coachmann Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Don't expect manufacturers to absorb ever rising costs, afterall if the company you worked for did that you would be facing a drop in wages or the dole queue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Midland Mole Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Yeah, I was just hoping I'd avoided the price rise by pre-ordering with Rails instead Still, it's only an extra £4 like you say and if they don't sell out then it's likely there will be reductions in a few months anyway. As a result of recent price rises that is how I've been keeping things affordable, only pre-ordering when it's a newly tooled locomotive that I fear may sell out quickly like the Peckett or a special commission. Otherwise, I wait a few months for them to go on sale at a reasonable price. I would be quite surprised if it sold anywhere near as well as the Peckett. While it is nice, really nice, the Peckett sold itself as a collectors model as well as a practical model. I see the coal tank a bit like the 1F or the E4, lovely tanks but there are still many of them around and at reasonable prices. I'm sure you will be able to find one at a decent price at some point. Alex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I'll bet the little Peckett surprised even Hornby. It is cute, a pet that has probably been put on model jobs it certainly never experienced in real life. I have seen them on a video double heading a ginormous coal train through a mainline station at a 'run-a-bearing' speed with a Peckett at the rear. That said, I think the little 'Coal Tank' holds a place in enthusiasts heart and I am sure they will find their way onto many an LMS or LMS/GWR layout. Like the LBSC 'Terriors', the LNWR 1F 0-6-2T's were incredibly small compared with other motive power. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR8700 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Don't expect manufacturers to absorb ever rising costs, afterall if the company you worked for did that you would be facing a drop in wages or the dole queue. I agree, but it also means many of us have to buy less models with the prices being what they are. Still, if you know where to look there are a lot of bargains about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 With Bachmanns restriction on the level of discount struggling to see why anyone would pre-order, better to wait to see what the production model looks like, particularly the LNW one and whether there are any issues with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikks Posted February 6, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2017 Yeah, I was just hoping I'd avoided the price rise by pre-ordering with Rails instead Still, it's only an extra £4 like you say and if they don't sell out then it's likely there will be reductions in a few months anyway. As a result of recent price rises that is how I've been keeping things affordable, only pre-ordering when it's a newly tooled locomotive that I fear may sell out quickly like the Peckett or a special commission. Otherwise, I wait a few months for them to go on sale at a reasonable price. Yes same here, I have one on pre-order but it if they become available as a discounted item I will have a few more. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR8700 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I hope the centre axle is sprung. I don't want it to keep stalling like the E4s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Looks imminent from the collector club publication. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted March 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2017 There was a model 1054 in the Bachmann display case at Preston today. Looked very good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 LMS-liveried 'Coal Tank' review sample has arrived at Model Rail. (CJL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Midland Mole Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) LMS-liveried 'Coal Tank' review sample has arrived at Model Rail. (CJL) I look forward to the review. Alex Edited March 27, 2017 by Midland Mole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dibber25 Posted March 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2017 Just received from Bachmann: 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Midland Mole Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Alex Edited March 28, 2017 by Midland Mole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Well, yummy! I'm not sure I can justify one realistically appearing amongst my collection of LNER stock, but there's always rule 1 to be invoked, because it's so damn pretty! Cheers J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Yes, it is pretty. Never thought I'd say that about an LNWR loco, but its more dainty than I'd expected. Some exceptional bits of detail, too, like the daylight behind the front buffer beam. You can't see it in the photo but where you look straight down, there's a gap between the buffer plank and the front of the cylinders. There's a representation of inside motion, too, and a very nicely detailed cab, with space for a speaker in the bunker. Review in Model Rail 236. (CJL) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spet0114 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) Nice video on the Bachmann website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ1_eRxsSQA&t=4s Edited March 29, 2017 by spet0114 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Nice video on the Bachmann website. Est! Est! Est! (For teetotallers and beer drinkers, I love it!) As an afterthought, did Bachmann think that showing the LNWR version would attract some howls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hmm....... anyone know if they reached the ECML at Hitchin or Sandy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 30, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2017 What a delightful model. Looks particularly attractive in LMS black. Methinks one in that and one in BR is in order......whatever .A sure fire winner this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Not sure if anyones commented on it, but odd they put the LMS one with straight sided buffers. All photos I can find of them in LMS days had LNWR tapered buffers. Hoping they eventually make one somewhere between the LNWR and LMS one. Least they now have H spoke wheels, we might see some more LNWR locos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) Not sure if anyones commented on it, but odd they put the LMS one with straight sided buffers. All photos I can find of them in LMS days had LNWR tapered buffers. Hoping they eventually make one somewhere between the LNWR and LMS one. Least they now have H spoke wheels, we might see some more LNWR locos. As far as I am aware, the Coal Tanks carried three different kinds of buffers in LMS days. The original type, tapered type and LMS parallel type. So depending on which number the individual wants his loco to carry could entail a change of buffers. Edited March 30, 2017 by coachmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor7598 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hmm....... anyone know if they reached the ECML at Hitchin or Sandy? I should think you are fairly safe with Sandy. Bedford to Cambridge was LNWR after all. But then there is always artistic licence to fall back on !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Least they now have H spoke wheels, we might see some more LNWR locos. Didn't they already have the H spoke wheels for the G2A 0-8-0? Those wheels were used only on goods locos. The only one they might consider would be the Coal Engine (17" Goods) which, as an 0-6-0 would be the only one likely to sell in quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Wheels aside, other ex LNWR locos that lasted any length of time under BR were the Cauliflowers, Waltford Tanks (based on the Cauliflower) and the 5' 6" Radial Tanks. Personally I would opt for the Cauliflower as a safe mass-produced bet, although I do wonder if the LNWR has now run its course with the Coal Tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Wheels aside, other ex LNWR locos that lasted any length of time under BR were the Cauliflowers, Waltford Tanks (based on the Cauliflower) and the 5' 6" Radial Tanks. Personally I would opt for the Cauliflower as a safe mass-produced bet, although I do wonder if the LNWR has now run its course with the Coal Tank. Would be a shame, but at least there always is LRM to fill in the gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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