I'm new to model railways and I'm trying to build a layout with a number of different types of train. I found this set perfect as a beginner because it introduced me to DCC . As is said in this video the shunter and loco are fine for us beginners. It didn't take long for me to want more so I bought a Virgin Pendolino and more recently the Flying Scotsman. With a few more pieces of track I soon had 2 oval circuits and watching the Pendolino and the Scotsman going round the track and reversing them into sidings is fantastic. Everything came into life. So for what it's worth I thorougly recommend this set for beginners but you will soon want newer DCC locos.
Well done will! You have sold me with this set - right after Christmas I am running down to my model shop and buying the 'Mixed Frieght' (the current version) set from Hornby! I have never been sure about DCC. But I have decided to dip my toe in!
I totally enjoy watching your videos dude. In fact, its been enough to get me back into the hobby! After losing my job in the recession I was forced to sell a lot of my loco's (heartbreaking), but now (and with the help of a new job) i'm slowly buying them back from modelshops. Thanks again.
this was my first ever train set, i got for it my Christmas when I was seven, I really wish I got it when I was at least a bit older because I wrecked the hell out off it
DCC fitted means they have put a DCC chip in at the factory, DCC ready means there is a socket in the loco, ready and waiting for a chip of your choice.
haha! You're quite right! I needed to go up to 11! lol I shall annotate the vid accordingly. (The locos are now renumbered back in accordance with my system anyway - under 20 being steam, under 40 being diesel and under 60 being electric)
Looks great! I'm very tempted by the newer version of the set as a cost effective way of upgrading to DCC. I prefer the newer one as I prefer the Ex-LNER J83 to the Ex-LMS Jinty. It being a cheapo engine I would have no problems backdating it to the 1930s LNER black. With a small application of modelling technique the 08 could become something half-decent too.
Hello, I am a long time viewer and considering to switch from N scale to OO Scale. I have been looking at the Mixed Freight DCC Set for a while now. But I have seen 2 versions, the one you have with a Class Jinty and another set with a J83, is it by random chance of getting once of these? Thank you! Good day, BigAllan
That Hornby Railroad design of Class 08 must be over 30 years old... I had one, it was the same, even as a kid I was a bit peeved by the open wheel frames not looking right compared with the real thing. N gauge version is on my future shopping list.
I got this set, both locos broke very quickly! The class 08's gearing was worn out completely, The Jinty's wheels got so dirty it wouldn't come off without a lot of cleaning and still they just kept getting dirty again
Gr8 to see a rreview of something I own & that got me into the hobby, gr8 intro to DDC as well & if you're just starting out the ability to run 2 locos keeps things interesting. I had the same prob with the 08, she's a bit tempermental (or she was, need to fit a new chip). I think she's a bit more powerful, despite the same motor, Jinty, who I've a soft spot for (still run her even tho my class 37 & 40 'own' the track now), doesnt seem to be able to pull a stopped 08 as well as the 08 can Jinty.
Great review will. Im jealous that you live in england im american and shipping is pretty high to get a parcel here from the uk. Sweet set too. Great DCC simplification
In general: Yes Specific: It is a matter of the decoder and its settings (CV 29 to be precise). Modern decoders have no problems with DC operation and CV 29 is already set to allow DC operation. Just try, DC is almost like DCC without the signals.
Set it to "00". That's the address for running non-DCC trains on DCC equipped layouts. "DCC Ready" means it's not fitted for DCC, but can be adapted easily. "DCC On Board" means it's fitted for DCC.
I live in a country that buying the things from internet is not a good idea people are careless or steal them in airports and you have to pay half the price of to get it in my country so it’s cheaper to go to the UK (My country is Argentina)
Hello could you tell me the difference between the Hornby mixed goods train set and the Hornby mixed freight train set please it's baffling my mind thanks 🤣😁
Looks like a nice set, but I never liked how the old Hornby and Triang 08's had the siderods directly on the wheels rather than on the outside of the brakes
What control do you use on your layout generally? I currently have the Bachman Dynamis & Hornby Select but I am thinking of getting the Hornby Elite as the Dynamis doesn't cope well with my accessory decoders & reverse loop modules both by Hornby.
