Hattons Dave

Hi guys,

We hope you are enjoying your new Class 66s. We have become aware that H4-66-026 is missing its pre-fitted “Sarah” nameplates.

We are sorry for the omission of these plates and we will supply them to affected customers as soon as we can. If you are missing them, we will get back in touch with you once the parts have arrived at Hattons, ready to be shipped to you.

Cheers,

Dave

22 hours ago, Hattons Dave said:

The full range of locos and liveries as detailed on https://hattons.co.uk/class66#variations are available to order by clicking on the links in the Variations section and adding as a pre-order. They are not showing as available on our website using the search feature at the moment due to the way our live-updating stock system works.

 

If you are having difficulty in ordering the Class 66 online, our Customer Experience Helpdesk team are available on 0151 733 3655 to assist you or take your order over the phone for any of the Class 66 variants.

Hi guys,

Thanks for the photos of your 66's so far. It's good to read all the reviews and feedback.

A quick update on the website, all of the Class 66's are now showing and available for pre-order at the following link: https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/siteresults.aspx?searchfield=H4-66- 
They were not showing over the weekend while the pre-orders were processed and shipped out, but they are now back up.

If anyone is still having difficulty in ordering the Class 66 online, our Customer Experience Helpdesk team are available on 0151 733 3655 to assist you or take your order over the phone. We're open today and tomorrow 0730-1800.

Cheers, Dave

49 minutes ago, rob D2 said:

I’m not quite sure how this works. I was looking at hattons inter web and its doesn’t seem if you can predorder the entire range , just 18 locos including the big pink ?

 

the others that are coming, is it like crowd funding, only built to the number of orders?

Hi Rob,

The full range of locos and liveries as detailed on https://hattons.co.uk/class66#variations are available to order by clicking on the links in the Variations section and adding as a pre-order. They are not showing as available on our website using the search feature at the moment due to the way our live-updating stock system works.

If you are having difficulty in ordering the Class 66 online, our Customer Experience Helpdesk team are available on 0151 733 3655 to assist you or take your order over the phone for any of the Class 66 variants.

Regards, Dave

Hi, 

Sorry to see the comment about any axleboxes which have come loose in transit. As they have been fitted independent from the bogie frame, they are quite easy to reattach with superglue. I would recommend using a cyanoacrylate superglue. For a full step by step instruction guide, please click HERE. 

If any of the axleboxes are missing, or you have any other issues with the model, please get in touch with our helpdesk on 0151 733 3655 or info@hattons.co.uk. 

Cheers, 

Dave.

Hi Danny,

Pantone and RAL are two systems of specifying colours which are not mutually exclusive.
You can have one colour produced using either system and they will be matches for each other.

The matches were attained using Pantone swatches and the real life locomotive.

Cheers,

Dave

Hi guys,

Apologies, that's my mis-step there. 

We have used Pantones matched to the Colas colours which have then been approved by Colas Rail themselves.

I've just taken a very quick phone picture showing a comparison between our own 66847 and Bachmann's 37099 which I hope helps.

Cheers,

Dave

12 minutes ago, DRS Crewe On A Mission said:

 

Hi Dave, 

 

Thank you for the update on the Class 66s. 

 

I haven't pre-ordered any models as of yet, as I don't with most models and most manufacturers as I wanted to see photos of the production models on your website. I have seen them, although for some reason most seem to have been removed now but I am questioning if the orange, yellow and black are the correct pantone colours on the Colas Rail 66847 & 66848 models. To my eyes upon inspecting the photos the black does look correct but the yellow looks too bright and the orange too dark for Colas Rail. However this could just be the lighting. I am considering buying both of these models so please could you confirm if the three main colours on the livery specifically match the pantone colours and that these colours are not just matched to the closest RAL colours? 

 

Thank you very much in advance and Merry Christmas! 

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Danny. 

Hi Danny,

Thanks for your questions. I can confirm that we have matched to the correct pantones for the Colas colours as well as to the real locos themselves.

We were fortunate enough to have access to 66847 as part of the sound recording process.

I hope this helps and Merry Christmas to you too!

Cheers,

Dave

Morning all,

As some of you have noticed, we've received the air freighted Class 66s and our team have been working through the night to get these packed up ready for despatch.

If you received an email overnight with your tracking information then they'll be picked up by Royal Mail or DPD today and I'd expect your tracking to start working from early afternoon when the packages start to progress through the delivery networks.

We've got a small amount of pre-orders left to process this morning which we're just about to start working through and we'll then focus on getting these packed and out the door to you all today as well.

Thanks everyone for your patience and I hope you all enjoy your models.

Cheers,

Dave

Hi all,

Just a quick update as our 4 and 6 wheel Genesis coaches continue to develop. We’ll now be releasing our LBSCR umber liveried vehicles as part of Batch 1, so they will arrive in Q1 2021.

Check out the website for the full list of liveries covered and models available to order:

www.hattons.co.uk/genesis

Thanks for all your replies and insights so far regarding the project and we’ll bring you more as it continues to progress.

Cheers

Dave

22 minutes ago, 7013 said:

Does anyone know how to access a list of all the functions the Class 66 will have, especially the lights, I have downloaded the manual but it has minimal info about what functions do what. Hattons live chat is anything but this morning (probably busy post Warley) . I have two sound 66s on order and would like to programme my controllers beforehand if possible.

