RMweb Gold tractionman Posted December 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, PhilJ W said: I pre-ordered a couple of departmental full brakes but the order disappeared. that made me check my trunk as I had a 6 wheel dept brake saved there, and weirdly all my LMS Genesis coaches were in there too, was not expecting that! so I have **processed the order... curious. **update #2, they're now on their way, fantastic :-) all the best, Keith Edited December 2, 2022 by tractionman update 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madreddog Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Hattons have a major fault with their ordering system which I have encountered. It cannot cope with orders for low stock items where two (or more) people order the same item at the same time. One will be lucky and get the item in their trunk. The other will get a message that looks like the order has gone through. When you check the item isn't in your trunk and the order has vanished. Just something to be aware of. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted December 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) Wow. My LMS Crimson ones are exquisite. I didn’t realise the 4 wheeler came with an optional wheels and fittings to turn it back to a six wheeler. I think I’ll do that as it looks a bit bare otherwise. The livery and application is outstanding. Edited December 2, 2022 by Legend 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted December 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2022 2 hours ago, PhilJ W said: I pre-ordered a couple of departmental full brakes but the order disappeared. That's just weird! I didn't pre-order any of them, and now have four Departmentals. Kev. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drt7uk Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Wow. Worth the wait. Absolutely magnificent. As @Legend and others have said the livery application is superb, really precise. Quality control is great, especially compared to a certain other manufacturer. Well done Hattons. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drt7uk Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Do the replacement footboards work on 2nd radius curves? Just wondering whether to swap them over... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zunnan Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 The LMS coaches are exquisite. I felt when these were first announced that Grouping liveries would make the most sense with these generics, and having them in my hands now I stand by that thought. I do like the LNWR ones I've had arrive, they're a nice antidote to the rather 'Caledonian' Hornby effort, but the LMS livery blows them away. Its a nice touch adding in the spare axle and mounting bracket with the 4w composites to revert them to 6w too. Out of the 14 that have arrived, just one has had a loose gas cylinder which showed very little sign of glue. No brake rigging hanging or twisted and no loose vents or lamps. Very impressed indeed, I can't wait to get these down to the club next week to see how they trackhold over some of the more challenging 00 modules. 52 minutes ago, drt7uk said: Do the replacement footboards work on 2nd radius curves? Just wondering whether to swap them over... Looking at the profile of the single footboards, I'd say they will be no hinderance what so ever for 2nd radius. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted December 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, drt7uk said: Do the replacement footboards work on 2nd radius curves? Just wondering whether to swap them over... With my 6-wheelers the single and the double footboards are perfectly okay on my tightest curve - 24". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joe MCMLXI Posted December 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2022 Just received by order of L&NWR coaches.... wow very impressed with the detail, the livery application, the lighting and the compact, thoughtful packaging... overall a great (for me) product, well done Hattons ! Now I have a complete, RTR, L&NWR themed train.... who'd of thought of seeing that a few years ago ! Here's Lucknow standing at Brockley Lane.... Joe 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted December 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2022 35 minutes ago, Joe MCMLXI said: L&NWR themed train A nice choice of words! But what your photo shows is that at that distance, the eye is deceived into seeing Wolverton panelling. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted December 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2022 I originally ordered four LNWR coaches without lights. They emailed me to say that there were no Full Brakes and would I like one with lights? I felt like saying, 'No, not really', but as I had waited for nearly three years I said, 'Yes'. They arrived today, after Amazon said it would arrive yesterday. Yes, a 'one day' delivery. I have handed them to my wife, having removed the invoice, so that they can be given back at Christmas. Pictures by the New Year hopefully. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I placed four orders for various liveries. 4 x LBSCR (Delivered) 6 x LNWR (Shipped) 4 x LMS (Shipped) 4 x SECR (Trunk) So it seems I have been lucky. I still have others which haven't been released yet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 My sole SECR one arrived today, the 4w all third which is pretty accurate for an all second although the livery application is too good to think about changing. Is for a mixed collection of coaches as a preserved rake . One day Amazon; tracked it as far as dispatch from the local depot but thereafter unlike Amazon orders there was no more detailed tracking. Far better than the typical order from Hattons via the Post Office which invariably takes ages for its Trans Pennine journey. