Popular Post jamieb Posted July 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2023 Well,I've received one of the first production samples today and I have to say that despite all the hype,to my eyes the detail looks a bit on the 'clunky' side 1 23 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 35 minutes ago, jamieb said: Well,I've received one of the first production samples today and I have to say that despite all the hype,to my eyes the detail looks a bit on the 'clunky' side It's your camera, it's resolution is too poor. Try it in HD.... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 Having read the above requiem for the Bachmann/Mainline model,I decided to root mine out of the loft just to see how it would run. It’s,I think,a hybrid Bachmann etc. body & tender on a chassis of unknown pedigree. After a good wheel clean,I set it to work.Its track holding quality was initially temperamental but eventually it decided to cooperate and now hauls a train of an Accurascale Siphon and five Hornby Colletts comfortably. Years back it was an eBay purchase. It even has a crew. 7805 but the etched nameplates are sadly lost. A nice surprise to enhance to growing sense of anticipation I think. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 hours ago, jamieb said: Well,I've received one of the first production samples today and I have to say that despite all the hype,to my eyes the detail looks a bit on the 'clunky' side No shirtbutton livery option??? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry220 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Has anyone else been on Flightradar all week looking for an aircraft with an Accurascale callsign carrying a delivery of Manors to the UK? 😂 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, Harry220 said: Has anyone else been on Flightradar all week looking for an aircraft with an Accurascale callsign carrying a delivery of Manors to the UK? 😂 It'll be incognito to stop it being hi-jacked by a rival manufacturer.😉 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, Harry220 said: Has anyone else been on Flightradar all week looking for an aircraft with an Accurascale callsign carrying a delivery of Manors to the UK? 😂 Hmm.... there are four airports in China with direct flights to LHR. Beijing Capital airport (PEK) Shanghai Pudong (PVG) Guangzhou (CAN) Beijing Daxing Int'l (PKX) Clearly I have no idea where they are in relation to the factory Accurascale are using... However, there is currently a China Southern airlines flight on its way to LHR - due to land at 18:31 local time. Flight number CZ303 its a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. There are also three flights in the air from Shanghai - due to land in the next hour: British Airways; China Eastern and Virgin Atlantic. I guess we will just have to wait. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 27 minutes ago, Neal Ball said: Hmm.... there are four airports in China with direct flights to LHR. Beijing Capital airport (PEK) Shanghai Pudong (PVG) Guangzhou (CAN) Beijing Daxing Int'l (PKX) Clearly I have no idea where they are in relation to the factory Accurascale are using... However, there is currently a China Southern airlines flight on its way to LHR - due to land at 18:31 local time. Flight number CZ303 its a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. There are also three flights in the air from Shanghai - due to land in the next hour: British Airways; China Eastern and Virgin Atlantic. I guess we will just have to wait. Pete Waterman has already got his.😉 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Harry220 said: Has anyone else been on Flightradar all week looking for an aircraft with an Accurascale callsign carrying a delivery of Manors to the UK? 😂 Flight AS7800 from Shenzhen to Birmingham intl followed by Flight AS7801 from Shenzhen to Birmingham intl followed by Flight AS7802 from Shenzhen to Birmingham intl followed by Flight AS7803 from Shenzhen to Birmingham intl followed by Flight AS7804 from Shenzhen to Birmingham intl … Edited July 26, 2023 by adb968008 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 29 minutes ago, Neal Ball said: Hmm.... there are four airports in China with direct flights to LHR. Does that include carriers such as DHL? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, melmerby said: Does that include carriers such as DHL? It should do yes, I checked the airports on Google and the flights on Flightradar24 were DHL etc. would usually show up. Of course it might not be a direct flight.... The permutations are huge! