VESPA Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Not yet in stock but I have now preordered from Hornby two Britannia's 70044 Earl Haig and 70043 Lord Kitchener. These seem to be imminent as they have gone to the preorder state on this website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 How many left to get after these two Vespa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Well, they will make 29 but three are Britannia in different guises. I nearly went back to the older model yesterday as Hattons had a secondhand Tennyson but decided not to. Someone has bought it already so I hope they enjoy it. I do have a set of nameplates for Earl Haig that I bought when there were a few more Brits on sale. Today on MREmag ( http://www.mremag.com/news/bulletin.asp ) there is a link to a film of the Foxfield Railway. This shows the smaller locos, often forgotten but when it finishes there are another selection of films that have a connection to 71000 and the Britannias. So another 45 mins taken up with Brits and the Duke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thank you Vespa. They really are handsome locos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I suppose that they were special to me as they were the only whole class left when I started trainspotting. It was always a buzz at school if "there's a Brit on the shed!" I once went on a cold drizzly night just to see 70020 Mercury ex works. Since then I have seen loads of photos of it on our local shed ( now gone, almost) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ_model_trains Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 2x 3 Aspect Train-Tech light signals2x 4 Aspect Train-Tech light signals1x dummy signal kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Regarding the full size loco not for sale, I have found another today, by accident, but it may be completely goosed. I am going to ring the yard on Monday where it is and arrange to go and have a look at it. Funnily enough it is only 15 miles away from me. I am not sure but it looks like a Hunslet saddle tank amongst a load of junk in the photo I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 the full size loco sounds interesting vespa what you going to do with it if you get it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Two GWR Night Mail Coaches @ £20 each (the older type with just Night Mail on the side). (would have been £22 without the discount card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Olly, I would hopefully restore it and have it on permanent loan to a preserved railway who would appreciate it. The only thing I would want then is to be able to have it steamed and drive it when possible. There are many things that may plunge this idea into the depths and initial cost could be the first stumbling point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 A Southern Railway 2Hal entered LC&DR's stock list today. The two BR ones I have are undergoing back-dating to 1950s condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I've got a TTS Duke, and although the model looks good, I'm not over enamoured with the TTS - (compared with a 'regular' sound chip)It makes realistic noises - BUT - the exhaust sounds do not relate to the wheel revs.After a bit of running in (it was a bit jerky at first) I get eighteen - yes eighteen chuffs per wheel rev at very low speed, and a mere two chuffs per ref at a higher speed, wind the rpm's up to semi-fast level, and the chip is going frantic with chuffs!The whistle sounds are good, as are the various other noises - except the door-slam, which sounds like a short chuff, and the 'fireman's breakfast, which sounds like hail on a tin roof.When sitting static, with the F1 selected on, the boiler noises are not constant, they have a small audio variation in pitch, on about a two per second rate, as though the sound is being modulated by a type 66 dismal running in the background. Does anyone else have any comments on the TTS sound, now they have one to listen to? Or is mine a rogue?The hornby ad, shown on the forums a short while ago, also had only two chuffs per wheel rev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Well, I just put a post on here, and it has disappeared! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronan Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 You have a post before @19.06 I can see it or did you post another post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I picked up my TTS DoG today. When I've tested it, I might comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Kindly ignore my missing post post!I'm used to the forums where it puts the last post on top, on the first page, and since this Hornby forum has been updated I've not used it much, and forgot that it puts the last post on the bottom, on the last page. Result - I was looking in the wrong place!I did try to delete the post, but it undeleted itself again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi 2eOdQuote - Kindly ignore my missing post post!We haven't a lot of choice - apart from Graskie everyone else is even more confused than you are !!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Confucious, he say..............blame postman for missing post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Just accidently bought a GWR King of Amazon!My finger slipped as I move the mouse to one side and just cliped the one click purchase button!Fortunately I did want another but need to know if the R2460 GWR 4-6-0 KING CLASS KING JAMES II is DCC ready.RegardsSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_abramczyk Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 If you mean as in a physical, "Went to a shop and bought it" acquisition, then it was a Railroad NE covered wagon and a "Track Expansion B" pack But if you mean, the last thing I spent money on, I went to Hatton's website, and got a bunch of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 It doesn't appear to be DCC ready. Have a look at http://www.hornbyguide.com/item_year_details.asp?itemyearid=7339I've also checked my 2005 51st Hornby catalogue and that does not mention DCC either. I have R 2530 6007 "King William III" and the box for that shows both "Super Detail" and very clearly "DCC Ready." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayarpino Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Cock O' The North by guess who. The TTS version. Three days to cross the channel, excellent time for an old engine.Very impressive machine; Seems the wheels on this version are painted the same colour as the superstructure but my eyesight may be playing tricks. I find the detail outstanding, its also runs extremely smoothly and the TTS is a revelation for me. Can't compare with memories of the real engine, wasn't quite around yet, but I deem the sound to be excellent. And despite the fact this isn't a cheap loco, it beats anything else I've seen or owned for the price. This is a real winner. I really hope Hornby will make this decoder available separately with a the possibility of programming it ourselves for two, three or more cylinders, whistle, etc....This has now convinced me to go ahead with the build of the (very) old Keyser kit of the streamlined version of this engine (but with a different motor, gears, etc....) which I have had lying about for longer than I care to remember. I wonder if Hornby will ever make the P2 chassis and power train available as a spare....??? (please....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I certainly hope so - and hope that they don't have a two year delay.Did you know, by the way, that the real one crossed the channel in 1934? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayarpino Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hello PP (and the rest of the lads in the NER/LNER waiting room).... Now that you mention it I do vaguely recollect something about trials in France. But whatever for? Surely there was enough testing ground in Britain? And by the way, what I said about the price was in relation to what comparable continental models cost (you can at least double the price!) Initially I would have like to model the steam era in Belgium, where I live, but apart from some reliveried war reparation German engines (steam), for genuine Belgian locos, and some were mighty impressive, it's limited edition brass, well over £1,000 and coaches to suit. Afraid that is out of reach for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for the advice. It arrived today and has a small DCC ready logo on the box but it must be a second hand one because I found it was already fitted with a Chip and also explains the very cheap price! Only thing was I could not programme the chip to 6008 - Must be the old type chip. So I swapped it for the one I had in my GW (steam) sentinal no 12 and reprogrammed both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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