RMweb Premium Welchester Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2016 Is it just me, or has the smokebox dart only one handle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Is it just me, or has the smokebox dart only one handle?I think the numberplates crooked too, so much for what the recess was supposed to do...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Can I ask of those who know,which one of the GWR models would represent the earliest running locomotive of the class ? Merry Christmas everyone. H1401/2/3/4 all represent 1939 onwards condition locomotives with the cab footsteps/bunker steps etc. Whether these actual numbered engines had received these updates by in 1939 will take a lot more desk research. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2016 http://www.hattons.co.uk/94511/DJ_Models_Dave_Jones_H1409_Class_14xx_0_4_2T_1470_in_BR_Lined_black_with_early_emblem/StockDetail.aspx Smokebox darts present, but numberplate on LHS....well..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2016 I think the numberplates crooked too, so much for what the recess was supposed to do...... L/H plates on both releases showing pronounced slant. To say the least,unfortunate.....Does no one check these things before online imaging ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2016 L/H plates on both releases showing pronounced slant. To say the least,unfortunate.....Does no one check these things before online imaging ? It's possible they do BUT if most/all the stock is like this, then isn't it more honest to show what you're (likely to be) getting? (Too early to tell from just these pics if it's a production problem or they've just picked wonky ones) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2016 It's possible they do BUT if most/all the stock is like this, then isn't it more honest to show what you're (likely to be) getting? (Too early to tell from just these pics if it's a production problem or they've just picked wonky ones) Probably, but they also run the risk of losing orders if people think that these are truly representative. Most of us do etched plates straighter than that over transfer numberplates, I'd have thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 H1401/2/3/4 all represent 1939 onwards condition locomotives with the cab footsteps/bunker steps etc. Whether these actual numbered engines had received these updates by in 1939 will take a lot more desk research. Mike Wiltshire Thanks for that Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2016 It's possible they do BUT if most/all the stock is like this, then isn't it more honest to show what you're (likely to be) getting? (Too early to tell from just these pics if it's a production problem or they've just picked wonky ones) Indeed it is.But surely it's perhaps a way of losing sales to display such a glaring error on first release. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 . Very nice, now Dave Jones can do a Southern "P" class for real cuteness. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 I think the numberplates crooked too, so much for what the recess was supposed to do...... For a couple of reasons I suspect the picture posted was of one of the livery samples. Here's a couple of pics of a production model I've photographed where the numberplate looks pretty good (as I'd previously mentioned). 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2016 Is it just me, or has the smokebox dart only one handle? It's just you. The other one is out at the 9 o'clock position and hidden behind the axle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Is it just me, or has the smokebox dart only one handle? It's just you. The other one is out at the 9 o'clock position and hidden behind the axle. It looks like it's in the 3 o'clock position to me - I'd say it's almost pointing towards the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hattons Dave Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2016 Hi all, You've pretty much beaten me all to it! We had the first pair of 14xx's delivered first thing this morning and are now available for sale. All of the pre-orders for these should be leaving us today however any orders placed from now onwards will head off after Christmas. We've also updated the page on our website with the 'full story' on the development of these locos which is available HERE. This also includes downloadable copies of the service sheet and instructions.Almost time to move onto the next project now this ones done....where did I leave those drawings for the Fell.... Cheers,Dave 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Seeing as how my comments regarding the cabside handrails shouldn't have the rails protruding out of the knobs was dismissed as a trivial detail error and easily corrected (which I don't think it is, without causing damage), then what's the huge difficulty with removing a (slightly) wonkily-applied numberplate and reaffixing it straight? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 ....where did I leave those drawings for the Fell.... I put them in the shredder when I was last up with you. Hope that's OK? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenL Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) Hi all, You've pretty much beaten me all to it! We had the first pair of 14xx's delivered first thing this morning and are now available for sale. All of the pre-orders for these should be leaving us today however any orders placed from now onwards will head off after Christmas. We've also updated the page on our website with the 'full story' on the development of these locos which is available HERE. This also includes downloadable copies of the service sheet and instructions. Almost time to move onto the next project now this ones done....where did I leave those drawings for the Fell.... Cheers, Dave Hi Dave, Do the production versions have the ashpan fitted? Cheers, Ben Edited December 22, 2016 by BenL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Almost time to move onto the next project now this ones done....where did I leave those drawings for the Fell.... .....for the Fell.......? Did you mean the Fellicitous GWR 'Manor'?.......in 0 gauge...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2016 .....for the Fell.......? Did you mean the Fellicitous GWR 'Manor'?.......in 0 gauge...? A couple were doing that on telly a few nights ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 A couple were doing that on telly a few nights ago. 'Super Chick' ..............Channel 81....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) Almost time to move onto the next project now this ones done....where did I leave those drawings for the Fell.... Cheers, Dave Um hold on, surely Dave you mean returning attention now to work on the Kings? Edited December 22, 2016 by Hilux5972 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Um hold on, surely Dave you mean returning attention now to work on the Kings? Umm, time to come clean if the King is beyond this partnership's capabilities? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Umm, time to come clean if the King is beyond this partnership's capabilities? .... and on what basis do you make that comment? Has there been any suggestion whatsoever that the Hatton's King is NOT progressing as planned? I do wish that there could be some acceptance in certain quarters that projects of this nature do not come to fruition at the wave of a magic wand! I was party to the knowledge that certain of Hornby's releases of recent years were being researched and developed more than ten years before they came to fruition. The difference now is that potential customers know of future releases; then they were blissfully ignorant. I sometimes think that we were better off then - but if that was the case, what would certain members have to froth about and criticise? Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Umm, time to come clean if the King is beyond this partnership's capabilities? After previous issues I'm now left to wonder if you are trolling? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) Has there been any suggestion whatsoever that the Hatton's King is NOT progressing as planned? Regards, John Isherwood. Not that it hasn't been progressing as planned, just that production was sidelined until the 14xx was out. Comments like the Fell one, meant completely in jest and that was understood as such, do make one a little bit concerned that it would not restart. On the flip side, I can't wait to see the 14xx running on people's layouts. Regards, Ryan Edited December 22, 2016 by Hilux5972 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now