ac1874 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 12 hours ago, jonnyuk said: think i spoke to that bloke that did not want to be there. i asked about the pullman set, what was on display was the final product, looked bloody good as well! twin speakers, fans are powered by motors, the detail on the underframe looks improved as does the shell, it just looked sharper and more refined, looking forward to the pullman now. Not sure if it was the same guy giving Simon some abuse but i was stood their while Simon was indeed getting a roasting, to be fair Simon was polite, listened and tried to reason but the other bloke was having non of it, thought he was very rude to be honest, no need for it. I had a 5 minute chat with Simon and he came across well, i know allot is said of the bloke but i can only judge him on my own personal experience (all 5 minutes of it). Working fans on the Blue Pullman HST? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jonnyuk Posted October 9, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2022 11 hours ago, ac1874 said: Working fans on the Blue Pullman HST? yep 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I received the Hornby Mk3 lighting sets yesterday. These are a preemptive purchase for the day when Hornby does the new mk3 in HST Intercity Blue grey. But to be honest you could use these lighting sets on any coach that you can get inside of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, JSpencer said: I received the Hornby Mk3 lighting sets yesterday. These are a preemptive purchase for the day when Hornby does the new mk3 in HST Intercity Blue grey. But to be honest you could use these lighting sets on any coach that you can get inside of. 220mm - are they long enough for a Mk3? Is a Mk3 not closer to 300mm or are you leaving the toilets and doorways unlit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 11, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 minute ago, GordonC said: 220mm - are they long enough for a Mk3? Is a Mk3 not closer to 300mm or are you leaving the toilets and doorways unlit? Details, details, details 😉 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, GordonC said: 220mm - are they long enough for a Mk3? Is a Mk3 not closer to 300mm or are you leaving the toilets and doorways unlit? No idea until they arrive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, JSpencer said: No idea until they arrive. the official listing on Hornby website looks like 303mm so presumably thats outside the end to end measurement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted October 11, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) Have we all forgotten, the reason why we have a new mk3, is because someone else is making one too... apparently, maybe whoever it was has forgotten they are making one too. Edited October 11, 2022 by adb968008 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiddles47 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 10 hours ago, JSpencer said: I received the Hornby Mk3 lighting sets yesterday. These are a preemptive purchase for the day when Hornby does the new mk3 in HST Intercity Blue grey. But to be honest you could use these lighting sets on any coach that you can get inside of. I got 4 sets to add to my OR Scotrail coaches… then maybe my 5 OR B&G MK3’s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles73128 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Overall, I'm impressed with the new MK3 First "fag packet" coaches. Combo of waterside and paint. Tiny lift of the decal around the door, but apart from that very crisp transfer. Clever compartment for the maglight battery on the underside. And very nifty buckeye mag couplings supplied - though I use Hunt. Limby R4326 for comparison. New ones are brighter! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles73128 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Just now, miles73128 said: Overall, I'm impressed with the new MK3 First "fag packet" coaches. Combo of waterside and paint. Tiny lift of the decal around the door, but apart from that very crisp transfer. Clever compartment for the maglight battery on the underside. And very nifty buckeye mag couplings supplied - though I use Hunt. Limby R4326 for comparison. New ones are brighter! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2022 I’d be a bit worried by that transfer application, at the end of the coach it looks like there is quite a bit overhanging. Time will tell how durable it’ll be. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles73128 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: I’d be a bit worried by that transfer application, at the end of the coach it looks like there is quite a bit overhanging. Time will tell how durable it’ll be. Yep, there is (small overlap) on a couple, but not all. Ive got 6 ends, 3 coaches, 3 are perfect. Defo be prudent to handle carefully! BTW, the wavey lines are the camera not the coach! Edited October 15, 2022 by miles73128 update 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold brynna79 Posted October 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) Thanks for sharing. Just how bad is the decal lift on the door. It looks big enough to be caught and rip, certainly looks very pronounced. It also looks very apparent along the long top edge. Though it may just be the camera exacerbating it of course. Bryn Edited October 15, 2022 by brynna79 Added thanks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles73128 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 23 minutes ago, brynna79 said: Thanks for sharing. Just how bad is the decal lift on the door. It looks big enough to be caught and rip, certainly looks very pronounced. It also looks very apparent along the long top edge. Though it may just be the camera exacerbating it of course. Bryn Camera is brutal, it's flat so no risk of ripping at present. It's there, but not noticeable once on the track. Not an issue for me, though I know some others will be critical. One point that is improved is the definition of the band lines is finer and the graded shading of Great Western much better than the green block on the old models. Prob would be better painted, but at the price - it's £45 not £80 I think it's a fair compromise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted October 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2022 decals ? in that case i’m not going near it. I dont mind doing it myself, or paying for a custom job. But using stickers on a ready to run model is not for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, miles73128 said: Decal across the door and a great big bubble over the hollow under the window. That looks awful. How can anyone be pleased with that? Edited October 15, 2022 by newbryford 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf27 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Using the words like incredible and wow in a negative sense would be appropriate in this context. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted October 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2022 Green still looks wrong as it did in the pre prod images. Fit of transfer looks very poor in some cases, no attempt made to make it properly sit over detail. All in all one of the most disappointing new RTR models I’ve seen in a long time. I really wanted a set but looking at that I am convinced i could do a better job myself with Railtec’s transfers. Which is lucky as I should be doing exactly that on a HST powercar next week! on the other hand first impression of the mk3 is very good, will be good to see one up against the previous Hornby mk3 (particularly the roof and windows) as I am debating using resprays of the new mk3 to replace my Lima/Limby mk3 TGS 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 15:21, adb968008 said: Have we all forgotten, the reason why we have a new mk3, is because someone else is making one too... apparently, maybe whoever it was has forgotten they are making one too. Maybe they went "back in their box" after the news of the Hornby one 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted October 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2022 3 hours ago, newbryford said: Decal across the door and a great big bubble over the hollow under the window. That looks awful. How can anyone be pleased with that? Is there supposed to be a door handle there ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markn Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 35 minutes ago, adb968008 said: Is there supposed to be a door handle there ? And a door apparently... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, adb968008 said: Is there supposed to be a door handle there ? It looks like a catering vehicle, some didn't have door handles at one end. (I think this is one of them) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted October 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2022 29 minutes ago, The Black Prince said: Quite shocking really that a company as large and developed as Hornby can’t Tampo print that livery yet Dapol can manage in N? That bubble across the door is quite something, I wonder how long before these end up bargain binned? And Hornby themselves could do it 15 years ago. There may have been a price differential vs the rest of the range, but if any modern livery could carry that premium (in the same way the LNER teaks carry their price premium over other pre nationalisation coaches) it would be FGW based on the resale prices… I hope some do end up bargain binned, though given Hornby’s usual tiny production runs that may mitigate it. I am very interested to see how the roof looks next to a rake of older Hornby mk 3 as a potential for replacing Lima TGS and a cheaper example would be perfect for an experiment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 hour ago, The Black Prince said: Quite shocking really that a company as large and developed as Hornby can’t Tampo print that livery yet Dapol can manage in N? I'd use the word manage very loosely. The gradient is non existent. Not a good representation in my eyes. https://www.hattons.co.uk/530055/dapol_2p_005_342_mk3_tso_second_open_42020_in_first_great_western_fag_packet_green_and_white/stockdetail Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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