I've just bought this set as new, but there is no documentation at all in the box. Should there be, and if so what should I be looking for, could you tell me please?
I use the locomotives number. So if i forget a number i just look on the cab side. always the last digits as the first are often info like company and class, For example the LBSCR added 6 to the front of the number when a locomotive got old so they would have lower numbers on new locomtives.And later the SR used prefixs (2 for brighton). Then BR did the same (3 for south)! Leaving a loco built as 55 with 32655. and it's classmate 32672! Only the last two digits are unique!
I don't know. Yet to encounter that as i mainly model SR and they carried over numbers from older railways so my old numbered stock is still unique. One choice would be to renumber if possible, The other would be prefixes, Either standardise (eg, all diesels have 1 prefixed) OR just for when you have the problem. Using names it would be obvious which is which. This wouldn't work unless you have extended address though.
i wich hornby would make a basic version of there top quality 08, rather than getting out that has the body of a deisel but the wheels of the jinty. aspecialy being a DCC set. brilliant vid, keep them coming. : )
Well you've answered one of my questions do Hornby still make BR Liveried Jintys and Yes they do as the video proves lol. Nice set might consider this one sometime as a way to get into DCC!
You can but I don't recommend it. The loco would never turn any corners on a rolling road (obviously) and corners help make all the different parts move - forcing oil into everywhere.
just realised wheres the blue tack. and if i have an oval like mine and keep all of my loco's in there small sidings with the points switch on the oval, so no power is going in to the sidings will it change there number or keep it the same. do i have to take all of them off the track?
i have weatherd my bp wagon and class 08 and the set got me into the hobby
witch is amazing and i have 5 trains on my layout :)
Time flies
I'm new to model railways and I'm trying to build a layout with a number of different types of train. I found this set perfect as a beginner because it introduced me to DCC . As is said in this video the shunter and loco are fine for us beginners. It didn't take long for me to want more so I bought a Virgin Pendolino and more recently the Flying Scotsman. With a few more pieces of track I soon had 2 oval circuits and watching the Pendolino and the Scotsman going round the track and reversing them into sidings is fantastic. Everything came into life. So for what it's worth I thorougly recommend this set for beginners but you will soon want newer DCC locos.
Thank you so much for doing a tutorial for the DCC
Well done will! You have sold me with this set - right after Christmas I am running down to my model shop and buying the 'Mixed Frieght' (the current version) set from Hornby! I have never been sure about DCC. But I have decided to dip my toe in!
the chip in my jinty broke but ive fixed it now. 6 years in the running. nice video. can't wait for more
Thanks for reviewing this set Will. Was thinking of something like this when I dive into DCC.
I totally enjoy watching your videos dude. In fact, its been enough to get me back into the hobby! After losing my job in the recession I was forced to sell a lot of my loco's (heartbreaking), but now (and with the help of a new job) i'm slowly buying them back from modelshops. Thanks again.
Great video Will as usual. Great that you get two locomotives in the same pack, track, cars, and DCC!! great value for customers
I'll take a look at scenery and buildings when vids on the new layout are well underway.
this was my first ever train set, i got for it my Christmas when I was seven, I really wish I got it when I was at least a bit older because I wrecked the hell out off it
A good idea for a video! I'll plan an entire DCC series.
Will amazing as per usual cant wait to see what you come up with next
I had this as my first DCC set. I use the steam train as my test train as i am laying track, its been a real workhorse for me.
that's excellent! I work these two quite hard too - and the Class 08 is tasked with the job of moving the Dapol track cleaner around the track.
Thank you very much for your excellent video.
Thank YOU for the comment!
+InterCity82 wow. I'm not the only one! I thought everyone who had this set had the 08 and the J86 and I was the only one who had the 08 and the 3F.
thanks for the comment! And it sure is a great stepping stone into DCC - fact.
Great info as I'm about to buy this set. Cheers.
great video as always i would also like to congratulate you on 4000 subscribers!!
thank you for the feedback!
It's a great little workhorse, you're right. Thanks for the comment!
Yes,it is "The Majestic" I believe it contains a class 47 (I think its a Rail Road version im not sure) and a BR Pepper Corn.
