Tim Allen Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) It's a smooth runner and Impressed so far. Can't wait to see what it's like pulling the coaches. Edited May 25 by Tim Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 All arrived with me. Ridiculously excited 60 year old. Given the speed of expedition from Hornby it seems churlish to request the £3.95 back 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Allen Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 The Mk2f's are really nice runners, only tried them on radius 3 curves so far and will run them on radius 2 later on. It pulls my train of 4 x Mk2 coaches and a Mk3 Restaurant car well. Will try it with the TTA tankers next. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-1260829 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) The Spring edition of the TT120 Club magazine is stating that the class 37 will be in BR and EWS liveries: New diesel and electric locomotives include the Class 31 A1A-A1A in BR green, BR blue and EWS liveries, and the Class 37 Co-Co in BR and EWS liveries. So this may not be in BR Blue intitially but another one to watch for when it goes on pre-order!!! Edited May 25 by Stephen-1260829 clarification on BR Colours for the class 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard 1410 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 My Edward Elgar and Mark 2f coaches arrived exactly the same time as I got in stock notifications for the coaches. 😄 I'll try and post pictures later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 The first mk2f I’ve unboxed has optional magnetic couplings included 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard 1410 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Although I pre-ordered Edward Elgar last year and then ordered the coaches on Thursday when they came into stock. They all came in one parcel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard 1410 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 7 minutes ago, Skelton Junction said: The first mk2f I’ve unboxed has optional magnetic couplings included I've not opened mine yet. I'm waiting until the kids have gone to bed so I can open them safely and without disturbance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTop Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) Has anyone managed to get the body back on after installing a decoder? The decoder is blocking a screw hole. There’s no way a screw would pass through that at the correct angle. But the body won’t fully seat anyway as the screw hole on the underside of the roof dislodges the decoder. Shame. Edited May 25 by BigTop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Tim Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) 13 minutes ago, BigTop said: Has anyone managed to get the body back on after installing a decoder? The decoder is blocking a screw hole. There’s no way a screw would pass through that at the correct angle. But the body won’t fully seat anyway as the screw hole on the underside of the roof dislodges the decoder. Shame. Edited May 25 by TT-Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew-372848 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 4 hours ago, Irishmail said: Is it via the West Coast or East coast mainline, or the S& C Waverly route? 🙂 "Slow Up" I imagine! Arriving this evening which is pretty much par for DPD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) VID_20240525_152659.mp4 The Sir Edward Elgar is quite classy with the Pullmans. I think this will be my rail tour train. My first time with HM7000 and loving the realistic startups and of course the horns and lights 🙂 I have got a rake of 4 of the🤫executive Mk2F's, but I'm not supposed to know about them as they are a present. Edited May 25 by Invicta 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman On The Rails Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Leviathan has arrived, but need to wait until tomorrow for the decoder install. It has some weight to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 1 hour ago, BigTop said: Has anyone managed to get the body back on after installing a decoder? The decoder is blocking a screw hole. There’s no way a screw would pass through that at the correct angle. But the body won’t fully seat anyway as the screw hole on the underside of the roof dislodges the decoder. Shame. I appear to have successfully installed the decoder and speaker as both function correctly. However one, apparently innocuous, R3 curve unseats a bogie on both blue and green. This may have something to do with the screw you mention troubling a bogie but it’s only on one of the curves and none of the others. Further investigation tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Allen Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Well I was going to post pictures of the Class 50 with a freight rake but unfortunately it just now spins its motor and moves slowly. Yet again Hornby's quality has failed. I found the drive shaft on the track nearby. Same thing happened with 3 HST's that got returned. There was neither a derailment or collision, literally went to change the coaches. It does make me wonder if the packing has anything to do with it. While it was well wrapped in bubble wrap, the box it was put in did allow it to move around during delivery. To say I'm annoyed is an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 One of us has the decoder the wrong way round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTop Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 15 minutes ago, Skelton Junction said: One of us has the decoder the wrong way round What do I win? A fully assembled dcc sound fitted loco. I had tried that way initially but I thought the fit was a bit odd due to the two wires beneath it. And I wasn’t expecting it to work either way round. Only the second decoder I’ve fitted. Thanks for the nudge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Tim Allen said: Well I was going to post pictures of the Class 50 with a freight rake but unfortunately it just now spins its motor and moves slowly. Yet again Hornby's quality has failed. I found the drive shaft on the track nearby. Same thing happened with 3 HST's that got returned. There was neither a derailment or collision, literally went to change the coaches. It does make me wonder if the packing has anything to do with it. While it was well wrapped in bubble wrap, the box it was put in did allow it to move around during delivery. To say I'm annoyed is an understatement. I would think that the packing has a lot to do with that. Even if handled carefully by the courier staff, during transit the retail box will have moved around, jolted and been shaken within the outer packaging. The logistics company staff seem to choose outer packaging for each package at random. I seem to recall that my Mk3s were delivered with a single coach in the same sized outer box as, or larger outer box than, the separate package containing the other 3! Edited May 25 by Moccasin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-L Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 YouTube review is up: https://youtu.be/W-a0nIJPIF4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gc4946 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Sorry to hear the same issue of drive shafts popping out, I'll wait till I visit a store to buy a class 50 so it can be test run in my presence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Allen Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 13 minutes ago, gc4946 said: Sorry to hear the same issue of drive shafts popping out, I'll wait till I visit a store to buy a class 50 so it can be test run in my presence I'm thinking the same, I might ask for refund and pop to Rails to collect in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Disappointed for you Tim. Seems there could be a handling issue at the factory allowing the bogies to be articulated so far the drive shaft dislodges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon M Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 1 hour ago, Tim Allen said: Well I was going to post pictures of the Class 50 with a freight rake but unfortunately it just now spins its motor and moves slowly. Yet again Hornby's quality has failed. I found the drive shaft on the track nearby. Same thing happened with 3 HST's that got returned. There was neither a derailment or collision, literally went to change the coaches. It does make me wonder if the packing has anything to do with it. While it was well wrapped in bubble wrap, the box it was put in did allow it to move around during delivery. To say I'm annoyed is an understatement. Understand your frustration, I had this with my Swift HST but I managed to re-fit it and haven’t had any issues since. Shouldn’t have to do it but rather try than hassle/delay of sending back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 It’s a difficult one as we hate sending things back but Hornby need to know so they can get on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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