The annual 'what will they do next year?' thread.

Got a year to go before we see anything on the shelves... £100 (at 2013 prices) for a J94 probably £120 by release too..

Fill your boots time on ebay, the parties about to get its hangover.

 

First engineering sample of the O2 has appeared. It actually looks as though it will be worth the wait...

http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/page/58/Adams_O2_Steam_Locomotive

 

According to the latest issue of Hornby magazine Drummond 700 should arrive in October. Some think to look forward to.

 

Did it say which year?

 

Looking on the Hornby web site. LNER P2 should be with us soon. The first to arrive will be the Railroad P2 followed by the more detailed model. Anyone going yo buy one?

http://www.hornby.com/news/the-lner-cock-o-the-north-p2-class-approaches/

 

Not me. At least, not until they get away from this 'design clever' nonsense. However, this probably means that once I have purchased the promised T9, and depending on how the 700 class looks in terms of detail, I'm close to buying my last model from Hornby. I'd rather they did one really detailed model per year than a series of plasticky looking things. I recently finally got my hands on a brand-new Maunsell Pull-Push set for £59. Apart from a slight scratch on one of the windows and a missing step iron, its quite good.

 

Bachmann Announcement

OO gauge: Class 90 & Freightliner flat wagons
N gauge: Birdcage set
http://bachmann.co.uk/details.php?id=189

OO9 gauge:Baldwin Class 10-12-D, Covered Goods & Bogie Open Wagons
http://bachmann.co.uk/details.php?id=188

 

I'm sure I read somewhere they have stopped using Design Clever, and that the P2 will be the last model that will use this idea. In a way it was quite sensible, but it didn't really work. Just look at the Duke. Full fat version was twice the price of the Railroad one, but certainly wasn't twice as detailed. The RR one could be made to look very respectable for a fraction of the cost of the full priced one.

 

Not much joy in the '00' Loco' dept. Was hoping for an 'H' to show up. Still no 'E4' yet and the Atlantic to follow ,so maybe they want some time to catch up.

 

DJM announcements today.

OO gauge:
Class 59 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/88260-oo-gauge-class-59-diesel-locomotive/
Class 71 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/88264-oo-gauge-class-71-electro-locomotive/
Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0st http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/88265-oo-gauge-hudswell-clarke-24t-0-6-0st/
NER Q6 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/88268-oo-gauge-raven-q6-0-8-0-steam-locomotive/

N gauge:
Class 59 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/88262-n-gauge-class-59-diesel-locomotive/
GWR 63XX http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/88263-n-gauge-churchward-63xx-2-6-0-gwr-mogul/
Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0st http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/88266-n-gauge-hudswell-clarke-24t-0-6-0st/
NER Q6 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/88269-n-gauge-raven-q6-0-8-0-steam-locomotive/

 

Q6 a good choice. A beast of a machine when fully fit on the NYMR, although can't really justify one on the Southern... I consider myself a pretty competent modeller as I also dabble in 1/35 scale armoured vehicles with all the extra after-market bells and whistles, but the amount of capital sunk into a RTR model and risk of ruining the model means that I'd rather not touch it beyond adding the separate details after purchase. I think the last new loco I had was 34107.

 

NRM/Bachmann announcement is the GNR C1.

Info from http://www.locomotionmodels.com/

 

Definetly not worth £179.00 - traction will be nonexistent on any type of incline. Admittedly, the real thing wouldn't have been seen hauling substantial rakes, but you'd hope to get more than six out of it at least. Based on the D11, this won't pull a lot. It'll look nice though based on the job done on the SECR liveried C class.

Admittedly, i'm judging the Atlantic despite not seeing a working prototype, but its clear that the model will essentially be a 4-4-0 with a rear truck, so performance will be akin to that displayed by the City, Compound and D11. However, I can't understand people suggesting that they wouldn't buy the P2 already - have you even seen a finished model? How do you know it will suffer the same flaws as the Duke if you've yet to look at one up close? This is the first UK Mikado to be released, and there is an excellent video on youtube of Tony Wright giving one a quick spin on his home layout:



The loco will clearly haul a load. For me, mechanical performance should be the number one consideration, and it appears to pass with ease (the sample model at least). The livery doesn't look too shabby either! The A3 and A4 models produced by Hornby are still the best RTR models produced (pre wire connector), so I have every faith that Hornby will produce another excellent LNER express passenger loco!

