friscopete Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Do the Hornby TT couplings allow a straightforward lift out of a wagon or such ? It greatly helps in fiddle yards .Its one of the great advantages of Kadees and fleischmann profi type couplers.I have not got and TT yet . thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taigatrommel Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, friscopete said: Do the Hornby TT couplings allow a straightforward lift out of a wagon or such ? It greatly helps in fiddle yards .Its one of the great advantages of Kadees and fleischmann profi type couplers.I have not got and TT yet . thanks No, you need to unhook them first. You could use Fleischmann N gauge Profis if that's one you're happy with of course. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOYAGERBOI Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I am really impressed with my Hornby TT:120 set, though as a modeller in OO, the size reduction of TT is still a bit of a culture shock, not in a bad way I should add. I tested the clearance of a PECO TT:120 goods shed with a Pullman car, as that’s the only rolling stock available to use! All was fine. I was interested to know more about the stock provided in the set. The two First Class Kitchen Pullman cars, Cecilia and Chloria are 1928 ‘K’ stock used on the Golden Arrow train and later in the early 1960’s on the South Wales Pullman. Car 64, a Third Class brake doesn’t seem to have existed however, as Car 64 in reality was a Third Class Parlour car. (Not a brake). 12 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Dublo2 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 44 minutes ago, Jeff Smith said: So, are the couplings bogie or body mounted on the coaches? They are body mounted on a sprung mount Difficult to see in most internet images as the front of the bogie has a recess which the mount pulls back into when the coaches are in a straight line 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezzrexx Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Had a TT:120 Scotsman turn up today, was pretty happy with it but I've noticed that one of rods is bent outwards slightly. Is this normal or am I seeing things? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted December 23, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2022 30 minutes ago, tezzrexx said: Had a TT:120 Scotsman turn up today, was pretty happy with it but I've noticed that one of rods is bent outwards slightly. Is this normal or am I seeing things? Rod? I see a cylinder - RH as seen here - with an angled position. CJI. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted December 23, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2022 My membership pack which was ordered on 28th October arrived today but still haven't received the newsletter that was said to be more likely to arrive first. Probably Royal Mail strikes to blame so will enjoy continuing to do the proof reading of the catalogue that Hornby failed to do. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezzrexx Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 13 minutes ago, cctransuk said: Rod? I see a cylinder - RH as seen here - with an angled position. CJI. Sorry, I mean this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmail Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, Chris116 said: My membership pack which was ordered on 28th October arrived today but still haven't received the newsletter that was said to be more likely to arrive first. Probably Royal Mail strikes to blame so will enjoy continuing to do the proof reading of the catalogue that Hornby failed to do. Still waiting my pack from 10th October but got the first newsletter/magazine mid November. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 The newsletter is available online if you are a member. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porfuera Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) I was messing around with Anyrail earlier (it was either that or sit watching Christmas telly...) and I noticed that the radius of the Hornby TT:120 TT8007 Radius 6 curve appears to be much larger than you would expect for Radius 6. 1st Radius to 4th Radius each increase by 43mm (i.e. track centres are 43mm apart as you go outwards from Radius 1 to successive curve radii) so Radius 6 should in theory be 482mm radius but the TT:120 Radius 6 curve is 640mm radius, which puts it somewhere between 9th and 10th Radius (611mm and 654mm respectively) - assuming I've got my sums correct, of course! I know the TT8007 6th Radius curve track piece is there to maintain the correct track spacing for parallel track after a point, and that the diverging road off a point is generally not just a simple curve, but it just seems a bit odd to give it the seemingly arbitrary name of 6th radius. Or is there something I'm missing? I have to say that's very likely and isn't entirely unknown! Happy Christmas to all! Cheers, Neil. Edited December 24, 2022 by Porfuera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frobisher Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Porfuera said: I know the TT8007 6th Radius curve track piece is there to maintain the correct track spacing for parallel track after a point, and that the diverging road off a point is generally not just a simple curve, but it just seems a bit odd to give it the seemingly arbitrary name of 6th radius. Or is there something I'm missing? I have to say that's very likely and isn't entirely unknown! They might be looking to do a 5th radius curve down the line of 597mm radius possibly? That might give them some options for large radius curved points perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porfuera Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) 56 minutes ago, frobisher said: They might be looking to do a 5th radius curve down the line of 597mm radius possibly? That might give them some options for large radius curved points perhaps? I kind of thought that to begin with, but there is such a difference in the radii is it like having the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars... and then Pluto! Well, maybe not that extreme but I'm just illustrating the point...! 