Discover Hornby Sam's Stunning Coronation Coaches Update!

[@locomotiveAlex1996]

It's nice to see something that has been a labour of love scrutinised to this extent, these look fabulous!

[@modeloco]

Sam is a really genuine guy and has done us and Hornby proud here again. Had some quick chats with him early on with TT and lots of integrity and help👍

[@AlphaVikingRevolution]

Sam seems like a fantastic asset to the Hornby business! Well done!

[@adrianmorrow9882]

Fabulous. It’s wonderful to listen to a fine young man who is so enthusiastic about his creation. Very well done Sam! I look forward to seeing and purchasing the finished rake of coaches and a matching loco. Would love to see these in TT120 scale too! Very best wishes, Adrian

[@andrewmeah3082]

Sam must say tlyou done a brilliant job on the LNER Coronation coaches they are stunning and you shoiluld be very proud welll done

[@FormallyknownasE100]

Really great to see this level of openness about the development. I think I'll put in a preorder for the full rake having seen this and being on the fence.

[@richardsimmons6470]

WOW WOW WOW. Just so amazing how far "TOY" trains have gone in the last 70 years Worked for Beatties of LOndon when it was in High Holborne under Col Beattie a REAL model shop over 50 years ago Anything decent was German but now so great Spent two years building a large model railway in my garage with everything computerised - Coaches where a nightmare with two much spacing now this is amazing WELL DONE Sam Sold it all when i realised i didnt want to "Play toy trains" it was the modelling i wanted As we said can never have enough locos~ WE have now moved But would have loved thids set #

[@SNG1937]

Absolutely Brilliant Excited For These To Hit The Shelves

[@aberfordwest4003]

This is what Hornby should be! None of the branded, old tat, and more of this-genuine, realistic, serious models, and proper videos about them!

[@digitalcareline]

Looks like a beautiful set - 25 years ago I attempted to build the Kirk coaches set - needless to say it didn't go well - just didn't have the skills and tools to finish them to the high standard they needed - never thought I'd see them ready to run at an affordable price

[@AndrewMeggs]

Agree! This was a dream set ever since I first read about the Coronation coaches but didn’t believe I could do them justice myself. It’s clear Sam’s spent a lot of thought on these models, and the honesty of the challenges faced, and I’m excited to see the rake on my layout!

[@speleokeir]

Well Sam I got mine a few days ago (except the Observation car which isn't due for a few more weeks) and I have to say you did an amazing job, they're fantastic and you can be very proud of them. The packaging/box they come in is also top quality. 😀 They did make a huge dent in my wallet, but totally worth it. I love them! To be fair the price per coach isn't that bad considering they're lit, the interiors and overall quality, it's mostly the fact they're a set of nine that makes them so expensive.

[@KEVINLAST-p1l]

I think sam has done an excellant job of these coaches, and I think the wait for them will be well worth the wait. If they are going to produce more of these coaches they could do a Silver Jubilee set Silver grey and set of the West Riding in 2 tone blue like the coronation set. After the Second World War all the sets were split up and used as seperate coaches in other trains by BR.

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

I believe that some of the ex-Coronation coaches were used for a time post-WW2 and it would be a big treat if they were to be made for sale as well.

[@KEVINLAST-p1l]

@@EllieMaes-Grandad The coaches were split up and used in other trains post ww2.

[@PeggyDez]

Well done Sam!! Fabulous

[@lukejackson8741]

Think this is definitely the most exciting hornby project, so many innovations, an exciting prototype, just hope it delivers on then all

[@richardswiderski4985]

Lovely job Sam 👍stunning coaches.some great models coming from Hornby.

[@1BCamden]

Hi Sam, great work, I’m not an LNER fan, but these are excellent, well done with the couplings too. Hurry up and get these to market so you get get back to some important LMS stuff 🤣 PS love that look at 1:05 😉

[@damianinCanadaTT-OO]

Looks like this is going to be beautiful. Well done Sam

[@andrewmeah3082]

If im not wring i think Sam designed the Hornby GBL vans which were fantasti coaches with loads of details on that sold out pretty fast when released these LNER Cooronation Coaches look absolutely brilliant i think these will be brilliant coaches when released

[@paulredding5864]

I hv had the pre-order in on these since the dawn of time, just based on the actual coach photos. As an engineer what has been thought about and subsequently designed has far exceeded my expectations. So much so, I can see me getting the further rakes in other periods when announced. Also, its good you explain all the design history; in my previous job as Bus Dev Manager, once you explain what goes into a product, and the subsequent benefit to the customer, the cost becomes a secondary issue. Or in this case, if you had to build them yourself from scratch, and decorate, you wouldnt be able to do it even for the RRP.

