DMU From eBay

[richa2002]

The 117 has gone for £77.37! :eek:

 

[The Snap]

The 117 has gone for £77.37! :eek:

It got to £46.00 with seven minutes left then I thought, "Is this train worth that?". So, I gave up and watched it, and £77.37! :eek: Bloody hell, for that 117?

Anyway, Richard.A, I am bidding on this (I am jbmcfc on eBay) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6032307914

 

[richa2002]

Good luck!

 

[richa2002]

Just gone up to £46.50. Why do people not bid at the last minute ?

 

[richa2002]

Now £54.01!

 

[The Snap]

Now £61. You must be stupid if you think I'm paying that! :mad:

 

[richa2002]

£62.01!!!!!

 

[richa2002]

£70.99! That's just stupid.

 

[The Snap]

God, for a Dapol 150/2? That is daft - I mean, I would spend that on a limited edition or a really good quality Bachmann, but not a Dapol, with little detail... :eek: :???: The buyer = ign3:

 

[The Snap]

Now, I would conside £56.00 for this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DAPOL-CLASS-3...QcategoryZ47436QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[richa2002]

Massive bargain! Go for it! Let's hope it doesn't get ridiculous.

 

[richa2002]

£63

 

[richa2002]

Oh no! Someone bidded in the last 3 seconds! Absolute piss take.

 

[The Snap]

I ws on there for a Class 390 Pendolino, with tilt, 4 car for £67, which ws q bit expensive, so I am actually glad I was outbid. I'd have deffinatly payed £56, and even £63, however, for a lad like me, £69 is a quarter of my annual spends, so...(lets hope I get this bloody 142 now.)

 

[richa2002]

LOL. Got a link ?

 

[The Snap]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6033052797;)

 

[richa2002]

Another one to have a look at. I really hope you get it!

 

[The Snap]

Another one to have a look at. I really hope you get it!

So do I! I've been at it since this morning, and havebeen outbid twice, and gave up twice, as they were too dear. FFS, please can I have this one! :mad:

 

[richa2002]

The price is already going up £31.03

 

[Jordy]

I see you won it! Hope it runs ok now!

Jordy

 

[O L Leigh]

Hi Gang!!

People do go mad on eBay and often end up paying as much for a used model as they would for a brand new one. Never be afraid to walk away from an auction if the prices are getting a bit silly. There will always be another one listed before very long.

I'm actually not a terribly big fan of many of the RTR DMU's. The Lima Cl117/121 isn't even the right shape, although the Cl101/156 are much better but still require lots of detailing work. The Dapol Cl150/155 Sprinters are just awful and the Hornby Cl110/142 are not much better. They all require far too much remedial work to get them anywhere near the standard of Bachmann's Cl158/170. I fail to see why we should accept this level of accuracy.

I don't hold out much hope of Hornby doing anything amazing with the Lima models apart from fitting Ringfield motors instead of the dreadful Lima pancakes and offering a few more liveries. That's all they did with Dapol's Cl155, so I see no reason why they would do anything different.

one TN

 

[richa2002]

Apparently Hornby are fitting a 5 pole motor and directional lights to their Lima offerings.

 

[The Snap]

I agree, with one TN on the fact that the Lima and Dapol ones are poorly detailed, however the Hornby 142s are no longer made, so I'm after one. However, I think NO train will ever better the 158 or 170 - I have the Central Trains 170, it is awsome. I would also say that the Class 220 is a great investment - runs like a dream, and has working lights.
Shame I couldn't get that 390 though ( although, £67 was a bit much - £60 probably, but not £67! )
Thanks for your advice guys!

 

[ChrisM]

Apparently Hornby are fitting a 5 pole motor and directional lights to their Lima offerings.

I hope so but will wait for a review before buying a 156.
I don't see a point in them just rereleasing the Lima one and hopefully they will add detail such as snowploughs etc.

 

[richa2002]

What I said above has been confirmed.

 

[O L Leigh]

Hi Richard,

Fair enough. However, it's going to take more than a 5-pole motor and directional lights to change my opinion of these models.

one TN

 

[Jim]

I agree with One TN here, the older units are rubbish, mainly due to the fact that the motors were so bug etc. I would now stick with the 158 & 170 & 220 (both VERY good models) until the next version of these comes out.....

 

[The Snap]

I agree with One TN here, the older units are rubbish, mainly due to the fact that the motors were so bug etc. I would now stick with the 158 & 170 & 220 (both VERY good models) until the next version of these comes out.....

The Voyagers and 170s are both excellent, I have them. With regards to the older models, I don't think Hornby make the 142s anymore, so I just wanted one. I think if they were to make a new one now, it would be much, much better. In the 90s when the first made the 142 model, technology was no where near as good as it is now.

 

[AlexS]

Bit late now, but in case it is a problem, that 117 isn't actually a 117, it's a 101 unless i'm much mistaken.

 

[The Snap]

Bit late now, but in case it is a problem, that 117 isn't actually a 117, it's a 101 unless i'm much mistaken.

Hi Alex,
I have been getting them confused. I was convinced that the Class 101 was a 117. I much prefer the 101 to 117, they look better. It wasn't long ago that they were taken out of mainline service was it? Anyway, the 142 is in the post and is expected on Thursday. I'll post again with feedback!