PatriotClass Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Hello everybody,Hope you all doing as well as possible in these times!As you can see my nickname, my favourite loco is the Patriot Class. Now Hornby has built a big variety of this class through the years, so I would like to be sure to have them all in my collection.Has anybody of you pros got a list of them? And do you have information about, which of them was tender-driven and which had the motor inside the loco?.That would help me a lotThanksChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Whilst you wait for a reply, perhaps you would spend a few minutes reviewing the TIPs in the TIP page link below:.TIP: As a newbie poster on the forum, just be aware that the 'Blue Button with the White Arrow' is not a 'Reply to this post' button. If you want to reply to any of the posts, scroll down and write your reply in the reply text box at the bottom of the page and click the Green 'Reply' button..See also – further TIPs on how to get the best user experience from this forum.https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/forum/tips-on-using-the-forum/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Spare Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 According to Pat Hammond's catalogue, Hornby have produced tender-drive Patriots 5514, 5533, 5539, 5541, 45515 (green), 45519 (black), 45537 and 45543 (both green); loco-drive Patriots 5532 and 45539 (green), plus loco-drive rebuilt Patriots 45512, 45528, 45531, 45535, 45536 and 45545 (all green). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Buyer beware!! The metal generally used for chassis manufacture, and the moulded metal weights is an alloy called MAZAK. Several rebuilt Patriots were apparently known to have suffered from MAZAK rot, where a poorer quality batch of the alloy reacted in moist environments, including in UK, and expanded, warped and simpled 'crumbled to dust'. If any take your fancy, look closely.I think the chassis has always been OK, it's just the retaining moulding holding the motor / gears in place, for this Patiot. I've previously had Private W Wood VC which some had said had suffered, but mine was perfect ... so it's possibly poor 'ingots' when going to melt down prior to moulding / casting at the factory. As it's an older locomotive, some say if it's still OK now, then it's probably going to remain that way. Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 At last a man with tast the patriots are lovely locos and the rebuilds to. i Keep meaning to get a second though it will be another Bachmann, though Hornby haven't been neglected as I have 5 rebuilds pats not counting specials based on other pat donners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpjallan Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 What about this one: https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/shop/locomotives/steam-locomotives/lms-patriot-class-4-6-0-5521-rhyl-era-3.html I waited years for a LMS liveried rebuilt Patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Linky: https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/shop/locomotives/steam-locomotives/lms-patriot-class-4-6-0-5521-rhyl-era-3.html Very nice!! Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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