96RAF Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Todays advent calendar ‘giveaway’ is a set of coaches for the 800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Todays advent calendar ‘giveaway’ is a set of coaches for the 800. Yes, but only via Instagram.face_with_rolling_eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Spare Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 @ 96RAFWrong thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Not if you look at the previous post - LNER Azuma.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I pre-ordered the Hornby J36 ROD when it was first announced and you could say I am still waiting!On further enquiries last year I found that my order had been cancelled as I was told Hornby had started to limit the number of locos it would send to the Liverpool based seller. As a result I have not had the confidence to pre-order a new Hornby product from any supplier since. Instead I have pre-ordered equivalents (though not identical) coaches from another manufacturer instead but the waiting time seems just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRedCape Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Have a couple trains and train packs on pre-order for about six months now, I don’t mind waiting for those I guess, but I have a Hornby Elite controller on pre-order for about the same length of time, and I’m not controlling anything without that. Hopefully I’ll get some good news in the new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I thought Elite Controllers were ex stock, surely you don't have to pre order them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 It's a case of "OK Joe the mugs have ordered 805 of that model so we'll make 1000 instead of the 10,000 we thought we would sell" Then the shops get 1/5 of their orders and production gets put back because some rubbish item from the Steampunk range gets 900 preorders. In the meantime the pre production models of the 805 orders gets good reviews in the modelling press. The preorders increase to 8000 but production slots are chokka block with punkjunk and the classy real based loco gets put back 12 months.smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRedCape Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 ColinB - They are out there, but either second hand or crazy money.I had a look around and thought I’ll just buy one as it’s a crucial component, but they are surprisingly rare right now. Almost all places are out of stock.It’s because of the global chip shortage, so in Hornby’s defence, this one really is out of their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I must admit I am surprised about the Elite. I suppose it could be that the IC manufacturers are concentrating on the more lucrative PC and automotive market ICs. The Elite I assume uses an old micro as in microprocessor terms it is an old product and I doubt Hornby buy thousands of the device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I pre-ordered an Elite about a month ago as mine was refusing to program and was expecting it in January but to my surprise they supplied it within a week.My Wallet is still suffering but at least I can program locos again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRedCape Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 81F - May I ask where you ordered from? Maybe I can pick one up from the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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