Love your videos. I'm thinking of getting into this as a hobby, but it seems like one that can easily get out of control! :D
I shall look into it but you're right, it won't be for a while as I have so much to do!
well yeah, I hoped it would be a useful video for people you see. It really is a great way to get into DCC - on a budget too.
You have a great sense of humor!
DCC fitted means they have put a DCC chip in at the factory, DCC ready means there is a socket in the loco, ready and waiting for a chip of your choice.
This is a great video for 8 years old 😁👌
haha! You're quite right! I needed to go up to 11! lol I shall annotate the vid accordingly. (The locos are now renumbered back in accordance with my system anyway - under 20 being steam, under 40 being diesel and under 60 being electric)
Looks great! I'm very tempted by the newer version of the set as a cost effective way of upgrading to DCC. I prefer the newer one as I prefer the Ex-LNER J83 to the Ex-LMS Jinty. It being a cheapo engine I would have no problems backdating it to the 1930s LNER black. With a small application of modelling technique the 08 could become something half-decent too.
I think the wind blew a blind which knocked a wagon off the window sill - it looked so cool tho, I thought I'd leave it for a bit lol
ahhh! A very nice set indeed - good choice! :)
thanks for the comment!
I have already done several on the Class 153.
yes! I think the set is called 'The Majestic'
thanks for the comment! :)
Hello, I am a long time viewer and considering to switch from N scale to OO Scale. I have been looking at the Mixed Freight DCC Set for a while now. But I have seen 2 versions, the one you have with a Class Jinty and another set with a J83, is it by random chance of getting once of these? Thank you!
Good day, BigAllan
No mate if you order the one from hattons or hornby it's a jinty
That set might be reviewed soon!
thanks David! :)
That Hornby Railroad design of Class 08 must be over 30 years old... I had one, it was the same, even as a kid I was a bit peeved by the open wheel frames not looking right compared with the real thing.
N gauge version is on my future shopping list.
I already have a system that works very well for me. I write them down in a book and as I learn them... I need the book less and less.
i wish you the best in building your layout!
Oh wow love it i want this soo much...just to get started with dcc
thanks on this review I may get this set for my Bday
yup!
Amazing set!
Keep up the great videos
Thanks +InterCity82 I now undersatnd what DCC is
Excellent review as usual.
i think it fell off the window sill above - but it looked so cool I left it for a bit haha!
I got this set, both locos broke very quickly! The class 08's gearing was worn out completely, The Jinty's wheels got so dirty it wouldn't come off without a lot of cleaning and still they just kept getting dirty again
***** Modelers clean their track and wheels almost everyday. Kids playing with toys don't. It is what separates men from boys.
I love this locomotive's engine sound... 8)
Gr8 to see a rreview of something I own & that got me into the hobby, gr8 intro to DDC as well & if you're just starting out the ability to run 2 locos keeps things interesting. I had the same prob with the 08, she's a bit tempermental (or she was, need to fit a new chip). I think she's a bit more powerful, despite the same motor, Jinty, who I've a soft spot for (still run her even tho my class 37 & 40 'own' the track now), doesnt seem to be able to pull a stopped 08 as well as the 08 can Jinty.
Great review will. Im jealous that you live in england im american and shipping is pretty high to get a parcel here from the uk. Sweet set too. Great DCC simplification
In general: Yes
Specific: It is a matter of the decoder and its settings (CV 29 to be precise). Modern decoders have no problems with DC operation and CV 29 is already set to allow DC operation. Just try, DC is almost like DCC without the signals.
Brilliant set! :D Look great double heading those locos :)
I promise I will - yes!
iv got this set, love it, Will does hornby do a dcc sound 3f jinty???
Ryan Andersen yah
I love jinty he's my favorite steam engine
I saw a diesel like that in this second hand train set from the 80s made by hornby and it was this coal dumper kinda thing
have I just seen what looks like thomas(jinty0-6-0) and diesel (class 08)
I know thomas is an e02
Miraj Ali why do people think that diesel was a 08? He was not. He was a prototype build somewhere in the 1930s
Arry and bert were class 08s
Miraj Ali Im pretty sure thats a J83,Could be wrong tho
I recently got the dcc ready flying Scotsman, and no matter what number I set it, it just sits there making a grinding noise
Set it to "00". That's the address for running non-DCC trains on DCC equipped layouts. "DCC Ready" means it's not fitted for DCC, but can be adapted easily. "DCC On Board" means it's fitted for DCC.
