Andy Mac

It’s divided into 4 equal payments (certainly for me) and first payment of a quarter of the totals already taken....

The GWR HST is not a good comparison price wise..... the Hornby standard range swift HST set due for release this year, with TTS sound is £229 through Rails....

Not forgetting the SPT carmine and cream, but another vote for the orange/black.... 2 of each please....

Never saw this coming, but it was a nice surprise..... Now in the past when we have had multiple manufacturers models of the same prototype, the market doesn’t seem able to support all of them and we revert to two models only being available.... I’m thinking the class 47, Hornby/Bachmann/vitrains/Helijan Class 37 Hornby/Bachmann/vitrains.... Someone somewhere is going to have to give ground....

My understanding is that there are no retailers supporting this project.... DToS was initially only facilitating the orders/project going forward and promotion. DJM has clarified it’s now basically him, and it’s a pure crowd funded model.... Therefore there is an element of risk, I’m personally comfortable with that, I think that it’s more likely i’ll End up with a fantastic 14 car model wondering where I can get a 5m long display case to show it off in when it’s not running!!!! I suppose you can say don’t gamble money you can’t afford to loose.....

Dave, Please do not compromise the model by even considering making it compatible with first radius curves.... I remember Jason from Rapido, lamenting how difficult it was to get the APT-E to run on 2nd radius curves... Every model i’ve Purchased over the last decade (and that’s a scary amount) all require a minimum of second radius curves.....

Dog box, modern multiple units, 5 pole motors, They have no problem with long rakes of coaches.... Hornby Pendolino, 9 car units either being pushed or pulled race round.... traction tyres seem to make a big difference to a light weight power unit. I was initially a bit sceptical about the performance, but once tried out on track was perfectly happy...Hornby High Detail Hst’s, 8 coach pulse trailer car again no issue.... though I haven’t tried them on very tight curves and steep inclines..... So I wouldn’t overly worry about the motor performance on generally flat track or gentle radius curves... i’m Sure that whatever the final arrangement is, it’ll be fit for purpose....

please don’t let this thread slip into that horrible, cynical, negative poisonous insulting void that’s no good to anybody....

Likewise, I got two of them and glad I did.... There was one on hattons pre-owned yesterday at £190, it’s gone now, so appears to be still in demand and someone prepared to pay a premium price for it....

How about a subscription with one of the model railway mags?

Charlie messaged me, apparently he has mine set aside but there is an issue with the credit card details, in that they have been held for too long, so i’ll Need to phone and give my card details again.... other than my ones he had about a dozen still to go.... so hopefully will get a hold of him on Monday and get these models on their way to Oz....

Bachmann are now getting back on track, so to speak, with their new models or re-toolings of existing models.... we are still waiting for the class 158/mk2f’s which were announced in 2013, class 90 in 2014 (dates from memory!!!) If you look a couple of posts up at DRS Crewe on a mission’s post #48, then i’d say that answers your question...

Kader instructed Bachmann a few years ago to increase their profit margins to a similar level as to other parts of their model railway business....it was announced about the time Graham Hubbard retired if my memory serves me right...

I’m pretty sure there are no Bachmann 108’s with conductive couplings... what’s the five digit number on the box, ie 32-903, which is the class 108 white and blue livery version? If you’ve bought second hand then it’s possible someone with more skill than me has modified the models electrics... Bachmann have the 101 model which looks similarish to the 108, and that has conductive couplers....

Paid deposit and i’m With you on this one, if there was an option for a yellow nose 14 car set i’d Get one as well....

They seem to have taken onboard some of the criticism regarding the intercity colours, and are looking to better match the colours with the Bachmann Scotrail livery.... think I read that in another thread somewhere..... So, i’m Delighted and happy to wait a bit longer for them.....

Are these still being posted out?

Nah, it’s F@#k....... Great news to hear another model being produced, i’d Just about given up hope for the C and H options.... both are now in touching distance, shame it’s taken nearly a year to get to this point.... hopefully in the near future i’ll Get the invitation to contact them and pass on my credit card details...lol...

Ditto, got the refund email.... I thought i’d Bagged the 4th last one....

Nah..... 3 now.... would be rude not to.....

I fully agree.... I’d have thought it would have been easier to offer a selection of black or yellow fronted driving car packs, then separately select a set pack that contains the rest of the coaches/power cars that best suited your needs.... I.e. i’ll Take one black and one yellow driving car packs, and a 12 car pack of coaches, and one eight coach pack... If it was that flexible, i’d Have ordered two sets, as opposed to the single set currently on order....I looked at ordering a second set, but just couldn’t get it to work for me combination wise.... Andy

Couldn’t agree more..... i’m Sure it’ll be a very popular release, and rightly so, as any company that uses a little artistic licence on their fleet should be celebrated in model form..... but she ain’t pretty!!!

Is it just me, or does a class 66 and large logo blue just not look right? Evening star, I thought suited the br green logo, but I just find myself starring at the photo and screwing my face up trying to like it!!! Perhaps i’m Just too old fashioned and prefer seeing large logo livery on 20, 26, 37, 47, 50 and 56’s....

£306 according to latest Hattons email update.... plus still up to 18 months away.... so that could equate to further price rises before its released..... This is referring to the new 158 with sound....no doubt it’ll be a select chip as opposed to a v4.....

Tony, All Helijan models are well known for their high power draw... they tend to require a decoder able to sustain 1amp, I think you need something a bit more beefy than your 0.3amp gaugemaster controller...