Quote from: captainelectra on January 08, 2013, 07:29:47 PM
It's going to be restored in Umber and Cream - probably with the obligatory yellow panel.

Perhaps a good solution if you wish to model the perserved set would be to use the warning panel transfers supplied by Fox. Cut to size and apply the waterslide. If you ever wish to sell the unit, dampen the front until the transfer slides off again. Might be a good compromise for those who want to run it on an MI layout but preserve the collectable value.

Have I missed it or any idea how much? My bank account is still shaky from the BP purchase!!
David

You haven't missed it, price has not been announced yet. However comparing the prices of the 00 BB and BP, don't expect the N gauge version to be much cheaper than the BP. Not if you want the full 5-car set anyway.

Quote from: BernardTPM on January 08, 2013, 08:50:24 AM
These days Eurostar works on HS1 so won't need to be mixed with 'normal' British trains. Same will apply to Velaro, indeed the latter probably couldn't work off HS1. So 1:160 for those is less of an issue.

This is true, on Choates Lane, by Mirlees and Free_debt_man of this parish, the 2 Eurostars and TGV's run on the lower HS1 and therefore never mix with British 1:148 stock, which runs on the top level. So no-one ever notices the scale difference.

Regards

Neal.

Quote from: Calnefoxile on January 09, 2013, 11:24:30 AM

This is true, on Choates Lane, by Mirlees and Free_debt_man of this parish, the 2 Eurostars and TGV's run on the lower HS1 and therefore never mix with British 1:148 stock, which runs on the top level. So no-one ever notices the scale difference.

Regards

Neal.

That is a great idea - wish I'd thought of that when I was building my layout. I tend to run the 1:160 stuff together. In real life the ICE is a bigger train than the Voyager so they don't look too bad together on the track

Providing you stick to the High Speed lines, modelling those in 1:160 should be quite possible. As mentioned, there's already Eurostar and Velaro, there's a Class 66 and obviously container wagons and some ferry vans already available in 1:160.

Yes I think its a shame they didn't do more with the 2012 LU. So near but yet so far. But I do realise this was for the toy market although i am happy with my conversion.
David

can't believe this amazing development has not been covered at all on sky news, bbc news, al jazeera etc etc!!!  what is wrong with the media!!!!

Hornby have never produced the intermediate trailers for the Eurostar in OO, presumably due to low sales due to the size of layout needed to accommodate them.

Perhaps they are seeing that N may be the way forward for those wishing to model longer trains and we will see full-length sets appear in the nice new livery!

Quote from: bluedepot on January 09, 2013, 06:53:43 PM
can't believe this amazing development has not been covered at all on sky news, bbc news, al jazeera etc etc!!!  what is wrong with the media!!!!

I know but one former pop star I barely know of cheating on a current pop star I barely know of is front page news with another 1 1/2 pages inside,,,,,

I do hope Hornby/Arnold enter the UK N Gauge market fully would be nice to have more competion with Dapol and Farish. Will also help increase the variety of products available too

Quote from: GWR-Kris on January 10, 2013, 01:55:16 PM
I do hope Hornby/Arnold enter the UK N Gauge market fully would be nice to have more competion with Dapol and Farish. Will also help increase the variety of products available too

Maybe the quality too ? 

How has the OO Belle sold does anyone know? 

I would say that if an N Belle is a commercial success for Hornby then they'll be back.  So get all yor friends to go out and buy one.....  3rd Rail Rocks....

Some signs of discounting (more the blue/grey ones than the cream/umber ones).

They don't appear to have vanished in the same way that the first batch of Blue Pullmans did.

Quote from: Greybeema on January 10, 2013, 04:48:09 PM
How has the OO Belle sold does anyone know? 

I would say that if an N Belle is a commercial success for Hornby then they'll be back.  So get all yor friends to go out and buy one.....  3rd Rail Rocks....

Well said