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On 16/04/2024 at 08:36, RAF96 said:

I am sure there was a comment on the Hornby forum that the sound decoders in the International models were ESU not TXS but the 2024 international range launch did ref to TXS fitted locos. A question for Hornby tech to confirm-deny. SD500 is the only one listed so far (for Rivarossi E656 FS). It is presumed the Hornby sound  Tech Team schedule will be driven by the International Teams demands - if and when issued.

 

Brilliant news - the E656 is the loco I want to chip!

This is a good step by Hornby and hopefully more will follow

Hi Jim

making sure the two surfaces are lined up and held in place and in line, I sprinkle with very fine talcum powder into the the joint, use a fine brush to get it into the gaps.

Super glue on a cocktail stick - touch onto the talcum powder along the bottom edge of the coach, not the front it gets pulled in by capillary action, it does require a fine hand.

Produces a very tough composite when hardened, which can be sanded down and primed.

On the internal side prepare some superglue mixed with talcum powder - it makes a paste which sets fast but you can build a thick, tough layer across the internal seam. Again this is really tough - you may need a Dremel to sand it down

Obviously try elsewhere first before trying on Mentor

Thanks I already know about the UK locomotive profiles and enjoying the use of them but

I am after sound profiles for continental models and

I am assuming there should be some somewhere as Hornby are selling TXS sound decoders on their Rivarossi and Jouef websites (with advertising in the native language).

I can find the sound profile list on Hornby website. Does anyone know about Rivarossi and Jouef?

Thanks for an amazing thread Jerry

According to what I have read above...model trains can be considered tangible assets and are taxed accordingly?

That should be an interesting argument with HMRC.

Bachmann must have talked with GBRF and can see a good profit margin in multiple liveries, plus if they don't do the 69...who will?.....

13 hours ago, Ravel said:

Makes you wonder if a 56 is on the cards? As I understand the conversion program below the solebar remains quite similar?

....you may as well ask the question....will Hornby upgrade their super detail 56 with a 69 body shell?

I would have thought that could be more likely - undercut Bachmann and make use of their 56 chassis tooling they had already developed...?

Hi, perhaps this will be enought to tide you over?

For all if you who want a screw

https://g.co/kgs/urvRJs8

Clerkenwell screws in Farringdon is the place to go. 

You take one screw in, they find another 1000 to match and the prices are sensible

Now on sale for £139 on the Hornby website

When replacing capacitors, I snip the legs off to about 2mm and solder to the snips left behind. This spares the tracks

On 11/03/2024 at 21:35, phil-b259 said:

IIRC the tooling for these is an actually owned by Drax (as they paid for it) and not Hornby (whose involvement was just to produce the design and then deliver the models).

 

If so, Hornby themselves cannot simply undertake a further release off their own initiative - they need express permission from Drax to do so. Moreover I’m anlso pretty sure that Drax themselves would want a cut of the profits from the sales of each wagon too!
 

That in turn pushes the RRP even higher and it could be that the price the wagons would have to be sold at is so expensive Hornby believe they won’t sell.

 

 

 

 

Seems crazy Drax would miss an opportunity of cheap advertising saving 10s of thousands of £££...for the sake of making a few quid from the sale of the wagons?

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19 hours ago, Revolution Ben said:

Hi all,

 

I’m not sure what buses have to do with this thread, and the model won’t have any batteries in it. 
 

Cheers

 

Ben A.

Nothing really, just twiddling my thumbs until the order book opens...👍

That's very interesting, because there have been a few news stories of commuter buses bursting into flames in the Uk and round Europe...perhaps not using the same Lithium technology one assumes?

That seems a bit scary to have potentially explosive Lithium batteries alongside gallons of diesel...Don't those batteries also require super cooling to prevent degradation?

Do these locos use Lithium batteries? 

It's a great model at that price (I have 2) and of course 2nd hand market exists too. However any wishful thinking of future liveries like this SNCF one from Bachmann....well I doubt we will see any new Class 90 from them of any sort if they would be RRP £250 DCC ready....? Respray would be the cheaper option.

Well...before Brexit all EU countries would have the same regulations and safety standards in many areas and following testing in Spain...it would simply be a matter of translation. Perhaps since then ALL systems must be recertified in the UK...?

I think you have deeper pockets than me!

I just have my engine light always on, that way I wire it directly to the end terminals of the pcb which (trial and error)

7 hours ago, 97406 said:

 

My theory is to ideally strip the body first after removing the roof detail and glazing. Then spray the yellow end first, then the orange, the light grey next and then the dark grey. Doing in in this order means that it is fairly easy to use differing widths of masking  tape and follow the lines of the cab front/cantrail. That’s how to do it in my mind’s eye anyway!

That's no easy job...

i meant with regards to the minimum amount of spraying...but I see the grey bands are completely different

Would a Bachmann Railfreight Grey be a good base model for a respray?

1 hour ago, newbryford said:

 

Like my 88 0n order (and MENTOR when I finish it), all I'm bothered about is that the pan head sits flat and level when down.

How do you do that with the Accurascale 92?