Robin Brasher Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 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. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 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. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 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. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted March 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2020 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 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited March 15, 2020 by Steamport Southport 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 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 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 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! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted March 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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