Andy Y Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I think the balance was paid on the 12th March Richard. The top receipt is just a balance clearing exercise on the till I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 APT-E, Come in 5***3 bid on all 3 on Ebay, perhaps he's given up on the sound one,, [he certainly had plenty of bids,] highest bidder on the 2 without sound units upto now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Well I received mine today, as per instructions I read the booklet before opening. The box and packaging are superb. Haven't had the vehicles out yet but they look stunning. The accompanying book on the history and development of the APT-E is excellent. OK can anyone recommend a storage box that will accommodate the fully assembled train without having to take it apart each time? It's going to have to be court feet long. I did post an earlier possible way of storing a multiple unit, use white electrical trunking, cuts down to length easily, and you can enclose as well at the ends, I have used this method for all my multiple units, I buy mine from B&Q 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ryde-on-time Posted March 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2016 Most on ebay seem to have used the image off the Locomotion models web site which states '(image courtesy of Railway Modeller)'. A bit cheeky to use it on ebay unattributed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith J Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Aye And the muppet has included his name and address in the pics doh!!!! He's changed the picture now - perhaps he read your post! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgvfan Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) And lo number 4 appears on ebay everyone`s jumping on the bandwagon lol Interesting that the guy who`s opened his is the only one not to have a pic of it`s relevant ltd ed certificate If they had had any sense they would of waited till the first one finished before listing but hey lemmings it is And seeing as mines not arrived yet I've been amusing myself with the simulated version on MSTS along with the APT-P 12 car as well Edited March 30, 2016 by tgvfan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 PC1 will run on its own PC2 need to be attach to PC1 to work on its own or though the coaches its wired like this so only one DCC chip is need We did try it initially as a four car but the rear car was dead. As Chris states, my 13 year old separated and re attached the rear car plugs several times and eventually PC2 came to life. However the PC2 head/tail lights do not illuminate. We were all so relieved to get PC working, that no further attempt has been made to look at the plug system. it will have to live without the rear light for the moment. I haven't taken mine out of the box yet. Saving that one for tomorrow when 13 year old James comes back from his mates and can connect it all together for me. Meanwhile, I will be making a tray to keep the unit complete, so I do not have to separate it again. Looking forward to seeing mine in 1935 Westbury station alongside all the Saints and Stars! When I first ordered mine, James thought that APT is what the Virgin Voyagers should have looked like. I have indulged him by having a four coach section, but if he thinks I am repainting all in Virgin livery, he can think again. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgvfan Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I think the balance was paid on the 12th March Richard. The top receipt is just a balance clearing exercise on the till I think. Aye it looks that way The first one up for sale was ordered and paid for in 2015 with the looks of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitmen Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 There's a hst-p on for £150 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgvfan Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 There's a hst-p on for £150 Yep I came across that earlier nice looking shame the MK3 coaches with it aren't prototypical Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitmen Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 All these problems with connections,lights and cutting out should rapido not have made it a simpler connection like the Hornby apt? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 All these problems with connections,lights and cutting out should rapido not have made it a simpler connection like the Hornby apt? I tried my Hornby APT yesterday. It hobbled along with a squeal in 1 direction & refused to move in the other. It took several attempts for me to connect TC1 & TC2 together properly but they have been running in fine for the last 90 minutes or so. This is the first time I had heard Legomanbiffo's chips outside of a show or youtube. I think it is a good advert. I ran mine properly for the first time tonight. It looks great, runs nicely & sounds good too. I felt that £325 was a fair chunk of money when I placed my order but now I have seen the unit running, I am very happy I bought it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spannerman Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Number 4 now on ebay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgvfan Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 All these problems with connections,lights and cutting out should rapido not have made it a simpler connection like the Hornby apt? Suppose they could of done but then you`d of needed 2 sound decoders 1 in each power car for dcc running Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) A rather big box was sitting on my computer chair (makes a change from the cat) when I got home from work just now.. Edited March 30, 2016 by toboldlygo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted March 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2016 Bill was in the UK not Jason Oops. Post corrected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted March 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Number 4 now on ebay. If Locomotion were to sell a few extra APT-E sets on Ebay they could earn an extra few quid themselves. Maybe throw in a bonus for Sandra. Edited March 30, 2016 by Colin_McLeod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) Maybe it's just me being a miserable old sod, but I've got nothing but contempt for these people who are selling them on ebay immediately they