MGR Hooper! Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Unexpectedly managed to pick up a copy of the 2019 catalogue in my local McColl's newsagent/post office at lunchtime I would say the back page is a fair statement of intent for the 100th anniversary Hornby range (and catalogue): IMG_4907.jpg "2020 will be a very special year and months preceding, plans will be put in place to mark such a milestone year." "Hornby at 100: A centenary year to remember." . As long as Hornby gives me a brand new and re-tooled Class 91 with some updated Mk4 coaches and a DVT....that will be an amazing 100 year celebration. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I can’t remember any cataclogje ever being supplied with a price list. The price list always used to come out a few weeks after the catalogue. In the 1950s I used to buy the catalogue from the Children's Shop in Orpington and then I called in the shop every week until the price list arrived. About 10 years ago the same thing happened at the Swanage Station shop until they told me to print it off online. Now I don't know how to get a Hornby price list. I have tried the Hornby site without success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted January 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2019 The price list always used to come out a few weeks after the catalogue. In the 1950s I used to buy the catalogue from the Children's Shop in Orpington and then I called in the shop every week until the price list arrived. About 10 years ago the same thing happened at the Swanage Station shop until they told me to print it off online. Now I don't know how to get a Hornby price list. I have tried the Hornby site without success. I just use Hattons , as that’s the price I know it’s generally available at . I certainly remember the catalogues in the 70s containing the price list . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 They generally have done in the past, at least in the U.K.. To get Hornby 2019 catalogue and February Hornby magazine at the special offer price of £9.99 - see https://hornbymagazine.keypublishing.com/2019/01/07/exclusive-Hornby-catalogue-offer/ you have to buy from W H Smith high street shops, which includes those in edge of town shopping centres. The offer doesn't apply in W H Smith travel shops in bus stations or railways stations. So here in Edinburgh, you can't get the discount in St Andrews Square bus station, but you can at the Gyle and at Cameron Toll. It is a pity the special offer isn't available to model railway shops: that would have been an excellent way to support local specialist shops. John Storey I complained to the head office at WH Smith about the offer not being available at WH Smith in Swanage. They said that the Hornby offer was only set up in selected stores and not all stores. The matter is now being rectified and addressed. They also sent me a £10 gift card as compensation for the inconvenience. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted January 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2019 . As long as Hornby gives me a brand new and re-tooled Class 91 with some updated Mk4 coaches and a DVT....that will be an amazing 100 year celebration. Surely an updated version of the Hornby No. 1 clockwork set they released in 1920? Caley pug with tender (plugged together a la R&H) with a coach and 2 wagons! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Just got this and immediately noticed the photo on page 148 of the LMS Class 502 EMU and Steamport Southport in the background. Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR Dave Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Can't believe the 2019 range has just been announced, and people are frothing about 2020 already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted February 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2019 Really? Seems about par for the course to me. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted February 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2019 Just seen on Facebook that Hornby have corrected the image for Bittern in the 1:1 collection. Now has no valences as she currently is in the museum. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted February 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hornby 2020? I can't see any Western models for a while, what with the big prairie, coaches, and the B2 Peckett. Left field could be a re-tooled Dean Single, with tender drive..... A Polly perhaps? However, I could see a revamped model of anything from the Triang line, but made to todays standard. Hornby have moved that forward that making 1950's models would entice howls of derision in Margate's direction. No, nothing Western this (2020) year. Retooled Princess? Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 Retooled Princess? Your taking the mickey surely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Hilux5972 said: Retooled Princess? Your taking the mickey surely. No, not really. Just some idle musings upon what Hornby would spring upon us. If you had a back catalogue as large as Triang, where would you go. Battlespace? Transcontinental? The re-tooled Princess idea is just a 'jump back' in time, just like the one I had as a 6 year old. Tempus Fugit...... Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Obviously you haven’t read this years catalogue then. They are retooling the princess this year. That’s a retooled LMS loco 3 years in a row, 2 Southern Locos before that, and a couple of LNER ones too, so I’d be very happy for another GWR loco next year, Saint, County or Manor would be much appreciated by us. Edited February 23, 2019 by Hilux5972 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Hilux5972 said: Obviously you haven’t read this years catalogue then. They are retooling the princess this year. That’s a retooled LMS loco 3 years in a row, 2 Southern Locos before that, and a couple of LNER ones too, so I’d be very happy for another GWR loco next year, Saint, County or Manor would be much appreciated by us. My (still idle) musings have some depth then. Assuming that you are quite correct, then 2020 brings us dead in line with the Hornby catalogue. I got to play with the 1961 model, not your 2019-2020 version. In my 'fortress of solitude' I rarely see catalogues from any of the makers; the cost equates to a wagon or so. I prefer wagons.... If Hornby release a Western model next year, then that's fine. I'm being a bit pragmatic, that's all. My spend this year-next year is already running at near £500, and that's before we get to the other companies' predicted releases. Happy modelling, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 10 hours ago, tomparryharry said: Hornby 2020? I can't see any Western models for a while, what with the big prairie, coaches, and the B2 Peckett. Left field could be a re-tooled Dean Single, with tender drive..... The Dean Single is due in October. I don't think it's tender drive and it doesn't look to have been re-tooled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 The Dean Single is loco drive. It always has been since introduced. Used to be an X03 which it shared with the Caley 123 and motorised turntable . Triang was all about using common components in these days . Don’t know what they use now, probably some sort of can motor like in 0-4-0s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2019 I think Ian was postulating a completely new tooling for the Dean Single, tender drive enabling daylight beneath the boiler. This could have working inside motion (it was quite visible on the real thing), but I'm getting into the realm of fantasy now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 Ahh sorry Johnster and Ian, didn’t see that . Ahh you mean a completely new model for 2020. I think that’s unlikely . There are some fantastic models coming out of Hornby but also some reheated old leftovers , like the Dean Single . I think the Caley 123 set Scottish modellers back for years because any time anyone asked for something Scottish we got that infernal 123 model again! Got the J36 eventually! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Hilux5972 said: Obviously you haven’t read this years catalogue then. They are retooling the princess this year. That’s a retooled LMS loco 3 years in a row, 2 Southern Locos before that, and a couple of LNER ones too, so I’d be very happy for another GWR loco next year, Saint, County or Manor would be much appreciated by us. Isn’t it funny how the railway grouping of 1923 still dictates how we consider equal treatment for new models. Scotland is effectively either LMS or LNER in these terms, whereas in practice it had lots of steam locos unique operating there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Legend said: The Dean Single is loco drive. It always has been since introduced. Used to be an X03 which it shared with the Caley 123 and motorised turntable . Triang was all about using common components in these days . Don’t know what they use now, probably some sort of can motor like in 0-4-0s IIRC the Lord of the Isles/Caly 123 had the Triang XT60, which was a considerably slimmed down motor specially designed for the Singles. The X03 is "just" an X04 with an oil pad missing. I had the DCC ready Lorna Doone (The "Limited Edition" one with a Certificate of Orthenticity signed by SK) opened up a couple of years ago to put a DCC chip in, but I can't remember what it had driving it. Probably a can motor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2019 4 hours ago, brushman47544 said: Isn’t it funny how the railway grouping of 1923 still dictates how we consider equal treatment for new models. Scotland is effectively either LMS or LNER in these terms, whereas in practice it had lots of steam locos unique operating there. I quite agree. You'll never see a Welsh locomotive west of Offa's Dyke. The last person sent to research a Welsh locomotive was captured, and tied on a dinghy underneath the Severn bridge....Only panniers & 56xx, which some uneducated people call T***y T***s. The pain we bear.... ian. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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