RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 6, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2013 Queen Victoria name plates have been ordered 4033.Are you sure you can do this one using 4018 as a donor model.Had elbow pipes fitted in 1940. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted December 6, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes, two, the certificate for the second was 177 the first one was 63. Hope this will help you to find out if you're likely to be in this lot of lucky receipiants. Mine will be regauged to EM and back dated to 1922 livery. Names and numbers to be decided, but will be on Laira's allocation for the mid '20's. SS Pleased to advise that mine ordered end of February arrived today with certificate number 0143. Steam are sending them as per the date of order (as SS ordered his as they were announced and mine was ordered about six weeks later) but obviously the certicate numbers do not reflect the date in which the locos were ordered..... Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 4033.Are you sure you can do this one using 4018 as a donor model.Had elbow pipes fitted in 1940. And different inside cylinder valave chest. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 6, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2013 My layout is based around 1939 ish so 4033 Queen Victoria is OK I did check this out before choosing I will have to get some Castle elbows for the next one Queen Charlotte fitted in 1931, these are both the names of my darling daughters expensive aren't they. Yes the Modelmaster ones are over £9 a pair.If I keep 4003 as Lode I'll still need some.Thank goodness neither of my daughters names are also on the list of Stars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel newling Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Am I missing something? How do you get replacement Castle inside cylinders and retain a "joggle" under footplate frame extension? Surely you would have to fit a dished straight frame extension at the same time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGV Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I spoke to the people at STEAM this afternoon. They said that they have now received all of their Lode Stars and are in the process of "sending them out". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes the Modelmaster ones are over £9 a pair.If I keep 4003 as Lode I'll still need some.Thank goodness neither of my daughters names are also on the list of Stars. £5 at 247 Developments. His LNER are very good , customer only. http://247developments.co.uk/ex_gwr_names.html#SAINTS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCuckoo Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I'm not sure if I should ask here or the DCC page but can anyone recommend a DCC chip for the Star? Something on the right side of £25 would be nice... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted December 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2013 Have you tried McCains ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted December 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure if I should ask here or the DCC page but can anyone recommend a DCC chip for the Star? Something on the right side of £25 would be nice... Lenz? My normally used decoder. I have used a Standard + which I found are consistently good (£16-£20 ish) or if you are feeling flush a Silver + (£25 ish) I would have used a Silver Direct + if it would fit but it looks like the socket is too close to the back of the tender! Keith Edited December 7, 2013 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I spoke to the people at STEAM this afternoon. They said that they have now received all of their Lode Stars and are in the process of "sending them out". A conflicting updated message from Steam posted on their website. I assume they meant 1000 rather than 100 NOTE IT IS THE MUSEUM'S INTENTION THAT ORDERS PLACED BEFORE 1ST OCTOBER 2013 WILL RECEIVE THEIR LOCO PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS. PRESENTLY WE HAVE INSUFFICIENT STOCK TO GUARANTEE LATER ORDERS, THAT DELIVERY WILL BE PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS BUT WILL BE DELIVERED EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR. ORDER NOW TO BE SURE OF YOURS, 600 OF THE 100 EDITION SOLD Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 One of the two Lode Star's ordered arrived today. No 248 in the list. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted December 9, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2013 Collected mine from the sorting office where it had been since missing the delivery on Saturday . Very pleased with it . No 119 on the certificate . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted December 10, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2013 Are we any closer to definitive yes or no as to whether the BR version is going to turn up this side of Christmas? I am starting to lose hope... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoholic Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Sorry if this has been discussed already but, having finally received my Lode Star, I was amazed at just how flimsy the front of the loco was. With gentle pressure from thumb and forefinger the buffer beam and running plate forward of the smokebox saddle will twist through about 10 degrees. It looks lovely, but it's definitely the least robust model I own. Is this a result of the design, or is my model faulty? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Hornby's Star chimney is just about high enough for a Star chimney, but at 7.4mm body diameter, is still too fat. (7.4mm is what the Castles had.) So much for Hornby "using the correct drawings"! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCuckoo Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I guess we'll find out... I've just ordered one (gulp!) Come on Santa - I've been a good boy! The Star arrived yesterday, but the great unveiling won't be until the 25th Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) I placed my order for Lode Star with Steam last December. It has not yet arrived. It's one thing that the post takes longer to get here, (sometimes much longer, like the goofy outfit in Sweden that Bachmann at one point used for their Collectors Club) plus the holiday volumes that slow things down, but I've had some delivery issues with my regular mail carrier being out, and I'm starting to wonder. When have people who placed an order last December been receiving their locomotives? Edited December 11, 2013 by Ozexpatriate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 11, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2013 When have people who placed an order last December been receiving their locomotives? The museum had problems with the online ordering system over last xmas period.I had to ring in early January to confirm my order had been placed and it hadn't.I received mine two weeks ago.Can you ring them even though you're in the US ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) The museum had problems with the online ordering system over last xmas period.I had to ring in early January to confirm my order had been placed and it hadn't.I received mine two weeks ago.Can you ring them even though you're in the US ? Thanks Robin, the ordering process for me was a bit chaotic and involved emails and phone calls. When the dust settled I got both an email and a snail mail confirmation of my order from Mr. Davies. I can call them if I get up early enough. Two weeks is still within the margin of error for the post even for first class mail, I'm probably just being anxious but it's time now. As a comparison, my Bachmann Collectors Club wagon arrived on Monday - only two mail delivery days after people reported getting them in the UK, but I still haven't seen the magazine, nine delivery days after people first saw them in the UK. It's still early days for that to arrive. Edited December 11, 2013 by Ozexpatriate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1471 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Hornby's Star chimney is just about high enough for a Star chimney, but at 7.4mm body diameter, is still too fat. (7.4mm is what the Castles had.) So much for Hornby "using the correct drawings"! I'm not an expert, but from what 81C tells me, the number of spokes on the bogie wheels are incorrect, so I think Hornby's use of the 'correct drawings' is certainly something they fail to do. Maybe their designer has lost a few sliders on his abacus?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted December 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2013 Looking forward to mine (hopefully) arriving at work on Friday... Just been despatched from that lovely retailer in Liverpool ! Ordered a crew from Monty... But forgot the bogie wheels... That will be tomorrow then.... Oh and maybe some DCC lights..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 4018 Knight of the Grand Cross is in Hattons now, DCC fitted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Still waiting for my non dcc Star....last as usual. Got me some new Castle bogies with correct spokes sat here waiting.....for those of you wanting them try Abbiegails.....in the sale they are ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 12, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) The January issue of BRM has a very detailed review by John Emerson of the Star and includes the message that Hornby have offered replacement bogie wheels for those who want to change them. Edited December 12, 2013 by gwrrob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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