Farish 2014 Train Sets and Train Packs Announcements.

[portland-docks]

My fingers are getting itchy for one of those Virgin Voyager 220s. The only thing that is worrying is that, as I understand it, they need four decoders.    Is that right and if so why four?  One in each Power unit for head and tail lights I can understand.

just like the real thing, all four are powered maybe?

[Ollie3440]

My fingers are getting itchy for one of those Virgin Voyager 220s. The only thing that is worrying is that, as I understand it, they need four decoders.    Is that right and if so why four?  One in each Power unit for head and tail lights I can understand.

The Farish Voyager requires 2 Decoders. One for the power car, and one for the dummy power car (for the lights).

Ollie

[Thorpe Parva]

Today's issue of MREMAG states that the Silver Anniversary Set consists of  Jubilee & Class 47 in a metal tin with numbered certificate. Can't wait to see the full details.

David

[Newportnobby]

How about this for a theory:-

Jubilee - Galatea
Class 47 - West Coast Railways maroon

For those who want to run a steam special on a modern image layout

[davieb]

Or an alternative theory 

Jubilee..............Leander

47.............47 580 Blue with union jack

dave 

[Newportnobby]

If anyone would like the old boiler that comes with it maybe we could do a half and half deal? Pm me if interested

No thanks, it took me years and a lot of dosh to get rid of the last one

[FRED LEWIS]

Will the Silver Jubilee pack come with a tin opener

[MKP]

Officially announced as:

BR Green Late Crest Jubilee locomotive
Blue Class 47 locomotive “Union Jack” livery

Wooden case presentation box with Silver Anniversary logo and Silver effect rather than brass ironmongery

[Thorpe Parva]

More details on the Farish Website, looks like an early crest Jubilee...

http://www.bachmann.co.uk/image_box.php?image=images1/farish/370-2014.jpg&cat_no=370-2014&info=212&width=600&height=380

[PLD]

No confirmation of the ID though... Is 5552 "Silver Jubilee" too obvious??

My choice would still have been that in it's original Black & Silver colour scheme...

[gc4946]

The Farish pack is due in Sept/Oct but the larger scale version is due in July/August.

http://www.bachmann.co.uk/prod1.php?prod_selected=farish&prod=8

[oreamnos]

Actually, the Farish pack is already available now (mid-August).  Hattons, Rails, Kernow, Osborns all have them in stock.

Unfortunately I already have a Jubilee and I really don't want another one.  It's just another green express steam loco.  The 47 by contrast is fantastic - if they offered the 47 in that livery as a stand alone item, I'd buy one in an instant.

Has anyone bought one of these sets?  I'd like to know if each loco comes with its own separate plastic storage box within the presentation box.  None of the pictures I've seen of this set show the inside of the presentation box.  I could see myself buying one of these sets and then selling the Jubilee, though I suppose I could just sell my other Jubilee.

Matt

Edit - Oops.  Answered my own questions.  Rails has a picture of the inside of the box which I somehow missed when I looked before.  Each loco just sits within a plastic tray within the presentation box, so there is no separate and individual box proper for each loco and you'd be stuck storing each loco in that big wooden humidor...

[Newportnobby]

  Each loco just sits within a plastic tray within the presentation box, so there is no separate and individual box proper for each loco and you'd be stuck storing each loco in that big wooden humidor...

I somehow can't picture those models as having been rolled on the thighs of Cuban beauties