Morning 7013,

We've got a separate instruction manual which is dedicated to sound and lighting functions which you can access on the Class 66 Project Page.

Both manuals will also be included in the box as well.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Dave

Hi guys,

Following some discussion about the A4s on the thread recently, I just wanted to clarify a couple of issues.

Some of you have identified a missing handrail on the Class A4. This is indeed missing but unfortunately it is too late to rectify this on the production models.

Other issues have been raised such as boiler seams and running issues with the valve gear. I want to assure you that this a not a project-wide issue and isolated cases such as those will be dealt with by our returns department, which you can get in touch with on info@hattons.co.uk.

Cheers,

Dave

Hi guys, 

We are pleased to reveal a selection of final production samples for our Class 66! We have received samples for a number of liveries, including Freightliner Powerhaul - which has not previously been shown. 

H4-66-006 - 66097 in DB Schenker Livery - £150

H4-66-008 - 66033 in Euro Cargo Rail livery - £150

H4-66-020 - 66504 in Freightliner Powerhaul livery - £150

H4-66-031 - 66789 in BR Large Logo Blue with GBRf branding "British Rail 1948 - 1997" livery - £150

With the arrival date drawing closer, we are excited to release our brand-new 66s and we hope you are looking forward to receiving them. 

Cheers, 

Dave

Hi guys,

We have now got a delivery update for the Class A4s, as well as further variations of the popular A3. 

Class A4

All models, including the unnumbered variants will now arrive during February 2020. 

You can pre-order yours HERE

Class A3

The unnumbered variants of our Class A3 as well as further stocks of H7-A3-007 "Flying Scotsman" will arrive during January 2020. 

Pre-order yours HERE

Cheers, 

Dave.

Hi guys, 

Just to make you all aware. If you place your Class 66 pre-order by the end of today (Thursday 14th November 2019) you will qualify for free air-freight delivery and you will get your model in time for Christmas. 

This applies to H4-66-001 through to H4-66-031. If you place a pre-order for H4-66-032 to H4-66-037, these will all arrive in December regardless. 

Cheers, 

Dave

Hi guys,

We have now produced fresh artwork for the GPC project. We have been working to ensure that the model will be as accurate as possible - which means that we have changed the release date to allow more time for development. We are now expecting the models to arrive during Q1 2021.

CAD images are expected within the next month. We will provide further updates as soon as they are available. Below is a selection of some of the new livery images - head over to our site to see them all.

H4-GPC-001 - DRP81504 in Plasser/ BR yellow as built (1979 - 1990)

H4-GPC-006 - DRP61514 in Jarvis/ FastLine maroon (2004 - 2014)
H4-GPC-008 - DRP81526 in GTRM yellow (2004 - 2008)

H4-GPC-010 - DRP81532 in Balfour Beatty white and blue (1999 - Present)

See more images and pre-order yours, here

Cheers,

Dave

Hi all,

New Liveries Revealed

We are pleased to reveal five new liveries for our forthcoming Class 66! These livery options cover some of the more unique contemporary colour schemes in use today with both Freightliner and GBRf and include the following locomotives.

 Below you can see the initial painted bodyshells for the new models. Please note these are not final and amends have already been made for the final models. We will share production samples as soon as they are available.

Pre-order yours HERE

H4-66-033 - 66743 in GBRf/ Royal Scotsman livery

H4-66-034 - 66746 in GBRf/ Royal Scotsman livery

H4-66-035 - 66780 "The Cemex Express" in GBRf/ Cemex livery

H4-66-036 - 66623 in Freightliner/ G&W orange

H4-66-037 - 66587 "As One, We Can" in Freightliner/ ONE pink

H4-66-032 Update

We are also happy to reveal an updated bodyshell for 66783 “The Flying Dustman” in Biffa red. The model now depicts 66783 in its current condition, with two cabside windows rather than three. This also represents a new combination in the tooling that we have not produced already. Due to this modification to the tooling, H4-66-032 will now arrive with our second batch, details below.

H4-66-032 - 66783 “The Flying Dustman” in Biffa red with GBRf branding

Delivery Update

All of the locomotives that are on pre-order will be air freighted.

If you would like to get your Class 66 before Christmas, you will need to have your pre-order on our system by 5pm on Thursday 14th November. Any pre-orders placed after this time will be fulfilled from the main shipment arriving in early 2020. This applies to codes: H4-66-001 - H4-66-030 (including Digital & Sound Fitted models)

H4-66-031 will be air freighted in full for pre-Christmas delivery.

All of the above should arrive before the end of November.

Our 5 new liveries announced above and H4-66-032 will be air freighted in full for pre-Christmas delivery and will be available around 18th December.

The air freight option will be available free of charge for all pre orders, the £10 charge is no longer necessary so place your order before 5:00pm on Thursday 14th November.

Pre-order yours HERE

Cheers,

Dave

On 05/11/2019 at 16:46, Compound2632 said:

@Hattons Dave, have you widened the quarter-lights? Not possible to tell from the passenger brake vans!

Hello Compound2632,

We certainly have, they've been adjusted as you previously suggested.

11 hours ago, Ventnor said:

Hello Dave

 

Are you considering 4-wheel full brakes also? 

 

Cheers

 

Andy.

Hi Andy,

We're not looking at 4-wheel full brakes for the time being, just the 6-wheelers for now.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Dave