RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted February 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2022 2+2= 89? 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 10 hours ago, Pete the Elaner said: The London Festival of Railway Modelling, in Alexandra Palace. i guessed as much lol. well that’s very promising Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac1874 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Come on guys get her made, she is beautiful. 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 24/02/2022 at 21:37, aeroplane said: Don't think this has been posted. In an Accurascale twitter reply from yesterday they say no class 89 announced in the next few days but... Well still radio silence from that and the private messages. Anyone good with the force? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenforth Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Rails sent out an email on Thursday (31st March) entitled "Products Exclusive to Rails, Available now!" At the bottom of that email in bold red, it stated: "Keep a lookout in your inbox next week as we will be sending out an update on all forthcoming exclusive products." I think that would be about bang on 6 weeks from Accurascale's tweet? Fingers crossed. 3 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 02/04/2022 at 23:07, ravenforth said: Rails sent out an email on Thursday (31st March) entitled "Products Exclusive to Rails, Available now!" At the bottom of that email in bold red, it stated: "Keep a lookout in your inbox next week as we will be sending out an update on all forthcoming exclusive products." I think that would be about bang on 6 weeks from Accurascale's tweet? Fingers crossed. well, it’s Thursday….is today the day? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieGuyRob Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 7 hours ago, 47606odin said: well, it’s Thursday….is today the day? Hopefully, fingers crossed! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 8 hours ago, 47606odin said: well, it’s Thursday….is today the day? Well there's a coincidence - it's Thursday here too. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30ftw Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 i take it there was no updates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2022 There’s always the Silver Fox kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BR Blue Posted April 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) Rails sent an email today saying next Friday (15/04/22) is the official launch day of their refurbished show room. They are doing a special open day so there could be something announced then? They say they will have up to date news from various manufacturers, as distinct for old and out of date news I suppose. Edited April 10, 2022 by BR Blue Spelling 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2022 I lost interest in that email when it said there would be ‘social media influencencers’ present at the shop launcH, all I’m seeing is lots of people with go-pros strapped to their heads getting over excited! 4 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay Express Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 On 08/04/2022 at 15:24, big jim said: I lost interest in that email when it said there would be ‘social media influencencers’ present at the shop launcH, all I’m seeing is lots of people with go-pros strapped to their heads getting over excited! Welcome to the upmarket world of corporate ..........! Give me Frank any day over all the pre-madonas! I have alot of time for John having known him for many years, and I hope it is successful. I use mail order like most, but I on the odd occasion I do go in, I morn the previous banter back in the days of Bill, Ian and Frank. That was 'Rails'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Found some more info on Stephen McCarron's twitter (he works for Accurascale). This tweet is dated the 6th of April https://twitter.com/smccarron/status/1511783733057269761 If you can't see twitter, someone asks Quote when can we expect an announcement on the Class 89 collaboration?? to which Stephen replies Quote Soon! One hopes 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60800 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 No news today on the 89 sadly. Hopefully we will see something soon, but it's starting to get annoying with the amount of new exclusives that have been announced or have come and gone whilst the 89 sits in development purgatory. Cheers, 60800 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 On the subject of the Manor, I said, “For me, if no-one else, a delay is a relief. More time to gather cash. Instalments, certainly helpful to some, make matters worse by tying up cash needed for something else, such as, let’s say, the Class 89.” Fran replied: “Yeah, I would recommend planning for the latter there.... Cheers! Fran” That’s pretty definite. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 3rd Rail Exile Posted April 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, No Decorum said: On the subject of the Manor, I said, “For me, if no-one else, a delay is a relief. More time to gather cash. Instalments, certainly helpful to some, make matters worse by tying up cash needed for something else, such as, let’s say, the Class 89.” Fran replied: “Yeah, I would recommend planning for the latter there.... Cheers! Fran” That’s pretty definite. Indeed you did (and Fran did), but no-one seemed to notice - Fran's lucky he didn't get told off for going off-topic judging by some of today's comments on that thread! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 1 minute ago, 3rd Rail Exile said: Indeed you did (and Fran did), but no-one seemed to notice - Fran's lucky he didn't get told off for going off-topic judging by some of today's comments on that thread! For all my moaning about cash shortages, I’ve expressed interest in two 89s. That’s broken another of my self-imposed rules, i.e. don’t buy two models of the same loco. Oh well, I need to go on a diet anyway. Given that the 92 has remotely operated pantos, surely the 89s will as well. I hope so. Perhaps I’ll annoy Fran & Co. by asking for a blue light on the panto. 😆 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60800 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, No Decorum said: On the subject of the Manor, I said, “For me, if no-one else, a delay is a relief. More time to gather cash. Instalments, certainly helpful to some, make matters worse by tying up cash needed for something else, such as, let’s say, the Class 89.” Fran replied: “Yeah, I would recommend planning for the latter there.... Cheers! Fran” That’s pretty definite. That's a good enough answer for me! Thanks for asking slyly 😉 I'd just like to state that my frustration is in no way directed at Accurascale as their hands are (mostly) tied in the matter. It's Rails' approach to the 89 of it being an EOI, when other one-offs were greenlighted from the start and didn't take too long to arrive, or the amount of successive one-offs and exclusives that have been announced with the 89 still left in that EOI stage in a place that frankly is difficult to find on Rails' website last I checked. I would like to have two of her, in both current livery and GNER (when I first saw her at Doncaster in 2003) but the temptation to get just the current IC sound fitted is too great. Cheers, 60800 Edited April 15, 2022 by 60800 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted April 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2022 I have absolutely no use for anything that runs on overhead wires. Put me down for a GNER one (unless my EOI from however long ago is still valid!). 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted April 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2022 Somebody asked RoS the status on Facebook today and the answer was "no news" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 11 hours ago, 60800 said: one-offs and exclusives that have been announced with the 89 still left in that EOI stage in a place that frankly is difficult to find on Rails' website last I checked. Thing is, without the EOI we wouldn't even know there was consideration for it. I am presuming that it will be formally announced when there is an engineering sample, as most AS stuff is. In the case of other exclusives in the past we have tended to have the hints or announcements later in the process and that's why things seem come around more quickly yet in fact they have been worked on for a long time prior to announcement. At least that's my thinking. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 12 hours ago, Bucoops said: I have absolutely no use for anything that runs on overhead wires. Put me down for a GNER one (unless my EOI from however long ago is still valid!). All becomes clear! The delay is caused by the difficulty of getting a model to run on overhead wires. 🤣 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2022 15 hours ago, No Decorum said: cash needed for something else, such as, let’s say, the Class 89.” Fran replied: “Yeah, I would recommend planning for the latter there.... 12 hours ago, spamcan61 said: Somebody asked RoS the status on Facebook today and the answer was "no news" The messages are a bit mixed! 🤪 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: The messages are a bit mixed! 🤪 Yes they are. I’d say that the model is well advanced and Accurascale, of course, knows that. On the other hand, Rails is not ready to announce it yet for some reason. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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