vertical play. IIRC some were suggesting shaving metal off the pony truck - a bit drastic IMHO. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted July 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2021 8 hours ago, melmerby said: I used the original screw and put a loop of thin wire around the thread. That stops it bottoming and allows some vertical play. IIRC some were suggesting shaving metal off the pony truck - a bit drastic IMHO. Cheers I’ll give that a go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Sooner than anticipated, Fox has produced brass cabside numberplates for 6110. I have no connection other than as a happy customer. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Whilst I’m posting a photo, I thought I’d add this piece of whimsy. dibber25, in quite another context, remarked that we usually add couplings to both ends of tank locos. I usually do but it started me thinking. I have two Hornby Large Prairies, so I added cosmetic couplings to the front of one and the rear of the other. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Downer Posted August 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, No Decorum said: Whilst I’m posting a photo, I thought I’d add this piece of whimsy. dibber25, in quite another context, remarked that we usually add couplings to both ends of tank locos. I usually do but it started me thinking. I have two Hornby Large Prairies, so I added cosmetic couplings to the front of one and the rear of the other. Doing the same with my N7s! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Sulzer Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Received today a E-mail from Hattons regarding R3850 BR Black late crest. Production has been cancelled by Hornby . Reasons unknown Edited September 21, 2022 by Suzy Sulzer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Johan DC Posted September 21, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Suzy Sulzer said: Received today a E-mail from Hattons regarding R3850 BR Black late crest. Production has been cancelled by Hornby . Reasons unknown On the Hornby website it is 'in stock'. https://uk.Hornby.com/products/br-61xx-class-large-prairie-2-6-2t-6147-era-5-r3850 Not that Hornby is known to be a beacon of great communication... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 21, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Suzy Sulzer said: Received today a E-mail from Hattons regarding R3850 BR Black late crest. Production has been cancelled by Hornby . Reasons unknown 44 minutes ago, Johan DC said: On the Hornby website it is 'in stock'. https://uk.Hornby.com/products/br-61xx-class-large-prairie-2-6-2t-6147-era-5-r3850 Not that Hornby is known to be a beacon of great communication... The one on the website is green! It's also in stock at several retailers. Edited September 21, 2022 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted September 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Suzy Sulzer said: Received today a E-mail from Hattons regarding R3850 BR Black late crest. Production has been cancelled by Hornby . Reasons unknown That’s a Hattons response from time immemorial.All it usually means is “we can’t get any “ .Look elsewhere. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted September 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, melmerby said: The one on the website is green! It's also in stock at several retailers. It is indeed green .Derails have it at £160. Edited September 21, 2022 by Ian Hargrave Adding text Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Sulzer Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, melmerby said: The one on the website is green! It's also in stock at several retailers. https://www.hattons.co.uk/stockdetail?SID=619174 um err its BLACK Edited September 21, 2022 by Suzy Sulzer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HExpressD Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, Suzy Sulzer said: https://www.hattons.co.uk/stockdetail?SID=619174 um err its BLACK https://uk.Hornby.com/products/br-61xx-class-large-prairie-2-6-2t-6147-era-5-r3850 Looks green to me, although I may need new glasses 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 21, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2022 34 minutes ago, Suzy Sulzer said: https://www.hattons.co.uk/stockdetail?SID=619174 um err its BLACK Not the one everyone else is selling. e.g. This It's unlined green late emblem. Little wonder Hattons can't supply one🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kaput Posted September 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2022 Translation: Was announced as BR Black but at some point before release was changed to BR Green and this is Hattons (who really seem to have went downhill recently) only just catching up and realising the Black one doesn't exist. At least thats my guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Some retailers show a black one and some a green. They all seem to be “artist’s impressions” – no-one seems to have a photograph of the actual model, whatever it is. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Sulzer Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 8 hours ago, melmerby said: Not the one everyone else is selling. e.g. This It's unlined green late emblem. Little wonder Hattons can't supply one🙂 Comedy Gold. IMO 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Johan DC Posted September 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2022 6 hours ago, No Decorum said: Some retailers show a black one and some a green. They all seem to be “artist’s impressions” – no-one seems to have a photograph of the actual model, whatever it is. Kernow has somepictures, like they always do: https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/69895/R3850-Hornby-Class-61XX-2-6-2T-Large-Prairie-Steam-Loco-6147 So the actual model is a green one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2022 8 hours ago, No Decorum said: Some retailers show a black one and some a green. They all seem to be “artist’s impressions” – no-one seems to have a photograph of the actual model, whatever it is. Do any of those with black ones show any stock? All the ones I've seen with stock have green ones and I can't imagine them have a black picture and selling a green loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Johan DC said: Kernow has somepictures, like they always do: https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/69895/R3850-Hornby-Class-61XX-2-6-2T-Large-Prairie-Steam-Loco-6147 So the actual model is a green one. There seems to have been a lot of updating going on! It’s hard to tell under bright lights but the finish looks nicer than the very flat finish on my two from the first batch. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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