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LNER 'Sir Nigel Gresley' Train Set, Centenary Year Limited Edition - 1938


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At £249.99 the Hornby R1252M seems excellent value for money as the total cost of the individual items with a Railroad A4  comes to £287.

 

If you have an original Hornby Dublo Sir Nigel Gresley set you will be able to see how the design and scale integrity of the model has developed over the years. 

 

The fact that many of the original Hornby Dublo 'Sir Nigel Gresley' locomotives are still running after 82 years is a testament to the quality of their construction.

 

I enclose a couple of pictures of my early 1950s version and their boxes that we can compare with the Hornby version when it arrives.

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29 minutes ago, Robin Brasher said:

The fact that many of the original Hornby Dublo 'Sir Nigel Gresley' locomotives are still running after 82 years is a testament to the quality of their construction.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. :diablo_mini:

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The new Hornby Gresley coaches are a huge improvement on the Hornby Dublo D1 LNER coaches which did not have transparent windows. Despite this they had a charm of their own and the teak finish was a good representation of the prototype. Hornby Dublo did not nationalise its railways until 1953. These coaches ran well and were nearly indestructible.

 

It took a long time for Hornby to improve on their pre-nationalisation coaches. Hornby's old Gresley coaches are still in the Railroad range and I don't think that they capture the appearance of the prototype as well as the Hornby Dublo coaches. I tried to sell my old Hornby Gresley coaches at a couple of model railway shows without success so I sold them to a trader for about £4 each.

 

 

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Nice!

 

I've the Silver King trainset, which has the tinplate coaches in blood'n'custard. Not as well done as the teak ones but with a charm of their own.

 

Evidently its a "rare" set on ebay!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Dublo-3-Rail-EDP11-Silver-King-train-set-rare/324096420842

 

 

 

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I always thought the 1970s Hornby Gresleys look fine in BR livery.

 

https://www.hattons.co.uk/77826/hornby_r483_ln_02_b_r_composite_coach_e11002e_pre_owned_like_new/stockdetail.aspx

 

It's the "teak effect" livery where they look like toys.

 

https://www.hattons.co.uk/23155/hornby_r4332_gresley_composite_22357_in_lner_teak_railroad_range/stockdetail.aspx

 

 

Jason

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3 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

I recall that the teak effect was achieved by adding long particles into the plastic before it was injected. It was praised at the time. We have come a long way since then!

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56 minutes ago, No Decorum said:

I recall that the teak effect was achieved by adding long particles into the plastic before it was injected. It was praised at the time. We have come a long way since then!

 

At least the Gresleys had the "panelling" to distract the eye, the "Thompson" efforts with the same plastic teak were terrible, and they didn't have any interiors either!

 

https://www.hattons.co.uk/160126/hornby_r745_u_l_n_e_r_corridor_full_3rd_coach_1010_pre_owned_imperfect_box/stockdetail.aspx

 

 

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5 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

I always thought the 1970s Hornby Gresleys look fine in BR livery.

 

https://www.hattons.co.uk/77826/hornby_r483_ln_02_b_r_composite_coach_e11002e_pre_owned_like_new/stockdetail.aspx

 

Jason

 

Actually, I agree Jason. they're not super-detail but I have a rake of six which run behind an old Triang EM2. They are light enough for it not to struggle and with metal wheels added,  their roofs painted black, their interiors painted more prototypically and some light weathering done, they look fine.

 

Tony

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