Guest Tom F Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 According to Rail's site, R2999 61138 (Early Crest) has now sold out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hope this is a sign that a green LNER B1 will be on its way! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 A black one, BR livery with electric lights (non working though) please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tom F Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 A black one, BR livery with electric lights (non working though) please! My plans too with mine when it arrives! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 That was a rapid sell-out, then. Some will have bought multiples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tom F Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 That was a rapid sell-out, then. Some will have bought multiples. Can't blame people at that price mind! There is hope Loughborough Model Centre is also selling at £69! http://www.ttcdiecast.com/r2999-Hornby-br-early-class-b1-61138---dcc-ready-special-offer-13172-p.asp I do wonder if we will see Liverpool dropping their price? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluex5 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I had standardised on the Bachmann one for my layout, but at this price I've taken a punt on the Hornby one just to see if I like it within the context of my layout. Also chucked a cheapy weathered 8F into the cart . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) I wonder if Hornby B1s will replace the Euro as currency? Edited July 17, 2012 by Horsetan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 We heard you the first time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timara Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) <p> My plans too with mine when it arrives! Mine will stay without electric lighting, unless I find a suitable one so fitted.At that price Tom, it would have been the height of rudeness to have passed the opportunity up! Edited July 17, 2012 by Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Subminiature LEDs for electric lighting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I had a bit of a problem with mine. I bought 1040 when it was offered at £69.50 as I was always going to repaint and renumber anyway so it didn't matter which one I started from. When running it in, the valve gear jammed solid. On examination the connecting rod on the rhs was almost straight and the leading crankpin was jamming down on top of it as the loco came out of a left hand bend. The other side rod was formed in an arc, which is what I have done with the offending rod and appears to have cleared the problem. I didn't want to send it back as (then) I didn't think they'd repeat the offer and I want the loco, not my money back. I also haven't found any Internet evidence that anyone else has had the same issue. But here it is for anyone else who might and this is how I fixed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hope this is a sign that a green LNER B1 will be on its way! Hope this is not a sign of Hornby having cash flow problems or the B1 not being a good seller. It does seem rather a little odd to me the amount of relatively new stuff that they appear to be "dumping" of late. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) Bernard, it merely means the great British modeller can carry on with one of his greatest skills: getting something for almost nothing. I'll be rewheeling mine to P4. Might even risk some Exactoscale wheels *swoons from shock at price* Edited July 18, 2012 by Horsetan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 40-something Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hope this is not a sign of Hornby having cash flow problems or the B1 not being a good seller. It does seem rather a little odd to me the amount of relatively new stuff that they appear to be "dumping" of late. Bernard It could just be that Rails are clearing shelf space for new products, happens regularly with other shops. When I was at the Perth exhibition last month BR livery B1's were being snapped up almost instantly, despite some hefty prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hope this is not a sign of Hornby having cash flow problems or the B1 not being a good seller. The question is whether the GBM wants to pay out a three-figure sum for a really good rendition when the traditional mindset is still used to two figures. As this exercise has demonstrated, the Hornby B1 may be selling fine at the intended price level, but drop it to 70 quid and it sells out faster than the latest i-Can'tbelieveit'sanotherbloodyApple. It does seem rather a little odd to me the amount of relatively new stuff that they appear to be "dumping" of late. Would it be right to say that the trend is now towards set batch quantities "and that's yer lot"? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Subminiature LEDs for electric lighting? NO NO NO too bright for steam era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) "Sir Harold's eyes bored into Chardinas' like the Higgs Boson on jalapenos, she was powerless to resist." Status: awaiting arrival of a package from Sheffield. Edited July 18, 2012 by 'CHARD 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 .....Status: awaiting arrival of a package from Sheffield. I'm told it takes about 5 days. Sit back and enjoy the ride...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Downer Posted July 18, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2012 Mine arrived today, less than 48 hours after ordering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguin of doom Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 "Sir Harold's eyes bored into Chardinas' like the Higgs Boson on jalapenos, she was powerless to resist." Status: awaiting arrival of a package from Sheffield. This sounds suspiciously like a quote from Rogers profannisaurus to me..... He heh. Cheers. Sean. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 This sounds suspiciously like a quote from Rogers profannisaurus to me..... He heh. Cheers. Sean. Top marks for a great cultural spot mate! There's nowt original about my railway modelling, our kid. Just a range of recycled rehashes and tweaking of paths where others have trod. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluex5 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Well I received my "Sir Harold" today and I'm quite impressed. Still prefer the underpinnings of the retooled Bachmann attempt (the driving wheels in particular look a lot heavier than the Hornby one) but the overall finesse of detail, plus a chassis that seems to run almost as well as Bachmann's means I'm chuffed. Had the pricing always been this way I would of standardised on the Hornby one probably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) ...Had the pricing always been this way I would of have standardised on the Hornby one... This demonstrates my point about the GBM's traditional mindset still being in two-figure territory. Edited July 18, 2012 by Horsetan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 This demonstrates my point about the GBM's traditional mindset still being in two-figure territory. In contrast to the average German modeller who willingly accepts three figures, the first of them being a 2 or even a 3. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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