I note that another series of " Inside Hornby" is due - it had record viewing figures

I suspect a few TT models will be seen on screen....

I'm assuming you mean "Hornby—A Model World".

I think we can take it for granted TT will feature. But what do you mean by "record viewing figures"?

Quote from: mojo on October 25, 2022, 09:03:18 PM
Has anyone who signed up for the Club received a free catalogue yet?

Maurice C

The catalogue, badge and membership card arrived today.

It is interesting to compare the illustrations based on 'TT' locomotives (2550, 60004 and 60084 on the cover) with those elsewhere in the catalogue, including that of 60084 on page 7, which look to be based on '00' locomotives.

All very interesting.

Best wishes

John

We have posted some photos on our Facebook page which were taken at the Great British Model show in Gaydon today.

Class 08 finished in DB red, A3 and A4 in BR Green plus some other bits.

They were taken by G Hall
I haven't got a clue on how to post pics on here. I have uploaded them into my cloud account.

here is the link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dQq9w0PhUaThWOfILjKw83PUpB1-Yu9L?usp=share_link

Should a DB 08 have nose ladders?

Quote from: Roy L S on October 29, 2022, 04:15:57 PM
Should a DB 08 have nose ladders?

The Hornby OO model with the same loco number has no ladders, so they need to make their mind up

Quote from: ntpntpntp on October 29, 2022, 04:45:16 PM

Quote from: Roy L S on October 29, 2022, 04:15:57 PM
Should a DB 08 have nose ladders?

The Hornby OO model with the same loco number has no ladders, so they need to make their mind up

Lets hope they are clip on and were for display 

Re the photo of the 2 A4s, I assume we are looking at the TT version on the left and the OO version on the right ?

Quote from: joe cassidy on October 29, 2022, 05:49:34 PM
Re the photo of the 2 A4s, I assume we are looking at the TT version on the left and the OO version on the right ?

TT Version on the left, I wasn't there, the pics were taken by someone else. it could be the TT 3mm on the right. the con rods look very basic on the bigger loco
The guy who took the photos quoted on his post that he wished the new Hornby items were TT 1:106 and not 1:120, he then removed his post

I bought the new RM magazine the other day and saw photos of the new TT locos.
What puzzeled me was that the wheel flanges are quite large and the flanges of the trailing wheels are left off.
I can't understand this, if you introduce a new system why not do it to modern standards?
If finer flanges work in N gauge the must certainly work in a larger scale.

I was curious about the differences between the Hornby TT and the Dapol N gauge A3 so I copied two images in a new file. Above the Hornby (from world of railways website), below the Dapol (from Hattons website).
The Dapol wheels look better imho altough the wheel center of the pony wheel looks better in the larger scale.

Quote from: ntpntpntp on October 29, 2022, 04:45:16 PM

Quote from: Roy L S on October 29, 2022, 04:15:57 PM
Should a DB 08 have nose ladders?

The Hornby OO model with the same loco number has no ladders, so they need to make their mind up

Ladders were removed early in their careers to avoid crews accidentally touching overhead cables

Quote from: JanW on October 29, 2022, 07:58:04 PM
I bought the new RM magazine the other day and saw photos of the new TT locos.
What puzzeled me was that the wheel flanges are quite large and the flanges of the trailing wheels are left off.

Hornby have left the flanges off the trailing wheels on some OO gauge steam locos. here is the Hush Hush which is done the same way, can be seen at 13 mins 45 seconds


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWKGmVh7rV0&t=893s   

Quote from: jpendle on November 03, 2022, 03:58:05 PM
Today is the first day that Hornby TT120 hasn't shown up in my recent unread posts.



About blinking time 

John P

Just for you. 

Quote from: nobby on October 26, 2022, 06:53:34 AM
I have been through all the forums on this over the last few weeks and sat through watching the SK interviews . . . . i am still none the wiser who the brand-new market for this scale is or for.

If you've seen the Simon Kohler interview, you'll know exactly who this launch is aimed at. Whether that market actually exists, or is big enough, is another question entirely.

Quote from: nobby on October 26, 2022, 06:53:34 AM
that said i will properly sign up to the club next january before the deadline just in case these new models are so much more highly detailed and such superb runners for a cheaper price compared to N that i have to sell everything and move up 20% in size, so i don t need glasses to put things on the track.

I don't think that anyone has ever claimed that these will be "super-detailed" models. I hope they're not. I don't need anything else that I'm scared to remove from the packaging in case bits start falling off.

Quote from: Roy L S on October 29, 2022, 04:15:57 PM
Should a DB 08 have nose ladders?

No it should not, nor should either of the other two. In the cataloguebrochure they are all pictured without.

I've ordered a BR blue one. If it comes with nose ladders I will attempt to remove them, as long as I can do so without breaking them and/or damaging the loco.