Andy Y Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Margate have just sent over the first images of the first engineering shots of the forthcoming 42xx and 72xx. Click for full images. 42xx 72xx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Not a GWR man, at all - but - phwoar. Like the Thompson O1 and Thompson coaches, these tank engines look like they are going to be worth every single penny. It looks as if the 72xx has a "floating" rear axle to compensate for the long wheelbase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 That 7200 looks beautiful (there goes my money), and what a bunker! Wonder if seeing a 2-8-2 is a hint for anything Apple Green... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome_whistle Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Well, they certainly look the part on first glance but it's interesting to note that Hornby have modelled the little porthole windows on the cab front. I would be surprised if they were present on any 7200 tank and would guess they would have been plated over pretty early in the life of the 4200s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 That does look tasty, may have to get one of these - do I get just one or one of each? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newport_rod Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 These look very impressive - I can see £500 gone by the time I've got one of each converted to P4! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I wasn't going to get one, but i'm nearly convinced!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I really don't do GWR in any shape or form as a rule, but they do look mighty impressive and very tempting.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I think these shots have greatly reduced the chances of my K's kit ever being built, but I would be interested in The Stationmaster's verdict in due course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exet1095 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Great models - lots to look forward too. I hardly like to mention my reservation, which is the way the safety valves are so much higher than the bonnet. That is not typical of the real thing, and this is an aspect of the model that I hope gets sorted before production. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2012 Very, very nice.Now wheres Stationmaster when you need him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Oh joy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Very, very nice.Now wheres Stationmaster when you need him. I think he is building his SWAG module with some urgency Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted April 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2012 Andy you are a bad bad man. First you tempt us with the Thompsons, now this! I had been hoping to get away with not needing a 72xx then I discovered 3 were based at Oxford for the era I'm modelling Chilterns. Now you put these pictures up and my wallet is groaning again...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 No way do I need one for my BLT, but that's not going to stop me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn-on-the-platform Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I will certainly be helping myself to a 42xx looking at this! But in which livery?!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penrhos1920 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Excellent, but I hope that they get rid of the mould parting line near the top of the smokebox. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptic Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Now, that looks good. Well done Hornby... Someone's been busy with their rivet-counter . I'm not going near it, though. Too much Brass and Copper to polish. You don't get that on Southern electrics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I will certainly be helping myself to a 42xx looking at this! But in which livery?!? The first question is in which livery will they be offered? But, what the heck, they look magnificent. I can't wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome_whistle Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I might be straying slightly off topic here but, looking at these examples and taking into account the already mentioned minor niggles in what otherwise looks to be a fine model, wouldn't it be nice if Hornby were to offer these additionally in 'undecorated' form in the same way that the large US manufacturers do with their RTR diesel locomotives. Much easier job to change safety valve bonnets, remove mould parting lines, plate over the little round cab windows, get rid of the moulded on smokebox numberplate and actually produce something a little bit different to the version(s) that everyone else has. Additionally, as has already been mentioned elsewhere, these locomotives had a formidable wheelbase and it'll be interesting to see how Hornby are able to make them compatible with train set curves without compromising fidelity too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redkiterail Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Undecorated models is a very very limited market in this country plus there will be stock that will be slowly moving from shops to make the idea non commercially suitable since shop needs a high turnover to stay in business in boom times and bad. A shop would stock one or two undec models expand that across the country you looking at under 5% of the total batch run from the factory. In USA where the market scales work more favorably to undec models since there is a larger market and greater need for such items. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome_whistle Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Undecorated models is a very very limited market in this country Interesting. But has the water ever been tested? If they're as good as they look then I'd buy one (or two, or three). I have no idea about such things, but what is the minimum order a retailer has to place to get a limited edition run ordered? I suspect the logistics of getting several dozen off the production line before they visit the paintshop shouldn't be beyond the abilities of a 21st century manufacturing facility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redkiterail Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Retailer would be looking at 512 and above that is a lot of slow moving stock to store. The taking models of the production line before the paint shop can be quite complex depending on the manufacture processes and how the factory is setup. For example on most production lines any faults are found are left until the product has left the line at the last station so it can be dealt with, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Ding ######! Time to stock up on Humbrol Dirty Black and extend the modelling period 'window' back a few more years! Thanks for posting those Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted April 27, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27, 2012 The wallwt has just done a runner agian............Come back Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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