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Well Hornby have announced their new 2009 releases. I have to say the addition of a Clan class, a new Castle moulding and a class 395 electric are welcome additions. However there is nothing new for
...I'm looking to buy one or two Class 52s/Westerns. Lima versions are still available new and second hand, Hornby also have them in current production but I believe that it is an old model and not as "...
...nges, gauging, couplings, and general wholly running. In some manner last fall I blatantly imported a Hornby actively set, politically regauged the wheels, ground the flanges to fit my Walthers c...
How do I establish whether the second hand Hornby Duke of Sutherland Patriot Class Loco I have just acquired (R311), or any other older model for that matter, is suitable to run on Hornby first radius
Yesterday I went to Rail GWR Steam Convention 2003 at the STEAM museum Swindon - excellent. Hornby were demonstrating the new 4mm steam powered A4 model. It's quite an impressive engineering achieveme
Having acquired a load of Hornby track - steel rail from about 15 years ago, i understand that the point motors, which are all working those steel points, do not work with the latest Hornby points. C
...not recommended to run on less than 22in radius curves so I will have to reconsider my plan. Peco and Hornby only do no 2 to no 3 curved turnouts ( Peco also do a very large radius curved turnout)...
A quick look through the 2004 Hornby Trade Order Forms suggest the following are the only *totally new* items scheduled for this year. It is of course perfectly feasible that additional items will be
...r Fox on the 1935 Silver Jubilee Service. Information on these coaches is sparse (and I wasn't fooled by Hornby's LMS coaches painted silver) If anyone can point me towards any resources - or a revi...
We have a 2003 Hornby Flying Scotsman. When we put it on the track and power up, it moves sometimes no distance, sometimes up to six inches, then the controller shuts down. That sounds to me like a
...t needed a replacement gas tank but otherwise is in working order. However when I follow the instructions Hornby provided to the letter, it steams, smoke come out the chimney and nothing else much hap...
...so a forum will be added as I reckon we need a replacement for the Live Cyber Chat currently available on Hornby's website. The address is http://www.sdharris.com/livesteam/ Merry Christmas and I ho...
...mainly to have space for a Diesel fueling point (Knightwing kit, awaiting construction). (Left to Right; Hornby Terrier, Heljan Hymek, Bachmann 25, 24, WD, Hornby Q1) The vans and Terrier are sittin...
... agree to me building a layout in the loft (only took 12 years) and she even brought me a starter kit The Hornby A4 Pullman set But I need to plan it effectively can anyone point me to a FREE Engli...
apparently Hornby sent out to retailers yesterday the first of the Q1, class 50 and 2-6-4 tanks? Any one seen any?
...ommended online suppliers? We are not talking scale models here - this is to build a basic chassis for a Hornby O gauge tinplate body which, at present, doesn't have a chassis. The loco will be 4 wh...
I have just bought myself a Hornby trainset and extensions A - E (Apparently the full set?), with the default track mat. I have been told that a minimum of 6ft x 4ft is required to lay the mat. My p
I have Hornby City Of Glasgow Duchess Class, which when run in reverse eveen very short distances seems to get stuck. I am assuming that the connecting rods are jamming slightly although I cannot find
...en in old footage of the Silver Link pulling the Jubilee the coaches bear no relation to the ones sold by hornby and were, in fact, articulated and had skirts. It looks like I'll have to scratch buil...
...horting on the frog on the curved turnout and the crossing. My Backmann has no problems. The tyres on the Hornby seem wider and may be toutching two rails. As this is my first layout i am stumped , ca...
hi anybody know where i can get parts for the 3.5 inch gauge hornby rocket and any good websites i could have a look at regards kenny
Is this the right group for this topic? Thanks, Tom
I have several tender drive locos, some of them have developed a "screeching" noise from the motors and performance is poor.can anyone shed any light on this cheers
...hat using a feedback controller will hide locos that have mechanisms that need servicing! Our Smokey Joe (Hornby 0-4-0 HP motor) now springs into action instead of making a nice steady slow start! Thi...
...ale 3-link couplings. They all look nice and I can hook them up to each other, the problem is I only have Hornby engines with the nasty looking Hornby coupling. I have had a good hunt around on the we...
...planning the mine field that is for me "power & electrics." Is the actually any thing wrong with the Hornby Controllers (all my Hornby and Bachmann locos are newish in that they are all made in C...
...so know that some models have problems running on it. At the moment, the layout's 'fleet' is as follows; Hornby Q1 Bachmann WD 2-8-0 Bachmann 03 Heljan Hymek Hornby Terrier Will any of those have pr...
I've got a Hornby class 24 set with wagons, controller and track. Looks in good condition, has anyone any idea of a guide price I should put it on Ebay? Are blue Hornby 24s rare?
Hornby has recently become a huge commercial success. Even before the live steam announcement, their stock was higher than it had been in years. The reasons for this commercial success are easy to se
I finally got round to installing a decoder in my Hornby Black 5 and hooked a suethe smoke unit to function 1. After putting the body back on (with a hammer!!) I was pleased to see that all worked ver
I'm about 35 years out of date when it comes to buying Hornby spares, can anyone tell me the best (cheapest) place to buy a X8246 motor for the neighbours son's "Thomas" ?
My grandson's Harry Potter loco cab has become distorted following a fall from the tabletop. (Don't ask!) Can anyone advise how best to tackle this and what material is used for the moulding of the
Below is the Tri-ang-Hornby R.758 Hymek Diesel in British Railways Green as mentioned in my blog. I am going to show you guys it's restoration to what can be called proper mint condition. The loco w
... I can't find anywhere that still has any Bachmann 37s in EWS left. This leaves me with the option of the Hornby close-coupled pair. Does anyone have any experience of these Hornby 37s? What do they ...
...M2 class77, 27000 series. Trying to get a model means kit built which I'm not very good with, or the old Hornby model, and the condition of these things varies, as does the price. Any info gratefull...
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