Floreat Industria Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hornby's site is showing Spring for the originals and Summer for the rebuilds. All available for pre-order. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floreat Industria Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 They're slipping again! Hornby Shop is now showing them all as Summer - still all available for pre-order. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Maybe the slippage is because they have changed production slots to make more available hence pre-ordering being available again on the Hornby site. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted January 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2021 Bit of a query. R3840 looks to be a lighter grey than R3979. Did the loco carry different grey shades or just Hornby’s colour choice for the CG image do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Hilux5972 said: Bit of a query. R3840 looks to be a lighter grey than R3979. Did the loco carry different grey shades or just Hornby’s colour choice for the CG image do you think? The top picture looks like the actual livery sample for the first announced grey model. The bottom one looks like a computer render created for the catalogue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted January 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Pre Grouping fan said: The top picture looks like the actual livery sample for the first announced grey model. The bottom one looks like a computer render created for the catalogue. Yeah I had a feeling along those lines. Got confused further when Model Rail stated it would be in LNER Black livery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cor-onGRT4 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Hilux5972 said: Bit of a query. R3840 looks to be a lighter grey than R3979. Did the loco carry different grey shades or just Hornby’s colour choice for the CG image do you think? I think Hornby has used for R 3979 the wrong picture , they used the single original blast pipe, the double blast pipe version looks like British Enterprise, the small footplate is different too Edited January 21, 2021 by Cor-onGRT4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Hilux5972 said: Bit of a query. R3840 looks to be a lighter grey than R3979. Did the loco carry different grey shades or just Hornby’s colour choice for the CG image do you think? The image used for R3840 is a photograph of the actual md el anf the image used for R3979 is a CGI based on the CAD work which is later textured either using the CAD program or in Photoshop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floreat Industria Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 The new website out today shows availability as June, with R3841 and R3842 out of stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floreat Industria Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Most peculiar. The monthly list for June in "Coming Soon" now only shows R3841. Quite different to yesterday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floreat Industria Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I've cracked it. It's only me! You have to click on "Summer 2021" and a green bar moves to the right and all the June items appear. The "coming soon" is at the bottom when you choose "catalogue" at the top. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted March 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2021 I’m so glad I ordered this one direct from Hornby after the Hattons debacle. It looks amazing!!!!! 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckinneyc Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 That does look stunning! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floreat Industria Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 More slippage! The originals are now showing as October and the rebuilds as November on the Hornby site. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9001 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I am seriously beginning to think that I may not live long enough to receive my Hush Hush. I’m 61 for God’s sake get a move on! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Don't feel too bad. At the rate things are going right now, I won't see mine for two months after release! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted April 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2021 16 hours ago, D9001 said: I am seriously beginning to think that I may not live long enough to receive my Hush Hush. I’m 61 for God’s sake get a move on! Still quicker than Dapol has taken with the 59. What is it now, 4 or 5 years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Hilux5972 said: Still quicker than Dapol has taken with the 59. What is it now, 4 or 5 years? My oldest pre-order (that is still live) is the Steam Railmotor, it pre-dates the Dapol 59 by a whole year.. Nov 2014, but I think the Dapol 29 will forever hold the record. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jonnyuk Posted April 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2021 i don't see the issue, still less than 2 years from announcement to delivery, thats about the going rate for a model these days. i've got an original on order and i'm sure it will be worth the wait Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 20 hours ago, D9001 said: I am seriously beginning to think that I may not live long enough to receive my Hush Hush. I’m 61 for God’s sake get a move on! I have had this feeling about the Bachmann V2 for several years now......... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9001 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 4 hours ago, jonnyuk said: i don't see the issue, still less than 2 years from announcement to delivery, thats about the going rate for a model these days. i've got an original on order and i'm sure it will be worth the wait The issue is that my personal egg timer is rapidly running out of sand..... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tramshed Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 On 31/03/2021 at 23:53, D9001 said: I am seriously beginning to think that I may not live long enough to receive my Hush Hush. I’m 61 for God’s sake get a move on! I too am 61 but ever the optimist! Following all the feedback from purchasers of the A2/2s, reporting poor build quality, missing parts, etc., Hornby may have decided to delay release until they run the whole batch through an additional QC check. It would be a pity if you had to send back a faulty one just as the grim reaper............ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2021 This things going to look really weird when traversing turnouts and suchlike with two sets of flying wheels under the cab! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9001 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Tramshed said: I too am 61 but ever the optimist! Following all the feedback from purchasers of the A2/2s, reporting poor build quality, missing parts, etc., Hornby may have decided to delay release until they run the whole batch through an additional QC check. It would be a pity if you had to send back a faulty one just as the grim reaper............ There’s a jolly thought. Hopefully they have a large layout up in Heaven. And locos are the right shade of green . 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 15 hours ago, D9001 said: There’s a jolly thought. Hopefully they have a large layout up in Heaven. And locos are the right shade of green . Don’t bet on it. The ballast will fall through the clouds and you’ll have to do everything with one hand because you’ll have a harp in the other. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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