Downer

An ex-LNER J17. (And I believe there’s one in the National collection to scan!)

2 hours ago, micklner said:

No one is moaning its called a discussion.

 

Hornby cannot claim now they are not aware of the faults on the 8F. They either reduce the price of  the 8F  to around the Railroad pricing level and hope they still sell, or lose lots of money sending them all back to China for correction.

A very repetitive discussion.  And I suspect the chances of Hornby doing either of the things you suggest are infinitesimal.

Sunfighter - Paul Kantner and Grace Slick

28 minutes ago, Black 5 Bear said:

But why should any prospective purchaser have to replace parts on a new loco costing £225 discounted?

They shouldn’t, but the model is out there now, and moaning won’t get it fixed.

25 minutes ago, ColinB said:

It is Hornby you won't be able to get the part anyway, unless you are going to rob an old body.

As far as I know, smokebox door handles are available from a number of sources.

I wonder if it’s possible to replace a moulded smoke box door handle with a separately fitted one?  Nah, surely not.

Without you - Johnny Tillotson

10 hours ago, Darius43 said:

Hi Russel,

 

Not sure this is really what you need but it’s the Hornby model.

 

I know that making a model of a model is a cardinal sin here on RMWeb but, assuming Hornby’s research is correct, it shows what lettering went where…
 

All the photo examples of the prototype that I can find on the web are so grimy that the lettering is obscured.

 

Cheers

 

Darius

 

Wish Hornby would do another run of these.

Brand new day - Van Morrison

Sister Moon - Gene Clark

High hopes - Pink Floyd

Red river shore - Bob Dylan

I met him on a Sunday - Shirelles

Move with me - Tim Buckley

The girl who sang the blues - Everly Brothers

Crosstown traffic - Jimi Hendrix

Gold Rush brides - 10,000 Maniacs

16 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said:

You might want to correct the spelling in the thread title.

Yeah. I read Sellafield.

Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America) - Dion with Paul Simon

Well I ask you - Eden Kane

Rescue me - Fontella Bass

21 minutes ago, Edge said:

Apprently my second £250 box is waiting for me in my bin at home. And nobody is answering the phone at my house. So to anyone out there who knows my address, there’s a chance to grab a big freebie before I get there lol 😂 

On my way.

Nightswimming - REM

Fran’s statement does not suggest a new tooling to me.

Life is sweet - Natalie Merchant

I can never go home anymore - Shangri-Las