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This is going to sound a bit strange ....
I'm not one of the 'satin looks right' brigade - it doesn't - simples!!
Satin and 'weathered' I AGREE 100%.
I love to see a sparkling locomotive, but that's probably most-right just outside the engine sheds, after a good scrub down.
Pulling a rake, there should be some carbon deposits across the top at least - to add to the realism, but what a fantastic-looking locomotive!!
Al.
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On 05/07/2019 at 06:08, robmcg said:
the latest rather impulsive purchase.... a Great Goodbye version...
Hattons pic slightly altered, sharpened etc thankyou Hattons UKP156 incl. priority airfreight to NZ
You can't have too many Mallards.
Lamp brackets are excellent, or were they 'sharpened'?
Them, and the cab wind deflectors are the first things I look at when considering a Hornby Super Detail A4, then I look at the rest of the locomotive ....
Having said that, I've replaced brackets successfully, and even fudged the wind deflectors on other locos.
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Just a thought, and my ignorance, but that pad looks quite wide - agreed, good coverage.
Are there any problems encountered going over points, junctions?
Are they substantially heavier than 'a normal carriage / wagon'?
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Looking good.
Moving along nicely, but still a good few months to go ...
Al.
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I can see that it's HSS 426, but the drive is different to other steam locomotives from Hornby.
Al.
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Bit the bullet the other day and ordered a National Power Class 59.
Model looks very good and if it's up to the standards of the 68, it'll be brilliant!!
Al.
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I've just been online to Hattons' and they say they still anticipate deliveries starting during August, as is indicated on their website.
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Alan £30.00 deposit on a Class 92.
Al.
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Just a little update on my situation.
I had paid a £30.00 deposit on a 92, but wasn't certain when this all initially 'kicked off' how I'd done it.
Turns out it was with my Debit card.
I made a claim through the 'Debit card disputes' department my bank apparently has.
They requested a copy of the original invoice - fortunately the website was still active - invoice sent.
I received a message today effectively saying "We've taken a decision to temporarily credit your account pending confirmation from the 'company'. In the event it is disputed it may be withdrawn again."
I'm looking at it as a 'half full' situation, so we'll see!!
I wouldn't have thought of lodging the request were it not for this thread.
Thank you - so far - to all.
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Rails is a great shop to deal with - no reasonable offer not considered!!
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Good, I'm glad - for you.
Perhaps the angle, but looked a little 'heavy' by the photos.
Al.
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It's quite a fair-sized building, so with 'modern prices' that's not too bad.
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Nice job.
They do run better with a 5-pole, and you just feel that extra control the flywheel takes away in the interests in smoothing it out.
Quite a reasonable gauge wire selection by the looks of it - any flexibility issues?
Any thoughts of adding more weight to the tender - I always like to get tender weights up to proportionately correspond with the locomotive, which I'll normally add a little to as well?
Al.
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My Geography teacher used to tell me it was in the South East as well ...
Did appear a little confrontational, but I suppose for somebody with personal experiences and memories of it, you can understand ...
Imagine if it had worked - been more successful?
Would we have had so many HSTs?
Would we have relied so much on 'foreign' imports - Pendolino for example?
Al.
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It's probably one of the most important 'train sets' on B.R. in recent history.
Let's face it, it's failure's given us more than 40 years' worth of HST / IC125 !!
I would love a model of the prototype gas turbine one - not paying the money of the current rendition - I'd be in the garage for 3 years, possibly allowed in the house by the wife for birthdays and Christmas!!
Al.
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'Special Limited Edition' at a premium price, with an extra pair of axles each with part-flatted wheels so IF YOU WISH you can recreate the appearance of the real Mk.5 coaches as experienced in real life ...
There you go - no obligation to stick with them, just put them in if you've had one sherry too many at Christmas, or something ... !!
Al.
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It looked really nice before you made it all dirty like that!!
Seriously 'though, a very nice job of 'distressing' the locomotive - looks fantastic.
Al.
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I had made a £30 deposit for a Class 92 perhaps 3 hours before Accurascale announced that they would be making one - which had me frothing under the collar a little.
I had thought, after the recent developments that there would be no chance of seeing that again, and that I had paid, as often, via Paypal.
I decided to review rather than simply assume, and I had paid with my Debit card.
I rang up my bank and after a prolonged 'hold' pending the relevant person, was actually talked through the process, which gives a little hope I may see something ... never know.
As I said to the nice lady at the time, 'nothing ventured ... ' !!
This thread has been very helpful in the contained information which I needed to support my claim.
Al.
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Please NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't do it!!
Al.
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PoW exposed - some background and update aired on 'local' BBC news ...
Go to 21' 39" .... link is to quite a long programme, sorry.
Al.
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I was going to say something like that!!
Is there going to be a 'bulk purchase price' to tempt that 30-wagon 66-hauled train? !!
Al.
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All-new Heljan 47 in 00 gauge
in Heljan
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2-tone green with options of large and small yellow panels - best livery for 47's - equal best-looking older diesel - with the 52 ...
Not one for a few opinions!!
Al.