I remember this until now
I wish this is available in Asia😢
Errman Saif theres always ebay :)
think it might be
I live in a country that buying the things from internet is not a good idea people are careless or steal them in airports and you have to pay half the price of to get it in my country so it’s cheaper to go to the UK
(My country is Argentina)
Great video well done.
More on that to come. I get asked it a LOT. All I can say is keep watching if that is what you'r interested in.
it was second hand of a friend! Hardly used
I have a diesel ending in 24 and a steam loco ending in 24 - what would you do then?
Hello could you tell me the difference between the Hornby mixed goods train set and the Hornby mixed freight train set please it's baffling my mind thanks 🤣😁
Looks like a nice set, but I never liked how the old Hornby and Triang 08's had the siderods directly on the wheels rather than on the outside of the brakes
PLEASE DO THE HORNBY TORNADO PULLMAN SET
Anita B I agree
Anita B p
good work mate!!
What control do you use on your layout generally? I currently have the Bachman Dynamis & Hornby Select but I am thinking of getting the Hornby Elite as the Dynamis doesn't cope well with my accessory decoders & reverse loop modules both by Hornby.
I've just bought this set as new, but there is no documentation at all in the box. Should there be, and if so what should I be looking for, could you tell me please?
haha thanks!
yes! All DCC works with all DCC
Best to contact Hornby or a shop such as Trident Trains/ Hattons.
I have a premium 08, it's amazing, nice vid
I use the locomotives number. So if i forget a number i just look on the cab side.
always the last digits as the first are often info like company and class, For example the LBSCR added 6 to the front of the number when a locomotive got old so they would have lower numbers on new locomtives.And later the SR used prefixs (2 for brighton). Then BR did the same (3 for south)!
Leaving a loco built as 55 with 32655. and it's classmate 32672!
Only the last two digits are unique!
I wish I had the money you had to get one of these awesome sets
I don't know. Yet to encounter that as i mainly model SR and they carried over numbers from older railways so my old numbered stock is still unique.
One choice would be to renumber if possible, The other would be prefixes, Either standardise (eg, all diesels have 1 prefixed) OR just for when you have the problem. Using names it would be obvious which is which. This wouldn't work unless you have extended address though.
thanks I will do!
i wich hornby would make a basic version of there top quality 08, rather than getting out that has the body of a deisel but the wheels of the jinty. aspecialy being a DCC set. brilliant vid, keep them coming. : )
thanks! how come you got out can I ask?
very good point!
I'll post it before anyone else does: 9 isn't a prime number as it can be divided by 3. Aside from this, nice video as per usual!
Well you've answered one of my questions do Hornby still make BR Liveried Jintys and Yes they do as the video proves lol. Nice set might consider this one sometime as a way to get into DCC!
The Hornby Zero 1 was not compatible with any other system. At least the DCC we have today is standardised.
a lot! The website which launches this easter will reveal just how many.
You can but I don't recommend it. The loco would never turn any corners on a rolling road (obviously) and corners help make all the different parts move - forcing oil into everywhere.
Mine is called Mixed Fright and the shunter is at the back not the front
of course! DCC stuff is 99% compatible with all DCC stuff.
cheers buddy!
haha thanks for the comment!
ok thanks. ill try and get some DCC controllers then, but i do like the DC controllers
Where did you buy this and how much did this cost and what is the track size as I will put other train on this I hope it is 1:87 please tell me
thanks Jaike!
the video was annotated just hours after it went live. The fact that that's this video's only flaw - I think is pretty cool haha
it controls the light - it's just for testing
just realised wheres the blue tack. and if i have an oval like mine and keep all of my loco's in there small sidings with the points switch on the oval, so no power is going in to the sidings will it change there number or keep it the same. do i have to take all of them off the track?