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Slightly off topic, but in case Hattons do have a look at this thread, the icing on the cake would be if Hattons were to commission an N Gauge Class 28 following on from their OO version.

31 minutes ago, KR Models said:

 

Hi Bob,

 

We really would like to bring the GT3 out in N, but there just seems not to be that much interest.  We have to make a certain amount to justify the tooling costs to produce a model in N.  May I suggest that if you are on any N gauge Facebook groups then you can promote it there.  I'll set up a dedicated EOI just for N, it may take more time, but it may happen.  I would hate to see the N scalers miss out on having this loco run around their layout.

I'm certainly interested in the N Gauge version. Keith you might wish to post on the existing thread on the N Gauge Forum...

https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=43590.0

44 minutes ago, Roy L S said:

 

This has been quiet for a while...

 

Of the two model wagons Dave has had tooled, we have only seen the Mermaid reach production. This has received a lot of positive comments, and indeed I am very pleased with my four BR black ones, a livery which seem to have sold through pleasingly quickly. For reasons best known to Dave (and it was his business decision to make) he went with the Dutch livery next. With hindsight, the Olive and Indian Red ones may well have sold better, covering as they do the steam/diesel transition and post (at a pinch) and pre-tops blue diesel eras - far more modellers to target than in Dutch alone. Yes, it is possible to repaint a Dutch one into another livery, but achieving the same standard of lettering quite a different matter, coupled to which the retailers do not appear keen to discount them much below £18.50 in spite of them tying up working capital already for a comparatively long period. As the tooling is in place it is a shame that further production runs do not appear possible to sweat these assets more.

 

The Shark, also tooled, has livery samples signed off for at least two (Black and Indian Red) to appears ready to go. Dave is clearly not comfortable proceeding based on take up from retailers and his experience with the Mermaids which is a shame given how much he must have spent already to get this far. A lot of us have said we have committed to order one or several from retailers, but what we do not know is how that translates into total numbers v minimum order quantity from the factory, only Dave will know this (quite rightly). I do wonder though if it might be possible to go with a run of the single most popular livery (based on pre-orders) on the basis that both are transition era models and reasonable to conclude (for the sake of discussion) that a fair proportion who have committed for black ones may switch to Indian Red if only that gets made initially, thus not leaving Dave with the less popular variant in stock and cash tied up in it.

 

Just a thought, as it seems such a shame for Dave to not be able to generate an income from these assets..

 

Roy

Excellent post, I couldn't agree more. I already have the 4 Black Mermaids and would like to purchase one of each of the Indian Red versions plus additional Black livery with BR numbering if ever produced.

I have both a black & red Shark on pre-order with Hattons.

Let's hope they all appear eventually.

David

46 minutes ago, paftrain said:

Assuming Keith Revel is able to access RMWeb, perhaps he would like to comment to reassure prospective customers of how he intends to conduct his business.

I for one would be grateful as I am holding back providing a deposit until I know more.

I emailed him a link to the Thread a couple of hours ago so fingers crossed...

I replied to the Deposit Request email to point out that my interest was in the N gauge version. This was the very prompt reply...

Hi David,

Yes, this is a problem with the expression of interest link, it doesn't split between who wants which gauge.  We will be making adjustments over the coming days so that we can target the right customers.  Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Kind Regards

Keith Revell

Managing Director

KR Models

www.krmodels.co.uk

keith@krmodels.co.uk

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Don't know if this type of issue has been covered previously but I have a very old version of Tetris that has worked on all my previous PCs but under Windows 10 all I get is "This App can't run on your PC". I know it's probably an 8-bit vs 64-bit problem but does anyone know of a solution?

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I hope this goes ahead as I have made an Expression of interest in the N Gauge version. I did see the real GT3 several times on the GC at Whetstone (Leicestershire) in the early 60s. By coincidence, Whetstone was where EE developed the propulsion system for GT3 as this plant was where they developed jet engines. The noise was deafening when they ran the jet engine test rig.

Regarding the discussion concerning frames/wheelbase etc.The November 1960 Trains Ilustrated has an article about the development of the loco and states "The power plant has been mounted on a standard BR 4-6-0 frame which BR supplied to EE together with a standard 6-wheeled tender underframe". The March 1961 TI has a follow-up article regarding the start of running trials. As well as lots of technical info this article gives the length over buffers as 68ft 0.5" which I believe is similar to the length of a Clan loco.

Fingers crossed.

David

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I have recently moved house and the Medium Size N Gauge version is exactly what I now need. Hopefully Nelevation will be open for orders again soon. If so, then hopefully there would be some indication of lead time from order to delivery. Fingers crossed.

David

Just  ordered one. Never saw these in the flesh as the final withdrawal was a few months before I became a "spotter". Spot on for my modelling era/location though.

Any two of 25/3, Peaks, Crab and V2 are my guess.