TomScrut Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 hour ago, newbryford said: Just been sent this..... (please remove if it infringes copyright) That is a great photo, I don't think I have encountered a pic of it from that perspective before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Must admit I've seen that photo before - possibly earlier in this thread. I like the TPE version - those colours always look great. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Tilt Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 14 hours ago, Wolf27 said: open to suggestions but Network Rail is currently favourite. Everyone loves a yellow train. However I dont, it sucks. RTC Red and blue, no contest. That'd be Lab 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30........... etc. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adam1701D Posted October 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2021 Oh, go on then... 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted October 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2021 Love the BR Blue, but with a more hst like full yellow end? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomer1979 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Temporarily set some of my coach sets up to see how they look and to test the lighting. Has anyone else suffered "tilt failure" yet. Not looked into why it's not sitting right, but I dread to think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
letterspider Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Tilt Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 hour ago, zoomer1979 said: Has anyone else suffered "tilt failure" yet. Very prototypical, looking at many of the pics of P-Train in service. Adjust R34 on the Tilt Control module. Ah, Hornby won't have included that of course. 2 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I was just thinking that very same thing - very prototypical indeed!! That's one of the main reasons the original never really succeeded. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazwire Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 22/10/2021 at 11:55, kylegordon said: How long did yours take within Hermes? Took 3 days I think, but I didn't collect it from my neighbours until days after it arrived. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonM Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Received mine from TMC this morning. Capacitors an obvious miss but I imagine this group of people will find a way to sort. Corridor gap a little large but again there are likely options to to lessen the gap (although I note wider corridors than many coaches may make this a bit harder). Aside from this I am reasonably impressed. Colour and paint finish looks great to me. Fit looks good and no apparent fragile parts. I mentioned I'd check for one of the other forum members whether the coach heights are consistent (all 8 appear consistent to me). Big caveat for me right now is that I've recently moved house and a new layout is still a way away (with all the other DIY that needs to get done first), so not yet in a position to get these on track. Wonder what will come first? Layout or all my delayed orders? 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomer1979 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, zoomer1979 said: Temporarily set some of my coach sets up to see how they look and to test the lighting. Has anyone else suffered "tilt failure" yet. Not looked into why it's not sitting right, but I dread to think. Further to my apparent tilt problem, as someone else noticed different coach levels, I discovered this bogie on my TU set. Not straight at all! Edited October 23, 2021 by zoomer1979 Additional comments. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf27 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 hour ago, zoomer1979 said: Further to my apparent tilt problem, as someone else noticed different coach levels, I discovered this bogie on my TU set. Not straight at all! I would look at loosening the screws that hold it together and see if the components reseat themselves. I think one of mine may be the same. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Tilt Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, atom3624 said: I was just thinking that very same thing - very prototypical indeed!! That's one of the main reasons the original never really succeeded. Hardly, your normal APT-P passenger wouldn't have noticed small tilt variances like that, only around a degree or so looking at the model pics. Hard over, 9 degree failures, yes, but they weren't that common, even in the early running days. Edited October 23, 2021 by Mr_Tilt 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 9 hours ago, Captain Electra said: Oh, go on then... NSE and RTC mk2 both suit it well 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomer1979 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 About to email Hornby to arrange a fix or return, as the bogie alignments are all over the place, not just for horizontal alignment but vertical alignment too. Between me and my Dad we have two sets of the coach packs as we are having 2 14-car sets eventually. Very disappointed and makes me worried for our 7-car sets later. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2021 Those look like the ends haven’t been fixed together, that top plate is clearly not fixed down causing the bend. They should just clip into this clip here. Your one here can’t be clipped in at all as the plate is clear of the clip. See if they will clip down and straighten up. It’s poor assembly control but they may be ok if it hasn’t already deformed. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFR Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Concerning. Wasn't planning to but it looks like I'll need to take mine out of the boxes to check them. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Indeed, I've just had a look at our four packs, all ok it seems. In worse news, the Hornby website is now saying winter 2022 for the seven car set! Plus our Hornby rep has assured us that one of the power cars is a dummy, so we may have a wait to see if one can shift 14 cars. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2021 43 minutes ago, kevpeo said: Indeed, I've just had a look at our four packs, all ok it seems. In worse news, the Hornby website is now saying winter 2022 for the seven car set! Plus our Hornby rep has assured us that one of the power cars is a dummy, so we may have a wait to see if one can shift 14 cars. Kev. Their dates are a work of fiction with some saying winter 22 for 21/22 and others showing evidently for 22/23! It’s still in the coming soon list for January 22 in the case of the 7 car set. https://uk.Hornby.com/catalogue/coming-soon?winter=true&page=1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterCity80s Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) 46 minutes ago, kevpeo said: In worse news, the Hornby website is now saying winter 2022 for the seven car set! It's been saying that for a while now, hasn't it? The "coming soon" page currently has the 5 car set due in December 2021 and the 7 car set in January 2022: https://uk.Hornby.com/catalogue/coming-soon?winter=true&page=1 Edit: Paul beat me to it Edited October 24, 2021 by InterCity80s 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2021 Yes, to be honest I’d check any ‘catalogue’ date against the coming soon list as it appears different people are uploading details to different parameters on the catalogue! Or one person who can’t come up with, or remember, a system! Sowing confusion with contradictory info. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubber duck Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 No rush for the Sets as far as I'm concerned. gives me more time to pay for all the other pre-orders that seem to be arriving on my doorstep weekly at the moment! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf27 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) Hmmm, no capacitor in this one....well, there is somewhere by Shane Wilton, on Flickr Edited October 24, 2021 by Wolf27 sorting link out 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomer1979 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 24 minutes ago, Wolf27 said: Hmmm, no capacitor in this one....well, there is somewhere by Shane Wilton, on Flickr Only thing I would say is, it's still a bit dark towards the coach ends. Otherwise it would of been a bespoke light strip and more expense and possibly delay. Where did you put it? Or did you ditch it? Neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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