JeremiahBunyan Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 The latest edition of "The Engine Shed" is now live! https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/news/the-engine-shed/british-railways-standard-2mt-2-6-0-update-on-new-liveries Enjoy the read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I have to say the new BR Std 2MT in the preserved green livery does look attractive - even if it didn't run on the southern region - sounds like Rule 1 may be brought into play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I think I may be buying one of those. Quite like the black version though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony57 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 The 2mt does look good, what caught my eye is the class 91 livery "For the Fallen" one may just end up in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahBunyan Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Time for my thoughts! The BR Std 2MT looks beautiful. It's good to see that large parts of it are die-cast, that actually justifies the price which I initially thought was a bit high. But with a majority of the model being die-cast, it's good enough. The BR Green one remains to be my favourite. I'm now sitting on the wall thanks to two items - and APT-P and a BR Std 2MT. Time to rob a bank? The CAD work for the LNER Thompson A2/3 looks impressive. Can't wait to see this progress. Most of the regulars on the forum will know that the Class 91s will be my main interest. For starters (no signalling pun intended), I'm absolutely thrilled that Hornby have decided to show-off their Class 91 by digitally texturing the model. Really does show off the model at it's best. I had initially pre-ordered the InterCity version. However that was done in haste and when I saw that VTEC's "For the Fallen" was part of the announcement, I quickly changed the order. The "Yellow Submarine" Eurostar is a work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 With more and more model locos coming out with diecast superstructures is this going to become the norm I wonder? It certainly will assist with haulage, something that Hornby Dublo were renowed for. I once hung 35 bogie coaches behind my 'Clan Line', a Hornby Dublo original released by Wrenn, but basically the same, and was unable to add any more because the front of the loco was too close to the rear one. The loco romped away with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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