RMweb Gold JohnR Posted December 1, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2016 Its back! http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/advent-calendar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 When can we expect the Cadbury's Chocolate machine to appear, lol ??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 1, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2016 When can we expect the Cadbury's Chocolate machine to appear, lol ??? When they get more refills... Behind door one. a slightly special offer on a Thomas set. Its ok, it'll be over in 22 minutes time or so! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 2, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2016 And behind the door today: WIN your very own Santa's Express Christmas Train Set in time for Christmas! Worth £54.99! I quote some of the curious body text... "Inject a bit of Hornby magic into Christmas with the special Santa's Express Train Set, worth £54.99 - perfect for both beginners and seasoned modellers, or as a spectacular Christmas decoration around the base of your Christmas tree!" I suspect the only "seasoned modellers" enthused with a Santa's Express will be well seasoned with Xmas Cheer!!! Disclaimer: I got one for last Christmas considerably cheaper and that had an oval of usable 3rd radius track. I had considerable fun setting up a control system using an Arduino, a L298N motor controller, reed switches and a magnet under the Reindeer van... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 2, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2016 Yes I know we "well seasoned" conoisseurs may turn our collective nose up at this but Hornby does have to cater for all tastes and ages. Jingle tills ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted December 2, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2016 I got one of these too (the old version with mat and oval), lovely set especially when you get a good price at Argos. Good bit of fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 2, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2016 Yes I know we "well seasoned" conoisseurs may turn our collective nose up at this but Hornby does have to cater for all tastes and ages. Jingle tills ! Yes well.... My Santa Express loco might be doing its circuits hauling a train of insulated vans this year. Fresh venison! Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 And if the Advent Calendar shifts a lot of leftover stuff from concessions that the regular dealers wouldn't really want to touch with a barge pole surely that can only be a good thing. Last year we bought two decent tombola prizes for the club show, guaranteeing the club made a decent profit on the tombola. Raffle prizes this year? Who knows? Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2016 Day 3, a bit of filler. The Hornby Christmas Survival Guide. For those who don't read the information that came packed with the train set. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2016 Yes well.... My Santa Express loco might be doing its circuits hauling a train of insulated vans this year. Fresh venison! Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Indeed.Two steaks from locally culled beast (Calke Abbey) sitting in fridge for consumption shortly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2016 Indeed.Two steaks from locally culled beast (Calke Abbey) sitting in fridge for consumption shortly. Correct BR Green, at some point on the calendar (The big H are listening after all) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2016 Correct BR Green, at some point on the calendar (The big H are listening after all) Just waiting to mature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowtim Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Was looking at the Hornby Christmas set in Hawkins bazaar for £39.95, couldn't think of a good reason to get one, maybe they will be reduced after Christmas!! Was thinking of a circular 'under Christmas tree' test track type thing.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Day 3, a bit of filler. The Hornby Christmas Survival Guide. For those who don't read the information that came packed with the train set. Was slightly surprised to see them recommending meths for cleaning track etc with. Also whilst they usefully state WD40 nor 3 in 1 is to be used they fail to say what oil to use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2016 Was looking at the Hornby Christmas set in Hawkins bazaar for £39.95, couldn't think of a good reason to get one, maybe they will be reduced after Christmas!! Was thinking of a circular 'under Christmas tree' test track type thing.. Sounds a reasonable price if you hanker for one. I doubt it will go much lower, a certain large retailer has been selling a similarly minimal trainset (R1151, Caledonian Belle) for £35 since the Big Hornby Sell Off began and they still have "more than 10 in stock". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2016 Was slightly surprised to see them recommending meths for cleaning track etc with. Also whilst they usefully state WD40 nor 3 in 1 is to be used they fail to say what oil to use. Hmmmm..... I use IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol, not India Pale Ale, you doofus!) for track cleaning though if we're sticking stuff available in the "normal" household, a cheap vodka also does the trick. As for lubrication, at least they're warning people off the ineffective/plastic-eating substances usually found in the domestic environment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2016 Day 4: R3285TTS Gadwall (LNER Blue) for £66. You know you want one! Seeing as the retail price of a TTS decoder set is £40, that's a Railroad A4 for only £26...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kernowtim Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Day 4: R3285TTS Gadwall (LNER Blue) for £66. You know you want one! Seeing as the retail price of a TTS decoder set is £40, that's a Railroad A4 for only £26...... £1.01 cheaper at kernow models, but you do have to pay £4 uk post, unless you can call in!!http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/42258/R3285TTS-Hornby-Railroad-Class-A4-Steam-Locomotive-number-4469 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGP Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Just a query before I gad off and buy one .... I am a mere mortal who knows nothing of the dark side. I am analogue born and bred. Does TTS work on analogue and how does it differ to proper digital? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2016 Just a query before I gad off and buy one .... I am a mere mortal who knows nothing of the dark side. I am analogue born and bred. Does TTS work on analogue and how does it differ to proper digital? I believe not.It is a budget form. Strangely enough,the full fat Hornby sound will work on analogue,though with degraded results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2016 Just a query before I gad off and buy one .... I am a mere mortal who knows nothing of the dark side. I am analogue born and bred. Does TTS work on analogue and how does it differ to proper digital? TTS is standard DCC control with a simplified sound system. In all respects it is "proper digital" as far as digital control is concerned. The difference is that while the loco will run like any other DCC loco on an analogue/DC system, it will not produce sound, unlike some more expensive DCC sound systems which will produce at least the basic locomotive sound on analogue/DC. Of course, the more expensive sound systems are at least two or three times as expensive as TTS is! £66 is a reasonable price for a DCC ready Railroad Pacific but in this case you're actually getting a DCC fitted loco with added sound. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2016 TTS is standard DCC control with a simplified sound system. In all respects it is "proper digital" as far as digital control is concerned. The difference is that while the loco will run like any other DCC loco on an analogue/DC system, it will not produce sound, unlike some more expensive DCC sound systems which will produce at least the basic locomotive sound on analogue/DC. Of course, the more expensive sound systems are at least two or three times as expensive as TTS is! £66 is a reasonable price for a DCC ready Railroad Pacific but in this case you're actually getting a DCC fitted loco with added sound. Thus if you really want sound on DC be prepared to pay a lot more than £66.There is a garter blue full fat version on ebay now for £179.95 b.i.n. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Of course, you could always buy the loco, take the chip and speed out and sell them on if you don't want to go digital. That makes the loco even cheaper! Bear in mind though, the TTS chips have been announced as a seperate item to come from Hornby, retailing at £40 so don't expect to get more than that. Still not bad though! Cheers J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 £1.01 cheaper at kernow models, but you do have to pay £4 uk post, unless you can call in!! http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/42258/R3285TTS-Hornby-Railroad-Class-A4-Steam-Locomotive-number-4469 or you also order further item(s) worth £85.01 or more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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