RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) I heard that it was a mistake originating from a draughtsman's note scrawled on the GA interpreted as 'Gazelle Names Used'GNU is a wildebeest. I was on safari in SA once, with a tour, the tour guide started out pointing to a Springbok, and started mentioning there’s many types of antelope in SA, could anyone name a few.... Queue me... I rattled out every B1 name I could think of.., except 61243 and others such like, everyone was stunned including the tour guide. Kudos me...1-0...hell yes ! Unfortunately amazement turned rapidly to bemusement when someone pointed to a furry friend and said which type is that... to which I had to fess up to not having a clue. (After all it didn’t have a number on it’s loins or nose, for all I knew it was a woolly mammoth). Edited March 7, 2018 by adb968008 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pint of Adnams Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 GNU is a wildebeest. No doubt, but then that spoils the joke... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted March 8, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2018 GNU is a wildebeest. Cue Flanders and Swan! I may be showing my age with that one. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted March 8, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2018 Cue Flanders and Swan! I may be showing my age with that one. A Gnu on the 8.32? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pint of Adnams Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 A Gnu on the 8.32? I wouldn't want to be one (B1)... cue drum roll (bongos of course). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 The GWR Green Class 153 is now due in November 2018. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pom-pom Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 GNU is a wildebeest. I was lead to believe that GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix", please check your references... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2018 I was lead to believe that GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix", please check your references... I think that may be agnother Gnu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted April 16, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2018 I think that may be agnother Gnu. That's Gnu's to me. I'm off, before I create another Gnuisance. Fred Needle-Street Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted April 16, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2018 And that's the end of the Gnu's, here is the weather forecast............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 16, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2018 What’s gnuing on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Papper Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Gnuthing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted April 17, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2018 Must be a slow Gnu's day.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I hope they do 61221 and 61246 next. Not 61215 though, as I've already started that one. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 J36 delivery looks to be slipping, email from Hattons now giving the delivery date as October. So hopefully here for my birthday! Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathonAG Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 J36 delivery looks to be slipping, email from Hattons now giving the delivery date as October. So hopefully here for my birthday! Jim Very unsurprising given the very little progress that has been shared from Hornby. Perhaps a release of 'Maude' on November 11th would be a nice touch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianjeffery Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Just ordered R3632 from Rails.... ( BR, Merchant Navy Class, 4-6-2, 35024 'East Asiatic Company' - Era 4 ) https://railsofsheffield.com/products/34829/Hornby-r3632-oo-gauge-br-east-asiatic-company-merchant-navy-class-4-6-2-steam-locomotive-35024 seems to be the lowest pre-order price so far..... £137 ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted May 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) Just ordered R3632 from Rails.... ( BR, Merchant Navy Class, 4-6-2, 35024 'East Asiatic Company' - Era 4 ) https://railsofsheffield.com/products/34829/Hornby-r3632-oo-gauge-br-east-asiatic-company-merchant-navy-class-4-6-2-steam-locomotive-35024 seems to be the lowest pre-order price so far..... £137 ! Assuming it’s honoured at delivery. The price promise only states: We guarantee the price of our forthcoming releases for Locomotives, coaches and wagons to be at least 10-25% less than the RRP at the time of release. Edited May 11, 2018 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) Providing an order has been placed prior to any price hike, Hornby to date have honoured that price I think you'll find. It's some large outlets like ROS that have hiked their prices. A good example of this was with the H Class. Edited May 11, 2018 by Black 5 Bear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianjeffery Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 oh dear, no i feel sad again..... :-( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 TTS models again seem to be slipping back on projected release dates. The Lord Nelson in now November, whilst the J36 Maude is now December. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) TTS models again seem to be slipping back on projected release dates. The Lord Nelson in now November, whilst the J36 Maude is now December. It is apparent that the floods of new models, to which we have become acquainted, have now ebbed somewhat. Given Hornby's new management and the difficulty of finding factory production 'slots' delays seem more the norm than ever. I guess therefore that asking questions about Hornby's choices for new or re-liveried models is a bit of a waste, but with the 50th Anniversary of the 15 Guinea Special coming up it appears that Hornby have put all their eggs in the rather expensive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' Britannia and three carriage trainpack. I know that lead-times are long for even new numbers and so on, on existing models, but have wondered why the fourth engine used on that day in August 1968, 45110, has not been produced, at least to my scant knowledge. Has this ever been mooted, or hinted-at before? It would have to have the same tooling as 2011-13 production weathered sound fitted 45010, and of course be pristine, but I suppose we can cobble together a 45110 somehow? edit, perhaps starting with a s/h R2555 45156 'Ayrshire Yeomanry' which has the right boiler and lamp bracket. (except the lower centre one, which should I think be moved a tad, butt that's a bridge too far. ) Edited June 30, 2018 by robmcg 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2018 It is apparent that the floods of new models, to which we have become acquainted, have now ebbed somewhat. Given Hornby's new management and the difficulty of finding factory production 'slots' delays seem more the norm than ever. I guess therefore that asking questions about Hornby's choices for new or re-liveried models is a bit of a waste, but with the 50th Anniversary of the 15 Guinea Special coming up it appears that Hornby have put all their eggs in the rather expensive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' Britannia and three carriage trainpack. I know that lead-times are long for even new numbers and so on, on existing models, but have wondered why the fourth engine used on that day in August 1968, 45110, has not been produced, at least to my scant knowledge. Has this ever been mooted, or hinted-at before? It would have to have the same tooling as 2011-13 production weathered sound fitted 45010, and of course be pristine, but I suppose we can cobble together a 45110 somehow? edit, perhaps starting with a s/h R2555 45156 'Ayrshire Yeomanry' which has the right boiler and lamp bracket. (except the lower centre one, which should I think be moved a tad, butt that's a bridge too far. ) I too think Black 5’s in 2018 was a missed opportunity. There was plenty of them in 1968, and picking ones like 45318/388 & 45110 would make sense, similarly limited runs of 250 odd for retailers around the country of the other 20 odd July/ August 68 fives could have worked. The argument for not over cooking them doesn’t stack up, it’s more efficient to produce bulk, and then the 5’s tooling could be rested for a few years. It’s unlikely in 2028 that 60 years post event it will attract the same following as 50 years. Sadly the 50th anniversary on the Mainline is a bit lack lustre too., not even sure yet if a black 5 will be part of the event. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I too think Black 5’s in 2018 was a missed opportunity. There was plenty of them in 1968, and picking ones like 45318/388 & 45110 would make sense, similarly limited runs of 250 odd for retailers around the country of the other 20 odd July/ August 68 fives could have worked. The argument for not over cooking them doesn’t stack up, it’s more efficient to produce bulk, and then the 5’s tooling could be rested for a few years. It’s unlikely in 2028 that 60 years post event it will attract the same following as 50 years. Sadly the 50th anniversary on the Mainline is a bit lack lustre too., not even sure yet if a black 5 will be part of the event. Indeed there would be a market for many Black 5s with a last-run theme, as with Southern Region Bulleids, some of which have been done? Black 5 45318 is intriguing being the last public-timetable steam run, 3/8/68 It reached 78mph at Maghull under driver Ernie Hayes, I believe, a fine swansong. That said, Hornby have been excellent over the years with most variations of the conventional Black 5 covered (I wouldn't recognise a sloping throatplate firebox if I fell over one). Further to my choice for a re-numbered 45110, I think the existing Peter Waterman 45190 might be closest in spec. In researching this I noted that 44666 has the 26-element boiler with differences.. excellent stuff, Hornby! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 A look at some of the latest models and prototypes from Hornby Model Railways, filmed on their Roadshow Stand at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition 2018. Models featured, included the all new Streamlined Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2, NBR J36 Class 0-6-0's and Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0's. Hope you enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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