Hi
Sorry if I have missed this. Did anyone see the review in Febs Model Rail? I have to admit that it showed me a few short comings with these locos! I have the green one and yes a red buffer beam would have looked nice. No sprung buffers either.
Ok, it runs well but I found that the clip on top of the gear box can come off very easily! At £79 very expensive compared with Bachmanns 24/25.
What do people think?
The HJ Hymek is streets ahead of the 24/25 and the Hymek is probably the best and most accurate R-T-R UK diesel on the market.
Nick
Although I found the same trouble that Model Rail did with the wires fouling the bogies. It is rather annoying that you pay over £60 for a model then you have to take the body off to mess with wires before you can run it.
Aart from that, it is an excellent model, although I like my Bachmann 24 too!
I will take your word for it Nick!
However, personally I think it lacks some of the refinements that Hornby/Bachmann have introduced! I accept it may be very accurate otherwise.
What makes you say what you do?
In what way? All 6 of my bachmann 24/25 run better than my one hymeck
and the Hymek is probably
They are all good enough for me!
"DJO" wrote
Whilst agreeing that this shouldn't be necessary it actually takes longer to remove the body than rectify the problem. I did two at last weekend's Pontefract Model Railway Show without any tools in around five minutes.
John.
"Mike" wrote
It certainly lacks traction tyres which is a positive advantage, and if you mean by refinements that it doesn't have opening cab doors or adjustable grills then I for one say a resounding hallelujah! :-)
Fine model.
John.
No, I don't like tyres either or fiddly bits. But, I would have liked sprung buffers, stout hand rail wire and better painting. For £79 I mean, you would or could expect basic refinements like that.
"Mike" wrote
For £79 I'm happy to have a model which is almost 100% accurate and which runs incredible smoothly and will pull a prototypical load.
I prefer the handrails to be scale thickness rather than *stout* as you put it, and also prefer buffers which are prototypically accurate, rather than sprung ones which might look hideous like those on the Bachmann Deltic. I've no qualms with the paint job on mine - I think it's superb.
The thing is all these points are valid either way, as one's impression of a model is subjective. In my opinion the Hymek is streets ahead of any of the competition, but that just MY opinion.
John.
Unfortunately I can't think of an excuse to run a Hymek on my layout :( Interestingly, I notice that Hornby's (cough) "new" Hymek will have sprung buffers - must be their idea of getting one up on Heljan ;)
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***"Rich Mackin" wrote
Hope they're more accurate than the sprung buffers fitted to their *totally new* HAA merry-go-round hoppers which are absolutely *nothing* like those fitted to the prototype.
John.
In message , piemanlarger writes
And surely that is all that matters.
ISTM that sprung buffers is the new 'must have' gimmick, IMO I can't see the point - unless you are using 3 link / screw couplings, if you are using anything else there is absolutely no point in having them especially if, in fitting them, they end up being incorrect.
How about "I wanted one", thats good enough for me!
says the person building a Class 205 in Connex SE colours for his Midlands layout...
Hi Guys
Ya, if you like and can afford them then buy em. I have just returned to model railways after a good number of years and find the new locos both diesel and steam to be full of detail all of them. What do you think of the deal by one of the companies in the Railway Modeller Mag (page 13a) selling the Lenz starter kit for £125.00 has anyone seen them cheaper?
Take care, bye
Dave
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As long as you ignore the bit about the windscreen wipers... they're actually correct, they look a little odd 'cos they're different to what we're used to seeing.
The review comes across as being scathing about little things like lack of paint on the bufferbeams and suchlike, most peculiar when a certain misshape gets a comparatively glowing review.
As far as I can see, the HJ Hymek is well proportioned and looks to me very much like the real thing except that its narrow gauge! I hope the forthcoming 'Western' is as good, now them things *are* monsters!
Maybe the Dutch don't spend enough on advertising compared to the one who advertises inside the front cover and the one who advertises on the back...8^)
And the one who's Collectors Club editor (I believe) wrote the review........
In message , Michael Walker writes
If true then maybe MR ought to think about getting someone to review models who is relatively impartial. Or at least appears to be...8^(
Of course, the reality is that the golden rule applies and given the relatively small market, poor reviews don't tend to occur. Or if they do (relatively speaking), the last sentence usually still admonishes the buyer to buy the item anyway!
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