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  1. On 03/01/2023 at 05:00, jjb1970 said:

     

    That is true. However it's also true that KR reacted in a rather confrontational way when people offered honest feedback and voiced concerns with none of the emotional stuff in the early days of the company which created some bad feeling. 

    The personal attacks on my character and my personal life did leave a bad taste for being on here.  The faceless keyboard trolls are the main problem.  Most are not even potential customers.  I get attacked and then you wonder why I won't respond.  RMWeb is not the be all and end all, and certainly not the font of all knowledge. 

    Keith 

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  2. 44 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said:

     

    Keith, you told me in your e mail that the wheels are 12.5mm.  That is not the same as 11. 02 (sic) mm.

     

    If the model's wheels are indeed 11mm dia then that would be consistent with @jonhall's diagram above.

     

     

     

    Howdy, Mike here

     

    The wheels are in fact 11.02mm after taking the model apart and checking what size they are. 

     

    My fathers email is what he thought the wheels size were, he was obviously mistaken. 

     

    Now everyone has the correct information. 

     

    Our apologies for the misinformation and confusion.

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  3. On 15/07/2021 at 11:19, D7100 said:

    Hi Keith & Michael,

    I've tried to order DHP1 via the e-mail I received on the 11 June.

    The e-mail directs you to the order page, but there doesn't appear to be the option to pay via the payment plan as stated in the e-mail.

    Could you advise please.

    Actually it's step 5 and the bottom option.  

  4. On 15/07/2021 at 11:19, D7100 said:

    Hi Keith & Michael,

    I've tried to order DHP1 via the e-mail I received on the 11 June.

    The e-mail directs you to the order page, but there doesn't appear to be the option to pay via the payment plan as stated in the e-mail.

    Could you advise please.

    Send us an email at michael@krmodels.co.uk and we'll look into it for you.

  5. 10 hours ago, 159220 said:

    An intriguing development, would you happen to know what is planned for the class 18? 

    Beacons original press release suggested a EU wide market for these, and certainly they wouldn't order unless they had a customer in mind. Have you received any hints, you suggest that these are to replace class 08s? 

     

    That is the claim, with comparable pulling power.  It is classed as a Class 18.

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  6. Please bare in mind that bits of this information is poor at best and sketchy at worst. Its not been easy to find said information, but we have worked with what we have got.

     

    The interior cab lighting, this has been confirmed to be red. The GT3 when it was alive and kicking did have red cab lighting. 

     

    Lighting while engine is moving backwards - The GT3 does have directional lighting (and this is now fixed on the 2nd run), but the GT3 never ran backwards. It never had that ability to do so, it only ever moved forwards. At the time, we had no data to confirm or deny that the GT3 had directional lighting, nor was it easy to find any such information at all. 

     

    Lighting while engine is moving forward - The headcodes lights are meant to be white, obviously. The lights underneath the headcodes currently are white, while the lights on the tender buffer beam is red. We haven't found any information informing us otherwise. If any concrete documentation does come out confirming that they are in fact meant to be red, then we will happily correct our mistake. 

     

    If you have any questions regarding the matter, feel free to ask them and i'll do my best so answer them. - Michael

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  7. 8 hours ago, stewartingram said:

    Had an email notifying me of the final payment taken on my 2nd run GT3 over the weekend.

    Still haven't received the loco though........:jester:

     

    Stewart

     

    because the 2nd production hasn't been made yet.

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  8. 21 hours ago, adb968008 said:

    Ive got admit all look appealing.

     

    Green with a D87xx number...

    Blue class 18xxx perhaps with lens covered headcode panel and headlight ?

     

    I'm just gonna put this out there.  According to Clayton, the DHP1 never had a D number or a TOPS classification.  So what do you think it could have been for both locos?  We don't just want to pluck one out of thin air, but they still will need one.

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  9. 2 hours ago, zr2498 said:

    Everything on the model looks fine except perhaps the alignment of the steps and front buffer beam. The holes that are shown on your photo are on both sides and in wider positions than the handrails. Same on mine, so perhaps this is common. The steps are also sloping backwards and this seems to be owing to the buffer beam not sitting square. The buffers and buffer platforms are pointing downwards. I assume this can be rectified but could do with some advice / permission from Keith and Mike before attempting this.

     

    Yes absolutely.  We had a small number where the handrails have popped out of the buffer beam  

  10. 1 hour ago, Metr0Land said:

    Our local photter had a tip off that GT3 would be running on test through Mantles Wood (just north of Amserham on the Great Central route).  He managed to grab a shot in each direction.  Lovely model, hauls 7 with ease (the max I can realistically run on my layout).  Only slight problem is the loco to tender connection seems tricky.  Is there a knack to getting it to 'click into place'?

     

    Edit: no fiddly bits added yet

     

    rev GT3 southbound.jpg

    rev GT3 northbound.jpg

     

    We're pleased you like it.  It looks great on your layout.

     

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  11. 9 hours ago, 96701 said:

    November 2019 is when I ordered mine. I'm hoping for an email soon unless KR Models are doing them in reverse alphabetical order.

     

    We're just working our way through the orders.  Don't worry, we have plenty to ship out.

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  12. 1 hour ago, Philou said:

    A general question to those out there that live in the EU, if I may? My partner has just received a text on her mobile saying there is a parcel outstanding but held up due to unpaid custom duties (the GT3 shouldn't be subject to tariffs but VAT IF I've understood things correctly).

     

    I think I smell a rat as I haven't given her mobile number to KR and the site to which it wants me to go to is not a secure site (i.e., https://), and if it was a boney fido courrier/carrier, I'm sure it would have had a name attached to the incoming number. But .... but .... I thought I'd ask in case anyone else was waiting and had received a similar text.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Philip

    @Pre Grouping fan is correct, that isnt us. We send out all tracking information to our customers regarding their package. Since we haven't sent any out yet, no one should have received such a message.

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  13. 1 hour ago, big jim said:


    I hope they had subtiltles so we could understand that Johnny Foreigner type!

     

    anyway it’s good news about a 2nd run, I’m certainly interested in getting my name down for one of the new batch 

     

     

    I know my father can be a bit painful on the ears, lord knows after 25 years I am well aware haha

     

    But yes, the 2nd run of the GT3 is going to go ahead as planned. Rest easy knowing that.

     

    -Mike

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  14. 12 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said:

    If I recall correctly from early in the thread, Keith is actually from the UK. (subject to correction).

    Yes, he is. Both of us are, only one of us still lives here though.

     

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    I'm not going to delve any deeper into what has transpired. There's really no point for it. 

     

    It was less gloating, more poking fun at the doubters who had nothing but ill-intentions from the beginning that said we could never do it. 

     

    We did it, its our right to feel proud over it.

     

    -Mike

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  15. 17 minutes ago, Willie Whizz said:

    Ever think that giving out too much information about shipments of comparatively valuable items might also be a security risk?
     

    As Hinge and Bracket used to say: “Patience is a virtue as well as an operetta”. 

     

    We have tried, but there are a few on here that STILL think we are DJ Models out to rip off our customers.  They want to know everything.  

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