Hornby R2744 Class V Schools "Blundell's": Repair Request

[@pedalcarguy]

Excellent repair job once again, Bill! I agree, new models are no longer super-detailed, they are over-detailed. Parts work loose if you so much as look at them the wrong way.

[@paulcherrytrains3339]

Great repair. Reminds me of a loco I recently bought which must have been assembled during a glue shortage. Arrived in kit form. All the best Cheers 🍻.

[@gregoryhale2202]

There is no getting away from it you are very good a getting locomotives running again, Congrats. Cheers Greg, Australia

[@ianmedium]

For me there is only one colour for a Southern Railways engine.. Green! I am just old enough to remember the last couple of years of Steam use in the Southern region when I lived in Hampshire and one of my joys in life is to have still been on steam trains when they were still in passenger service and alighting at one of the delightful Southern stations now long gone. Later moved to Devon where I lived close to Blundells School where from this engines name is derived, a very posh school indeed! I now live in Austria and one of the many joys when I take the excellent train from the village I live in along the Danube into Vienna is that there are three magnificent working steam trains that live on one of the sidings at the station I arrive in! Where in Scotland are you? My grandfather was Scottish and I spent six happy years working at Rowardennan youth hostel on Loch Lomond!

[@AndrésMahou]

Great job. Annoying when they're not packed well.. It still surprises me

[@chris200179]

I've been after one of these as I live in Tiverton.

[@DaiElsan]

It's amazing the problems you find with these models.

[@petersmith4455]

hi, i am not amazed at all, its a hornby model so expect problems these days with them, did not happen when we had Triang Railways,

[@davidemodelrailway]

Hi Bill Nice repair and video, traction can be improved with Marklin 7152 Traction Tyre's.👍

[@kevinwilliams1602]

That is a great looking loco, and working perfectly now Bill has waved his magic over it, fantastic!

[@SoRTs6233]

What a terrific looking loco, but, when I see the difficulties these new models bring, I definitely prefer older, sturdier ones. But, well done, Bill, another great repair! Cheers, Jim L

[@kevinwilliams1602]

Jim L, My philosophy too, I much prefer the simplicity of the older Hornby, Hornby Dublo ( I removed the body from one of my "N2"'s yesterday, just a single screw and a lug, simples) Lima and Tri-ang.

[@SoRTs6233]

@@kevinwilliams1602 They also have much more character than new sanitised models. Cheers Kevin

[@wealdhurstmodelrailway9666]

I have one of these in green Southern livery ("Wellington"). Has steadily deteriorated over time and its currently dead. Going to need to send it off.

[@marcdempsey5850]

Hi Bill, wow what a repair, value gear, all those pick ups and remount the motor. Glad it now runs smooth. Front bogie is always a little lite on these models, spring isn’t enough sometimes to keep those four wheels on the track. But running around the layout with the coaches; it looked good. Great video again, waiting for the next postman parcel: lol all best Marc

[@johnwalker9750]

The new fencing looks very good by the way!

[@seanwaddingham6985]

I bought a spare or repair 2nd hand Blundells. The kitmaster quality front bogie was smashed and one side valve gear was damaged. Lendons had the valve gear and I replaced the front bogie with the old style cast metal but with the new wheels. However the chunk of mazak in the smoke box necessary to nail the old lightweight bogie down had to go. New bogie contacts, fettle the others and some weight under the chassis and its a goer. Echo the flimsy engineering observation.

[@alantraish3368]

The Hornby M7 tank has the same front bogie attachment and pick ups. That loco is seriously underweight and no traction tyres. Needs re tooling. I do like this Schools tho. Well done. Patience , dexterity and decent tools all help. I have 3 out of action. A Heljan railbus, a Hornby A3 and a Bachmann L&Y tank. No idea when ill get round to fixing them as my soldering skills are wanting

[@AdiPullen]

Hi Bill Hope you are well It only thing I hate about hornby V class traction tyres. I got nervous when loco was pulling the tender by the wires I through hornby drawbar was screwed in at both ends? Great fix Keep safe arp

[@stephenmarshall9574]

Just a little suggestion to secure the motor a wee bit more. I just put a very small amount of black tack between the motor and the saddle. Hope that helps.

[@dialwright]

What a beauty you restored!

[@simonturner5450]

Good job Bill. Some of the basic engineering on modern Hornby locos beggars belief, the worst I’ve seen so far is the front bogie on the Thompson L1 where it sits and jams in a slot causing derailments. Hornby motor mounts are also problematic with some like the T9 prone to Mazak failure, luckily suppliers like Lendons make full replacement mounts.

[@astolatpere11]

Thanks for the running session at the end!

[@ciaranburke3243]

It's lovely bill, nice job sorting it out, Don't get why it has traction tyres absolutely no need kind of ruins the loco 👍

[@_RandomPea]

Do you need the pickups in the tender? Couldn't you just have the pickups on the main loco to the motor?

[@mikeking2539]

Re the Tender end of the drawbar it should have a screw to hold it in place. they are not loose on the Hornby locomotives!

[@oobill]

Not on this model. It's like a Bachmann hook it and hope.

[@jonballard1]

You did my green one! 👍

[@oobill]

Crikey! So I did! Totally forgot I'd done one before. Must be age. Or the whisky....

[@mikeking2539]

I amsure that the worm gear ought to have a cover over the top!

[@oobill]

Not on this model.

[@FredWilbury]

Cracking job Bill 😎👌

[@roberthocking9138]

Nice job again Bill, beautiful model, but as you say, fragile

[@charlesemerson6763]

Nicely done. I don't think of the newer models as fragile as they are poorly assembled in the factory and Hornby's quality control is generally zero. You often find bits fallen off on Hornby and other brands but not so much Bachmann. If anyone offers you an S15 or B12 Hornby model for repairs, run away as it most likely be a dead motor. I''ve had two S15's and one B12 where the motor died within an hour. Lucky for me I have supply of Mashima motors, dwindling ever so fast, that I can use to replace the factory motor. The hobby is real fun these days.

[@jerrycurtis98]

Do you play the guitar or the ukulele?

[@peternorris6438]

Another job well done

[@colinedwards9874]

Great Job

[@bigmac60]

Nice job bill

[@jonathanlake6053]

Like you say the wire between the tender & loco is far too long, so Hornby have ended up having to twist it around,and the new draw bar version is very unreliable if you have less than perfect track alignment.

[@joshwilliams0391]

Newer models look like a nightmare to take apart. I’d much rather sacrifice detail for reliability and easier servicing and repair. I want a locomotive to do its actual job first and foremost.

[@robertmarsh3588]

Excellent repair Bill. Beautiful loco, both the original and the scale version, but the complexity of these new models is ridiculous. It also shows very poor engineering choices around their design and fitness for purpose. They're effectively a fragile £200 (or more with DCC sound) throw away item.

[@joshwilliams0391]

“Throw away item” - that hits the nail squarely on the head

[@nicholasbishop3300]

It's quite a noisy little runner that one Bill Smart looking loco thought Nick Australia

[@_RandomPea]

This loco looks similar to a t9...?I can't see any t9 repairs on your extensive catalogue @oobill , I'm currently rebuilding from scratch due to mazac rot desimation