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15 hours ago, Ducking Giraffe said:

This is what i did on  Eurostar coaches and micro JST connectors.

Started sticking the leds to the roof. This meant the wires were too long. This altered the cornering as there was to much wire between coaches.

Switched to wickes trunking with leds on a strip and shorter leads.  

 

funnily enough, i had plans to use similer micro connectors on my 7 car pack APT, still not gotten around to it however

Hope these are popular enough for Hornby to later make the Silver Jubilee set and the resturant triplet used on the Flying Scotsman after 1938

pre-booked my tickets!

I bring another fictional unit, a Stadler based Eurostar unit i refer to as the G3

this news was certainly out of left field for me, i have had nothing but an flawless experience with them the few times i've ordered from them

1 minute ago, Ian Hargrave said:

Of course 

ok, thanks, i was worried about not being able to get them from hattons 😁

these are listed as discontinued by Hattons, does this mean that they've simply sold out on the pre-orders?

what is the bare minimum of spare parts from Hornby do i need to buy in order to get the non powered NDM from my 2020 7 car set to be powered.

what are the odds currently of Hornby making 370 005 and 370 006 (with the matching coaching numbers) in the future.

Also, how much does it cost to motorize the dummy NDM in the 7 car pack via buying spares from Hornby vs just buying the spare powered NDM on its own and swapping shells?

4 hours ago, Darius43 said:

Don’t fret just yet - we haven’t tried upwards yet…

 

Cheers

 

Darius

why do i suddenly get a feeling of dread from seeing that clip

i had my NDM from the first run 7 car set sent back to Hornby after it blew with in seconds of running, guess i should remove the cap too?

3 hours ago, Sir TophamHatt said:

Just double checking I haven't missed any more about the 745 / 755?

as far as im aware, no updates on the 755s and no 745s even confirmed yet, unless i've missed something

Finally got my hands on W1 in BR late crest

So Hornby has announced a new P2 model as club exclusive, this being LNER #2005 Thane of Fife

2 hours ago, Blue Max said:

Well that gets my vote, where do I place my order for 727 and 2171.

ok, joking aside, i'd love to have a ready to run C9

On 10/01/2023 at 07:10, rovex said:

So the smaller the number built, the smaller the area of operation and the shorter the length of service is what is going to determine the models Hornby will make!

so by that logic, i should be expecting Hornby to announce some C9s in the 2024 range

1 minute ago, RedgateModels said:

Like this? 😉

 

Yes! Exactly like this. My main reason for wanting to do a cut and shut is so it can still tilt and going from what images some one posted a while ago, with a simple coupler swap, the 1980s and the 2020 model can be coupled

in my case, my reasoning for wanting to get the second NDM powered is so i could run the APTs as the proposed APT-Q set, i just need a DAV4 which i plan to created by either cut and shutting the 1980s model, or by buying the new MK4 DVTs and repainting

an APT-Q set for those who don't know what im refering too :)

16 hours ago, Hilux5972 said:

Match yours to the image. 

my one is the high speed one, but i prefer the early one, cheers

quick question, what type of pantograph did my 7 car pack come with? Asking as the Hornby site are now listing the spares for the APT on the site and i want to swap the pantographs

4 hours ago, PeterStiles said:

I don't know whether to smile, laugh out loud, or cry over the fact that they had to write "A concealed capacitor"

bet you it'll be like the APT where they're visible 

better that the coaches are damaged then having a worker be injured

is it too much to ask for a new tooled class 373 e300 and a class 374 e320 to match?

im still hoping to replace the stock panto with a Bachmann 90 one, also holding out on spare NDM parts so i can get both powered

probably a silly question, but does the Rebuilt W1 in BR green have a removable coal load in its tender?