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post AY Mod Posted December 3, 2022 Moderators Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2022 I can, at last, smile at my choices. Almost seems a crime to modify and repaint the excellent decoration on them for paddy train service in drab grey. 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venator Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Got x16 SE&CR Genesis coaches on the way. Can't wait! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) Is there a posting where it is actually shown how to remove the roof on these models. Mine seem to not wanting to play along. Thx Edited December 3, 2022 by johnd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 3, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Venator said: Got x16 SE&CR Genesis coaches on the way. Can't wait! So then ,time to give those Terriers something to get their teeth into ? Well,that’s my excuse anyway. 643 is rarin’ to go…..😀 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madreddog Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 49 minutes ago, johnd said: Is there a posting where it is actually shown how to remove the roof on these models. Mine seem to not wanting to play along. Thx Roof removal at approx. 30:30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV5HpTSL2Zk 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 A tip for anyone adding a decoder. Before refitting the PCB etc sit one pair of the connecting plungers on your track and test everything is okay. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hastings Thumper Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 My six SE&CR versions turned up safely yesterday - just fantastic !! 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazRail Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 My four LNWR coaches with lights arrived the other day, and am very pleased. Looks very good behind my Webb Coal Tank. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LittleRedTrain Posted December 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Got all 10 of my LMS ones out to test, they really look the part behind matching locos! Edited December 5, 2022 by LittleRedTrain 26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 My 16 SECR ones have just turned up. Wow, now it really is starting to feel like Christmas. I never thought I would see the day with so much RTR SECR around... Anyway, in the photos below, I have split them into 3 rakes as follows: 1/ H class with 6 four wheelers. These are un-lit. 2/ P class with 4 pack that contains 2 four wheelers and 2 six wheelers, this set is lit 6/ D class with 6 six wheelers. These are un lit. On the lit set, you can see different seat colours depending on class. A final photo compares to the later dark lake that Bachmann uses on its birdcages. 17 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted December 5, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2022 13 hours ago, LittleRedTrain said: Got all 10 of my LMS ones out to test, they really look the part behind matching locos! they absolutely do look the part . I had my ones running at the weekend . I had some trepidation as my track work is not brilliant , the boards having warped overtime . I had considerable difficulty getting my Accurascale Deltic round , even though everything else runs fine . But these coaches sailed through without any difficulty . Ideal companion for the Crimson Jumbo . Might invest in a Caledonian set , if there is one , for my 812s to pull . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) On 09/10/2022 at 20:01, melmerby said: After running my sets around a bit I have found one big disappointment. The NEM pockets Mine vary from OK to rubbish The OK ones are near as dammit horizontal and centered The others very between a noticable set away from the centre, so they miss any other coupling they are trying to couple too - not rectifiable with the design used. The worst are ones with a sag - quite a few, varying from a little sag to so much droop that a Kadee hits the sleepers and Roco/Hornby couplings wont couple when pushed together Tightening the mounting screw doesn't work, some just overturn. I've found the same with the LMS coaches I received the other day. Some of the NEM pockets are so far off-centre that they won't couple up to another coach with a more-or-less centred NEM Pocket, even with the small TLCs they come fitted with. There's no chance of the worst ones ever working properly with NEM Kadees installed and, as you say, the design of the NEM pocket doesn't offer any obvious way to fix the problem oneself. I have no intention of taking a knife or glue to a brand new model to fix a problem that it came out of the box with. I'm surprised no-one else seems to have mentioned this as an issue. Have you approached Hattons about it? I'm about to take some photos of my examples and see what they have to say. EDIT: As it happens, I use Hunt Elite couplings within a rake and the magnets in those seem to be more than strong enough to pull the wonky NEM pockets into line. Still not good for folks who want to run these things "out of the box", though. Edited December 5, 2022 by ejstubbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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