Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
I never see this item for sale anywhere. Was it a stillborn project or in very limited quantities? There is a spec sheet for it. Was it too highly priced against the better quality centre mount model and thus phased out very quickly?
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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Looks like it was discontinued - http://www.newmodellersshop.co.uk/train ... n_pack.htm
Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Thankyou, I could not get the link to open, but explains why I have not seen any.
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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
The Railroad HST was only released in Virgin Trains livery (43100+43101 without their vinyl names), it was the ex-Lima model and is probably not in production because Hornby now have their new model to sell.
The link shows the older Hornby model which I doubt will see the light of day again.
The link shows the older Hornby model which I doubt will see the light of day again.
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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Its a shame it was discontinued as it was perfect for re-motoring the old Lima HST. I've been trying to find one without any luck 

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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Have you tried East Kent Models?
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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Many of the RR HST parts, like motor bogies , bogie frames and underframes were available from East Kent Models and Abbiegails. But no service sheet has yet been published.
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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
TMC Model center have the 125 HST R2702 for sale £ 125.00 .
Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Kentish steam man wrote:Many of the RR HST parts, like motor bogies , bogie frames and underframes were available from East Kent Models and Abbiegails. But no service sheet has yet been published.
There is a service sheet for it. Service Sheet No.266B
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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
266B is the old Hornby HST, not the Railroad one.
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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
DonnyRailMan wrote:TMC Model center have the 125 HST R2702 for sale £ 125.00 .
R2702 is a super detail train pack, not Railroad.
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Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Kentish steam man wrote:DonnyRailMan wrote:TMC Model center have the 125 HST R2702 for sale £ 125.00 .
R2702 is a super detail train pack, not Railroad.
Yes i know was just letting GWR-FAN know about that model being there,
should he want to go the extra yard thats all .
Re: Hornby Railroad HST/class 43
Donnyrailman,
thankyou for the info. I mentioned the Railroad version as I have never seen one for sale and yet it existed. As regards the high spec model, well, nice loco but simply not worth the money to me. The only livery I would be interested in is the Swallow livery and the only one I have seen was not for worldwide shipping. I am actually more than happy with an older model perhaps upgraded with a five-pole armature and additional power pickups.
Tim
thankyou for the info. I mentioned the Railroad version as I have never seen one for sale and yet it existed. As regards the high spec model, well, nice loco but simply not worth the money to me. The only livery I would be interested in is the Swallow livery and the only one I have seen was not for worldwide shipping. I am actually more than happy with an older model perhaps upgraded with a five-pole armature and additional power pickups.
Tim
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