RMweb Premium Hippo Posted October 1, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2017 Just a heads up that the next Sentinel is (according to Rails of Sheffield) only 2 weeks away. Its R3576, Chain drive No19 of Barrington Light railway. I've checked on the Hornby website and this also says October for delivery. R3577 Rod drive 'Graham' is still showing as February '18. Owen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 If in need of some inspiration there's some cracking photos here: https://aligrieve.smugmug.com/PreservedRailways/Rocks-by-Rail/RBR-OIC-day/i-945rXxS 3 Oxfordshire Ironstone Sentinels together in one place, a lovely sight... Paul A. Absolutely splendid photies. Barabel has just had a repaint. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widnes Model Centre Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Just a heads up that the next Sentinel is (according to Rails of Sheffield) only 2 weeks away. Its R3576, Chain drive No19 of Barrington Light railway. I've checked on the Hornby website and this also says October for delivery. R3577 Rod drive 'Graham' is still showing as February '18. Owen Hi Owen, R3576 is due into us today, so presumably the same at other dealers. We were advised by Hornby that the price was going up on 9th October to £99.99p. I asked if this was a mistake as it was a huge increase, especially for an 0-4-0. It was explained to me why the huge increase was necessary. Hornby website showing £64.99p. R3577, "Graham" is showing as £99.99p. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hi Owen, R3576 is due into us today, so presumably the same at other dealers. We were advised by Hornby that the price was going up on 9th October to £99.99p. I asked if this was a mistake as it was a huge increase, especially for an 0-4-0. It was explained to me why the huge increase was necessary. Hornby website showing £64.99p. R3577, "Graham" is showing as £99.99p. WOW! Now that is a massive price jump! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hippo Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2017 I must be lucky then. Hattons have e-mailed me to say mine is being despatched today. I am being charged the pre-order price of £59.00. I may have to re-think my pre-order for Graham, as I'm not sure they are worth almost a £100 each. Owen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 It was explained to me why the huge increase was necessary. And what was it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hi Owen, R3576 is due into us today, so presumably the same at other dealers. We were advised by Hornby that the price was going up on 9th October to £99.99p. I asked if this was a mistake as it was a huge increase, especially for an 0-4-0. It was explained to me why the huge increase was necessary. Hornby website showing £64.99p. R3577, "Graham" is showing as £99.99p. Yikes. I liked the look of R3577 enough to pre-order one through my local dealer, but I don't want one that badly. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widnes Model Centre Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 And what was it? Sorry, MGR, I didn't agree with what was said. You will have to ask Hornby. Not my place, but I considered it was my place to ask for an explanation as a retailer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widnes Model Centre Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I must be lucky then. Hattons have e-mailed me to say mine is being despatched today. I am being charged the pre-order price of £59.00. I may have to re-think my pre-order for Graham, as I'm not sure they are worth almost a £100 each. Owen We were told that if pre-ordered before the cut off date in October 2017, we would get them at the original price. If your dealer has already placed your order then they may and we certainly would honour that original price. I would check before cancelling your order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) That's a fair increase*, I foresee a rush of sales of cheaper older versions at places like Hattons (£40), Rails (£44.50)... That said, the RRP isn't necessarily a good guide to what they'll sell for, I can see them still being quite affordable little models. And I certainly hope that the price increase won't put people off buying them such that Hornby reduces the number of they produce in the future... *EDIT: Re-reading this post, I should clarify that I meant "fair increase" as in "significant increase", not as in "reasonable increase"! Edited November 13, 2017 by JDW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadmill Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I hope Hornby consider some of the 0-6-0 and 0-8-0 incarnations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazynitwit Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I've owned the model for a couple of years and only just noticed that the valances seem quite flimsy. Still considering the option to cut them off. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I've owned the model for a couple of years and only just noticed that the valances seem quite flimsy. Still considering the option to cut them off. Are you talking the Valance (Solutions Available) or the side sheet? P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazynitwit Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Are you talking the Valance (Solutions Available) or the side sheet? P The side sheets Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted December 14, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 14, 2017 I've owned the model for a couple of years and only just noticed that the valances seem quite flimsy. Still considering the option to cut them off. If you've only noticed after a few years, they can't be that bad! And surely no worse than the fine detail on many other models? Solutions: 1: Make them thicker (and people moan about the over scale thickness). 2: Handle it carefully and lift with the cabsides or bottom when handling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 If not happy change to one that was modified to having handrails or nothing there! Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazynitwit Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 If not happy change to one that was modified to having handrails or nothing there! Mark Saunders As long as I don't mess with it it'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazynitwit Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I ended up taking the hand rails off. This photo was taken before I removed the excess paint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 15, 2017 I ended up taking the hand rails off. This photo was taken before I removed the excess paint. Only a crazy nitwit would say that then forget to include the photo... (That will make absolutely no sense of course, if you change your username, and then I'll be left looking the fool... ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazynitwit Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Only a crazy nitwit would say that then forget to include the photo... (That will make absolutely no sense of course, if you change your username, and then I'll be left looking the fool... ) I've only just checked it now. I thought the image had loaded. That's a shame. I'll have to try again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 17, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) I must be lucky then. Hattons have e-mailed me to say mine is being despatched today. I am being charged the pre-order price of £59.00. I may have to re-think my pre-order for Graham, as I'm not sure they are worth almost a £100 each. Owen Kernow have the R3576 Barrington (in stock) and R3577 Oxfordshire Ironstone (due soon) Sentinels listed at £55.99 based on a RRP of £64.99 Cheers, Mick Edited December 17, 2017 by newbryford 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted December 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) Looking back to the earlier 'non-cranked' version I came across these (may have posted much earlier on in the thread). I took this one at Plymouth Cattewater bitumen terminal around 2007 IIRC. It had been parked up for some years. Same loco restored at the East Somerset Railway (I think that it was) The 6 wheeled (Sentinel?) version which was still in use at the time. Don't know if it was saved. This was the state of the track back then (all gone now I think) that both an 08 and sometimes an EWS 66 used to traverse with the trip working. Edited December 17, 2017 by Re6/6 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The 0-6-0 in the photo above isn't a Sentinel. It looks like a Hudswell Clarke to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazynitwit Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The wheels are not the same as the 0-6-0 sentinel and if anything look a bit bigger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex TM Posted December 18, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Hi, There's already a thread on the branch: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/64585-plymouth-cattewater-branch/page-3 I've linked to page three because of the locomotive featured there. Could it be this one: http://www.eastsomersetrailway.com/gallery.php?gid=298 Hope it's of use. Regards, Alex. Edited December 18, 2017 by Alex TM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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