JJ73 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Good news'GBRf Class 66, Captain Tom Moore' (R30069) this coming Monday according to the Email I got from DPD 😀 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjb1961 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 And mine,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjb1961 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Mine has just been delivered ,first email said Monday then I had another saying today ,very nice loco ,nothing special other than being named captain tom and the livery ,but there are a couple of let say ' gifts ' inside the box ,I won't say what ,I'll leave it as a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 @ mjbThank you for leaving it as a surprise but in saying that I am now intreed!!! - still waiting for mine thou... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37lover Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Or even intrigued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ard Lochan Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I see that the price of Captain Tom has more than doubled on ebay, I dont suppose that the sellers will donate the profits to the NHS............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37lover Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Ard,I noticed a few yesterday between £95 and £110 and only one was giving 10% to the NHS. I will take a look on Ebay now but double the price? I really hope no-one pays that.PS: Someone did pay £150, let themselves run away with the bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 As a side issue, I watched a youtube video about adding TTS sound to the Hornby Class 66, and with the addition of a base reflex speaker (better than that provided), it sounded pretty good. My Class 66 is one of the "failed payment" models - so will be on the phone tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Thank you 37 😀- I'm NOT the 'worlds best speller!!!' I thought I may have spelt it a bit wrong!!! nor was English my strong point at skool or should that be school!!! 😉 😆 he he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace2507 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Still says pre order on mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS1978 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Mine say's shipped on 8th (Sat). So guessing should leave Hornby on Monday. Very excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 @ ace2507 :- I would ring up Hornby & see what they say - may be they are doing them in batches to they don't get too over whelm perhaps??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traincliff Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I have been emailed to say mine is arriving on Monday so look forward to that. I am nervous about it following the debacle of my Adams Tank (just posted the saga). I am looking forward to getting it and have a TTS chip to fit it plus a supposed better speaker.I am more of a steam/green diesel fan but do like the corrugated shed 66s. I still have the "Evening Star" to commission that I bought last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Don't understand why some are getting on their high horse about these being sold. Whether you bought one to keep or bought one to sell you still contributed exactly the same amount to the charity. Of course the idea you are a good person contributing to charity as long as you get something in return hardly gives anyone the right to claim the moral high ground. All sounds a bit too much like ‘I play the national lottery because they give so much to good causes’. If contributing to the NHS fund was the primary reason anyone bought one of these they why did they not just forget the loco and contribute the entire amount. Of course it was not, you get a loco for no more than you would pay normally and get to feel good about yourself at the same time. The only people whom this cost money and got nothing in return was Hornby. Well probably they get to write it off against tax too I don’t really know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traincliff Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I had an email from DPD on behalf of Hornby on Saturday that said clearly mind would be delivered today. However when you follow up the tracking links it says we have not yet received your parcel. Some incorrect info there somewhere. My account states dispatched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimIgoe Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I had an email from DPD on behalf of Hornby on Saturday that said clearly mind would be delivered today. However when you follow up the tracking links it says we have not yet received your parcel. Some incorrect info there somewhere. My account states dispatched.I'm seeing exactly the same on mine... was looking forward to getting it today too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 DPD who Hornby use as couriers get a flag to say an order is being actioned at Hornby via them and they tell you if you have the app or by email alert if not. The first flag invariably says DPD has been notified the order is being worked but not recieved by them,w then if you check later in the day it will have left their local depot for onwards to your regular national distribution hub leading eventually to your local depot and then to your doorstep. All pretty standard delivery events these days. The whole caper can take as long as three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelrow Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 DPD, the same here. They email you when they have been asked to collect, then email again, when at their delivery point They will not be doing so for this loco, as i have not ordered anything new, for some time. Difficult fitting in, running the 100, that i have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Just got mine (had it delivered to my Lovely Neighbour) & Now about to open it & do a review of it!!! @ MyStickKnight... :- Why are you amazed that some folks can't spell??? Not every 1 is clever like you - folks do have different levels of disability you know!!! Just b/c you might be able to spell every word in the English Dictionary - doesn't mean every 1 else can!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 TBH JJ, it's nice to have spontaneous comments, which contribute to the nice flow of some of the threads, but these days, there's spellcheck, and when in doubt, just check on Google anyway. I'm not a walking dictionary, and my fingers can miss-type at times, and I certainly don't know every word I use, but when in doubt, I Google it. Moving on - let's see the goods, and what are the extras - the Gold ticket perchance? Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Well Al Here is a Photo of 'the goods' as you put it!!! /media/tinymce_upload/ccbb35d008fe325318cbaf562b603ada.JPG Well with out giving too much away - obviously you get a 'Certificate of Authenticity' as b/c it is a ltd edition of 1 of 3500!!! You do get a ticket - but sadly NOT a Golden Ticket but is does get you some money off the Hornby Web site & another type of ticket - you will have too see my Review Video when I have finished to see more!!! 😉 🤐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Also I'm not well informed about Diesels as I am about Steam Locos - with my Green D5531 on the left - that is its smoke outlet on top & with my newer Cap. Tom Moore on the right - that's its Exhaust Pipe yes???/media/tinymce_upload/061782c9e1972474e239520036f7d50a.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornbyKiwi Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Mine is still showing as on pre-order with Hornby. I imagine they did run off the entire 3500 units at the factory in one go, wouldn't think they would want to muck about changing toolings, painting, printing, etc. Maybe just taking a while to get that many pre-orders processed and out the door, in addition to their regular flow of website orders. HK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Looking very good - thanks JJ. Exhaust?Check out other fairly recent locomotives - Hornby's own Class 60 for example. It is true they're probably nearly 3x as powerful as the good old Brush Type 2 Class 31 A1A-A1A, but it seems to be the preferred packaging of engines nowadays - majority of the muffler / silencer more accessible - presumably relating to materials used and preference of location. Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wincanton Central Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I got the same notification after the original one last week saying it had arrived at Hornby, but then nothing. I contacted DPD but they confirmed that they had never received a package for me from Hornby. I emailled Customer Service yesterday to ask if I should be concerned - stony silence in response. Has anyone else had the same problem with a promised delivery and then nothing !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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