got them. Pure greed, wishy washy excuses that "my circumstances have changed" don't wash with me. It's easy to leap to the most cynical conclusion. Sometimes people's circumstances do genuinely change, and this is even more applicable where models are pre-ordered and effectively "produced to order". Okay, a relatively small deposit is initially paid, but with no firm delivery date for arrival of the finished model, means that for some people physical delivery (and final billing) will inevitably arrive at the most financially inconvenient time (eg. car goes in for M.O.T., roof needs repairing etc etc). A similar situation happened to me with the Dapol 'Desert Sand' Western (D1000) when it was delivered. Very nice model, but circumstances at the time meant that I required urgent funds for what were considered far more important things. As much as I liked the model, it wasn't essential for my modelling period, as I purchased it simply because I liked it, no more no less. So I sold it, via eBay, for the highest price possible. Why? Simple... I'm not sitting on a goldmine and needed the funds myself I'm not a charity Let's assume for one moment that you simply had to sell your APT-E model tomorrow, and if you or anyone else tells me that they would sell it on at the original price they paid for it, knowing they could obtain perhaps double the money, then I simply don't believe you. Of course, there will be those that set out to speculate/profiteer (call it what you will) on any limited edition, but as someone else pointed out we live in a so-called free market, and once an item is purchased and in possession then its future is at the decision of its owner. Correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to recall that the model was limited to two models per customer? I suppose that in theory, there may be occasions for some limited edition models whereby those 'double purchases' actually contribute significantly to actually making a model viable in the first instance - a good example in this case would be the forthcoming Revolution Trains OO gauge TEA tanker, where figures were borderline in actually allowing the project to go ahead. And I also believe that in the case of the TEA tanker that Revolution Trains themselves mentioned purchasing additional models for sale in eBay stores etc. So in summary, there is always an alternative way of looking at any situation before flying to the most obvious conclusion... Edited March 31, 2016 by darkjunglemung 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitmen Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Going to pop into locomotion today to see if I can pick up my apt-e as no answer to emails or phone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted March 31, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) Hello all, I don't really see the problem with someone purchasing a model and then selling it if they wish. eBay exists and it appears there are some purchasers out there willing to bid against each other to secure a model. I know Locomotion had some cancelled orders available to buy but perhaps they have run out? If someone missed out on ordering at the time (not everyone follows model railway forums on the web, or reads the press - my neighbour collects BR blue diesels but has never heard of RMWeb and rarely buys magazines) then eBay may be their only route. Cheers Ben A. Edited March 31, 2016 by Ben A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish1068 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Going to pop into locomotion today to see if I can pick up my apt-e as no answer to emails or phone. let me know how you get on as I'm hoping to do likewise on Saturday. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Tilt Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 All these problems with connections,lights and cutting out should rapido not have made it a simpler connection like the Hornby apt? All? There's a few of them anyway. It's in the nature of the Brit psyche that we'll complain when the slightest thing doesn't work as we think it should, but we almost never say 'I've just bought a thingumyjig and it works a treat'. The E-Train model would NEVER have worked with the split articulated bogie like the Hornby P-Train. For a start the E1T bogies, with Rapido's level of detail, are a lot more complex than the BT11s that Hornby made, plus the E-Train has the Joint Module perched on top of the bogie too. The power and lighting cables have to run the length of the train to ensure the motors both run at the same speed and that the lights switch over correctly as well as a lot of other things. Bill & Co. already junked their first iteration of the bogie connections because it didn't allow a sensible amount of lengthening on curves and it was the very devil to connect and part, so they've 'been there and done that' already. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 31, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2016 I saw a really nice storage tube / box at Utrecht Eurospoor which can be made to the required length and had folding sides with foam to grip the model when stowed. I must try and find the details although it wasnt cheap, it may be worth getting one for this model so it can be kept joined together Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dublodad Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Email from UPS, mine is due today. (non sound) Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf27 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Hello all, I don't really see the problem with someone purchasing a model and then selling it if they wish. eBay exists and it appears there are some purchasers out there willing to bid against each other to secure a model. I know Locomotion had some cancelled orders available to buy but perhaps they have run out? If someone missed out on ordering at the time (not everyone follows model railway forums on the web, or reads the press - my neighbour collects BR blue diesels but has never heard of RMWeb and rarely buys magazines) then eBay may be their only route. Cheers Ben A. I think the reason it annoys me is because I am still waiting for mine and am very passionate about it. If it was any other model I would have been bothered and may well have done the same. Glad I have one on the way at a sensible price! Cheers Shane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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