grimytimes

Hi everyone 

We have received the same email as Trains4u , it is so annoying and frustrating to receive such an email after being allocated stock of such being a supposedly tier 1 retailer and having to ring and disappoint loyal customers though no fault of our making apart from trusting Hornby with regards to our allocated products.

What is even more annoying is that the said items are available to pre-order direct from Hornby ! Do Hornby just want to go back to where they were 6 years ago with complete disregard to their relationship with retailers? It’s ok apparently for retailers to stock slow moving products when Hornby have had their money for such but when it comes to desirable items we can sell and get an immediate return on , we can’t get any but Hornby can sell direct?

Very annoyed from Warrington 

Grimy Times will be re-opening our doors on Tuesday 13th April at 10am

as we are closed Mondays.

The opening hour will be our normal hours ie :- Tuesday to Saturday inclusive 10am -5pm.

We look forward to welcoming all customers new and old back in to the shop, and please remember that covid restrictions stilly apply ie face masks, hand sanitizer etc.

Many thanks Steve

We have 45022 Lytham St Annes in stock selling at £135.95 and £212.45 for the sound fitted version

Hi 

As Phatbob has kindly mentioned, Grimy Times is reopening for shop customers tomorrow 16th June at 10am

Our shop hours will be our normal hours ie- 10am - 5pm Tuesday to Saturday inclusive , closed Sunday and Monday.

To comply with social distancing we can only have 2 customers in store at any one time or one family group.

We are asking all customers without exception to use the available hand sanitiser upon entry and will be accepting contactless and usual card payments as well as cash.

We look forward to seeing all our customers both old and new .

Best wishes Steve

Grimy Times Model Railways , following the government orders will be closed to visiting customers with immediate effect.

However we will be offering a mail order service for shop items as well as weathered locos currently on the website.

Our weathering service will carry on as normal with the exception that any order will have to be posted out rather than any customer collection.

Please contact the shop on 01925 632209 between 10am and 4pm for any inquiries

Alternatively email on:-  grimytimes66@yahoo.co.uk

Many thanks Steve

Great announcement !! upon release we will be offering pristine and weathered versions of 45022 Lytham St Annes as well as other renumbered and weathered versions!!

I now know why they wouldn't let me commission one of the sealed beam Peaks a couple of years ago!

Hi Everyone, The wait is over!! we have just been invoiced for all three versions of the class 90's as well as the required DCC chips so should be on the shelves tomorrow !

Regards Steve

Grimy Times Model Railway Easter Sale

Just to let everyone know that we are having an Easter Sale running from tomorrow Saturday 20/4 through to Saturday 27/4 inclusive.

Its 10% off marked price off everything in store ( many items already at discounted prices!) The only items not in the sale are any new releases which are still in the Bachmann and Hornby pricing policy timescale.

Come along and grab a bargain or two!

Regards Steve

Ps We are closed Sunday and Monday

Grimy Times Model Railways Easter Sale

Just to let everyone know that we are having an Easter Sale running from tomorrow Saturday 20/4 through to Saturday 27/4 inclusive.

Its 10% off marked price off everything in store ( many items already at discounted prices!) The only items not in the sale are any new releases which are still in the Bachmann / Hornby pricing policy timescale.

Come along and grab a bargain or two!!

Regards Steve

Ps We are closed Sunday and Monday

Many thanks for your kind remarks. Over the last three years the shop has really developed and we will update you with photos soon. In the meantime we have just added a new selection of over sixty weathered locomotives to the website. These can be viewed at:

www.grimytimes.co.uk

One little thing which seems to be overlooked, is the question of warranty repairs, as far as I can make out ( and could be wrong here ) is that for Hornby to repair under warranty

the item in question has to be returned from the dealer from which the item was purchased , for which Hornby will have a record of such item being supplied to the retailer.

Where does that leave the bargain hunters who buy off traders without overheads who source from the wholesaler? 

Bachmann have the same system in hand, if it's not purchased from an official dealer then it has no warranty.

We received our Evening Stars today, great looking loco but was surprised that ,although etched name plates are supplied to fit, the loco doesn't have printed ones.

I can imagine a few will get ruined by people trying to fit them as the loco doesn't quite look right without them. The livery is an excellent reproduction.

We are getting our DRS 47s tomorrow, plenty of spare ones available. we should have both weathered and pristine available at Stafford exhibition this coming weekend also.

Regards Steve

A quick coat of satin varnish can sort it out if too glossy.

If any left at Warley may get another as you cant have enough of a good thing !!! 

Tried to order over the phone but was advised to buy online, apparently selling very fast as I asked if they would have any for sale at Warley and they think they will all be gone at the rate they are selling.

My very good lady has ordered me one for Xmas so the one I ordered will get renumbered after seeing what or if Hornby announce another red one next year. Coventry is favourite for the renumbering plus flashes  

I don't understand, you can remove the coal on the new one. You need to remove the coal to see the lovely coal pusher detail in the new tender. I have chucked the coal load from my Stanier in my bits box with all the others.

Alex

I have thrown quite a few out this week too, only half full bunkers I will be supplying! too much detail to go to waste with a full load!

That cabside stripe was regarded as a crude defacing thing by railway enthusiast around at the time. Times have certainly changed when folk say it would look nice.....

 

That said, it would have to be on a model if the period was towards the end of the Duchesses lives.

That is the issue, it would really reduce the timespan of the layout and more importantly reduce how many Duchesses I could have on it !

I am still debating whether to stripe or not, I will get some shots up in the next few days of some I am weathering at present for customers, all lightly done, some glossed prior to weathering.

I only use cellulose thinners, but be sure to check that your airbrush seals are safe to use this with as it will destroy cheaper airbrush sealing rings.

All our locos are tested be them new or preowned, and shown to run in front of the customer if present, another good reason to support your local shop large or small where the potential purchase can be fully inspected.

Hornby would be wise to follow Bachmanns business model, giving a level playing field to all retailers. I am sure most retailers would support this.

It seems Hornby are up to their old tricks again though, ie short supplying to some retailers but seemingly supplying plenty to others.

I would agree that seems to be the case, it seems strange that they went from sold out on pre-order a few weeks ago to having plenty. I know what answer I would get if I asked Hornby for some more!

Bah. Even the trainspotters aren't interested in looking at it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason

A western region Brit was resting on the shed, bit more interesting than something they see most days