spikey Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 According to Hornby this morning, expected date of delivery of the 48DS is now August. Maybe it'll actually be here in time for Christmas, provided of course that you got your order in before it sold out ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffAlan Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 You're probably right, although I note you don't say which Xmas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 57 minutes ago, GeoffAlan said: You're probably right, although I note you don't say which Xmas! Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 I may well be wrong, but I could have sworn that when I ordered mine it was due in March ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted May 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 hour ago, spikey said: I may well be wrong, but I could have sworn that when I ordered mine it was due in March ... When I ordered mine back in January from a well known NW based retailer, it was July. Different liveries might have been earlier, I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage Tim Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Would much rather have a model delayed by a few months and then be wowed by it, rather than a model which has been rushed to meet a deadline but with glaring errors. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Heritage Tim said: Would much rather have a model delayed by a few months and then be wowed by it, rather than a model which has been rushed to meet a deadline but with glaring errors. So would I. But I'd like it even better if they quoted 12 months and delivered in 11. If I was running the show, I'd get a realistic estimated delivery date, add three months, quote that and hope to actually get goods in punters' hands sooner than they were expecting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireline Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, spikey said: So would I. But I'd like it even better if they quoted 12 months and delivered in 11. If I was running the show, I'd get a realistic estimated delivery date, add three months, quote that and hope to actually get goods in punters' hands sooner than they were expecting. Try ordering Bachmann. Quoted 12 months, delivered in 39..... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Fireline said: Try ordering Bachmann. Quoted 12 months, delivered in 39..... I don't know what Bachmann quoted for the H2, but it took closer to five years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, truffy said: I don't know what Bachmann quoted for the H2, but it took closer to five years. Yep, I ordered one on the 3/9/13 and it was delivered on the 29/9/18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I keep a record of my pre-orders.... Nothing grand, just a text file detailing when I placed the pre-order, the model number and description, who from, how much I paid/deposit and balance/was liable for, Due date on ordering and following due dates as they are announced. I pre-ordered Ruston R3704 and Peckett B2 R3694 on 20/01/19 The Ruston was then due in May, the Peckett in March. Currently the due dates are August and July respectively. I believe there was some loose talk about both being available Q1/early Q2 when they were announced, but the due dates on the 20th Jan were May for the Ruston and March for the Peckett. The slippage is not that bad! Just for comparison, I ordered the Hornby Club H class on 23/02/18, with a due date then of October 2018. Currently its due this month (ie 7 months late so far) but there's only 10 more days left before its June and not a dickybird so far.... 8 hours ago, spikey said: So would I. But I'd like it even better if they quoted 12 months and delivered in 11. If I was running the show, I'd get a realistic estimated delivery date, add three months, quote that and hope to actually get goods in punters' hands sooner than they were expecting. You don't know if thats what they're doing anyway, and are being continually let down by their suppliers. Push it too far in advance and it discourages pre-orders and tells competitors what you (the manufacturer) are up to, which might not be good news (eg the Large Prairie shootout with Dapol, which Hornby won). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted May 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2019 What's the rush? A mere six months ago no one was even considering the possibility of a RTR 48DS beyond the walls of Hornby HQ! Sure it'd be nice to have it now, but if my two are delayed for a year I'll still not have built the layouts I am thinking of for them to run on.... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just got a reply from Hornby to my enquiry about the EDD of the Ruston, and they currently reckon "late August/early September" 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 21/05/2019 at 15:57, Hroth said: I keep a record of my pre-orders.... Nothing grand, just a text file detailing when I placed the pre-order, the model number and description, who from, how much I paid/deposit and balance/was liable for, Due date on ordering and following due dates as they are announced. I pre-ordered Ruston R3704 and Peckett B2 R3694 on 20/01/19 The Ruston was then due in May, the Peckett in March. Can I please ask from whom you ordered them? It's just that I've never done any of this pre-ordering thing before but I remember going on the Hornby website the day the Rustons and Pecketts were announced on here and ordering one Ruston and one Peckett. Prompted by reading this thread I have gone back into my email inbox from that time but can't find any emails from Hornby confirming that I have placed an order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Ruston said: Can I please ask from whom you ordered them? It's just that I've never done any of this pre-ordering thing before but I remember going on the Hornby website the day the Rustons and Pecketts were announced on here and ordering one Ruston and one Peckett. Prompted by reading this thread I have gone back into my email inbox from that time but can't find any emails from Hornby confirming that I have placed an order. You can check you pre orders on the Hornby website. Log in then go to account and orders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 14 hours ago, bigherb said: You can check you pre orders on the Hornby website. Log in then go to account and orders. Thanks. I tried that but when I put my email address in and the password it tells me that they don't match. Clicking on the 'forgot password' thing doesn't do anything. It just goes to the original log in, so I can't even log in to that at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 The "closed cab" Rustons have made it to the "Coming Soon" section! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) On 20/05/2019 at 21:55, spikey said: I may well be wrong, but I could have sworn that when I ordered mine it was due in March ... That's one of those strange English spellings: it's spelt M-A-R-C-H, but it's pronounced "AU-gust"! p.s. I am looking forward to getting one of these myself. The longer it takes, the better condition my wallet is in, though! Edited August 8, 2019 by SRman 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweenyTod1 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) I have asked the big "H" to notify me when the Dewers Distillery version is in stock. Dewers in Aberfeldy once had a connection to the long gone station there, but they have a steam loco ( Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 sdddle tank ) and a wagon on a plinth, where I believe was their private sidings. It's a few years since I visited it, but I don't recall seeing any pictures of the Ruston.. I'm due to visit family in Pitlochry in a couple of months, so I feel a field trip is in order ( only 10 miles ish), research for a small shunting industrial layout in mind. It's a shame whiskey doesn't like me, otherwise that would be another excuse to visit!!? Now if they did brandy and gluten free beer.....................!!!.? Tod Edited August 10, 2019 by SweenyTod1 Loco indentification Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 The Dewar's Rushton. https://www.flickr.com/photos/12a_kingmoor_klickr/7257981818 Apparently now preserved at the Caledonian Railway at Brechin. There might be more details on this previous thread. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/140669-Hornby-new-tooling-ruston-48ds-0-4-0/ Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2019 Had an email from Hattons this morning, saying this was now expected to arrive between October and December. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweenyTod1 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Got the same info yesterday. A bit annoying though, as I was ready with the dosh for one and one of "Hs" Barclays. I can get the latter now, but shared postage would be better. I just hope that the Ruston doesn't get pushed back indefinitely. Now that would be really annoying!! Tod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2019 Had an email from Rails of Sheffield saying these are now actually imminent, and they are offering free postage. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweenyTod1 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 That's a big change from Hattons' update, but I hope Rails are correct, as they will sell very quickly, I'm sure. Tod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 I also got the Rails email, Hornby are still saying "Autumn". I wonder what the Hornby Autumn is based around? Is it: Meterological Autumn, starting 1st September, ending 30th November. Astronomical Autumn, starting 23rd September, ending 21st December. Something completely different, invented by Marketing... Anyhow, we'll just have to wait and see. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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