WestRail642fan

Should i wait for a third party to make better pantographs for the APT or do i stick with the stock pantographs

3 hours ago, PaulRhB said:

No sorry I’ll just make them from brass. 

righto thats fine with me, i'll probs 3d print some myself, since i'll need to design an adaptor of sorts if i plan to run APT-Qs using the MK4 DVT in place of the planned DAV4

7 hours ago, PaulRhB said:

The Hunt magnetic couplings arrived today so I put one on each end of a coach to see how close they couple. 
 

They were a bit too short to pivot so I filed off a little of the bogie end  

 

pretty close but I reckon I can go even closer with a bar and pin. 

will you be 3d printing yourself a coupling bar? because i'd totally buy one

1 hour ago, Ouroborus said:

Mines just died. (7 car)  Continues to derail, didn't make four circuits before the motor or chip seems to have gone pop.  Familiar smell coming from it.  Really not happy with it.  I think this one is going back

did it start smoking from the bogey by chance? Because my one did exactly that, i'll be posting the NDM back to Hornby for repairs tomorrow

2 hours ago, E100 said:

Arguably closer to even the APT-Q with the NDM and DAV4 rolled into one as a class 91.

Using the 91 since my NDM is broken fresh from box, gotta send that back to Hornby for repairs, but my plan in the future is to motorize the second dummy NDM and mod the couplings to work with the new MK4 DVT Hornby are making

NDM might be busted, but atleast i got  to run some of my APT, with help from my class 91

21 minutes ago, miles73128 said:

Mine arrived today! I think these are fair points. The couplings are really annoying. Can’t wait for the Hunt magnetic ones to arrive! But overall I’m very pleased. And especially pleased I got a extra powered MDM. Really needs it over 9 cars! 

atleast you got to run yours, my one, brand new mind you, arrived today with a burned out motor already

just put the NDM on a oval of track on its own and the motor started smoking, it 

its arrived.

I did how ever had to re attatch the pantograph on the non powered NDM as ot had unclipped from its base

19 hours ago, PaulRhB said:

No easier, these are flat from the pivot so don’t bend like those. All it takes is gently aligning the two

Note they are identical but one is upside down,

 

slide one over the other until they are interlocked like this. 

 

Then grasp the bogies sideframes firmly and push together.

 

Do the same to pull apart.  

i wonder how easy it would be to swap out the stock coupling with something like NEM? Asking as idea i had was running the APT as an APT-Q using the new tooled MK4 DVT

6 minutes ago, PaulRhB said:

Quite easy, just gently align them and push together, and came apart easily enough too with a firm pull. 

so about on pare with the Class 395 style couplings?

question the people here who have already received the models, how easy is it to couple the NDMs to each other and the TBFs?

9 minutes ago, TFR said:

Arriving Monday 

so was mine, had to move it to the 25th as i wont be in the 24th and i dont trust my neighbors with it

I wouldn't mind seeing them make a DAV4, so could atleast have an APT-Q

1 hour ago, Scrooge said:

Same for me and according to the pdf invoice on their website they are honouring the pre-order price of £484.99.

checked my bank and they've honored the £484.99 for me too

Just got the email from Hornby and its preparing for dispatch!

41 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

I think this was discussed when a set was running on Pete Waterman's layout - it's the interior colour IIRC

yes, that was me. basically, its because the first class coaches have blue seats, so its reflecting the light more

6 hours ago, sandwich station said:

 

 

is it weird that i sort of prefer to 1980's grey then the 2020 grey?

You know, im really tempted to pre-order the 5 car pack that has the black window surrounds on the cab as i can run it along side the 7 car pack i pre-ordered

I've just noticed the the 755s have two models with the same item numbers

I'm going to assume that 
R3963A and R3964A will be either DCC Fitted or DCC ready with R3963 and R3964 being the reverse

4 minutes ago, 50149 said:

I would suspect that it’s an add on to new 5 car pack R30104 which is advertised as 370003/37004 with black window surroundings.

https://uk.Hornby.com/products/br-class-370-advanced-passenger-train-sets-370-003-and-370-004-5-car-pack-era-7-r30104

 

NDM #49002 would actually go with 370002, given the #02 at the end of its coach number

2 minutes ago, TomScrut said:

Well I am a very happy boy!

 

 

I can't find the TPE 802 on their website though.

 

Now I need to identify somebody with tier 1 status to get some Biomass wagons ordered!

 

I am also pleased they have done the 755, not in region but I might still get one as I think they are a cool looking unit.

hopefully, if the 755s sell well, we might get a 745 later on down the line

The 755s are the ones that have got me hooked with this years range

So, Hornby are making NDM 49002 as a separate NDM https://uk.Hornby.com/products/br-class-370-advanced-passenger-train-ndm-49002-era-7-r30105.

Guess they knew the issue with the 7 car having only one powered NDM

looks like i'll have to get the second NDM, when ever that comes back in stock