🤪 According to Anyrail, this is how the radii appear - the points are there to illustrate where each successive radius would be outside of Radius 4. Note that existing "Radius 6" falls between Radius 9 and Radius 10 (slightly closer to Radius 9 than 10). I just think it is a bit odd to call it "Radius 6" when it is nowhere near... Marketing, I guess! They don't want to put off the potential trainset buyers by calling it "radius-nine-and-a-bit". Cheers, Neil. Edited December 24, 2022 by Porfuera 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frobisher Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Porfuera said: I kind of thought that to begin with, but there is such a difference in the radii is it like having the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars... and then Pluto! Well, maybe not that extreme but I'm just illustrating the point...! 🤪 According to Anyrail, this is how the radii appear - the points are there to illustrate where each successive radius would be outside of Radius 4. Note that existing "Radius 6" falls between Radius 9 and Radius 10 (slightly closer to Radius 9 than 10). It'll be more like the Minitrix N gauge track. Their 3rd and 4th radii were not based on a track centre progression from r1 and r2, but keyed to their larger radius points. Hornby already have something like this in 00, R628 "large radius" curve that's the return curve for the Y point and Express points (in conjunction with an R610 quarter straight), they just didn't assign a "Radius" to it but it was relatively speaking a late addition to the geometry. Edited December 24, 2022 by frobisher 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Dublo2 Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Porfuera said: I was messing around with Anyrail earlier (it was either that or sit watching Christmas telly...) and I noticed that the radius of the Hornby TT:120 TT8007 Radius 6 curve appears to be much larger than you would expect for Radius 6. Radius 6 is just a nominal name they gave the curve that was significantly larger than Radius 4 , it is not based on the same spacing that exists between 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4. The curve itself is there just to set a parallel line from a point that meets the correct spacing and is not intended to be used to make a full oval (which does not mean that it won't be used for that of course) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRTrainz Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Scotsman set is now showing as "in stock" and is no longer a pre-order item. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porfuera Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, BRTrainz said: Scotsman set is now showing as "in stock" and is no longer a pre-order item. Good news but I would hope that this is because a new delivery has arrived in the UK rather than there being left-over stock from the initial 828(?) or so sets that were rushed over from China. However The Easterner is still showing as pre-order so this may not be the case but I hope not. Edited December 24, 2022 by Porfuera Typo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewshimmin Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 10 hours ago, Porfuera said: Good news but I would hope that this is because a new delivery has arrived in the UK rather than there being left-over stock from the initial 828(?) or so sets that were rushed over from China. However The Easterner is still showing as pre-order so this may not be the case but I hope not. I think they got a substantial stock recently. My Scotsman arrived on Friday 🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewshimmin Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Any top tips for uncoupling? I've heard people mention ice lolly sticks or coffee stirrers. What's really needed is something L shaped in wood or plastic to uncouple from above but go underneath the couplings. Any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted December 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, andrewshimmin said: Any top tips for uncoupling? I've heard people mention ice lolly sticks or coffee stirrers. What's really needed is something L shaped in wood or plastic to uncouple from above but go underneath the couplings. Any ideas? Andrew, Google 'lab spatula' - the one with one flat, square end and one angled, rounded end. Invaluable for paint stirring, as well. John Isherwood. Edited December 25, 2022 by cctransuk 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 1 hour ago, cctransuk said: Andrew, Google 'lab spatula' - the one with one flat, square end and one angled, rounded end. Invaluable for paint stirring, as well. John Isherwood. You can tape the flat end to a small torch so you can see what you're doing in dark corners too! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted December 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2022 On 23/12/2022 at 20:42, tezzrexx said: Sorry, I mean this Your camera is left of centre-line so looking partly sideways at the valve gear on the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewshimmin Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 3 hours ago, cctransuk said: Andrew, Google 'lab spatula' - the one with one flat, square end and one angled, rounded end. Invaluable for paint stirring, as well. John Isherwood. Hi John, and Happy Christmas! Good idea. I wonder if they make non metallic ones? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 3 hours ago, cctransuk said: Andrew, Google 'lab spatula' - the one with one flat, square end and one angled, rounded end. Invaluable for paint stirring, as well. John Isherwood. Please not metal though, especially for DCC! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 They do plastic disposable ones as well. Put "disposable" in the search. Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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