[@57305northernprincess]

Can't wait for these. I'm going to run these with "Dominion of Canada" once they released

[@Samstrainss]

Definately the best Sam involved in model railways.

[@markallatt8555]

Have my first Coronation set on order. Looking forward to my second set, the West Riding Ltd and the spare. Will you be doing the Silver Jubilee?

[@jamesscobie1395]

Excellent, I can’t wait to get my full rake

[@Jamiewaldie1992]

These already look good and they're not even painted yet. Really hoping that there will be a Silver Jubilee set in the future as well. Will the twin coaches be able to separate for storage or will they need to stay as a fixed ~600mm (I'm estimating) length?

[@drevo50]

So looking forward to buying these coaches. I get the feeling the decorated samples will be worth the wait.

[@limehuzki]

Might I suggest that you create a set using your new HMDCC technology? It has been a while since hornby has produced a DCC set and it could save hornby the cost of an expensive DCC controller

[@AdiPullen]

Are you doing both version of the beavertail

[@Decrepit_biker]

I believe he did mention that he had to model 2 different observation cars?

[@AdiPullen]

@@Decrepit_biker I through that they only did one at mo

[@bvanbiezen3008]

I only hope there will be also a TT scale set for the TT A4 ‘Malard’.

[@ScottishNSRailFan]

Great presentation. Excellent presenter

[@peteralbertthomas]

Excellent work.

[@johnsmith-ir8yb]

Looks like my Kirk kits will never be built. Top job Sam.

[@davidchambers7508]

Obviously much painstaking work has gone into developing these carriages. This is a credit to Sam and Hornby. What I am curious about is how readily convertible are these carriages to EM gauge. Accurascale / Irish Railway Models have developed locomotives and mark 2 carriages which though set at default 16.5mm gauge are readily convertible to EM gauge and 21mm gauge (Irish gauge in 4mm scale). Maybe my query could be answered.

[@timharrison2894]

This will be way out of my price range, and era really. But great to see the designer going through this and demonstrating his pride. I'm sure the set will look fantastic

[@DaveAtLittleton]

deffinetly looks impressive

[@The_New_IKB]

Will the 3 part dining/kitchen car be available?

[@richardsharman5483]

I have had these on order now for 2 years.....

[@LNER985]

@@MoleculeMind7 They are not lazy.

[@BR69843]

@@MoleculeMind7 Or understand and accept that right now everyone has slipping deadlines across the board due to the post-COVID world of manufacturing we are in.

[@bfyfe2283]

What coaches from these were used when Mallard set the speed record?

[@jimbobwhale]

Only six of the usual nine coaches were used on the record run. The observation car was not used. The dynamometer car was coupled to the tender before the six coronation coaches that were used. It does not seem to be recorded anywhere that I can find which other two coronation coaches along with the observation coach were missing! Hope this helps. Regards Jim

[@Alextrains502]

Cool

[@peteralbertthomas]

Your gonna have to make in TT:120. 👍

[@edwardf5328]

He mentions 2 different styles of observation coaches, guessing he has slipped up and revealed they are doing the rebuilt at some point.

[@PeggyDez]

Aren't there two types of the Beaver Tail as well??

[@edwardf5328]

@@PeggyDezyes, the original and the rebuilt as shown in photos in the video. Hopefully the rebuilt will follow

[@BR69843]

I wouldn't call it slipping up when he makes a point about doing later versions of the other coaches in the video as well.

[@anitchlikadze3451]

💚

[@km-ti8gc]

So annoyed, everything ive ever built in kit form, a P2, a B17/5, and the coronation set, now those have become ready to run too. I give up 🤣

[@martinpattison1567]

This set is going to look special, but how many of us are going to be able to afford it? Martin. (Thailand) KZbin channel "Yorkdale LNER Preservation Railway"

[@LuigiRoo1121]

Rocket replica

[@northernblue1093]

Interesting presentation but not an interview. Great product.

[@thesausages3387]

First here

[@GregPalmer1000]

Corners....no such thing on a railway... real or model.... baseboards have corners not track