RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted July 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2019 Still lists the 67 in the description though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 One of Hornby's R3638, WC No 34019 Bideford, arrived at my door yesterday, and has the swivelling/flanged wheel rear pony truck. After many years (10-12?) of 'fixed pony truck with flangeless wheel' approach on pacifics, is this now to become a general feature on other 4-6-2's in the range? I must say this is to my personal preference. Overall though the approach used by Bachmann on their A1's -of a fixed rear bogie sideframe with the wheel turning within it, seems to have the best of both worlds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Assuming it was an unrebuilt Bulleid? These have always had the fully swivelling rear truck. Hornby's approach since the rebuilt bulleids is the fixed side frames and flangeless wheelset as a balance between being able to run on second radius and to get the details in the side frames. The A1 is slightly different because the side frames are fixed on the real thing. The same method is on the Atlantics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Thanks for that, yes it is an unrebuilt pacific. The forthcoming LMSR Princess will be an interesting one as the rear truck on it is so prominent-and looks so wrong on the earlier Hornby ones, despite my comments above regarding preferences . Perhaps giving modellers the option would be better... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul 27 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Any update on the ex Lms brake van. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 9 hours ago, paulbb said: Thanks for that, yes it is an unrebuilt pacific. The forthcoming LMSR Princess will be an interesting one as the rear truck on it is so prominent-and looks so wrong on the earlier Hornby ones, despite my comments above regarding preferences . Perhaps giving modellers the option would be better... Its difficult because you could do 50:50 fixed/moving truck but the could be left with one or the other that wont sell. Plus the additional tooling required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 5 hours ago, paul 27 said: Any update on the ex Lms brake van. There were first tooling samples in a previous engine shed blog. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Pre Grouping fan said: Its difficult because you could do 50:50 fixed/moving truck but the could be left with one or the other that wont sell. Plus the additional tooling required. Or, a single truck that can either move but be just a basic unit, or be locked in place by the user with a screw, and with extra detail the user could fit? Edited August 16, 2019 by Ian J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Derails Models Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 More HST's! R3698 3 by Derails Models, on Flickr R3698 2 by Derails Models, on Flickr R3698 1 by Derails Models, on Flickr 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted August 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) For those waiting, the Hornby website lists the Hogsmeade building range as coming soon so not long to wait now. Very excited for these. Edited August 24, 2019 by Hilux5972 Spelling correction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2019 New images of new A4 models from Hattons Facebook page. Very excited about the “purple” one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Mallard should have a cut down tender as it participated in the 1948 trials and didn't lose the tender until 1953 when it went to Woodcock and even then the tender wasn't restored to its full height. The lining at the front of the valences on 60028 looks wrong; it should follow the curve of the bufferbeams. As here. Hopefully it’s just because it’s a sample. Edited September 2, 2019 by JamieR4489 Add bit about 60028 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 hour ago, JamieR4489 said: Mallard should have a cut down tender as it participated in the 1948 trials and didn't lose the tender until 1953 when it went to Woodcock and even then the tender wasn't restored to its full height. Easy enough to do with a sharp scalpel as I did with my USA Scotsman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, Hilux5972 said: Easy enough to do with a sharp scalpel as I did with my USA Scotsman Still, you’d expect Hornby to get it right. As there were only three tenders with the cut down ends, I guess it wouldn’t be cost effective to make a new tooling just for these models. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2019 2 hours ago, JamieR4489 said: Still, you’d expect Hornby to get it right. As there were only three tenders with the cut down ends, I guess it wouldn’t be cost effective to make a new tooling just for these models. No it wouldnt be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted September 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2019 Wow, the Cartazzi truck wheels are floating way above track height. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, brushman47544 said: Wow, the Cartazzi truck wheels are floating way above track height. As it should be on the fixed cartazzi model - to get round small radius curves they adopted wheels on the Cartazzi trucks without flanges to allow the truck to be fixed and not have to swing. I think you still get an alternative wheelset to drop in if you want the flanges. It looks worse because the flanges on the other wheels lift the model off the flat surface. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribird Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 5 hours ago, woodenhead said: As it should be on the fixed cartazzi model - to get round small radius curves they adopted wheels on the Cartazzi trucks without flanges to allow the truck to be fixed and not have to swing. I think you still get an alternative wheelset to drop in if you want the flanges. It looks worse because the flanges on the other wheels lift the model off the flat surface. You still do! Detail pack includes flanged cartazzi wheel, 2 drain cocks, and a hose (for the tender I assume). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Francis deWeck Posted September 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2019 Question ...How can it be a truck when it is a fixed part of the chassis? A non-sequitur, methinks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted September 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2019 Well, come to that the boiler doesn't boil anything, there is no smoke in the smokebox (unless something is badly amiss) and no fire in the firebox either. It's a truck on the real thing and referred to as a truck on the model though it isn't actually a truck any more than the boiler, smokebox, and firebox are actually the things they purport to represent. Semantics rather than non-sequitur, methinks... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2019 Well the Hogsmeade range of buildings has been released. I have to say I am extremely disappointed with one building. The booking office should be all over maroon instead of half white. I sent images of this to Hornby in January as soon as the buildings were announced with assurances it would be passed on. Seems now that didn’t happen. A real shame. Out with the paint brushes now I guess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribird Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Hornby R3771 4464 "Bittern in LNER Garter Blue with two tenders - as preserved delayed between November 2019 & January 2020. -Was originally a late summer 2019 release then moved to an October release. Besides the Hornby roadshow, was there any painted sample pictures released? Hornby R3737 60022 "Mallard" in BR Blue delayed until December 2019. -Not a surprise with this one. Hornby R3701 60028 "Walter K Whigham" in BR experimental purple still November 2019 release. -I did not preorder this one, so I do not if anything does change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Rails Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Hornby R4898 DRS Northern Belle MK2E Coach pack has just arrived in stock! Click here for more details and images 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Oliver Rails said: Hornby R4898 DRS Northern Belle MK2E Coach pack has just arrived in stock! Click here for more details and images That looks pretty good! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Hornby did a great move changing the clear glazing on their mk3 and mk2 aircon coaches to a light tint......makes all the difference. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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