Anthony-366831

Hello all. I was able to pick up a replacement from an alternative mainstream dealer that is pristine and it runs like a charm, albeit it needs running in. But thank you for the Facebook idea. Been scammed a couple of times off of there and nothing was local, so I just paid a little extra, for piece of mind. What I will say though, is the train I sent back has simply been put back up for sale with ‘mark on cab roof’ and ‘test run’. Nothing about its horrific wobble/shimmy. And no images of the cab roof. The sale price is as I paid for it in pristine condition so I am a little peeved at the seller/company. Now I’m not going to name them, they were excellent with me, both with this and in the past, but I will identify the train. I believe it ok for me to say, “I once owned this ltd ed. train no. 2043 of 2500, and it needs a cab roof respray, or if it doesn’t when/if you now own it, then it’s already had one.” It’s also the worst runner out of the box I’ve ever seen. However, it may just need a full service/wheel quartering realignment that some of these Elizabeth II’s suffered with. Make sure you test run before purchase. Up until now I have not done anything that ‘might’ effect the value of this loco but with the seller now being less than honest I felt it necessary to identify the problem loco at least. I hope this helps someone someday.

Hello all. I just wanted to reach out and thank all of those that responded. I begrudgingly decided to send the model back today as nobody could definitively give me an answer on what this was, or how, and to what standard, it could be repaired. I can airbrush, but this model was just too rare for me to even contemplate doing myself, and without getting answers from specialists without them seeing the model in person (which is fair enough), I didn’t feel it was right for me to be sending the model around the country, if in the end I had to return it anyway. Hence my decision. So once refunded, I will begin my search for a replacement. I just wanted to ensure this page had a conclusion. If I do hear back from the seller on what it was and whether it was repaired, and how, I will come back to you all just in case it’s helpful for someone else in the future. Anthony

I’m hoping somebody on here may have an answer for me to this problem that has left me devastated. I have finally gotten my hands on a ‘purple 70’ Elizabeth II, at considerable cost I might add, from a reputable uk store. However, when I opened the sealed box it has a couple of issues:- 1) being a quite substantial shimmy, albeit I only ran it very quickly on a rolling road on dc so this could rectify with a light service and being run in. 2) my biggest issue, however, is that the cab roof has some sort of residue on it that looks like the mark you get from superglue vapour when you use the glue in a confined area. I shall upload photos below. Does anybody have any ideas what this could be and how to remove it? When you try and clean it with a cotton bud and distilled water it disappears but, as soon as the area dries again, you can watch it reappear before your eyes. I’ve never come across anything like it. Being this model was sealed I’ve reached out to Hornby directly and they have washed their hands of it completely, despite it quite obviously having been shipped in this condition having been sealed still in the brown shipping box. It’s taken me such a long time to get my hands on a sealed version of this stunning loco that I’m devastated and heart broken. So any help would be appreciated. I will note I have reached out to the shop and they have offered a refund on return, or have asked me what I would consider a fair discount to keep the model. So I can’t say they haven’t been fair, it was sealed after all. So this is in no way a mark against them. I just want to have the model I’ve always wanted that was effectively going to become an heirloom to my autistic son who has a special thing for this train. So it needs to be pristine. Thank you in advance. Anthony