Paul.Uni Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Hattons have a picture of an early 3D print of the body shell of the Double Fairlie https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail.aspx?id=566 Edited January 30, 2020 by Paul.Uni 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drt7uk Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hello everyone - has anyone heard any more news on this project from Peco or Kato. Particularly interested to know what might happen re the Double Fairlies. Suspect Covid has delayed things significantly, not least because I imagine the Kato team wouldn't have been able to travel here this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2020 51 minutes ago, drt7uk said: Hello everyone - has anyone heard any more news on this project from Peco or Kato. Particularly interested to know what might happen re the Double Fairlies. Suspect Covid has delayed things significantly, not least because I imagine the Kato team wouldn't have been able to travel here this year. It’s normal for Kato to only announce progress at toyfairs and on their new items page. The Fairlie is due 2021/22 so don’t expect anything much on that soon. It’s all continuing to plan according to Peco a couple of months ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingTrainLover Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hoping for an update on the Englands in the next couple months. It's been what? Ten months since they showed off one of the early chassis prototypes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 28, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2020 Update approx 15 mins into this video, expected early 21 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingley hall Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 01/10/2020 at 11:53, SomethingTrainLover said: Hoping for an update on the Englands in the next couple months. It's been what? Ten months since they showed off one of the early chassis prototypes? Mmmmm.....what else has happened in the last 10 months? Nah, can't think of anything 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingTrainLover Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 13 hours ago, bingley hall said: Mmmmm.....what else has happened in the last 10 months? Nah, can't think of anything Well yes obviously . I meant it's been rather quiet on both Peco and Kato's ends on any real sort of update, like verbal update. And we got the full renders and announcement for early next year, I figure the EPs should follow in the next few months given this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, SomethingTrainLover said: Well yes obviously . I meant it's been rather quiet on both Peco and Kato's ends on any real sort of update, like verbal update. And we got the full renders and announcement for early next year, I figure the EPs should follow in the next few months given this. That’s Kato’s usual way of doing it, they are very traditional like that. They only announce at shows usually, seeing CAD is relatively rare except at the Nurnberg toyfair or Japanese equivalent. The six month warning announcement on the poster is usually the first hint and I’d expect to see the ep at Nurnberg in February in whatever way they do that event and not before on previous experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingTrainLover Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: That’s Kato’s usual way of doing it, they are very traditional like that. They only announce at shows usually, seeing CAD is relatively rare except at the Nurnberg toyfair or Japanese equivalent. The six month warning announcement on the poster is usually the first hint and I’d expect to see the ep at Nurnberg in February in whatever way they do that event and not before on previous experience. Aye. I mean either way, I'm excited. The 3D model looks fantastic, the early prototypes were already fantastic runners and from what I've read Kato still wasn't happy, so I can only imagine the running quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Right at the start (2019) they said it wouldn't appear until 2021 so it's not really late yet. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) In the February Railway Modeller with two CAD pictures. (My bold for main features). ”Comprising a cast metal chassis and plastic injection moulded components, the DCC ready model is set to feature a flywheel-equipped coreless motor in the locomotive driving the rear coupled axle, with electrical pick-ups from all wheels (including the tender). The model has been designed for use around curves of no less than 217mm radius, with Peco 009 couplings fitted as Standard. will be available initially: ref:52-201-A Princes and ref:51-201-B Prince, both presented in maroon livery.” (217mm = 8 ½ inches) Edited January 15, 2021 by PaulRhB 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozzer models Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4tt80 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Anyone had any news? Last I heard these were meant to be released Q1 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I think covid has invalidated any previous delivery date. Last update AFAIK is what is posted above. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 hours ago, M4tt80 said: Anyone had any news? Last I heard these were meant to be released Q1 2021 When it’s about 4-6 months away it will appear on the forthcoming releases page here on the poster and the number indicates which month it’s due. https://www.katomodels.com/posters There was never any announcement of Q1 just a vague hopefully early 2021 but Covid threw that out as said above. They should still be here this year from the Peco side but they aren’t saying dates. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted June 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 25/03/2021 at 00:00, PaulRhB said: When it’s about 4-6 months away it will appear on the forthcoming releases page here on the poster and the number indicates which month it’s due. https://www.katomodels.com/posters There was never any announcement of Q1 just a vague hopefully early 2021 but Covid threw that out as said above. They should still be here this year from the Peco side but they aren’t saying dates. Bit of an update here on the Hattons' website https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail.aspx?id=565 Cheers, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted August 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2021 EP pics here posted on NGRM 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted August 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2021 More pics and a short video 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Update from Peco https://peco-uk.com/blogs/industry-news/kato-oo9-small-england-breaks-cover More images will be in the October 2021 Railway Modeller 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainMan2001 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Does this mean it'll be available worldwide? If so, that'll make it easier to get one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted August 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, TrainMan2001 said: Does this mean it'll be available worldwide? If so, that'll make it easier to get one. According to Peco, they are handling UK and Europe sales, Kato the rest of the world. Edited August 31, 2021 by NCB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted September 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2021 The samples were at the PECO event at Monk Bar Modelshop in York. Loco expected in January. link will take you to some pictures. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan70000 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 There's something not quite right about the cab. To me the door apertures look far too narrow. The detailing on the under frame looks quite "chunky" and plasticky too. I wouldn't complain, but for a £150 RRP I'd want it to be as good as it can be. Despite it's diminutive size it's considerably more expensive than the models Kato have made for the Japanese market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted September 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, nathan70000 said: There's something not quite right about the cab. To me the door apertures look far too narrow. The detailing on the under frame looks quite "chunky" and plasticky too. I wouldn't complain, but for a £150 RRP I'd want it to be as good as it can be. Despite it's diminutive size it's considerably more expensive than the models Kato have made for the Japanese market. It's on a par with n gauge steam loco's from Farish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 38 minutes ago, nathan70000 said: There's something not quite right about the cab. To me the door apertures look far too narrow. The door width is very narrow on most of the England locos. The current Prince cab is both taller and with larger openings than the other, more original locos (or to the old Prince cab). There's a useful table of dimensions here. Both Princess and Welsh Pony have doors just 10" wide! (3⅓mm in 4mm scale). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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