RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted May 13, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 13, 2011 Looks like Hornby have changed the format of their monthly releases newsletter that month by month was getting progressively less and less in it. Now we have a Bachmann stylee 'Items expected in the next thirty days' webpage which actually has some imminent arrivals on it, lots of them in face and it would appear that wallets are going to be heavily rummaged in the next month... http://www.Hornby.com/shop/new-releases/?utm_campaign=Hornby_Newsletter_-_May_2011&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=CM_hornby Put me down for a GatEx 73 please.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 37 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Just OTA's are of interest to me. I noticed the RRP has went up. The EWS ones (that I have) were £15.49 RRP. The new ones are £16.49. I didn't really need the EWS, I have no loco's to pull them. I only got them incase the 1980's version never turned up. I'm no expert on wagons, but I do remember them being red in colour not sky blue/turquoise in colour. May be some one can clarify for me? I did fancy a Tornado just for the sake of it, but don't like the railroads livery. They did announce earlier in the year that another livery would come out later on (we will see). Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Belgian Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Nothing there I would buy. It's interesting to note an ingenious way of making it look as though there are more releases than there really are - look at R4479! JE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_l_jones Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I was under the impression the British Steel Class 60 was due ? Or have I missed it !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I have been waiting near 12months for Brown Jack,should soon be in the shops.Blue A4 sound could be interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 14, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2011 I fully realise that one is 'Railroad' and the other 'has numerous detail parts' but I do find it difficult to make a comparison between the relative values of a newly tooled 4-6-2 tender loco at £76.99 and an 0-4-2T (which is basically several decades old) at £70.49 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy P Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Sorry if it's been noted before (a quick search didn't find any mention) but I welcome the revised rear truck on the Princess. RP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted May 15, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2011 I have been waiting near 12months for Brown Jack,should soon be in the shops.Blue A4 sound could be interesting E mail from Rails says that Brown Jack is out this coming week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Rails of Sheffield website says that Brown Jack is now in stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frobisher Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hmm, have we had a couple of stealth upgrades or some overzealous cut'n'paste'ing from other things? For the Class 73, Special Features Sprung Buffers Extensive Detail Twin bogie drive All-wheel pickups Directional lighting Working head/tail lights NEM Couplings And the Virgin Charter Relief set... Special Features Sprung Buffers Extensive Detail All-wheel pickups Directional lighting Working head/tail lights Non-working Pantograph NEM Couplings Whilst we know the 90 was getting a new motor bogie and becoming DCC ready, have they lumped in the features of the DVT with it? But the 73 looks a bit odd, particularly the bit about twin bogie drive and certainly at that price. Yup, just had a look around some of Hornby's older locos, and it looks like someone has cut and paste the same description into just about every diesel that Hornby does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted May 16, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hornby also annoy me by using standard templates for their catalogue images which are just washed through a computer for the next issue of the model. If you look at many of the images used for ex Lima locos, they are all old Lima models complete with the pancake and associated Italian naff wiring visible through the windows!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I fully realise that one is 'Railroad' and the other 'has numerous detail parts' but I do find it difficult to make a comparison between the relative values of a newly tooled 4-6-2 tender loco at £76.99 and an 0-4-2T (which is basically several decades old) at £70.49 I've said it before - I'll say it again - Hornby's pricing is supremely inconsistent. £133.25 for a DCC ready A3 Pacific is extremely over the odds - but there again, Hornby's Gordon model (of Triang vintage) is £110.00, so which is worse...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Still no B17s! Grrrh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Anyone know what shedcode Brown Jack is sporting, and if the model has the shed name on the bufferbeam? I can't tell in photos online. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Genuine question - Brown Jack seems eagerly awaited, is it the loco itself or the particular combo of details (German deflectors and GN tender, if my 'research' is correct)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Genuine question - Brown Jack seems eagerly awaited, is it the loco itself or the particular combo of details (German deflectors and GN tender, if my 'research' is correct)? Those two factors, plus the particular combination of boiler and washout plugs to contend with. It opens up a lot of name/number combinations that weren't available without switching tenders/bodyshells around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 plus the particular combination of boiler and washout plugs to contend with Shows how much I still dont know about kettles Ta Simon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Shows how much I still dont know about kettles Ta Simon. No problem chap must confess the washout plug factor is the worst one for me...! Can never get it right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 This particular configuration finally allows creation of the last active A3 Ian, famous for ending its days slogging over Whitrope with big rakes of vans! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 This particular configuration finally allows creation of the last active A3 Ian, famous for ending its days slogging over Whitrope with big rakes of vans! Dave. Spot on Dave. The loss of Prince Palatine in the first week of 66 was a massive blow to the Scottish steam scene, yet all the same its amazing to think there were still V2s, A2s and A4s still active. That final glorious Summer was oh so bittersweet. To come slightly back on topic, I was mightily impressed when Hornby announced a model of Coronach in this years catalogue - yet more appropriate traction for the Waverley route! The only question that remains is when will we see Spearmint?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Where do Hornby hide the photos of test shots / pre-production models? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Question which I also possed on the brown jack thread but shouldn't the hand rail be split and lamp iron lowered. The face does not look right on the rails website Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Think the split handrail only appeared on Pacifics overhauled at Donny from 1962, therefore the question is whether Brown Jack was overhauled at Doncaster after that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 This particular configuration finally allows creation of the last active A3 Ian, famous for ending its days slogging over Whitrope with big rakes of vans! Yeah. Just remind me where Whitrope is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 This particular configuration finally allows creation of the last active A3 Ian, famous for ending its days slogging over Whitrope with big rakes of vans! Yeah. Just remind me where Whitrope is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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