Pete the Elaner Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Just now, Legend said: Doesnt the 5 pack have yellow ends and the 7 pack have the black hood ? I thought it looked impressive on the telly last night . Was tempted but space is still the issue for me plus its £400 of train that would be run once in a blue moon . Sorry, yes my error. The point was that it probably makes more of a difference as to which pack you want to start with. I am not really bothered about the bogied test coach, but I do want the black windowed version & I want to make up the full 14 coach train, so this means I start with the 7 coach set. I expect there are a lot of others who do too. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) Ive space to just about fit a 14 coach set, but reality is I probably never will run it. on this one i’m going with the 7, it’ll fit better with everything else, I may add an extra 2 to it, so it lines up alongside my Pendolino etc but 14 makes little practical sense and 5 extra coaches, sat in boxes just to look at is increasingly becoming both a space and cost luxury. Edited November 2, 2021 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 At least you know it'll do a scale 162 mph maxed out!! Quite an interesting episode of the Hornby series last night. Had they changed the gearing, or re-clocked the motor / faster turns? Normally higher revving motors burn their brushes faster / get hotter / use more current. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, atom3624 said: At least you know it'll do a scale 162 mph maxed out!! Quite an interesting episode of the Hornby series last night. Had they changed the gearing, or re-clocked the motor / faster turns? Normally higher revving motors burn their brushes faster / get hotter / use more current. Al. Pretty sure they just said it was a “new motor” so presumably a higher revving motor, TBH I’d be more interested in an excellent slow pull away and low crawl than outright high speed, but I guess that’s for the “toy train/train set” market? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 59 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: Pretty sure they just said it was a “new motor” so presumably a higher revving motor, TBH I’d be more interested in an excellent slow pull away and low crawl than outright high speed, but I guess that’s for the “toy train/train set” market? That's what I thought as well. If it's the motor, let's hope any spares are not prohibitively expensive - would like to see 'alternative applications' ... Would be nice to see my Mallard reach 126 mph scale - hopefully with bushes intact and no hydrogen sulphide odours.... !! Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf27 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, boxbrownie said: Pretty sure they just said it was a “new motor” so presumably a higher revving motor, TBH I’d be more interested in an excellent slow pull away and low crawl than outright high speed, but I guess that’s for the “toy train/train set” market? The NDM is fairly quick off the mark but for those who use DCC, than can be altered. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Wolf27 said: The NDM is fairly quick off the mark but for those who use DCC, than can be altered. My NDM arrived today (ordered 24 hours ago from Peterspares!) so I shall take a look this week, plenty of time as I had to send my 18000 back to RoS today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, boxbrownie said: Pretty sure they just said it was a “new motor” so presumably a higher revving motor, TBH I’d be more interested in an excellent slow pull away and low crawl than outright high speed, but I guess that’s for the “toy train/train set” market? Just like the original version then, which had a unique armature in the ringfield motor. Try buying one of them as a spare Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, RedgateModels said: Just like the original version then, which had a unique armature in the ringfield motor. Try buying one of them as a spare I’ve got a spare motor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 Didn't say I didn't have spares Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, RedgateModels said: Didn't say I didn't have spares I wasn’t offering you mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, boxbrownie said: I’ve got a spare motor I’ve got five spare! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I’m watching it as we speak.. I want one ! I have no roundy roundy, no catenary , and only a passing interest in WCML….but this take me back to about 1981 and having the original version when I was about 9-10… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 Just now, boxbrownie said: I wasn’t offering you mine Touché 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Dagworth said: I’ve got five spare! Only five? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 36 minutes ago, Dagworth said: I’ve got five spare! That’s three too many in anyone’s world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 36 minutes ago, rob D2 said: I’m watching it as we speak.. I want one ! I have no roundy roundy, no catenary , and only a passing interest in WCML….but this take me back to about 1981 and having the original version when I was about 9-10… Must admit, the new NDM arrived today and I had a spare MX600R laying around, nice and easy to fit for once (well done Hornby) and just needs some tuning of the accel and deceleration curves but had it whizzing around and I just say it looks nice and I might just be tempted to look at the rest of the range rather than convert to work with the old version, I’m thinking to keep the original…..er….original now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: That’s three too many in anyone’s world It’s what you have left over after cutting up five sets to make a 14 car train, with a completely new chassis built into one power car and the second power car converted to be a dummy. Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 46 minutes ago, Dagworth said: It’s what you have left over after cutting up five sets to make a 14 car train, with a completely new chassis built into one power car and the second power car converted to be a dummy. Andi 14 car set must look fairly orgasmic snaking around I’d think …..have I got space for Milton Keynes in 10x 6 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, rob D2 said: 14 car set must look fairly orgasmic snaking around I’d think …..have I got space for Milton Keynes in 10x 6 ? I put a video up earlier in the thread that showed it at RMweb live in Coventry. I look forward to having two 14 car trains, one new and one old! https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/150509-Hornby-apt-2020/&do=findComment&comment=4615606 Andi Edited November 2, 2021 by Dagworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, rob D2 said: I’m watching it as we speak.. I want one ! I have no roundy roundy, no catenary , and only a passing interest in WCML….but this take me back to about 1981 and having the original version when I was about 9-10… I feel your pain!! I'd love on too! I sold the 1st Version off when DJM announced his project but thankfully did not bite their either. I might hold off a wee bit and maybe just get enjoyment from lads video them running on their layouts on Utube. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Are these actually on sale now ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, rob D2 said: Are these actually on sale now ? Extension coaches and NDM are On 30/10/2021 at 04:17, WestRail642fan said: take this with an entire 7 plank truck full of salt, but according to a comment made by Hornby on facebook, the main train packs are expected to arrive before Christmas https://www.facebook.com/officialhornby/posts/10158015485775843:0 source of the comment sets are on sale as pre orders and due by Christmas according to this from Hornby FB. Edited November 2, 2021 by PaulRhB 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Dagworth said: I’ve got five spare! Do you keep them with your toilet roll stash? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanN91 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) Well I did save the four recordings of the new Hornby A Model world and binged watched them tonight amazing television! My favorite so far is the APT episode. I wanted the City of Derby NDM and the APT-P with black surrounds and final logos on the DTS so I've ended up buying both the 7 car and 5 car packs and the 8 coach packs and the NDM I love the BR InterCity APT on the top of the box I was expecting the typical ariel rooftop image of the NDM, but it is a nice different touch to have the logo. I must sound like a broken record here yes the model looks stunning! I've seen the headlights on the DTS on Mondays episode of the finalised product and they look different to the recent advert of the 5 car set with the headlights where they should be in the right place I the middle and not the bottom half covered but we'll see. Edited November 2, 2021 by RyanN91 Typo fixed 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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