Administrators Phil Parker Posted January 3, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Legend said: give us a clue . Is there a link to the episodes somewhere . There's no public link until they have been shown on TV, then they will be available on catch-up services. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, CF MRC said: The episode on 24th January (3rd) should be a good one… Tim Define good ? A live recording of a “signal box” interview episode good ? or “theyve got that shade of green dead accurate” good ? Edited January 3, 2023 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted January 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, adb968008 said: Define good ? A live recording of a “signal box” interview episode good ? or “theyve got that shade of green dead accurate” good ? I am rather hoping for 'there's more to model railways than just 00 gauge/4mm scale' good. I was mildly peeved during the first series' Eddie Izzard episode that no mention was made of the fact that Bexhill Winter Wartime Railway featured was in N. cheers Ben A. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Revolution Ben said: I am rather hoping for 'there's more to model railways than just 00 gauge/4mm scale' good. I was mildly peeved during the first series' Eddie Izzard episode that no mention was made of the fact that Bexhill Winter Wartime Railway featured was in N. cheers Ben A. Careful what you wish for, they may settle for meeting you halfway between N and OO. 😀 it’ll just confuse the Thomas The Tank fans, who think TT is something else. Edited January 3, 2023 by adb968008 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted January 3, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 hours ago, CF MRC said: The episode on 24th January (3rd) should be a good one… On close inspection I think you may be right. Horse lobotomies; whatever next? 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted January 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, AY Mod said: On close inspection I think you may be right. There might just be something about 2mm scale modelling in the 3rd programme. Tim 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 12 minutes ago, AY Mod said: Just before the end of the episode there's a howler followed by a headscratcher; more of that in Episode 2. The discovery that Simon's plans for a larger scale offering of 1:20 has been misquoted in the specifications and these odd tiny EPs have turned up at 1:120 scale. Much headscratching because they are not quite 4mm scale and bigger than N, before Simon muses, it's almost like TT scale, in fact our cousins in Europe actually use this scale and Tillig even have some track. "It's a gamble, but....." 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 I'll put my "general entertainment" head on and enjoy the show! @adb968008I remember when word got out about the TTS sound system some folk got their knickers in a twist that Hornby were about to get into TT once more... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) Oh Your joking !!!! Not another scale… Oh for Simons sake, I cant, no i cant stand this.. theres just tooooooo many scales going on… whyyyyy does he have to do it ? 😀 Edited January 3, 2023 by adb968008 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy100 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 This will be in Episode 1 - The iconic Locomotive Flying Scotsman is scaled down 120 times from real life, rendering some features almost invisible to the naked eye, or too small to even mould. Episode 2 - Young designer Prad has just 30 days to reinvent the model railway starter kit, while musician and host Jools Holland reveals his incredible 45-foot layout hidden away in his loft. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyRule1 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 24 minutes ago, Bulleidboy100 said: Young designer Prad has just 30 days to reinvent the model railway starter kit Could this possibly be that years after selling their own, and the Kitmaster, moulds to Dapol Hornby / Airfix are going to re enter this market? Perhaps in TT:120 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dickerson Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 It would explain the B4 in the trailer - although I can't see the prominent couplings(?) being on a static plastic these days, even though ones were provided on the old Airfix Pug kit. Maybe a TT set for e.g. Argos? If so, disappointing for me, but it would at least offer a new 0-4-0 chassis for NG... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 The first edition aside from the TT Flying Scotsman has fiddly repairs to two Rockets -will they admit its an appalling design that should never have been put into production? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 47 minutes ago, Butler Henderson said: The first edition aside from the TT Flying Scotsman has fiddly repairs to two Rockets -will they admit its an appalling design that should never have been put into production? Rocket is probably the best stab at making a model of a four and a half ton steam loco and an indication why none of its Rainhill competitors have been attempted, nor Locomotion No 1 for that matter. That the next "dawn of steam" prototype attempted has been "Lion" speaks volumes, literally. And the prospect of yet another load of gush about Flying Scotsman* is already setting my teeth on edge, and the programme hasn't been broadcast yet! * In whatever scale 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldomtom2 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 5 hours ago, MyRule1 said: Could this possibly be that years after selling their own, and the Kitmaster, moulds to Dapol Hornby / Airfix are going to re enter this market? Perhaps in TT:120 Or it's Playtrains-related. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hroth said: Rocket is probably the best stab at making a model of a four and a half ton steam loco Sat in a display case yes but the appalling not fit for purpose loco tender electrical connection should never have seen the light of day. And there is the overly risky arrangement of the body holding the driving wheels in place and hence correctly meshing the gears held all togther by a single tiny thread screw, Edited January 8, 2023 by Butler Henderson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
