The Last Ninja Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 This is the latest acquisition for the One to One Collection that arrived whilst I was leaving Hornby's Wonder Works. A wonderful Class 60 in GWR green number 081. I had to use my iPhone as my camera was not with me. This class 60 was a surprise arrival . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 That's what I pre-ordered, erm, from another manufacturer ... Looking forward to it - due December this year. I've already got a Hornby super detail class 60, which let's be fair, is a pretty amazing model, so the newcomer has quite a hard task to perform ... Al. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 That N-Class recently purchased has been checked over - pretty much in perfect condition. Odd little dab of oil here and there and running lightly around the tracks. I was thinking it may be a split chassis, but it isn't. There was no room for added weight - boiler filled as standard and she weighs quite a lot. Haulage capacity seems the same, or more than the 8F I recently cleaned up, which has as much extra weight inserted as possible - quite impressive. Only thing is the Bachmann motors are quite small, so cannot run for extended periods, without 'rest'. Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRedCape Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 So looking forward to getting this on the track. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Just received 3 as new Hornby BR rhubarb and custard coaches today, to make my rake up to 8, a more-reasonable-looking rake for the ex GWR 'heavies' and that Dapol Western I recently received - all looks good and with a little fiddling, are free-running. Strange but I'm often finding Hornby super detail (premium quality) coaches with misaligned brakes - that more than deformed bogies. Surely it's not that difficult despite the 1,000's made to have a simple roll test - beyond a certain point it passes, before it gets checked and corrected / rejected? Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rana Temporia Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Not bought much lately so was happy to receive these earlier in the week. They could have originally been sold under the Playcraft, Jouef or Egger Bahn label depending on how old they are but after clearing thick black gunk off the wheels and freeing the axles off they all run fine and all the couplings work well. I already have a few so can now make a decent train up with them for one of my OO9 locos to play with if I ever get round to completing my layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ighten 1707822464 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Another 8 pin hm7000 fitted into (ahem) an EFE Hymek. It was a squeeze with the power bank and speaker and a better speaker is a deffo.. the 🐘 in the room though is I can't see Hornby adding a 35 profile to the sound profiles anytime soon so no doubt I'll have to go elsewhere for a sound chip and save this for something else. Not to sound negative but I'm now glad I'm not just relying on the app and this system as there are just too many dead ends even within the Hornby range. It's brilliant (fine control is excellent )but it needs time and IMO licencing out. Edited April 6 by Ighten 1707822464 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rana Temporia Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Just got a second hand copy of this book. Not a model but relating to the other thread on inspiration this book has so much information it’s great! Inspiration for me as a child was being taken to the area (My dad worked at Lankro Chemicals, Later Diamond Shamrock at the time) and seeing the diesel shunters which in my mind were my yellow Big Big train Ruston loco. the fact that it was based on a narrow gauge prototype didn’t matter. it pulled the same wagons and coaches as the Blue Flier Hymek and represented the locos that ran up and down near the docks. Hornby have produced at least two MSC locos, the 0-4-0 sentinel diesel and the 0-4-0 Peckett. They may have also produced an Austerity 0-6-0 in MSC Grey, I have seen one somewhere. there is definitely one available in N gauge. With a little more work there are a number of other relevant locos that could be made using easily available 3D prints on Hornby chassis. Shapeways do a Hudswell Clarke long tank body designed to fit on the Jouef/Electrotren/Hornby chassis although it’s outside cylindered and the MSC Prototypes are IC. Oak Hill Works produce the Kitson tanks designed to fit on a Hornby Terrier chassis. Chesterfield Models produce the Yorkshire Engine 0-6-0 as used by Lancashire Steelworks at Irlam alongside the MSC. (I have one of their slight mis-prints of this loco which was £12). There are probably more but as far as I know no-one has produced one of the short tank Hunslets other than as an etched kit. I need to have a proper read of this book now but first impressions are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) Just