LTSR_NSE Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Either (as has already been speculated) they are only releasing small batches, as they are unpacked. Or else they were virtually sold out through pre-orders and the few still available were promptly grabbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rman Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 The break van is back in stock it’s amazing how locomotives and rolling stock go quickly back into after they sold out but tracks and sets take longer to go back into stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 I was wondering if they’ve started doing some quality checking in Margate? That might explain why the units keep coming back into stock in small batches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rman Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 The wagons are out of stock again 😂 I wonder how long they will be out of stock for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Apparently mine were "despatched" on Friday along with my uncoupling ramps.Only got one DPD picked up email and today the ramps came, still no DPD email for the wagons ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMart Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 And again back in stock joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulsanne88 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Has anyone actually received any wagons yetThe two tankers I managed to order should be arriving today.Still can’t time it right to order a brake van though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Still waiting for a brake van, should be on its way as payment taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMart Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I should receive two brake vans and some tankers later today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9020 Nimbus Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 My pre-ordered brake van and a Mobil tanker ordered on Friday are both marked as dispatched. I've received one email from DPD telling me they're expecting my parcel. But which one? Surely they aren’t going to send them together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulsanne88 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Carless and Mobil tankers arrived, and very nice they are too.My stock count has is now up to a dizzy 9 items!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulsanne88 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I have just hooked the tankers to blink Bonny to create a strange short goods rakeThe tankers do look a bit small behind the tender but the wheelbase measures out about right at 27mm which equates to about 10 feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Mulsanne, they do look quite diminutive but they are only 10t tank wagons, effectively a tank literally strapped (and well modelled on these) to a fairly standard wagon chassis. I guess in the day these would be the primary source of fuel oil deliveries around the country, oil use was pretty limited and nothing like today! So smallish volumes would be all that was needed. I can’t get over the standard of the printing, magnifying glass needed to read the LNER build plate on the BR brake van sole bar, superb detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_watts1 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Fisons and Mobil wagon back in, quickly bought them along with a track pack to take it past £50 post free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghia69 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Has anyone else noticed that in the catalogue it shows 21t ore wagons in grey and Bauxite but the website only shows bauxite. I have emailed Simon to ask.if it's just an oversight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9020 Nimbus Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 The 12 ton tank wagons seem to have been more numerous than these 10 ton ones and in their various variants lasted for a long time. By the 1960s, capacity was up to 35 tons (c.f. the old Airfix—now Dapol—kit). The modern TTA tank wagons planned for the range have a capacity of 45 tons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 @Ghia69 it’s probably a safety thing, you wouldn’t want all those 21t un-fitted mineral wagons rolling about….😉 seriously though, the Grey 21t did survive into the 80’s hopefully it’s not far away although I’m keen to get some fitted ones for a nice long train 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob23 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I see that there are now two further livery options for the 21T mineral wagons available to pre-order:https://uk.hornby.com/products/21t-mineral-wagon-p200781-era-4-tt6016https://uk.hornby.com/products/21t-mineral-wagon-b316500-era-6-tt6017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 @Rob23, I noticed the additional PO one had appeared, the Grey 21t was shown in the catalogue but this new livery option is a promising sign that other stock in alternative liveries previously not shown may appear too 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 I am confused ... I thought era 4 and on had BR owned stock, no privateer wagons.So is the "Clenafod" 21T wagon listed with incorrect era or were there company owned wagons in era 6 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby11 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Looking at the markings perhaps privately owned by the steel company at Port Talbot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Glenafod Colliery Ltd existed 1920-1946 becoming part of the National Coal Board (NCB) in 1947 until its closure in 1958. The model seems to be more likely Era 3. The real wagon may have carried PO branding for a while but generally NCB were pretty good at wiping out the old names unless it was a special ‘one off’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 Cool, I'll add 4 Glenafod and 4 Grey to my pre-orders :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9020 Nimbus Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 The "Glenafod" wagon is very probably a fictitious livery.If the decoration shown in the catalogue is correct, then the grey wagon is not era 4 as it has TOPS lettering—it must therefore be era 6.These wagons were generally used for power station coal deliveries (other than in former NER territory where 21 ton (and older) hoppers were used). All were later replaced by MGR hoppers (HAA etc) from the mid 1960s.Vacuum-fitted 22-ton minerals were used on scrap metal traffic towards the end of their careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Nimbus, I could only find info on the pit and a reference to PO wagons an appendix to a listing I don’t have ! I know this livery has been released more than once in OO but that’s no guarantee of authenticity 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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