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I have my order in for one

I want to thank Hattons and others for discounting items. I have rarely paid full price for a locomotive or rolling stock thanks to the practice. Which in turns means I can purchase more products than I could if I paid full price for each

Hornby have emailed me regarding returning my Rocket for a repair. Quite pleased about that as the thought of tackling it myself with my poor soldering experience was a bit daunting!

I was always careful although I do recall a fella in school getting liquid solder in the corner of his eye! I've contacted Hornby regarding returning it for a repair but failing that my colleague had a soldering iron I can lend or he said he'd do it for me. Not much work involved, just heating the solder and popping the wire back.

Well I noticed last night a wire has come away from the solder under the tender it was while I was adding the figures. It didn't happen as I struggled to fit the DCC chip because I tested it afterwards. Unfortunately I don't own a soldering iron and haven't done any soldering since secondary school nearly 2 decades ago.

I had mine running today but waiting on a decoder to bring her in line with the rest of my collection

I never thought of it that way Clearwater. Living in Northern Ireland I have to shop online for most of my models and associated products. I've used three of the bigger retailers in the last year and all have been positive experiences. I wonder if the response to this particular model has taken Hornby and the retailers by surprise? Mine will primarily sit in my display cabinet as I don't have a layout. I do get the trains out every so often. The Ulster Model Railway Society meets 5 minute walk away from my house so I should join so I can run my stock more regularly

I managed to get a Triang boxed set when they briefly came into stock on the Hornby website. I had accepted I probably wouldn't get one. From the experiences I've read above I might pre-order the W1s I want from Hornby themselves.

Thanks Black Hat! Added to the shopping list!

Am I right in thinking some Standard 2MTs were used in the North Eastern Region? Trying to justify another addition to a full shopping list!

Don't hate me but I think LNER green for me, and a rebuilt garter blue one. If funds allow then I may get a grey one. I think a green one will look rather smart standing alongside my apple green A4

I'll be adding both era 5 models to my collection to sit alongside my A4s and currently sole Gresley A1. I have to confess that Bachmann's A1 and A2 have never attracted me due to the drooping cab end and lack of finesse Hornby have always seemed to bestow on top link locos

So happy! I'll definitely be getting a couple of W1s and Thompson Pacifics. Also like the look of the APT despite not modelling that era or region. And a new Rocket! That's definitely an indulgence I'll be acting on. Well done Hornby for a daring and very exciting range of products! Feels like new life has been injected into the marketplace

Hopefully show the LNER and its constituents more love. A new D49 to consign the current one to the Railroad range and be a stable mate to their Q6 and J36 would get my preorders

I am really looking forward to the V2 and I'm so happy that Bachmann have been moving forward with this quietly. It's a big gap in a LNER modellers' line up. I think they are the most beautiful of all of Gresley's designs.

I finally took the plunge and pre-ordered one

I got my J70 today! Blown away with the detail and weight. So happy I ordered one, another quality model from Rapido! And hats off to the Model Rail team for getting us a ready to run J70! Thank you everyone involved especially Kernow for managing to do next day delivery to Northern Ireland, something everyone else fails at.

Rob I am not surprised you got frustrated and needed to vent. This is supposed to be a flagship model for Hornby and they are asking people to hand over a lot of money for them so it stands to reason they should have no issues. Hornby need to get someone out to China ASAP and look at the construction and quality control methods being used. Hats off to all the retailers out there trying to pick up the pieces when things like this happen.

I always like seeing A4s. Bittern is tempting me. Shame no all new A1/A3 as I won't buy new releases due to the quality issues around the front end. I shall watch all new models with interest as usual but my wallet is safe for another week at least

I've not commented because luckily all my Hornby locomotives have been ok so far, however it seems to me they urgently need to review the quality control checks they have in place at their factories.

I really want one so I hope a BR late crested version appears in the 2019 range

Judging that Hornby's ad for their 2019 product announcement features a drawing of a Gresley A1 I'd say we're to get a new A1/A3. Best place to hide something is in plain sight. Also if they are I'll be ordering a few!

So excited to read about this! My Irish locomotives only extend to machines that wear NIR blue however I wish the project luck!

I'm up to 3 A4s. One in each of their 1930s liveries. Happy bunny!

I couldn't resist any longer so I've ordered one. Been so impressed with Rapido lately with the Single and dynamometer car so this loco is going to be a little cracker as evidenced by the latest video