Robin Brasher Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 It is still in bauxite livery on Hornby's pre-order website so perhaps the picture on the website has been darkened using Photoshop. It looks a lot better in dark brown. I wonder if they will ask the factory to paint the solebars dark brown as well. I will wait until I see one in a shop before buying it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 .......... er - when we're allowed to go shopping for ( allegedly ) non-essentials .......... then i'll be right behind you in the queue ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garethp8873 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Until I see one in the flesh, I am holding judgement on these wagons tbh... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Robin Brasher said: perhaps the picture on the website has been darkened using Photoshop. It looks a lot better in dark brown. I wonder if they will ask the factory to paint the solebars dark brown as well. Perhaps they could just adjust the colour of the solebars in PhotoShop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted July 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2020 I see that Hornby have reissued the 3-plank dropside wagon in LSWR livery - it bears a moderate resemblance to SR Diagram 1301 though wrong dimensionally and in many details. The body colour is a much better shade of brown, though it appears to be the same colour as the previous GW version, which was a completely spurious livery! They have also persisted with black ironwork... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted July 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2020 But the Engineer's Department painted their wagons red oxide, which would be closer to the erroneous colour on these brake vans. Oh the irony. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted July 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2020 Oh dear what can one say? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiraffe22 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Compound2632 said: which was a completely spurious livery! On the subject of wagons and liverys, their Madge Brighton wagon just released, they've put it in grey, a little research suggests it should be red... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted July 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, GreenGiraffe22 said: On the subject of wagons and liverys, their Madge Brighton wagon just released, they've put it in grey, a little research suggests it should be red... Well, since it's unlike the prototype in quite a few other respects, that's hardly worth worrying over. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 That's grey on my screen..... Jason 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted July 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: That's grey on my screen..... Jason Time you upgraded to a colour monitor! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 14 hours ago, Nile said: But the Engineer's Department painted their wagons red oxide, which would be closer to the erroneous colour on these brake vans. Oh the irony. Are Hornby using the same livery "expert" Dapol have used? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Butler Henderson said: Are Hornby using the same livery "expert" Dapol have used? I'm not sure we should be criticising the P.O. wagon liveries offered by the model trade - some of which are extremely good - when the rectangular plastic boxes most are applied to bear little resemblance to whatever wagons they purport to be ............... even a manufacturer with a choice of nicely detailed seven- or eight-plank 1923 mineral wagons seems unable to count at times. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: I'm not sure we should be criticising the P.O. wagon liveries offered by the model trade - some of which are extremely good - when the rectangular plastic boxes most are applied to bear little resemblance to whatever wagons they purport to be ............... even a manufacturer with a choice of nicely detailed seven- or eight-plank 1923 mineral wagons seems unable to count at times. I was referencing the basic livery issue rather than the wagon or its accuracy. Hornby seem to got completely cross wired on LSWR/SR wagon liveries and Dapol have a continuous history of blundering with liveries (most recently the OO 73s ) while getting others spot on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted July 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 09:30, Butler Henderson said: Are Hornby using the same livery "expert" Dapol have used? Bit harsh to pick on just Dapol. Heljan and Hornby both have form in this area. Roy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted July 20, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 17:29, Butler Henderson said: I was referencing the basic livery issue rather than the wagon or its accuracy. Hornby seem to got completely cross wired on LSWR/SR wagon liveries and Dapol have a continuous history of blundering with liveries (most recently the OO 73s ) while getting others spot on. When it comes to wagons, all the RTR manufacturers are guilty of beautifully-rendered liveries on wrong or inappropriate wagons; some of them are guilty of accurately models with inappropriate liveries; some both at once; and others, neither at once! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffBird Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 There seem to be more Batches of the LSWR and SR liveried Vans appearing. Has anyone seen whether these latest batches have the same colour fault as the first ones? Also, I notice that a post-1936 liveried van is about to appear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 One of the recent engine shed blogs showed either an LSWR or SR liveried van and i think they had corrected the colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainwright1 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Looking at the posting on Hattons site, the new LSWR and SR ones appear to the wrong colour again, although not necessarily the same colour on both models. Neither appear to be a chocolatey colour though. Awaiting confirmation. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 To me those look liek stock images from the previous batch. This is the engine shed I was referring to where they show the approval sample near the top. The brown is definitely imprived but previous comments here suggest the solebars should be body colour as well and not black. https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/news/the-engine-shed/east-coast-line-bumper-edition 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainwright1 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 One of them is in the post 1936 livery, so not from the previous batch. Lets hope for the best. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2020 No new versions have arrived yet. This is simply Hatton's etc restocking with more from the first batch, which is still in stock at Hornby. For those who aren't sure this photo shows the colour discrepancy. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestburyJack Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nile said: No new versions have arrived yet. This is simply Hatton's etc restocking with more from the first batch, which is still in stock at Hornby. For those who aren't sure this photo shows the colour discrepancy. Is that the LSWR dark brown as supplied, or have you repainted it? Edited August 7, 2020 by PrestburyJack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) Repainted with Phoenix RailMatch enamel paint. Edited August 8, 2020 by Nile correction 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cor-onGRT4 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) Hornby have the new batch of LSWR / SR brake van in stock, still milk chocolate, but old image, when new pictures are updated then we will know if colour is corrected. Edited August 19, 2020 by Cor-onGRT4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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