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Hornby announcement 8th May


Paul.Uni

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The "Plastic Bodied" 4-wheel Utility van.......... So obvious, why didn't I think of it sooner. :O

 

John

....... I'm still waiting for the etched brass ( inappropriately metal ) kit to come out .............................. yer know nothing ever appears ready to run 'til that happens !

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Twenty nine surprises eh? It's an all new track range then.

1 FB rail at code 'whatever is right for 4mm scale'.

2 Correctly spaced and suitably proportioned timber sleeper plain track.

3 Correctly spaced and suitably proportioned concrete sleeper plain track.

4 Points conform to prototype layouts.

5 Points are at current overscale track centres with simple cutting guide for 'six foot' centres.

6 Points can be flexed up to 5 degrees over length.

7 Point blades are one piece.

8 Point crossings are live.

9 Point motors fully integrated in track base with switching of crossing and a simple interface for DC or DCC operation

10 and 11 LH and RH very large

12 and 13 LH and RH large

14 and 15 LH and RH medium

16 and 17 LH and RH small

18 and 19 LH and RH curved/medium large

20 and 21 large and medium Y

22 and 23 large and medium single slip

24 and 25 large and medium double slip

26 and 27 LH and RH one road large radius curved diamond crossing

28 Three way medium radius.

29 Available from all Hornby dealers this morning ;-)

 

 

 

...Or a new model of the Flying Scotsman ? Oh, no wait; been done. And done and done and done and....

 Why change a winning formula?

 

...new tooling announcements on the Rebuilt Merchant Navy,Airsmooth West Country/ B of B,Stanier Black 5 and Stanier 8f. These model are well overdue for a revamp ....

 I would be very surprised if the Princess wasn't topping that list. And would they also do the turbomotive if adddressing the Princess?

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I hope that after all this the big announcement on 8th May doesn't turn out to be that they are going to make a really important announcement some time in the summer.

 

Could be an announcement of when they are going to announce the date of the announcement of the 2019 range and how they will enforce the embargo using stealth versions of the Battlespace wagons which are so stealthy you can't see them.

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Sounds like an "Only Connect" clue, still it'll keep people busy over the weekend with Saints, Class 29's and things with only 29 of them.

 

Stu

29? That'll be the sectioned Merchant navy at York!

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Twenty nine surprises eh? It's an all new track range then.

1 FB rail at code 'whatever is right for 4mm scale'.

2 Correctly spaced and suitably proportioned timber sleeper plain track.

3 Correctly spaced and suitably proportioned concrete sleeper plain track.

4 Points conform to prototype layouts.

5 Points are at current overscale track centres with simple cutting guide for 'six foot' centres.

6 Points can be flexed up to 5 degrees over length.

7 Point blades are one piece.

8 Point crossings are live.

9 Point motors fully integrated in track base with switching of crossing and a simple interface for DC or DCC operation

10 and 11 LH and RH very large

12 and 13 LH and RH large

14 and 15 LH and RH medium

16 and 17 LH and RH small

18 and 19 LH and RH curved/medium large

20 and 21 large and medium Y

22 and 23 large and medium single slip

24 and 25 large and medium double slip

26 and 27 LH and RH one road large radius curved diamond crossing

28 Three way medium radius.

29 Available from all Hornby dealers this morning ;-)

 

 

 

 

Can I have some of what he's taking? :jester:

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I've had out my crystal balls, poked about the tea leaves and examined my runes for a further bout of prognostication. I'm beginning to wonder if it might be news of a Brexit Bus Playset to include a Boris-master, a red six wheel coach with questionable vinyls and a CD of a station announcer informing the booked party of UKIP representatives that their gravy train has departed without them.

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Could be track range , but that’s likely to be less than 29 and would be a brave venture to ensure backwards compatability

If it was made backwards compatible, there'd be no point (sorry) in doing it.

 

Peco already have the "compatible upgrade" that can be joined to trainset track covered with Code 100 Streamline.

 

If Hornby were looking at making a finer range, Peco have that too, with their Code 75, original FB and increasingly BH, too.

 

Commercially wise to take on the market leader who nearly everyone who wants better track will already be aware of? 

 

 

 

John

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