Yes, they'll be fine on code 55. It's the reduced height of code 40 which can cause issues.

Video (in Japanese) with shots of pre-production unpainted prototype:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=395&v=BynNxy7xOlI

Quote from: railsquid on January 18, 2021, 02:23:30 PM
Video (in Japanese) with shots of pre-production unpainted prototype:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=395&v=BynNxy7xOlI

Class 800 begins at 6:36 and finishes at 7:10

Thanks for the video link, that looks really good.

Hi,
The thing I can't understand is the new Allegra version...what are differences with oldest ?...
Thank you.
Cheers.


Marco

New update regarding the Class 800. I must say the preproduction looks amazing, and the livery application not bad at all either!

Now... who can translate Japanese for me?

That looks most promising and the GWR livery is spot on with the matt panel behind the lettering looking particularly nice. The GWR 800s were delivered in white undercoat and vinyled green and the finish reflects this nicely. The 802s were painted and have a much shiner appearance without the white bits around the cab doors.

Really excited about my Azuma. Might have to think about some Trans-Pennine vinyls at some point.

That's a very nice looking model, still not stopping me think about respraying to Hull Trains livery though!

Hattons update:

https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail.aspx?id=949

I'm very very tempted. This might mark the start of me getting modern stuff.

'Gaugemaster' have just issued a similar update - won't be long now! 

new images on here https://www.osbornsmodels.com/kato-10-1671-class-8000-gwr-iet-800-021-5-car-emu-50737-p.asp

I hope it's just the photos, but the colour doesn't look good. Much too teal.

I would still prefer DCC to NEM standards rather than Kato's proprietry offerings. But, the price of the DCC89 decoder pack isn't as frightening as I was anticipating.

 From an email from Hattons:

Manufacturer:
Kato
Prototype:
Class 800 IET
Scale:
N Gauge
First Introduced:
2021
DCC Capability:
DCC Ready with PCB Solder points


So does this mean we can fit decoders of our choice??

Geoff

Quote from: njee20 on March 08, 2021, 07:14:52 PM
I hope it's just the photos, but the colour doesn't look good. Much too teal.

GWR Green is a hard one to judge. Having seen the modern and original greens side-by side at Old Oak open dey, I would say the Kato model looks OK. The new green has a definite blue-ish tint compared to the original brunswick. Kato also have caught the satin vinyl finish applied to the GWR 800s. The painted 802s and HSTs have a much richer sheen.