Paul_sterling Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 You just have to consider how much Rails are asking for their Bachmann sourced Caly 812 (admittedly thats got a tender too). Or the similarly sized Terrier they're commissioning from Dapol. Against those, the P is a bargain! Now based on this lovely little loco, could Hattons consider a J27, pretty please.....................Dave...................? Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Against those, the P is a bargain! Be careful with words and use "Excellent value". "Bargain" will give the impression that they can slap an extra an £50 on top! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Be careful with words and use "Excellent value". "Bargain" will give the impression that they can slap an extra an £50 on top! I'll go back and rephrase! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Be careful with words and use "Excellent value". "Bargain" will give the impression that they can slap an extra an £50 on top! If they had done that, I would likely have bought one (SE&CR green) instead of four. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 So the P was delivered to some customers in Australia yesterday. Has anyone in North America got theirs yet? Cheers, David Edited to resemble the English language. I’m getting anxious. See my texts above. Delivered 31/3/2018 or 3/31/2018 which would have been 1/4/2018 or 4/1/2018 Oz time. The ModelU crew arrive the following Monday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted April 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2018 Bluebell running in with a Bluebell Maunsell.... Keith 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted April 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2018 Bluebell running in with a Bluebell Maunsell.... BlueBell-02.jpg Keith Someone else with an IOM loco on a trailer! It has to be done. One day, it will replace the bus on a bridge as the layout cliché. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted April 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2018 Someone else with an IOM loco on a trailer! It has to be done. One day, it will replace the bus on a bridge as the layout cliché. Being towed by three road locomotives hopefully - it was quite a sight. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 If they had done that, I would likely have bought one (SE&CR green) instead of four. Me too, one instead of 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiraffe22 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Bluebell running in with a Bluebell Maunsell.... BlueBell-02.jpg Keith Is the colour match between Bluebell and that maunsell as spot on as your photo suggests? =] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronny Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 So the P was delivered to some customers in Australia yesterday. Has anyone in North America got theirs yet? Cheers, David Edited to resemble the English language. I’m getting anxious. My two were delivered today to Arizona. On the layout within 5 mins. Lovely runners & look absolutely gorgeous esp 754 pulling rake of Bachmann SE&CR wagons. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I bought several of the crews for use in other locos as well. They were stuck to a wooden paddle and painted as a group. There are a few rough spots I should touch up but in general they have come up well.The first pair in older style garb have been glued into Bluebell. I removed the body then separated the footplate (undoing four screws allows this), then glued the driver into the body, with a spot of glue on his hand to stick to the regulator, and a dab on the other hand and lower side of his jacket to stick to the cab door, taking care to align the soles of his shoes with the base of the cab door.I then glued the fireman to the cab floor, just clear of where the cab side/door would pass when reassembling the loco. A spot of glue on the driver's feet was added just before reassembly. The hardest bit was threading the cab door handrails back into their loops as the cab and boiler were lowered back onto the footplate.Hattons P Class Crew Fitted - 1 cropped by Jeffrey Lynn, on FlickrHattons P Class Crew Fitted - 2 cropped by Jeffrey Lynn, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Is the colour match between Bluebell and that maunsell as spot on as your photo suggests? =] Cant say out its match to the loco but the coach is miles out in terms of shade from what it actually should be. Its way too dark so ive repainted mine using the same colour as what the bluebell used to repaint it for the 50th anniversary celebrations 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 My two were delivered today to Arizona. On the layout within 5 mins. Lovely runners & look absolutely gorgeous esp 754 pulling rake of Bachmann SE&CR wagons. There’s hope then. I guess it must be ice conditions in the St Lawrence slowing things down, oh wait, it’s coming by air.... Cheers, David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
11AJinty Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I received my pair in Tennessee on the 28th; pretty phenomenal time if you ask me! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I have used one of the Bachmann drivers with his feet chopped off........... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 6, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) I still haven't had mine. I'm waiting for something else because I'm being tight about the postage. Edited April 6, 2018 by Captain Kernow 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I have dug out some pics I took of PIONEER II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Right - Start again after I pressed the wrong button . Like I started saying, I have dug out some pics of PIONEER II which I took at Ridham Dock (Bowaters) in 1966 (September IIRC). You can see that the whistle is mounted on the cab front instead of the roof, there is no vac pipe (Hatton are correct on that one - well done) and it has three-link couplings. Interesting weathering as the boiler cladding looks almost black, the only reasonably clean bits are the tank sides 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2018 Lovely photos, thanks for posting those. A rather groovy Bagnall behind the 'P', as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted April 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2018 A few more pictures have been taken this morning of the P Class on a backdated Canute Road Quay http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/114980-canute-road-quay/?p=3118921 see the layout thread for a for more... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Lovely photos, thanks for posting those. A rather groovy Bagnall behind the 'P', as well. At the risk of going off topic (I blame Captain K if anyone objects), the Bagnall is JUBILEE which the good book says was Works Number 2542 of 1936 and was new to Bowaters. PIONEER (as opposed to PIONEER II) was apparently a Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST, No.942 of 1885, which was second hand from Smith, Peterson Co. Ltd., Blaydon, it was scrapped in 1954. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Had chance to try and unpack and play with 2 out of my 3 today. The Southern green one ran fine after I had tweaked the front and centre pickups so they made contact with the wheels. Very nice once it was adjusted. The BR black one arrived with one of the wheels twisted properly out of quarter. No chance of that running. Phoned Hattons and they immediately arranged a return ... can't fault the service so far. I'll have to await my birthday to find out what Pioneer II is like. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickC Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Had chance to try and unpack and play with 2 out of my 3 today. The Southern green one ran fine after I had tweaked the front and centre pickups so they made contact with the wheels. Very nice once it was adjusted. The BR black one arrived with one of the wheels twisted properly out of quarter. No chance of that running. Phoned Hattons and they immediately arranged a return ... can't fault the service so far. I'll have to await my birthday to find out what Pioneer II is like. Did you need to remove the keeper plate to tweak the pickups? or can it be done without any disassembly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2018 At the risk of going off topic (I blame Captain K if anyone objects), the Bagnall is JUBILEE which the good book says was Works Number 2542 of 1936 and was new to Bowaters. PIONEER (as opposed to PIONEER II) was apparently a Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST, No.942 of 1885, which was second hand from Smith, Peterson Co. Ltd., Blaydon, it was scrapped in 1954. 2018-04-03_2.jpg 2018-04-03_30.jpg Thank you, that is indeed one groovy little loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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