Hornby TT gauge is announced

[Bob G]

And it is all to be sold on-line.

14 pages of stock and accessories so far on the Hornby website.

Very reminiscent of what the Triang offerings were in the early 1960s. Except at that time there were no class 66s or 50s, HSTs or Mark III coaches!

Locos: A1/A3, A4, Princess Coronation, 08, 50, 66, HST.
Coaches: Stanier 57', Pullmans, Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 3.
Wagons: 5 plank, Ventilated vans, LNER Toad Brake (just like Triang one), 12T tanks, 21T mineral wagon, more modern TTA tanks, HAA hoppers.

The couplings look appalingly large and scary.



https://uk.hornby.com/hornbytt120

I don't think we have anything to be worried about
Hornby is just a bit player in the N gauge scene and while their Brighton Belle is nice, I don't think they thought the market was big enough.

So what do they think they are going to achive with TT-120, with couplings like that! 

Bob

[bluedepot]

i wonder what the detail level and quality will be.

it seems to be priced quite reasonably - by current levels! maybe that's to entice people into tt scale.

i hope it wont distract other manufacturers (rapido, dapol) away from new n gauge models.


tim

[silly moo]

If I was starting from scratch I would be interested but I'm committed to N and 00. I don't see any small steam locos which is a shame but maybe they will come later.

A bold move on Hornby's part it will be interesting to see what happens. I do wonder how they are going to market it without retailers, how will you be able to see the models and get tempted into buying them?

[joe cassidy]

Come on, be honest, even though none of us on this forum is planning to switch to TT, we're all going to buy one item, probably an iconic loco, to satisfy our curiosity.

For me it will be the Stanier pacific.

[javlinfaw7]

Oxford  have also announced 6 vehicles in tt.

[ntpntpntp]

Yeah good luck, they obviously think there is a market.    I expect I'll end up buying something

I too looked at the couplings, they look like the Tillig NEM type (so not the same as older Continental TT used) and not compatible with the old TT3 range.

[jpendle]

Come on, be honest, even though none of us on this forum is planning to switch to TT, we're all going to buy one item, probably an iconic loco, to satisfy our curiosity.

For me it will be the Stanier pacific.

For me it will be nothing at all 

I spend enough already on the N Gauge stuff I want, I don't feel any need to go messing with my bank balance for a souvenir!

Regards,

John P

[silly moo]

 

Come on, be honest, even though none of us on this forum is planning to switch to TT, we're all going to buy one item, probably an iconic loco, to satisfy our curiosity.

For me it will be the Stanier pacific.

If they do Terriers and a Q1, I might not be able to resist 

[AndyRA]

Hopefully things will have improved since I dabbled in TT back in the 1960s? My Britannia and Castle Locos could just about manage to haul 3 coaches, add a fourth and they struggled, even with magnethesion The smoke unit on the Britannia was a novelty though. I waited ages for the 3 car DMU to become available, which it didn't before I gave up. In the end I switched to N and have stuck with it ever since. No, I will not be going back to TT, not even for one item.

[Robert_Salter]

Not in the slightest bit interested really.  Committed to n gauge and if I ever go larger perhaps when I'm older I'd revert to 00.  Not sure I like the fact they are only selling online either, I know it may be inevitable at this point but not sure they should be ditching stores altogether on this.

[The Q]

I suspect with the 00 Market so crowded, and them not in N and therefore not wanting to compete.. They are trying to make their own market.

Had I already not had commitments to N and EM, I'd have considered TT 1/120.

[JonMann]

TT seems to be the in thing at the moment as both Peco and Heljan announced products for it a few months back.

[bluedepot]

there is some nice german and czech tt.

I'm not going to be buying any hornby uk tt though.

i'll be interested to see what the detail level and running quality is like though.

tim

[BramptonBranch]

Sorry but I'm in the not remotely interested camp!

Andy

[Bob G]

Sorry but I'm in the not remotely interested camp!

Andy

Well, they don't do Warships in TT yet!