Coachman Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Hi, Just got some MK2fs today. As I could not get the regular TSOs I got a couple of Railroad TSOs. Fine. I'll change the plastic wheels and paint the springs. On the bogies. The VERY bent bogies? Regular MK2fs ok? Same bogie? Anybody else had this problem? I was thinking of aralditing a strip of steel along the underside of the bogie. Stiffening and extra weight.Are they all like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coachman Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Judging by the lack of response I must have bought the only two with banana bogies. Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 If they are brand new I would send them back for a replacement.they shouldn't be like you describe if there used maybe you could look for some replacement bogiesI've never seen any Hornby coaches with warped bogies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 If I were you I would send them back and get a refund or exchange for the newer MK2s. These railroad ones are possibly the old Airfix ones on which the bogies and wheels are truely awful.I have been rewheeling a rake of Virgin Mk2s with Hornby 12.6mm diameter plain wheels and they slop about in the bearinsg so that the ride uneven and is too low. There is also a lot of friction in the bearings such that it caused one of my heavy Heljan class 47s to stall on a 1:40 bank with just 6 of these coaches!To improve running I have been fitting top hat bearings in the bogies. This requires a special tool to drill out the bearing. The improvement is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coachman Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 No they are the MK2f new tooling. Sorry no pictures but they should be the same as the full price versions. The full price versions are perfect.It certainly has warned me off of Railroad MK2s.The nem sockets were not secure in the bogies either. It's like bad castings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coachman Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 /media/tinymce_upload/f38109417cab9d275351262cddc0dfcd.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/0c97514113e5e1a64a9186597cbf0c25.jpgFour new bogies please Hornby. I bought the metal wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Spare Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Your request is better put to Customer Services - Hornby do not monitor posts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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