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendennis Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Neal Ball said: Hmm.... there are four airports in China with direct flights to LHR. Beijing Capital airport (PEK) Shanghai Pudong (PVG) Guangzhou (CAN) Beijing Daxing Int'l (PKX) Clearly I have no idea where they are in relation to the factory Accurascale are using... However, there is currently a China Southern airlines flight on its way to LHR - due to land at 18:31 local time. Flight number CZ303 its a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. There are also three flights in the air from Shanghai - due to land in the next hour: British Airways; China Eastern and Virgin Atlantic. I guess we will just have to wait. To those you can add:- Qingdao (TAO) Changsha (CSX) Chongqing (CKG) Shenzhen (SZX) and of course Hong Kong. These are just today's flights, tomorrow we have Chengdu (TFU) and I'm pretty sure Tianjin gets direct flights too. If they are in containers, then they may come on the Cathay Pacific cargo flight out of Hong Kong, I think that runs once or twice a week. However an oddball 747 Freighter arrived at Heathrow on Monday from Jinan [via Almaty] and another arrived from Hong Kong [via DWC] today; not speculating, just observing. Do we know where the "Manor Factory" is, I doubt it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Neal Ball said: Hmm.... there are four airports in China with direct flights to LHR. Beijing Capital airport (PEK) Shanghai Pudong (PVG) Guangzhou (CAN) Beijing Daxing Int'l (PKX) Clearly I have no idea where they are in relation to the factory Accurascale are using... However, there is currently a China Southern airlines flight on its way to LHR - due to land at 18:31 local time. Flight number CZ303 its a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. There are also three flights in the air from Shanghai - due to land in the next hour: British Airways; China Eastern and Virgin Atlantic. I guess we will just have to wait. This just in - it's stuck in Borderseley loop awaiting assistance from Tyseley... 😉 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) Can we watch it on Big Jet TV? Edited July 26, 2023 by Limpley Stoker I was wrong so I deleted it ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendennis Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Pendennis said: To those you can add:- Qingdao (TAO) Changsha (CSX) Chongqing (CKG) Shenzhen (SZX) and of course Hong Kong. These are just today's flights, tomorrow we have Chengdu (TFU) and I'm pretty sure Tianjin gets direct flights too. If they are in containers, then they may come on the Cathay Pacific cargo flight out of Hong Kong, I think that runs once or twice a week. However an oddball 747 Freighter arrived at Heathrow on Monday from Jinan [via Almaty] and another arrived from Hong Kong [via DWC] today; not speculating, just observing. Do we know where the "Manor Factory" is, I doubt it? I had completely forgotten about the regular all cargo flights into Stansted, from Guangzhou and Shanghai with China Southern Cago. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Harry220 said: Has anyone else been on Flightradar all week looking for an aircraft with an Accurascale callsign carrying a delivery of Manors to the UK? 😂 East Midlands has the majority of Cargo for the area. That's where it will be hiding. Is Accurascale in Ireland? If so then Dublin Might be the one to watch? P 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: East Midlands has the majority of Cargo for the area. That's where it will be hiding. Is Accurascale in Ireland? If so then Dublin Might be the one to watch? P IMHO Likely easier to fly to UK, especially as they are registered in England (as well) https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12251078 Edited July 26, 2023 by melmerby 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 10 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: East Midlands has the majority of Cargo for the area. That's where it will be hiding. Is Accurascale in Ireland? If so then Dublin Might be the one to watch? P And if I recall, their warehouse is very close to East Midlands for that exact reason. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, Bucoops said: And if I recall, their warehouse is very close to East Midlands for that exact reason. I shall rush over there immediately and sit by the gate. P 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: I shall rush over there immediately and sit by the gate. P Never one to sit on the fence. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, gwrrob said: Never one to sit on the fence. Tried that. Turns out it's DCC controlled and turned up to 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Harry220 said: Has anyone else been on Flightradar all week looking for an aircraft with an Accurascale callsign carrying a delivery of Manors to the UK? 😂 Callsign must be GW78XX surely. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, didcot said: Callsign must be GW78XX surely. I dunno, it's hard to tell when they all look the same 😉 1 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 56 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: East Midlands has the majority of Cargo for the area. That's where it will be hiding. Is Accurascale in Ireland? If so then Dublin Might be the one to watch? P If that’s the case then ,as probably the closest,I bags first. Thus it’s a parachute drop onto my lawn from final approach . DHL airdrop ? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 7 hours ago, woodenhead said: Try it in HD.... 3-rail? 1 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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