Markwj

Oh my god for years I have been a bit meh over the Hornby announcements but now wow!!!!

New apt

New class 91

Intercity dvt

Had already pre ordered Stevensons rocket too!

Thank you Hornby 

Was just trying to think how close the Blackpool south line runs to Blackpool airfield, I think it skirts one of the perimeters although there could be a bit of a golf course/ nature reserve between them. Now not much more than a branch line it was a double track mainline running into Blackpool central.

From the airport now not much more than pleasure flights and a helicopter terminal for the rigs in the Irish Sea but did have some commercial flights in the 90/ 2000's and is used when there are local air shows so I have seen the Lancaster bomber there!

8 hours ago, AY Mod said:

 

Bill for two hours out of hours (double time) and on-call allowance on its way.

I can send a chocolate orange and a box of matchmakers as a down payment?

On a serious note is it useful we let you know when it's slow to build up a picture or pattern or is this stuff monitored and noted anyway?

Just had 2 502 errors with the error reported to be at the host site (rmweb). I know I am not paying for the site but are the people who are paying for the site getting the service they are paying for.

I contacted the collectors club and they sent me out a sound information sheet they said some of the models had been sent out without them.

2 hours ago, centraltrains said:

Is anyone else having problems with the lifeguards catching on points/ballast causing derailing all the time? (Using code-75 track)

 

 

Edit: Had another looked, It appears quite a few wheels had come dislodged. Is now running like a dream!!

Yes found on mine that the none powered wheels had come out of the axle boxes easily fixed and mine also runs lovely.

Glad there were pictures didn't have a clue what half of this stuff looked like!

And in truth most of it was so ugly I didn't vote for it!

Got my regional 158 and love it will be holding the older version alongside to compare the only minus is the amount of underframe detail I pulled off to try and find the decoder socket!

Wish I had got the sound version now.

mark

I think the announcement has been January for the last couple of years.

Yes Lima produced a 57 it was the origional freighliner one where I think the only major difference was the exhaust panels and a repainted into freighliner Livery. The later 57/3 and 57/6 were never produced by Lima if I recall correctly.

6 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said:

With 40 working layouts in the hall I would have thought it possible to find one that would have let the GT3 be demonstrated.

True but if they haven't been able to test it properly themselves they may not want to try it on a layout and risk a potential failure with witnesses. I am not saying there is anything wrong with it just a possible scenario.

Went to the KR models stand today to congratulate them on having a model there and admitted they have proved me wrong. They admitted that the Dave Jones saga had helped cast a cloud over their business model but they have struggled through the issues to where we are today and I was happy to shake michaels hand and congratulate them on a good looking model. They also recognised where I came from in that although the model is not for me a proven track record will encourage me to order from them in the future. 

They did state the models do run but Warley had not provided power for their stand so they could not have a rolling road.

I will watch this model and future models with interest.

Went to the show at 11.am had a look at the 90 didn't like it so walked away.

By 1pm had rejoined the club and had the sound version in my bag. Had a quick play this evening and impressed no signs of the bogie issues which plagued my other class 90's and a nice touch is that if you lower the pantograph the sound stops -small things eh?

1 hour ago, big jim said:

Had a good full day there, just got home, feet seriously aching after walking round in my steel toe cap boots, luckily a colleague was in the stand with the coal hopper so I managed a sit down a couple of times!

 

as adb968008 said we ended up walking round the show together for a couple of hours after we inadvertently met up on the accurascale stand while I was paying a deposit for the twin pack nuclear wagons (we’ve never met before) nice to meet accurascale fran too (I really should get round to ordering those TPE and sleeper coaches as well as the 37/6 and PFA!!

 

got me a few bits and bobs, model rail J70 coz it looks stunning! Hornby network rail coaches, Bachmann northern belle BG

 

as for non rolling stock got me some low relief laser cut buildings and double track OHLE portals and rejoined the Bachmann club 

 

To anyone else I met today but didn’t mention, nice to meet you all 

Hi Jim curious to know what the ohle portals are made of and where from?

cheers

mark

In no rush and indeed the delay has got me thinking about ordering a second model now I have time to save up but working Pantograph is not a deal breaker for me. As long as they are durable and poseable that would be fine although obviously I can't speak for anyone else.

Are we going to find out what else was popular in the recent survey?

It's a big announcement so pendolino using some of revolutions research they have worked together before.

It's got to be an O Gauge announcement as the emphasis is on big!

Have accurascale done steam before either here or in Ireland- how about a 9F?

11 hours ago, MGR Hooper! said:

 

You seem extremely confident about them...have you done all the research and found out that you can sell 1000+ of each type?

 

You're so confident that you've told Hornby to put their money where their mouths are.

Sorry feel you are being a bit harsh there have seen a lot more outlandish wish lists than that suggested and even more left of field models being produced! Personally I reckon it's going to be the fell (whatever that is)!!

Visited today with my brothers and enjoyed it, some good layouts and decent trade support we all managed to buy something!

Did feel quiet though this morning hope visitor numbers were good overall. All being well will be visiting again next year.

Mark

Just opened my class 24- what an experience quality packaging/ instructions printed on quality paper then a quality model at the bottom of it all. Love the man tin handy for spare bits unless you use it for storing the loco.

Didn't move at first until I depressed f2 to release the brake- clever stuff.

Lastly though what have you guys done re the couplings have you removed or just trimmed the brake pipes etc? Did they come out easily?

Have pre ordered a second model on the basis of this one.

51 minutes ago, PetersSpares said:

We are still when time permits looking at there wheels but as everyone mentions traction is really lacking when the tyres are not there. Thanks Peter 

Hi Peter

is it worth keeping the traction tyres while not ideal the improved wheel profile should be worth buying the sets for my DCC fitted Lima models seem to short on the point frogs hopefully an improved profile would stop this.

2 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said:

 

No quite. I don't recall refunds like this before.

You are right maybe Keith is learning from the mistakes of others.

I seem to have a memory of a dmu hauling a van (4 wheeled like a vea I think) into Warrington central. Now my issue is I don't know if I dreamed it or not the dmu was all over blue I think?

So is this a likely occurrence or is my memory playing tricks would probably be 1970's.