Moderators AY Mod Posted August 11, 2020 Moderators Share Posted August 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, dogbox321 said: I think your APT-E would look good on the shelf with it. Not happening! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted August 11, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 hours ago, 'CHARD said: 'Axle boxes in place' - COMEDY GOLD! Thank you!!!!! Yes but the doors arn’t, not complaining, just saying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Markwj Posted August 11, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 11, 2020 Mine came today certificate number 3163 (I think have put it away now)! It was late into the night when I ordered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit7148 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 This is starting to get silly now! Is anyone really going to pay that much? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowtim Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 10/08/2020 at 19:53, kernowtim said: Payment taken 5 days ago, and email from Hornby saying the models had arrived in warehouse, nothing since. If I could remember my log on details would check on Hornby site! Got a text message from 'Hornby' this morning stating that my DHL (Drop Hurl Lose) driver Bob will deliver my parcel this afternoon between 15:13 and 16:13, which he did, and I left it at work! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted August 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Perhaps more instructive to look at sold listings to see what they have actually sold for. Remember, an item is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. The loco sold for £120 also donated 10% of the sale price to NHS Charities Together. Edited August 12, 2020 by JohnR 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 30801 Posted August 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2020 Number 703 has landed... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted August 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2020 Mine arrived today and I have to say that I’m impressed by the livery and the overall presentation. Mine will remain in it’s box for the foreseeable future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted August 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 12, 2020 4 hours ago, JohnR said: Perhaps more instructive to look at sold listings to see what they have actually sold for. Remember, an item is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. The loco sold for £120 also donated 10% of the sale price to NHS Charities Together. is one of those HO? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free At Last Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I never ordered one so I can't show you what it looks like, but as they all look the same you can just look at someone else's. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesV Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Had similar problems to others with the card payment issue, though this was my fault as I pre-ordered it on a card I rarely use, so had no money in the account, cue a mad panic to move the money around and get it paid for, Especially being the deadline for the order being cancelled was midnight yesterday, rang up this morning and spoke to a very helpful lady who said I had made it in by about 20 minutes! so, it should be here in the next few days, I don’t actually have a layout, and haven’t done for about 30 years, so that may need to change now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 30801 Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, JamesV said: Had similar problems to others with the card payment issue, though this was my fault as I pre-ordered it on a card I rarely use, so had no money in the account, The weird thing I have is that on making a pre-order it goes through the Verified By Visa faff so you'd think it would be OK. But when when they try to take the payment later. Fail.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesV Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 hour ago, 30801 said: The weird thing I have is that on making a pre-order it goes through the Verified By Visa faff so you'd think it would be OK. But when when they try to take the payment later. Fail.... ah was entirely my fault in my case, card I used to pre-order was lacking in funds! It doesn’t get used often as it’s a pre-pay MasterCard for internet purchases. Luckily I woke up to this note from the good lady this morning... she’s a keeper! 7 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 30801 Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, JamesV said: Luckily I woke up to this note from the good lady this morning... she’s a keeper! All I got was 'Do you need another train? blah blah something' I'd stopped listening by then. 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesV Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, 30801 said: All I got was 'Do you need another train? blah blah something' I'd stopped listening by then. I think in my case she realised what it meant to me, as I say, I don’t have a layout (or any track, a controller or anything) but last year I was very unwell, and suffered a huge bilateral pulmonary embolism at the ripe age of 39, so being able to do something to support the guys that brought me back from the brink was very important to me. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post AY Mod Posted August 13, 2020 Moderators Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2020 I was chatting to Simon Kohler about the project yesterday and it's something they can be genuinely proud of, not just for the headline £140,000 donation to the NHS Charities for which a formal presentation will be made if possible at a local hospital in the near future but that this has been Hornby's largest donation to charity ever by a long way. It also sets a record for the fastest selling product in their range ever with 3,500 sold in four days which by my reckoning was one every 2 minutes and 26 seconds. Obviously this has meant their distribution depot has been sending out a record number of packages for Hornby over the last few days! A presentation model has already, of course, been sent to Captain Sir Tom Moore. Well done to all those who made the model happen including Porterbrook, GB Railfreight and those who dug into their modelling kitties. 11 1 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, AY Mod said: A presentation model has already, of course, been sent to Captain Sir Tom Moore. I'd be interested to know what number it is. 1, 99 or 100 would be good! I think he was 99 when he did the fundraising wasn't he? Mine turned up today, all in all nice for what it is but I doubt I'll be buying any more Hornby 66s. My son is made up with it though, although the air dam at one end was broken so I'll have to raise that with H. I just need to decide if I am going to leave it DC for him to run on some spare track I have or chip it and run it on my layout. Mine is 730 IIRC and I was in the 500-1000 in ordering so got a number befitting my order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2020 Or maybe No 19 . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2020 Mine arrived today. Very nice loco well presented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey28 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I got my one Wednesday really pleased with it and managed to brave the heat in the train room to do a quick video .just got to fit the nameplates now .then maybe sound 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellocoloco Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Got mine yesterday. No issues and running great. TTS and name plates in place and going much better under DCC than with my Duette! Its number 0027 - and over 3000 had been announced by the time I decided to try and order one! I wonder if there's ever a correlation between order being placed and Ltd Ed number? And does anyone care? Very happy and great going from Hornby, GBRf and of course Capt. Tom. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 3rd Rail Exile Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2020 47 minutes ago, ellocoloco said: Its number 0027 - and over 3000 had been announced by the time I decided to try and order one! I wonder if there's ever a correlation between order being placed and Ltd Ed number? And does anyone care? I suspect that the people who do care about Limited Edition number won't have removed the loco from the box, let alone stuck the nameplates on and actually run it. And as for taking it apart to put a DCC chip in it... But each to their own, I guess... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 37 minutes ago, 3rd Rail Exile said: I suspect that the people who do care about Limited Edition number won't have removed the loco from the box, let alone stuck the nameplates on and actually run it. And as for taking it apart to put a DCC chip in it... But each to their own, I guess... There was a mention somewhere that very few of the "Centenary prizes" have been claimed so far. I wonder whether they are in boxes that haven't been opened.... Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: There was a mention somewhere that very few of the "Centenary prizes" have been claimed so far. I wonder whether they are in boxes that haven't been opened.... Jason not heard about that, what’s it all about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 30801 Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, big jim said: not heard about that, what’s it all about Some of the centenery products have a Willy Wonka golden ticket in the box that gets you a fabulous prize. (presumably not a near fatal factory tour) 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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