Pre Grouping fan Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Sarahagain said: The loco really needs a crew! Original Tri-ang Railways figurescate good, but not so easy to find. There is a crew in the Airfix, now made by Dapol, Rocket plastic kit... The rest of the kit could be sold on, or used as parts to make something... A crew is included in the box, not sure about the yellow boxed pack but there's a crew in the Tri-ang/red boxed version. I think its been said previously that the included crew are similar to the original Tri-ang crew. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 That's good to know. It was that photo of the train by the tunnel that looked 'wrong', without the crew... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Mine arrived today. Definitely a display cabinet model. I’m actually glad that Hornby didn’t try and compromise the way it looks to make it run better. Tender drawbar is a pain though. Semi permanently attached would help protect those thin connecting wires. DCC fitting needs very careful choice of decoder. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted June 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2020 Wow that is small. It makes that pug look massive. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroborus Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 34 minutes ago, Sarahagain said: That's good to know. It was that photo of the train by the tunnel that looked 'wrong', without the crew... Yes, sorry, my fault. They were still in the box. They have locating pins in their feet to aid positioning 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 The crew figures are quite a bit different from the Tri-ang figures... 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I have a spare set of the original version crew that, with a little judicious work, will be redeployed on an 1870s n.g. loco. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted June 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2020 Its a lovely little model, though I admit I am slightly puzzled why Hornby chose to omit the rudimentary buffering gear (i.e. a plank of wood) which is strapped to the prototype whenever it hauls anything (including the supplied coaches). We have already established that by the time said coaches were actually built for the L&M, Rocket itself look considerably different from that which 'won' the Rainhill trials and which the current replica represents. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 10 hours ago, Jenny Emily said: Mine arrived today. Definitely a display cabinet model. I’m actually glad that Hornby didn’t try and compromise the way it looks to make it run better. Tender drawbar is a pain though. Semi permanently attached would help protect those thin connecting wires. DCC fitting needs very careful choice of decoder. Lovely shot with the Peckett! I wonder what Rocket would look like against a Ruston&Hornsby? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Lovely shot with the Peckett! I wonder what Rocket would look like against a Ruston&Hornsby? Or a “Big Boy”......anyone? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2020 22 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: Or a “Big Boy”......anyone? Unless someone has scratchbuilt a 4mm Big Boy it’s not going to look quite so impressive in 3.5mm 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: Unless someone has scratchbuilt a 4mm Big Boy it’s not going to look quite so impressive in 3.5mm A guess a Heljan/Hattons Garratt would suffice..... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2020 I’m still waiting for your NR maintenance version . . . of course it’ll need a catchy buzz phrase on each of the coach sides too, ’Moving forward’ ‘Slowly’ ‘Push?’ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: Unless someone has scratchbuilt a 4mm Big Boy it’s not going to look quite so impressive in 3.5mm Let’s see one and find out...... Edited June 30, 2020 by boxbrownie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: Let’s see one and find out...... The bench is a bit full at present or I would 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 23 hours ago, stewartingram said: My Hornby one had been paid for, & was waiting for me to collect from Rails, which I changed today. They will now send it by post, but I've asked them to try to send just one package, containing the blue coach as well. They happily have said they will oblige. I can wait a little longer. Are you sure thats a good idea. By the time the blue coach is available R3810 could quite likely be sold out at Rails, Hornby and everywhere else so if its faulty... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2020 23 hours ago, stewartingram said: My Hornby one had been paid for, & was waiting for me to collect from Rails, which I changed today. Rails are hardly likely to sell his one to someone else. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kaput Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2020 I think his point was more along the lines of what happens when its delivered in a few weeks/months and like mine doesn't work. Mine went back to Bure Valley Models - they don't have any to replace with so option was refund or they could try and send it to Hornby for repair but I think they said Hornby's service dept doesn't even reopen till next week. I did however take the chance that it can be fixed by Hornby so in hopefully a week or so I'll find out..... I imagine if Hornby eventually come back and say "nope, can't repair" I'll just have to take the refund and cry 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Butler Henderson said: Are you sure thats a good idea. By the time the blue coach is available R3810 could quite likely be sold out at Rails, Hornby and everywhere else so if its faulty... The money has been taken off my card for the set, it was waiting for me to collect. The coach is pre-ordered. I emailed them, asking them to post, together if possible. They agreed, no problem, they normally will hold for 8 weeks. If the coach doesn't appear before then they will sent them separately. I didn't query it, but when I put my pr-order in for the coach, it said "Out of Stock" (as I expected) - but "Expected in 2-3 Days"(!). (That note has since disappeared). If it is faulty I will fix it of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Melrose Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 My R3810 was paid for at the weekend and I sent Rails an email asking when I could collect it. I had pre-ordered the blue coach so they replied that they would hold my R3810 until I could collect both. Then I asked when the blue coach would be available and was told it would be a while. I've now agreed to collect my R3810 later this week and wait for news of the blue coach to make another journey to Sheffield to collect that order. As a lockdowner, it will be a treat to go all the way to Sheffield and back for change of scenery and get a bit of charge in the car battery. I wonder how much litter there is now on the Dronfield by-pass? Last time I drove along it, there was so much it was a complete disgrace and a sad reflection on the behaviour of fellow citizens in the current situation. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2020 Well, today I made a visit to Monk Bar Models in York, and bought R3810. Rocket was carefully tried out on the test track, in the shop, and was initially a bit jerky in each direction. Then the track was cleaned, and it then ran faultlessly each way, which it continues to do. Everything about this model, and the carriages looks so good, and so here’s a photo’ of it on my layout. Best regards, Rob. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 21 hours ago, boxbrownie said: Let’s see one and find out...... Happy to oblige! Beauty and the Beast! Both excellent models in their own right, and both were things I've dreamt of owning since I was incredibly young! I can still remember fawning over the Little Hobby advert on the back of every issue of my dad's Railway Modeller and their promises of the big UP! Cheers J 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opelsi Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 29/06/2020 at 22:12, Jenny Emily said: DCC fitting needs very careful choice of decoder. Please see my two posts of 24th March on this thread. Converted to 'Next 18' and happy with the solution. Hope you find a satisfactory solution too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 11 hours ago, Stanley Melrose said: My R3810 was paid for at the weekend and I sent Rails an email asking when I could collect it. I had pre-ordered the blue coach so they replied that they would hold my R3810 until I could collect both. Then I asked when the blue coach would be available and was told it would be a while. I've now agreed to collect my R3810 later this week and wait for news of the blue coach to make another journey to Sheffield to collect that order. As a lockdowner, it will be a treat to go all the way to Sheffield and back for change of scenery and get a bit of charge in the car battery. I wonder how much litter there is now on the Dronfield by-pass? Last time I drove along it, there was so much it was a complete disgrace and a sad reflection on the behaviour of fellow citizens in the current situation. One benefit of the reduction of traffic was the pleasing sight of no road side Litter. A complete Joy. There are some Certainly people that dont have any pride in thier surroundings. Enjoy your trip and Rocket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
banburysaint Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 1 hour ago, JaymzHatstand said: Happy to oblige! Beauty and the Beast! Both excellent models in their own right, and both were things I've dreamt of owning since I was incredibly young! I can still remember fawning over the Little Hobby advert on the back of every issue of my dad's Railway Modeller and their promises of the big UP! Cheers J I have just done the same! I can't believe how small it is. Beautifully packaged up by Derails arriving this morning. I shall have a play tonight once I have finished work. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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