R3855 Queen Maud - Discount

[DarkRedCape]

The R3855 Princess Royal “Queen Maud” is heavily discounted on the Hornby website. Seems there are just a few left. Might pick one up myself, thought some here might like one of these.

https://uk.hornby.com/products/br-princess-royal-class-4-6-2-46211-queen-maud-era-5-r3855?_br_psugg_q=r3855

[81F]

If only that Hatton's 4-wheeled coach pack had not come in this month!!!!

[VESPA]

Not long back a chap on here wanted a "Queen Maud" to take home to Norway. What a shame they are now sensible (Only just) prices. I won a "Queen Maud" of the last version on here a few years back.

[Fazy]

I had one when they first come out but sold it when I changed to LMS area. I have since bought all the new LMS livery Royals.

They are lovely models only spoilt by the inability to turn the fire flickering off. Plus the packaging which doesn’t allow for the loco to be placed back in its box if the tender is set to close coupling and the wires connected! which is a real pain.

[DarkRedCape]

It’s a shame this forum has no PM function or that user could have been made aware of this. I too have wanted one for a while, but the cost was too much when so many other locos were higher on my list.

Vespa - If you don’t mind me asking, how did you win one?

[DarkRedCape]

Fazy - I too would like to have the full line up of the new Princess Royal class. Do you know how many of them there are?

I have the R3999 Victoria, R30001 Margaret, and now the R3855 Queen Maud.

I know there is The Duchess of Kent and the Turbomotive. Are there more?

[ColinB]

I have a few of the previous version, they tend to go for reasonable prices on EBay. I found that the later front bogie works better, so as you used to be able to get them as a spare part I replaced it. On all of mine except for the weathered one, I have put the decoder into the tender, the weathered one I had difficulty getting a later weathered tender base.

[Fazy]

Dark red cape

i have all in LMS Crimson livery,

R3709 princess Elizabeth 6201

R30001 princess Margaret rose 6203

R3999 Princess Victoria 6206

Dutches of Kent 6212 can’t find box so can’t say the R number

Turbomotive on order.

and two kit built royals

[ColinB]

Peters Spares has got them at nearly the same price. Someone on EBay has a new one even cheaper.

[DarkRedCape]

Couldn't resist, that price was too tempting.

[Going Spare]

Good looking loco, but be wary of what you leave visible in the background.

[DarkRedCape]

Going Spare - Much appreciated for the heads up. I noticed it when I took the picture and took another, but had to go to work and forgot to upload it.

[DarkRedCape]

One thing I forgot to ask yesterday was something Fazy said. His collection includes kit built locos, this is something I’ve not seen so far.

Are these common? Who makes them? Do they come with everything necessary to get them from the box to the rails?

[Fazy]

The kits are Brass, you need to be able to solder, glue , paint and apply transfers.

kits cost breakdowns something like this

kit £90-220

tender £50- £70 depending who’s kit you buy (may be needed depending on kit)

wheels £ 80

motor gearbox £ 30- £120

also need axles bearings (not with all kits)

also paints transfers and might need fixings such as chimney dome buffers couplings whistle etc etc depending on kit. Expect £70 to 150) depending if you want to go mad on details and swop white metal castings for brass.

kits old but can be found on eBay Pro scale.

Brass masters very expensive but is the best full kit no tender. They sell tenders separately.

theres also the Judith edge stcratch aid. This is not a full kit and you will need to build your own firebox out of brass. (template is included) it’s not to hard. No tender.

There’s also Comet models now part of ‘wizard models’ you build the chassis and tender and use older Hornby body on top. Easier though the older body was wrong on its diameter which sorts of defeat the object of building a model to the correct dimension though you could buy a new body from Hornby if you can find one. Buy why not just but the whole model and be done.

I’ll post a picture separately so this reply dose not have to be withhold for checking of image.

[Fazy]

This was built about ten years ago it. Has some added things added including micro roller bearings making it very smooth and will pull 18+ kit built coaches.

[Fazy]

Oh please note not all models will cost so much. I recently built a ex-L&YR class 25 for about £180 all in and took maybe 50hours to build. I’ll post a pic. The Crain cost much less maybe £30 all in. It’s made from mainly plastic card. I got the scale drawings from a book.

[VESPA]

DarkRedCape, Hornby used to run a monthly competition on here with a decent prize. One month I entered and won "Queen Maud". I didn't know I had won until the postman delivered it and my wife wondered what I had been ordering. It has a funny significance away from Norway or locos as my grandmother was called Maud (b 1897) and my dear mum had it as her middle name. For me it is a very good model with little to fault it by way of detail except the driver's fingerprints are not on the regulator as in the new version laughing