 

What a beast! Love the comparison with the rebuilt version.

 

Very impressive; shame i'm not an LNER freak but there you go. I'd rather have the Brighton Atlantic with no pulling power !

 

Looking on the Hornby web site tonight I see there are two more locos added to this years models.

70043 Lord Kitchener with early tender emblem
70044 Earl Haig with later tender emblem

http://www.hornby.com/locomotives/steam-locomotives/dcc-ready-steam-locomotives.html

A shame Hornby didn't think of doing 70043 or 44 with twin westinghouse air brake pumps and without smoke deflectors. Which both locos were fitted with before reverting back to standard Brits.

 

Kernow have announced models of the GWR 1361 0-6-0ST locomotive

The models are:

• K2201 DJ Models GWR 1361 Class 1361 BR Black L/C, pristine
• K2202 DJ Models GWR 1361 Class 1362 BR Black E/E, pristine
• K2203 DJ Models GWR 1361 Class 1363 GWR Green Shirtbutton emblem, pristine
• K2204 DJ Models GWR 1361 Class 1364 GWR Green Great Western lettering, pristine
• K2205 DJ Models GWR 1361 Class 1365 BR Black L/C, weathered

The price of these models will be £124.99 Pristine and £134.99 Weathered, with a discount of £10.00 for pre-orders.

 

Visiting my local model shop this weekend and the following locos have now arrived in stock from Hornby
LNER P2 (railroad)
BR Penrice Castle
GWR Wellington Castle
BR Brighton School
BR Epsom School
LNER L1

 

Announcements in the past few days.

Bachmann L&NWR Webb Coal Tank

• 35-050 No. 1054 in LNWR plain black livery
• 35-051 No. 7841 in LMS black livery
• 35-052 No. 58900 in BR black livery

They are expected to arrive in around 18 months time. More info http://bachmann.co.uk/details.php?id=197.

Hattons/DJModels GWR King
Hattons have announced that DJModels will make models of the GWR King.

• HK01 6000 "King George V" in GWR lined green with Great (roundel) Western on tender
• HK02 6019 "King Henry V" in GWR lined green with Great (shield) Western on tender
• HK03 6021 "King Richard II" in GWR lined green with shirtbutton logo on tender
• HK04 6029 "King Edward VII" in GWR un-lined wartime green with G (crest) W on tender
• HK05 6018 "King Henry VI" in GWR lined green with G (crest) W on tender
• HK06 6001 "King Edward VII" in BR ultramarine blue with BRITISH RAILWAYS (BR style) on tender
• HK07 6027 "King Richard I" in BR/GWR lined green with BRITISH RAILWAYS (GWR style) on tender - weathered
• HK08 6028 "King George VI" in BR lined blue with early crest on tender
• HK09 6023 "King Edward II" in BR lined blue with early crest on tender - as preserved
• HK10 6009 "King Charles II" in BR lined green with early crest on tender
• HK11 6017 "King Edward IV" in BR lined green with late crest on tender
• HK12 6026 "King John" in BR lined green with late crest on tender
• HK13 6005 "King George II" in BR lined green with late crest on tender - weathered
• HK14 6024 "King Edward I" in BR lined green with late crest on tender - as preserved

Due late 2015/early 2016. The price of these models is £169. More info: http://www.ehattons.com/stocklist/3094212/1000588/1000640/0/_/prodlist.aspx.

Heljan GWR 1361 0-6-0ST

• 1300 - GWR 0-6-0ST 1361 in photographic grey (limited edition)
• 1301 - GWR 0-6-0ST 1363 in GWR green with monogram insignia
• 1302 - GWR 0-6-0ST 1364 in GWR green with G W R lettering
• 1303 - GWR 0-6-0ST 1365 in BR black with early 'lion & wheel' insignia
• 1304 - GWR 0-6-0ST 1363 in BR black with later 'lion & wheel' insignia

Info from https://www.facebook.com/heljanas/posts/780552848674250

 

hmm, wonder what Kernow and DJ models think about this development.