scots region Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 4 hours ago, atom3624 said: Why not 'plug and play' with the bottom 3 positions then? Optional non-functional for Royal designation, or stopping passenger. When not plugged with a lamp, an appropriately shaped and coloured bracket can be inserted to fill the gap / hole. Got to be possible, surely. Al. Eh... sounds foottery, and to be perfectly honest its somewhat irrelevant on a Locomotive that spent most of its (early) life in a workshop. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I wonder if the A1SLT is going to build No.10000 after they have finished with P2 2-8-2 2007 'Prince of Wales' and the V3 and V4. It's unlikely that they will but you never know... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, 6990WitherslackHall said: I wonder if the A1SLT is going to build No.10000 after they have finished with P2 2-8-2 2007 'Prince of Wales' and the V3 and V4. It's unlikely that they will but you never know... The engine that's needed in preservation is an L1. A few of them too. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, The Black Hat said: The engine that's needed in preservation is an L1. A few of them too. The class is a 2-6-4T and there are other classes that have this wheel arrangement example Standard Class 4mt (tank) of which 15 have been preserved. Also there are different classes built by Fairburn and Stanier for the LMS. Several classes have been preserved but there are only a few locos surviving. 2-6-4Ts are small but powerful locomotives and if an L1 built from scratch, another hole in preservation would be filled. Edited October 2, 2020 by 6990WitherslackHall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 hours ago, The Black Hat said: The engine that's needed in preservation is an L1. A few of them too. It’s quite an attractive locomotive, especially in LNER green. If it’s done, I hope it won’t be an exact copy. However, with good axleboxes, it might be very interesting to see how it performed, given that it had good valve gear and small driving wheels. I should imagine that it would have excellent acceleration and a useful, if limited, top speed. What could it be used for? Long trips on the main line would not be its strength, nor even most heritage lines, with their speed limits. The Great Central comes to mind. Would it be able to carry enough coal and water to haul the Jacobite? Let’s hope that any builder doesn’t copy the Hornby pony truck! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 14 minutes ago, No Decorum said: It’s quite an attractive locomotive, especially in LNER green. If it’s done, I hope it won’t be an exact copy. However, with good axleboxes, it might be very interesting to see how it performed, given that it had good valve gear and small driving wheels. I should imagine that it would have excellent acceleration and a useful, if limited, top speed. What could it be used for? Long trips on the main line would not be its strength, nor even most heritage lines, with their speed limits. The Great Central comes to mind. Would it be able to carry enough coal and water to haul the Jacobite? Let’s hope that any builder doesn’t copy the Hornby pony truck! This is massively off topic. But L1 for me adapted to an L4 is an idea I have had for years. Reduce the power slightly so shes not over stressed and you have an ideal engine to run for preserved lines that can trundle around happily all day. Its an idea I believe in so much I have done models of the engines to match. See below and more on my "Bishop Auckland" layout thread - but this layout has now been dismantled. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 In an effort to get this back to W1s its good to see some of them selling out in advance, but I will be looking forwards to getting some with the A4 styling before the paint shop calls them in for refit, repaint. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guarded Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 When is it due out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 sometimes next year I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, guarded said: When is it due out? Around Winter 2020-2021. That what it says on the Hornby website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guarded Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Thank you.Just like to be prepared for these things.6220 “Coronation”turned up Thursday and caught me on the hop a little bit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Are these coaches available RTR in the right colour scheme ? Edited October 8, 2020 by maico 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Pullman cars. Possibly available...certainly some similar ones in the Pullman Umber and Cream livery... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted October 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2020 46 minutes ago, maico said: Are these coaches available RTR in the right colour scheme ? If as I suspect these are 12 wheeled stock ,they have been out of production for a long while from Hornby.May be available on eBay but at a premium Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 9, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2020 13 hours ago, maico said: Are these coaches available RTR in the right colour scheme ? Those look like they have a cream strip above the windows instead of the umber strip. Not aware of any that Hornby has released in this colour scheme. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 If they do release some models of these coaches, it will be interesting to see how they turn out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 12 hours ago, Ian Hargrave said: If as I suspect these are 12 wheeled stock ,they have been out of production for a long while from Hornby.May be available on eBay but at a premium They look like 8 wheel to me 7 minutes ago, Hilux5972 said: Those look like they have a cream strip above the windows instead of the umber strip. Not aware of any that Hornby has released in this colour scheme. And the brake section of the first carriage is all cream above the waist. AFAIK all the Pullman Hornby have produced have brown on the brake area and on the cant rail above the windows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Working video here https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/video-hornbys-w1-4-6-4s-action-oo Garter Blue version with a streamlined fairing around the water filler ?? Edited October 9, 2020 by micklner 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Just had a look at that video. I'm happy with my original order - original 10000 and BR Green 60700. ALL are absolutely stunning - fantastic job Hornby!! British Enterprise is the only one with the few-months-only double chimney as well. LNER Green one certainly looks classy ... Garter Blue - again, another coup - looks fantastic. Model of the Year? .... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2020 9 hours ago, atom3624 said: Just had a look at that video. I'm happy with my original order - original 10000 and BR Green 60700. ALL are absolutely stunning - fantastic job Hornby!! British Enterprise is the only one with the few-months-only double chimney as well. LNER Green one certainly looks classy ... Garter Blue - again, another coup - looks fantastic. Model of the Year? .... Yep I’ve ordered the same as you atom. They look fantastic working and I can’t wait to get my hands on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) I too am reaffirmed in my opinion of the model I’ve pre-ordered - ‘British Enterprise’ is the model for me. afraid I can’t find in myself to like the LNER green at all - to my eye it just does not suit the engine shape of the original loco. Doesn’t have the lines of the Pacifics and it’s just too bulbous. I also have a slight concern around the robustness of the handrail on the front of the unrebuilt esamples - it looks a mite flimsy to my eyes. Time will tell I suppose Nonetheless, a spectacular model from Hornby which will instantly get my money when available Edited October 10, 2020 by Edge 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted October 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2020 Thanks for taking the trouble of posting the video Mick. They all look great! I have ordered 60700 which is fine but having seen the video the loco in original condition with HP boiler looks so impressive! Gresley really was a big engine man not afraid to take risks. We can only speculate what his proposed 4-8-2 and/or 4-6-4 production loco's would have looked like. Even if this great engineer had lived another 10 years these loco's would not have been built in WW2 (Perhaps Gresley could have invited back Bulleid to make his case to the LNER Board/Government?!) and I suspect that electrification may have taken the money after WW2 assuming the LNER continued. Kind regards, Richard B 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 12 hours ago, micklner said: Working video here https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/video-hornbys-w1-4-6-4s-action-oo Garter Blue version with a streamlined fairing around the water filler ?? Very nice - thanks for posting. I did notice there's a platform clearance/fragility issue with the steps behind the cylinders on the unrebuilt version - they are gone in some shots, there in others, and hanging loose on the original condition model at one point. Something for operators to watch for when they do gauging trials on layouts for the first time...! Cheers Scott 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I noticed the 'wobbly steps issue', which curiously straightened out next shot ... Obviously LNER would have paid attention to the loading gauge but everything looks so 'marginal' in comparison to other locomotives - quite a beast!! Now that we've seen these - and seen / heard the Q/A on the video - what would be the typical delay between that and them appearing for purchase? Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I left those steps off on my kit version as it was obvious that they would end up fouling platforms or whatever. It seems from the Video, Hornby have had a hard time too as it looks like the steps were almost knocked off. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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