Robin Brasher Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I think that Hornby can be a bit over cautious when introducing new models. For instance by saying that Hornby will not reintroduce the Blue Pullman Hornby has left the field open to Bachmann , by failing to upgrade Hornby's pre-grouping four wheel coach Hornby has left the field open to Hattons and by failing to upgrade Hornby's semaphore signals Hornby has left the field open to Dapol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 32 minutes ago, Robin Brasher said: I think that Hornby can be a bit over cautious when introducing new models. For instance by saying that Hornby will not reintroduce the Blue Pullman Hornby has left the field open to Bachmann , by failing to upgrade Hornby's pre-grouping four wheel coach Hornby has left the field open to Hattons and by failing to upgrade Hornby's semaphore signals Hornby has left the field open to Dapol. And when those alternatives prove superior to those from H, who’s loss is it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robin Brasher said: I think that Hornby can be a bit over cautious when introducing new models. For instance by saying that Hornby will not reintroduce the Blue Pullman Hornby has left the field open to Bachmann , by failing to upgrade Hornby's pre-grouping four wheel coach Hornby has left the field open to Hattons and by failing to upgrade Hornby's semaphore signals Hornby has left the field open to Dapol. That cuts both ways, though. By stating they weren't including the Lord Nelson in their upgrade DCC chassis upgrade plans, Bachmann left the door wide open for Hornby. The Hornby 4-wheel coach has never really been a serious contender against anything else, even when dressed up to be part of the TTTE range. It's trainset fodder pure and simple and Hornby's only real opposition in that area comes from wooden push-alongs. Hornby signals fall into a similar category, being loose representations designed to survive being played with whilst clipped to track that may or may not be fixed down. The Dapol items are only suitable for mounting through baseboard surfaces, and priced for an entirely different clientele. Hornby are fully capable of producing signals of equal sophistication, but I'd venture that any such products would sit alongside the existing range rather than replacing it. All that said, I don't consider that Hornby's announced programme for 2020 shows any excess of caution. John Edited February 7, 2020 by Dunsignalling 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritishRail60062 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 5 hours ago, tomparryharry said: 'Tis funny though, isn't it? After all if we all stuck to the narrow plane of events, we would all become pretty boring, pretty quickly. Perhaps we ought to invite these people back, from time to time, just to keep the pot boiling. Amen. I tend to have a polite easy going attitude with a mix of semi-seriousness on this forum. But in truth, I treat people in the way that I would wish to be treated like in real life . Off here though I do love to have a good craic and enjoy myself once the Harp beer kicks in at the weekend! . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 10 hours ago, maico said: I could be wrong, but when the history of the World is written getting banned from a toy train forum is unlikely to feature as a highlight... When the history of the world is re-written, the Hitler parodies will be used to explain the Second World War. Heck, a faulty model brings this forum to the edge of war! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 07/02/2020 at 23:47, No Decorum said: When the history of the world is re-written, the Hitler parodies will be used to explain the Second World War. ".... but Herr Hitler! The new Hornby 'Scotsman is too big for your HO coaches...." Hitler removes glasses with trembling hand, etc. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Hal Nail said: ".... but Herr Hitler! The new Hornby 'Scotsman is too big for your HO coaches...." Hitler removes glasses with trembling hand, etc. Someone needs to do it, if only for the archives... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Back on topic, the first fruits of the 2020 range will soon be with us, First the "Commemorative" Rocket, followed in a couple of weeks by the "ordinary" Rocket and the Hornby Book of Trains. I went for an R3810. I hope it comes soon! Hornby really need to do some additional coach packs, both First and Open, and perhaps "Rockets" on their own, especially if its found possible to alter them to represent later members of the class, like "Northumberland". Then, perhaps, a Planet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Coach packs would be fairly easy, I would have thought. New first class coaches would just be different decoration, and the open coaches wouldn't be much more complex than a typical wagon. A rebuilt Rocket, and other Rocket class locos, would be harder as there are some significant differences between the prototype Rocket used at the trials and the production version. So that would mean new tooling. I think it's unlikely, though, that we'll ever see enough RTR era 1 stuff to be able to build a complete layout around it. It wouldn't just need locos and coaches, but also track, signals and other infrastructure. If Hornby - or any other manufacturer - does release more in the future, it's more likely to be other well-known individual locos than more variants of Rocket. Planet would be one obvious contender, as would a member of the Patentee class. Or, go back in time rather than forwards and do something like Locomotion No. 1. The main problem with the early Victorian era was that development was so rapid that few locomotives lasted very long in service. And it's poorly documented, with not many preserved examples. So modelling it is always going to be difficult, 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I’d love to see era 1 RTR (I have suggested unpowered locomotives pushed by powered coaches) but something like this would be tricky to produce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwCcYUOXE6A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2020 Era 1 potentially has a lot going for it in terms of space; a reasonable looking main line train can be compressed into 3 feet or so. Very early locos and stock would be hard to produce in RTR, especially with the loco powered, but the Peckett shows what is possible, even with full cab detail. Move on a couple of decades from Rocket, though, and there are a plethora of Jenny LInds, Cromptons, Stephenson long boilers, Sharpies and so on with not too much outside motion to worry about and able to be presented in a wide variety of liveries, along with a probably generic range of 4 and 6 wheeled coaches and basic wagons. Era 1 has a lot more 'play value' than some as well, with mixed trains and tail traffic, private saloons, and open sided passenger stock still in use. Signalling was a lot more basic, and track formations simpler, so it could be a viable budget option as well. I've been having a bit of a go (who, me?) over on the Blue Box thread about catalogues and unclear information, so it's only fair that I have a bit of a dig at H. My irritation is piqued by what I think is an incorrect, misleading (not claiming that it is deliberately so) and confusing (especially to newbies) use of language in the online catty. How can an item that is a 'new tooling' be 'out of stock'; it's never been in stock, and 'out of stock' should IMHO mean items that have been in stock in the past but stocks are now exhausted. 