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Offline NS1200  
#1 Posted : 21 April 2012 14:33:42(UTC)
NS1200

Netherlands   
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Dear friends (Kimball,are you reading this?),

My recently purchased Hornby R2684 A4 Mallard 70th anniversary gold plated edition has arrived at my home in Holland today.
A truly beautiful locomotive,well packed in a nice box,complete with goldplated track.
The loco is DC,so it will not run on Maerklin C track (AC) but i guess Trix C track (DC) is okay.
Hornby is not Maerklin,that is for sure.
The model is very detailed and leaves nothing to be desired (working headlights perhaps?),however at the same time the model is very fragile and needs to be carefully handled,there are fine plastic parts which can easily snap.
The steampipes besides the 2-axle front truck come as separate parts,putting these into place i did not find easy,but i managed with a (Maerklin) pincer.
The factory model comes with flangeless wheelrims under the cabin,it can be replaced with a flanged axle which is in the box,the logic behind this i have not yet found.
When out of the box,it was not possible to turn the drive wheels by hand,so i took the DC battery pack from the My World ICE set and put it vertically on the rails of the goldplated track,and there she was,running smoothly.
The inside of the cabin is very detailed,handles,gauges,everything is there.
Also clear is that the scale (00) is different from Maerklin (H0),the Hornby loco looks much bigger than,for example,a Maerklin BR18 Rheingold steamer.
Anyway,i am very happy with this purchase and might be tempted to buy some more Hornby loco's in future.
Still in the mail is a Hornby Dublo 3-rail A4 Silver King,i will report on this once received.
Your constructive comments are welcome,as always.

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Have more than you show,speak less than you know (Shakespeare).
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Offline Ian555  
#2 Posted : 21 April 2012 15:58:45(UTC)
Ian555

Scotland   
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Location: Scotland
Hi Paul,

Looks very nice. ThumpUp

What did it cost compared to a Märklin Loco.

Ian.

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Offline NS1200  
#3 Posted : 21 April 2012 17:18:51(UTC)
NS1200

Netherlands   
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Originally Posted by: Ian555 Go to Quoted Post
Hi Paul,

Looks very nice. ThumpUp

What did it cost compared to a Märklin Loco.

Ian.



Thanks Ian,

Purchased at PSTG 143.- (= Euro 175.-) from a seller in the United Kingdom,plus PSTg 11.- for postage to Holland.
Compared to Maerklin prices for similar sized loco's this is a real bargain i think.
The loco is DCC ready.
She has very fine detail,including spring buffers,and sandtubes over the drive wheels.
This is not a toy!

The seller has another one for sale,if you are interested i can give you his email address.
Furthermore the seller has for sale a Hornby R2688 A4 Sir Nigel Gresley at PSTG 133.-.

Best regards,
Paul.
Have more than you show,speak less than you know (Shakespeare).
Offline steventrain  
#4 Posted : 21 April 2012 19:27:08(UTC)
steventrain

United Kingdom   
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Location: United Kingdom
Very nice.ThumpUp

Hprnby also production three goldplate locomotives between five and ten years ago.

Flying Scotsman.
Princess Elizabeth.
Hogwarts Castle.
Large Marklinist 3- Rails Layout with CS2/MS2/Boosters/C-track/favorites Electric class E03/BR103, E18/E118, E94, Crocodiles/Steam BR01, BR03, BR05, BR23, BR44, BR50, Big Boy.
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Offline kimballthurlow  
#5 Posted : 02 May 2012 00:46:57(UTC)
kimballthurlow

Australia   
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Hi Paul,

Sorry I had not noticed this post earlier. A beautiful model.
I did see one in a hobby shop here about a year ago, and I much admired it.
I believe the skirts really made these engines look superb.
The skirts were removed in the early 1940s, and never replaced.

I would like one, but restrict my purchases (I have too many models already to be sensible about it).

regards
Kimball
HO Scale - Märklin (ep II-III and VI, C Track, digital) - 2 rail HO (Queensland Australia, UK, USA) - 3 rail OO (English Hornby Dublo) - old clockwork O gauge - Live Steam 90mm (3.1/2 inch) gauge.
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Offline Jeremy Palmer  
#6 Posted : 02 May 2012 00:54:02(UTC)
Jeremy Palmer

Barbados   
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Location: St. Michael, Barbados
That is a beautiful steamer, I will always regretSad Sad not buying one of their "live steam" steamers and now of course
they don't make them anymore, life.

Jeremy.
Jeremy.

1). If at first you don't succeed, bungee jumping mightn't be for you.
2). The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second rat that gets the cheese.
Offline NS1200  
#7 Posted : 02 May 2012 06:49:48(UTC)
NS1200

Netherlands   
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Originally Posted by: Jeremy Palmer Go to Quoted Post
That is a beautiful steamer, I will always regretSad Sad not buying one of their "live steam" steamers and now of course
they don't make them anymore, life.

Jeremy.


Jeremy,

You can still buy a Hornby life steamer on internet if you know where to find it.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornb...19d07172f6#ht_500wt_1413

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HORNB...4892631296#ht_500wt_1413

Cheers,
Paul.

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Have more than you show,speak less than you know (Shakespeare).
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Offline NS1200  
#8 Posted : 02 May 2012 06:54:09(UTC)
NS1200

Netherlands   
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Posts: 3,443
Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Go to Quoted Post
Hi Paul,

Sorry I had not noticed this post earlier. A beautiful model.
I did see one in a hobby shop here about a year ago, and I much admired it.
I believe the skirts really made these engines look superb.
The skirts were removed in the early 1940s, and never replaced.

I would like one, but restrict my purchases (I have too many models already to be sensible about it).

regards
Kimball


Kimball,

All in all i find the Hornby model a bit too fragile compared to Maerklin models,so the next one will be M again.
The Mallard fits fine on Trix Express 3-rail DC track,that is straight track,i do not know if it will pass Trix Express switches without trouble.
I think this is a showcase model,it would be a waste to run it like a toy.

Cheers,
Paul.

Have more than you show,speak less than you know (Shakespeare).
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