ncornwall Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Looking good! Have suggested that they correct the window surrounds on the door and to the right of the door which are not aluminium but Beclawat black rubber strip as on the windscreens. CHRIS LEIGH David, Many thanks for the picture and info. Do you happen to recall whether they've corrected the window surrounds. It rather looks from the bodyshell in the background of shot as if they haven't?? Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Asked them at Warley how this one came apart as there doesn't seem to be a horn on the roof to hide the screws. I assume also that there will be a similar handrail to the W&M one ?(I may be wrong there). The older guy on the stand didn't know so he asked someone else on the stand and he came back and said " he doesn't want to tell you , it will be on the bit of paper in the box" He was Danish so it may be lost in translation but I think we should standby for some weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth again when we come to chip this one. Did actually manage last time to work out a way to not lose the handrail and that is to gently ease the top out of its hole in the body and very gently swivel it down out of the way when the top half of the body is removed. Am assuming that they have done the same with this model and that it will be the top half again that comes off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted December 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2012 What livery would the WR Region examples with speed whiskers have been, light or dark green? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 24, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2012 What livery would the WR Region examples with speed whiskers have been, light or dark green? The choice is yours (and I believe Heljan are doing both) but i can't offhand tell you which was which when. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Slightly OT, but when the railbus series was first annouced by Heljan, I'm sure they announced other types, can anyone confirm what they were please? Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Think it was the Park Royal was it not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted December 26, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2012 Slightly OT, but when the railbus series was first annouced by Heljan, I'm sure they announced other types, can anyone confirm what they were please? Stewart 3 off - AC, Park Royals and W&M Railbuses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Thanks for that. I thought it might have been 4, but hey ho. The W&M was an icon for Cambridge, but we saw an example of most (possibly all?) the other types of Cambridge at odd times. I suspect Cambridge diesel shed gained something of a reputation for looking after railbuses, and they were sent over for some sort of evaluation or tlc at odd times. Perhaps someone in the know could enlighten us? Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 26, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2012 Thanks for that. I thought it might have been 4, but hey ho. The W&M was an icon for Cambridge, but we saw an example of most (possibly all?) the other types of Cambridge at odd times. I suspect Cambridge diesel shed gained something of a reputation for looking after railbuses, and they were sent over for some sort of evaluation or tlc at odd times. Perhaps someone in the know could enlighten us? Stewart A Western one might have appeared as the Region ran out of anything to use them on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushVeteran Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Thanks for that. I thought it might have been 4, but hey ho. The W&M was an icon for Cambridge, but we saw an example of most (possibly all?) the other types of Cambridge at odd times. I suspect Cambridge diesel shed gained something of a reputation for looking after railbuses, and they were sent over for some sort of evaluation or tlc at odd times. Perhaps someone in the know could enlighten us? Stewart It may well be 4 as the Wickham version is being looked at presently! When originally announced by Heljan they did say they were intending to produced four versions based on sales of each issue. The AC version is out very soon with the 128 and the Park Royal is in the CAD room. I think the ECW version would be quite an attractive model livery wise but we will have to wait and see as it is quite a different 'kettle of fish' from the others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Funnily enough I quite like the ECW , without checking my books I'm not sure if I saw one though! Should be thought of as a local really, being Lowestoft built at the ECW bus body works, deep in the ECOC local bus company area at bothe ends too. I almost purchased an MTK/NNK kit at Warley too! The Park Royal (Airfix/Dapol) worked from Bedford for a while, we definately saw at least 1 of those at Cambridge diesel shed. Other types I'd have to look up though, I'm attracted by the AC Cars one, but I've just got too much stock already......I'll only get it if I can find proof of its visit. I really will have to go through my spotting books again. As an even more OT, & I've mentioned this before, but worth repeating. My school pal's house overlooked Coldhams Lane diesel depot, the one with the large opaque glass panelled sides. He got up one morning, and saw the 0-8-0DH 'Taurus' loco silhouetted through the sides. He rushed down to the shed and enquired about it from the foreman, who, rather puzzled, showed him 2 of the resident 03 shunters parked cab-to-cab... (He was the one that missed the real thing past our school science lab a few days before on a freight btw). Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePipersSon Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Just got an email from Hattons, giving delivery in August this year. The way models are missing their release dates at the moment gives new meaning to the phrase 'Slow Boat to China'!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Gives a man plenty time to save. Better than doing the 'never, never'. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted February 25, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2013 So a pre-production model of the Gauge 0 AC cars railbus is on the Tower Models website Accepting that its a pre-version and a year away from being in production, its pretty good and I'll certainly hold on the 00 version and wait for this one! http://www.tower-models.com/towermodels/ogauge/Heljan/locos/railbus/rbs.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 You saw it first on RMweb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Had a good look at it on the Heljan stand at Glasgow. Very nice! Looks good alongside the 'western', too! CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Slipped to September according to Hattons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Pictures of all the different liveries at http://www.ehattons.com/stocklist/results.aspx?searchfield=Heljan railcar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Lots of AC Cars Railbus footage here, including one at high speed at 8:50: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJxU4UZ2EDg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercity125 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Is there any news on when this will be released. I thought it was due September/October 2012 and then put back to Q1 2013, and then Q2 2013, and I'm assuming Q3 now or maybe Q4? Anyone in the know? Thanks, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Is there any news on when this will be released. Hattons are advertising them as due in stock this month. They update pages as they are advised by the manufacturers, but this isn't to say it hasn't changed again: http://www.ehattons.com/48130/Heljan_8800_Railcar_W79975_in_BR_light_green_with_speed_whiskers_and_semi_gloss_finish/StockDetail.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercity125 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Hattons are advertising them as due in stock this month. They update pages as they are advised by the manufacturers, but this isn't to say it hasn't changed again: http://www.ehattons.com/48130/Heljan_8800_Railcar_W79975_in_BR_light_green_with_speed_whiskers_and_semi_gloss_finish/StockDetail.aspx Thanks BR(S) for the update and the link to the well known online retailer in Liverpool. It might be wise for me to place an order with them. Regards, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncornwall Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 So much for September delivery then! More in hope than anger I've e-mailed Heljan.dk - but have so far heard nothing... Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Is there any news on when this will be released. I thought it was due September/October 2012 and then put back to Q1 2013, and then Q2 2013, and I'm assuming Q3 now or maybe Q4? Anyone in the know? Thanks, Paul I've just seen an update on the Heljan dk website, posted yesterday, re the AC Cars Railbus release date. Unfortunately the photos aren't displaying but the page title says: ' November 2013 is the Class 88 coming'. So I think from that we can infer that the release has been delayed again until November, however it is a more likely date to be achieved, as Heljan don't advertise releases themselves until they are certain of delivery times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncornwall Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I've just seen an update on the Heljan dk website, posted yesterday, re the AC Cars Railbus release date. Unfortunately the photos aren't displaying but the page title says: ' November 2013 is the Class 88 coming'. So I think from that we can infer that the release has been delayed again until November, however it is a more likely date to be achieved, as Heljan don't advertise releases themselves until they are certain of delivery times Just had the same (November 2013) from Hattons by e-mail. So now it's slipping sixty days per month!! Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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