97403_Ixion Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 14:28, Revolution Ben said: I am rather hoping for 'there's more to model railways than just 00 gauge/4mm scale' good. I was mildly peeved during the first series' Eddie Izzard episode that no mention was made of the fact that Bexhill Winter Wartime Railway featured was in N. cheers Ben A. Ben, I think we are not an N'dangered species, rather one that should be N'couraged! I do like to see the background stuff that goes on and it is good to see people being enthusiastic about their 'dream job'. Looking forward to watching it but it would be nice for a similar show with wider appeal, including other gauges, range of topics (track, scenics, etc.) but I can also see it probably rides a little on the general public being aware of Hornby in not only railways but the other fields, e.g. Airfix, to make the show attractive to a wider audience. Personally, being an engineer, I would like to see more technical content, such as molding processes, printing techniques and for railways at least, digital technologies that go into all sorts of models... albeit without revealing too much to competitors! It does gives me something to enjoy watching after a hard day's work though, so looking forward to watching tomorrow. Cheers, Ixion. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold D9020 Nimbus Posted January 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2023 2 hours ago, eldomtom2 said: Or it's Playtrains-related. I suspect it's the Playtrains buildings. At first I thought it might be something to do with the "family fun packs" but that would hardly need a designer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bulleidboy100 said: This will be in Episode 1 - The iconic Locomotive Flying Scotsman is scaled down 120 times from real life, rendering some features almost invisible to the naked eye, or too small to even mould. Episode 2 - Young designer Prad has just 30 days to reinvent the model railway starter kit, while musician and host Jools Holland reveals his incredible 45-foot layout hidden away in his loft. Thanks for the warning on Ep.1.🤢 Will record and watch later with finger hovering over F.Fwd button. Edited January 8, 2023 by Dunsignalling 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmorgancym Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, 97403_Ixion said: Ben, I think we are not an N'dangered species, rather one that should be N'couraged! I do like to see the background stuff that goes on and it is good to see people being enthusiastic about their 'dream job'. Looking forward to watching it but it would be nice for a similar show with wider appeal, including other gauges, range of topics (track, scenics, etc.) but I can also see it probably rides a little on the general public being aware of Hornby in not only railways but the other fields, e.g. Airfix, to make the show attractive to a wider audience. Personally, being an engineer, I would like to see more technical content, such as molding processes, printing techniques and for railways at least, digital technologies that go into all sorts of models... albeit without revealing too much to competitors! It does gives me something to enjoy watching after a hard day's work though, so looking forward to watching tomorrow. Cheers, Ixion. No budget to fly to China to see that sort of stuff? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 16:20, AY Mod said: So what's Simon's catchphrase for this series? I didn’t have a catchphrase for series 1 let alone this one………😉😂 Simon 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 16:20, AY Mod said: So what's Simon's catchphrase for this series? My guess ”This is not just a flash in the pan”. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Dunsignalling said: Will record and watch later with finger hovering over F.Fwd button. Also useful for the ad-breaks. If there's anything I'll even consider watching on the commercial channels, I record them so I can skip the ads. Its painful trying to remember when you're watching live that you can't skip, and the catch up services disable fast forwarding through ads, so then I'm reduced to muting the sound, though the visuals are still painful. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Huw Griffiths Posted January 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 16:20, AY Mod said: So what's Simon's catchphrase for this series? It's too early to tell but it may be "it's a gamble". 36 minutes ago, St. Simon said: I didn’t have a catchphrase for series 1 let alone this one………😉😂 30 minutes ago, adb968008 said: My guess ”This is not just a flash in the pan”. Well, it's either that or pure Morecambe and Wise: "What do you think of it so far? ..." OK - perhaps not ... . 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 Another candidate for SKs catchphrase for the series "I've always been passionate about TT" 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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