received 3x Dapol EWS Turbots - used. These are typically superb little models, and extremely free-running - these weren't, quite .... Some idiot had decided to ballast them a little by gluing in tiny lead shot but most seems to have accumulated where the wheels are supposed to turn - not ideal. An hour's Dremel drilling later, and the bogies are free-rotating, wheels free-rolling again. Very strange. I normally purchase a pre-formed load - sand, aggregate, ballast, etc - and place a slither of 1mm thick lead underneath this. I'm awaiting the ballast loads, but lead is in place - wagons running as well as the other 11. I used the Dapol close connecting coupling for these - fits perfectly - buffers (sprung as well!!) just never touching. Al. Edited April 27 by RB51 Banned word - removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted Friday at 10:40 Share Posted Friday at 10:40 (edited) Anxiously awaiting the final delivery of 'the ultimate Class 66' (so far) to arrive, ordered and paid for over 12 months ago, I dabbled on Ebay and 'won' a rare Bachmann War Department 2-8-0 in blue / red livery - Sir Guy Williams. All detailed up now, with crew, 'a little soot' over the top just around the chimney, which I drilled out as I like to do (most older models have the chimney opening closed off) and she's running quite well. Wasn't the easiest to remove the body on, to lubricate, as it includes removing the cab handrails. One was lost in the process, but I fabricated a good lookalike ... another story! Running well with pretty good traction - 2 axles are sprung to aid this. An interesting addition and in preparation for a pre-order of the 2-10-0 'Gordon' due in the next 18-24 months' time, also in blue / red - I've opted for the Ellis Clarks' version - we'll see. Al. Edited Friday at 10:47 by atom3624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deem Posted Friday at 15:39 Share Posted Friday at 15:39 (edited) I received another one of my favourite Hornby Class 08 super details (I think) R3049 in Serco body shell. Came with Hornby 8 pin decoder I think R8429. Runs beautifully and super super slow as like it. Edited Friday at 16:35 by Deem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted Friday at 16:19 Share Posted Friday at 16:19 (edited) Looks good - but too clean for me - for an 08 !! Thought I'd gone too far with my B.R. blue 08, then looked again, and it's excellent! Photo of that WD Austerity 32-350 Sir Guy Williams Bachmann 2-8-0. Al. Edited Friday at 16:21 by atom3624 Couple of additions .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted yesterday at 11:46 Share Posted yesterday at 11:46 Mention of the Class 08, here's a link to one of mine hauling a rake of Dapol weighted (strip of lead under their false loads) Turbots. 'Senior Moment' calling them 'Talbots' not Turbots - apologies (actually a person I follow on YT wrt R/C cars and trucks called Kevin Talbot!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deem Posted yesterday at 13:27 Share Posted yesterday at 13:27 Hornby R3049 Serco Red Body Class 08 video on my track.mp4 Video don't do justice, in video it feels that Loco is stuttering but in real life it is not or my brain (being old) is not processing that stutter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What About The Bee Posted yesterday at 19:52 Share Posted yesterday at 19:52 Video comes across just fine @Deem Loco looking quite smart too Bee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago After last week's gem, that WD Austerity blue/red 2-8-0, I've dabbled-and-won again. This time something a bit special - I hope!! Hornby R2846 Clan Buchanan. I do have 70000 Britannia (to which I've added the Westinghouse pump at the front), and 70013 Oliver Cromwell, but have always wanted a Clan - but found they're priced way out of what I was prepared to pay - this one wasn't but seems in very good condition. I'll see in a few days' time of course!! Data states it's 15 years old: https://www.modelraildatabase.com/locomotives/details/3083/ Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) There were 10x Clan Class locomotives built - a further 15 were programmed but shortage of materials and the 'dieselisation programme' stopped that ... but ... none of the 10 were preserved, however ... There's an 11th being built 'a la Tornado', i.e. brand new called 72010 Hengist. I'm tempted to try renaming, but this wouldn't be easy - the nameplate's shorter than 'Clan Buchanan' and Hornby nameplates are notoriously difficult to remove. Fortunately Silver Tay market replacement parts - all I'd require if I need to replace them ... tempting!! Fox Transfers would probably make the nameplates. It does appear that the nameplate is not 'glued on' but is simply tampo printed - which means I can remove it - and if necessary I can simply respray the deflectors! I have the number transfers ... Al. Edited 39 minutes ago by atom3624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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