'Available to preorder' is more appropriate for items not in stock but expected at some future date, but some brand new items are both 'out of stock' and 'available to preorder'. If the catalogue is to use terms such as these, perhaps it would be a good idea to attach a comment or note explaining how the terms are to be interpreted. We all know the game, but newbies can easily be caught out, and these are the main users of catalogues I suspect. They buy or are given an item or train set, and immediately look to see how they can develop it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB&SCR 337 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) Oh a Jenny Lind engine would just be amazing. I need a RTR version in my life Even if the cost would be £130-40 TAKE MY MONEY!!!! Ps. I mean just for a loco and no rolling stock Edited February 11, 2020 by LB&SCR 337 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 11, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) Think it might come in a bit over that price; old inside cylinder locos with small boilers need to have inside working motion visible, and are quite intricately detailed, but I reckon it could be done around the £170-80 level. Drive to rear pony to hide it in the firebox, loco packed with ballast if not a solid casting, motor in tender driving through shaft and cv joint. Edited February 11, 2020 by The Johnster 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) On 07/02/2020 at 14:02, caradoc said: I'm not so sure; Some might regard it as a badge of honour !! Not with him upstairs surrounded by them cherubs. You need to be kind to small furry animals to score bonus points... Edited February 11, 2020 by maico Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Looked up Hornby NMT HST's on Ebay and much to my dismay and/or bemusement R2984 (the old NMT HST pack) pre-owned are being sold for between £400-£500 DCC Ready???...there is one @£300 lol Now bear in mind this pack is now being replaced by R3769 which the HST's have been updated with the recent livery and both being buffered and have the same running numbers as the same old used ones that are being priced into the stratosphere...I'm literally scratching my head over it, am I missing something here or are they now priceless? Just curious... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 42 minutes ago, classy52 said: Looked up Hornby NMT HST's on Ebay and much to my dismay and/or bemusement R2984 (the old NMT HST pack) pre-owned are being sold for between £400-£500 DCC Ready???...there is one @£300 lol Now bear in mind this pack is now being replaced by R3769 which the HST's have been updated with the recent livery and both being buffered and have the same running numbers as the same old used ones that are being priced into the stratosphere...I'm literally scratching my head over it, am I missing something here or are they now priceless? Just curious... Chancers hoping people don't want to wait as a guess. The people selling probably have the new ones on order and want to make some £££ in the meantime! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, TomScrut said: Chancers hoping people don't want to wait as a guess. The people selling probably have the new ones on order and want to make some £££ in the meantime! One of them is a big well known model railway retailer. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB&SCR 337 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 On 11/02/2020 at 14:52, The Johnster said: Think it might come in a bit over that price; old inside cylinder locos with small boilers need to have inside working motion visible, and are quite intricately detailed, but I reckon it could be done around the £170-80 level. Drive to rear pony to hide it in the firebox, loco packed with ballast if not a solid casting, motor in tender driving through shaft and cv joint. Either way I would buy one. They are beautiful machines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2020 And your username suggests that they are very suitable for your proclivities. O what Joy... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Half-full Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 23 hours ago, classy52 said: Looked up Hornby NMT HST's on Ebay and much to my dismay and/or bemusement R2984 (the old NMT HST pack) pre-owned are being sold for between £400-£500 DCC Ready???...there is one @£300 lol Now bear in mind this pack is now being replaced by R3769 which the HST's have been updated with the recent livery and both being buffered and have the same running numbers as the same old used ones that are being priced into the stratosphere...I'm literally scratching my head over it, am I missing something here or are they now priceless? Just curious... Having bought something from one of the sellers, I think he needs the money to keep up his smoking habit. Bought something a few years back and even after many washes it still stinks badly of smoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted February 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2020 My copy of "The Hornby Book of Trains - the first one hundred years" by Pat Hammond has just arrived in the post. 7 inches x 10 inches, hardback, paper outer cover with a Hornby Centenary sticker, 448 pages, plenty of pictures and many hours of bedtime reading. Keith 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) If anyone from Hornby are reading this thread can you please ensure the doo daa's (lol for the life of me can't remember what they're called?) on the NR HST cab ends are painted black as per prototype, and not lazily left yellow like on your previous NR HST release...thank you. Unfortunately you can only get side photos of R3769. Edited February 20, 2020 by classy52 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 39 minutes ago, classy52 said: If anyone from Hornby are reading this thread can you please ensure the doo daa's (lol for the life of me can't remember what they're called?) on the NR HST cab ends are painted black as per prototype, and not lazily left yellow like on your previous NR HST release...thank you. Unfortunately you can only get side photos of R3769. Are you on about the horn grilles? R2984 has them in black but R3366 has them in yellow. Or are you on about the camera box thingys which are black on the fronts but left yellow on the model in both cases? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 39 minutes ago, classy52 said: If anyone from Hornby are reading this thread can you please ensure the doo daa's (lol for the life of me can't remember what they're called?) on the NR HST cab ends are painted black as per prototype, and not lazily left yellow like on your previous NR HST release...thank you. Unfortunately you can only get side photos of R3769. Are you on about the horn grilles? R2984 has them in black but R3366 has them in yellow. Or are you on about the camera box thingys which are black on the fronts but left yellow on the model in both cases? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2020 Are they something that is particularly difficult to paint yourself? 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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