PeterM67 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Hmm, now arriving on the 23rd. I will go back to sleep then 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Allen Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Postman On The Rails said: OK Shirley I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 “Keep ‘em at 24000…….no feet.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB51 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Back on topic please folks. R- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishmail Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Be a while before I receive my 50 then. Its on pre-order from Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritInVanCA Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Personally watching these dates seems like an exercise in frustration. I’m quite happy with the quarters system to set my expectations. Anticipation is often the most exciting part. It’s only a couple of months ago that the class 43s were the new shiny thing. I really don’t think putting specific dates in the club magazine was a smart move. We all understand supply chain and production issues so let the release dates reflect that fuzziness. All my personal opinion of course. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Yes I think they made a rod for their own back with such specific dates in the magazine. Even when they do arrive, order fulfilment seems random so we could be 2 weeks away from receiving them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-1260829 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 I doubt many people really mind that much about the release dates and I think that the 'date watching' and talking about it as it nears, is just people sharing some excitement around the new products coming out. A quarters release system is good. I have cancelled pre-orders after realising how much money I totted up by a click here and click there and worrying about them all coming in on the sdame boat. Hoever, i don't think for a minute that I have been alone with this issue. I have been enjoying the building excitement and finding out that Irishmail has a serious addition to class 50 locomotive models. I am sure we will findout that Irishrail plans to a model of each of the 50 that were in the class! 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishmail Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) Here is a selection of my 00 scale class 50's. It would be nice to have one of each of all the 50's. Maybe should have chose Deltic's as there were only 22 of them or 23 including the prototype. 😀 Edited May 21 by Irishmail 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 @Irishmail I guess you are still on the fence with the Class 50? 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 9 minutes ago, Irishmail said: Here is a selection of my 00 scale class 50's. It would be nice to have one ofMaybe should have chose Deltic's as there were only 22 of them or 23 including the prototype. 😀 Could have been worse, there were 500+ 47s…. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTSR_NSE Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 42 minutes ago, Moccasin said: Could have been worse, there were 500+ 47s…. See your 47s & raise you 08s! 😉 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritInVanCA Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Apologies everyone. I just realized why Hornby is delaying the release of the class 50s. They sent me a $50 discount code that is valid for 10 days last Friday and they don’t want me to be able to use it on the 50s. Don’t worry I sent them an email promising I have no interest in the 50s and will not buy them using the discount. You should be good by tomorrow. 😂 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 The preorders could still be sent out without the 50s going live in stock on the website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Allen Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 The train arriving at platform 1 is delayed due to Hornby not releasing the pre-orders. British Rail apologises for the delay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMD Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 No idea if its the modern equivalent to reading the tea leaves or not, but the website seems to have removed the “Expected Spring 2024” banner from the 50s, though they are still showing as pre-orders… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) The BR 57s remain on screen after selecting show only in stock but retain their available to preorder text. Edited May 23 by Skelton Junction Double checked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Allen Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) 35 minutes ago, GMD said: No idea if its the modern equivalent to reading the tea leaves or not, but the website seems to have removed the “Expected Spring 2024” banner from the 50s, though they are still showing as pre-orders… That’s what happened with the HST and Mk3s just before they were released. Edited May 23 by Tim Allen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Yes I think that was the precursor to emails going out so it's a sign that the metadata has been reliable in this case. I presume it means the shipment has been received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman On The Rails Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, GMD said: No idea if its the modern equivalent to reading the tea leaves or not, but the website seems to have removed the “Expected Spring 2024” banner from the 50s, though they are still showing as pre-orders… Common theme before release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox 17 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 minute ago, Moccasin said: Yes I think that was the precursor to emails going out so it's a sign that the metadata has been reliable in this case. I presume it means the shipment has been received. What do you mean reliable in this case? It has had 3 different dates this month lol. It can always be made reliable by changing the date daily. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I mean that the metadata has said they'll arrive this week for a while, and today for he past week or so. Given that the shipment has come by sea from China which takes many weeks and the precise arrival data of the vessel is uncertain, unloading and the passage through customs subject to other influences , the changes in metadata seem representative of those changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterM67 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Obviously the dates can change however the changes indicate there is progress - a fine tuning as the big day approaches. I'm more concerned by those things that are imminent but never get the ETA tweaked - 57' Stanier's for example. The LMS variant has been updated on many occasions however the BR Era 4 & 5's have rigidly stuck to 30th May almost as if they are forgotten which makes me a little suspicious 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I would add that the Mk2Fs are showing the same change to just "pre-order" with no date of arrival, so will also be heading to despatch imminently. 1 minute ago, PeterM67 said: I'm more concerned by those things that are imminent but never get the ETA tweaked - 57' Stanier's for example. The LMS variant has been updated on many occasions however the BR Era 4 & 5's have rigidly stuck to 30th May almost as if they are forgotten which makes me a little suspicious 🙂 I wonder if they've been held back due to the issues with scraping wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterM67 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 The fun of trying to interpret the metadata tealeaves to determine what is happening in Hornby Towers. I suppose it passes the time whilst waiting 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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