Br60066

Agreed. Difficult to tell from the angle of the photos, and although these style of window-frames do appear quite chunky on the prototype I too think something is just a little too heavy-looking here - either the thickness of the frame in general or/and the vertical central pillar; or the rear/inner-most pane is too recessed in relation to the front/outer-most pane, or perhaps a bit of both? It doesn't help either that the frames have been moulded as part of the bodyshell as opposed to the one-piece glazing units of Bachmann's model, which unfortunately means there is a slight 'fishbowl' effect on the cabside glazing of the Hatton's windows.

 

Additionally, on the design incorporating the original window frames and the shape of the small black-surround cabside window pane still doesn't look as though it has been altered from the first sample? On a positive note, the silver frames do look a lot better on the earlier frame type now that they have been painted silver...

 

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As mentioned much earlier in this topic, I do believe that Bachmann have the glazing absolutely spot-on with their one-piece, virtually flush-glazed window assemblies. Really sad to say that the way that Hatton's have executed the windows appears to be a backward step. Just my viewpoint of course, I understand that others may vary...

Hopefully this will be less noticeable in the flesh and it’s just the close up shots that give it that slightly off effect

Have we had any more information on a release date? Hattons is claiming January to March but if we haven’t heard if they are on the boat and with Chinese New Year approaching will they still make this window?

The letters and numbers are retro reflective so can look silver in the right light (or under a camera flash)

Thanks didn’t know that

A few pics of the various Colas 70's dotted around Eastleigh station last night.

 

Cheers,

Phil.

Now is it just the light or does it look like the class 70 in the second picture has had the colas lettering removed?

Hello, does anyone have Hornby class 60 body’s for sale. No particular livery in mind as this will be for a respray project.

Thanks

br60066

The GBRf (ex Colas) 60s are regular performers on the Port of Tyne - Lynemouth PS biomass trains.

 

I see them almost everyday.

Where you at ?

That’s westerleigh, near Bristol.

DB ones also at margam, immingham, peak forest

Some really nice pictures. Where is the best place to see class 60’s now a days?

Class 60 and class 92 share the same body shell so they are related. There’s a few differences here and there but you can see the resemblance

I found that giving the side of the cabs a tap with your finger or pressing down lightly on the top of the cab can get the lights working. Must just shock the contacts a little to make a better connection. Have you got another class 56 to test the lights with?

I'm not entirely sure about that but I don't know where you'd be able so source the pcb. Maybe peters spares.

You could purchase new cab units of eBay from non sound locos and fit them in to your body shell. These should be a simple swap involving the removal of the cab plastic since the light are built on to the moulding. That at least works for class 60's so hopefully the 56 will be the same idea.

What type of connectors are on the bottoms of the cabs for the lights?

According to Hornby's service sheets any model from R2750 onwards features the new cab contacts so if your body also has the new ones any chassis after R2750 will work. Seeing as your model starts with R3 I would assume it has the new ones.

I'd love to see a Hornby class 60 in colas rail colours as well. Id also like to see another DBS one but in plain DBS red rather than 60007's switch on to safety branding