James Harrison Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Well, Hattons have sent me an email today that the single slip and plain crossover are available for preorder and expected laster this month. Double slip and medium points to follow later this year. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aire Head Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Well courtesy of Facebook it does seem at least one person has been able to get his hands on them! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGR Model Store Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Yes I do, available very soon via the website 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aire Head Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, AGR Model Store said: Yes I do, available very soon via the website Seek and you shall find! Hope you don't mind me posting the screenshot? It wasn't clear on the original post you were a shop! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGR Model Store Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Aire Head said: Seek and you shall find! Hope you don't mind me posting the screenshot? It wasn't clear on the original post you were a shop! Not at all, thank you for doing so. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted May 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) My FB spy tells me they are also in stock at Monk Bar Modelshop in York. https://www.facebook.com/monkbarmodels/photos/a.159764767423803/5106050972795133/?type=3 Edited May 20, 2022 by acg5324 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted May 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 20, 2022 They were in stock at Hatton's yesterday, so should be generally available now. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted May 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2022 I do like the look of these, and bullhead would be more in keeping with the modelling period for me, but I'm dithering, from what I've seen the bullhead track is rather delicate, and I've got loads of Peco code 100 already to be laid, and know where I am with it, I just can't decide! I know, I'll dither some more... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, tractionman said: I do like the look of these, and bullhead would be more in keeping with the modelling period for me, but I'm dithering, from what I've seen the bullhead track is rather delicate, and I've got loads of Peco code 100 already to be laid, and know where I am with it, I just can't decide! I know, I'll dither some more... Bullhead points & crossings with flatbottom standard track was perfectly authentic together. Peco bullhead is code 75 though. This can be made to work with code 100 track but mixing the 2 is not ideal. That would make me stick with code 100 points & crossings. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2022 Single slip collected today from Alton Model Centre. It turned out that I was not alone in pre-odering as another RMweb member had collected his about an hour before I arrived and someone else was due in to collect theirs this afternoon. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I've taken delivery of a pair of them. Very nice and well worth the wait I think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Sloth Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Just waiting on a pair of medium points now! 😜 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) Apparently the double slips are out too! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=5260858800657220&id=597088120367668 Edited June 13, 2022 by Tim Dubya doh! 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said: Apparently the double slips are out too and what a price! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=5260858800657220&id=597088120367668 I think I needs to learn how to build them via Templot at that price! Or British Finescale? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aire Head Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said: yes and save £90 by going the kit route https://www.britishfinescale.com/product-p/finetrax-doubleslip-1in6.htm But I'm not working in 2mm and nor do I have time to build kits of points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Aire Head said: But I'm not working in 2mm and nor do I have time to build kits of points. link corrected to 4mm. These look extremely quick to build btw, but each to their own 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Aire Head said: But I'm not working in 2mm and nor do I have time to build kits of points. Try this link to the OO double slip: https://www.britishfinescale.com/product-p/finetrax-00-1in7-doubleslip.htm These kits are allegedly quite easy to put together but with smaller crossing angles than Peco they are not direct replacements and will consume more length in track plans. Edited June 13, 2022 by Harlequin 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_man Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 35 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said: Apparently the double slips are out too and what a price! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=5260858800657220&id=597088120367668 I think I needs to learn how to build them via Templot at that price! These are O Scale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Retro_man said: These are O Scale. Cheers, now corrected Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Retro_man said: These are O Scale. Well spotted, but the single slips have a rrp of £70 which seems a lot given that the diamond crossing is £30. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aire Head Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Harlequin said: Try this link to the OO double slip: https://www.britishfinescale.com/product-p/finetrax-00-1in7-doubleslip.htm These kits are allegedly quite easy to put together but with smaller crossing angles than Peco they are not direct replacements and will consume more length in track plans. Sadly it still doesn't help the time issue. Being self employed with a young family doesn't leave a lot of time for modelling! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Hibelroad said: Well spotted, but the single slips have a rrp of £70 which seems a lot given that the diamond crossing is £30. Expensive they are but in line with the rest of the range where the prices are approximately double that of the existing code 75 fine-scale turnouts. Standard turnouts £29 vs £15, crossings £25 vs £13.50 and slips £70 vs £44. All these are Hatton's prices. I suppose there's a lot more work involved in manufacture plus recovery of development costs etc. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Hibelroad said: Well spotted, but the single slips have a rrp of £70 which seems a lot given that the diamond crossing is £30. £30 therefore makes the diamond crossing cheaper than the large radius points. Simple conclusion - it is far simpler, and cheaper, to manufacture than points therefore it retails at a lower price. the single slip is almost equivalent to two points in terms of parts and assembly time so retails at slightly less than the cost of two of them. Looks like Peco are very fairly charging us on the basis of what it costs to make these items so the more complex they are the more they cost.. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: £30 therefore makes the diamond crossing cheaper than the large radius points. Anything with moving parts is always more expensive than fixed items. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, martin_wynne said: Anything with moving parts is always more expensive than fixed items. The exception being solid state discs and regular hard disks :D 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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