Hornby GWR HST Set

[Masbroughlad]

Hornby GWR HST with one carriage, an oval of track with a siding is available on Amazon for £126.

Seems incredible value. Is tbe train of a reasonable quality? Would it be compatible with coaches to make an 8 car intercity set, or indeed a 4 car castle of today?

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

 

[sprinterguy]

The carriage included in the set is a slam door vehicle, so would be appropriate for recreating an 8-car formation, or for a 4-car Castle set as they were originally introduced in 2019, but would be incorrect for the present day Castle class sets with power doors.

I believe also that the paint application on the train set carriage is an overall matt finish, rather than the glossier look that appears on additional GWR mark 3 vehicles in the main Hornby range if you were looking to extend the set.

The power cars use the ex-Lima bodyshells (with a more modern Hornby motor), which I think still capture the appearance of the power cars very well, but I'll note that they still retain the original style headlight clusters, which are incorrect for GWR power cars.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

The carriage included in the set is a slam door vehicle, so would be appropriate for recreating an 8-car formation, or for a 4-car Castle set as they were originally introduced in 2019, but would be incorrect for the present day Castle class sets with power doors.

I believe also that the paint application on the train set carriage is an overall matt finish, rather than the glossier look that appears on additional GWR mark 3 vehicles in the main Hornby range if you were looking to extend the set.

The power cars use the ex-Lima bodyshells (with a more modern Hornby motor), which I think still capture the appearance of the power cars very well, but I'll note that they still retain the original style headlight clusters, which are incorrect for GWR power cars.

Leaving aside the light clusters, the old Lima tooling is more accurate for anything from the later years, as it doesn't include the windows at the rear of the power car. Hornby's original tooling was inaccurate for later executive or Swallow liveried examples, as it still included these windows which were plated over later on.