Let’s Talk TT Ep1

Great to read all these comments. Very kind folks. Drop any suggestions you have to Peachy in the comments. And watch this space for more…!

A great interesting talk guys, looking forward to next time. I also have everything Hornby have brought out in TT so far and can't wait for more ! TT has brought me back to the hobby having had OO gauge years ago.

Cheers Peachy & Greg, a brilliant video & discussion. I enjoy the vids from both your channels👍

Id be happy to chat mate - hopefully folks will listen 😂

Great video! I like the concept. Please make more of these.

Hi guys, I've been a railway modeller for years,(never got it right yet), mostly OO scale, but I've also done N scale, as well as TT120(German outline), and,as become older, I've found that N scale is becoming too fiddly, TT120 is a lovely scale to work with, I can recommend Gary Halls channel to anyone looking for inspiration,he has produced some superb models, anyway take care, all the best from Scotland Stephen.

Hi Peachy, I love your TT120 channel. I live in a 1 bed flat & do n gauge but I'd love to try TT120 gauge. Simon at Hornby had such a brainwave with this! This is definitely the way to go, especially as a lot of people living in smaller properties these days! Both double O gauge & n gauge are not quite realistic in size but from what I understand TT120 is spot on with the scale! I would love to try TT120 scale! I'm so glad different model railway channels are covering this! We definitely need TT120 in the UK! My full support to Hornby with this! I'll definitely get myself a TT120 train set at some point & when I can afford it.👍

Good video, well done. Never modelled before....got hooked after seeing a promotion for tt120 on the hornby website. Ordered the catalogue and the rest is history. Own all the steam era loco's released to date and making slow progress on my layout Crescent Valley. Everything I do is for the first time so a very steep learning curve but very enjoyable. Good to watch a dedicated tt120 content vid.

Hi Chris & Greg. I like this type of video and would like to see more, with interviews with people from the industry/community. Heljan: Many (most) reviews of Heljan products haven't been too favourable, although some of their newer products have fared better than their earlier ones. I couldn't really understand their "there are no winners, only losers" reason for not entering the TT:120 marketplace. OK, maybe not producing "identical" models as other manufactures, but they still want to compete in a rapidly saturated OO market. Simon Kohler: I would love to hear a fair and unbiased assessment (from anyone) as to whether things have improved at Hornby since Simon's departure and if they have, was this just happenstance or does his replacement just have better ideas? We, who do model in TT:120, do have a lot to thank Simon for when he reintroduced the TT scale (albeit in a different, but better(?) form).

Hi Chris, Thank you for your confession about having some problems! I too have had a few issues and used to think I must be doing something wrong because Peachy doesn’t have any issues!!! The power bank situation is my biggest issue and I will try to rectify this when (if) they become available. Some guidance on fitting them to every type of TT120 loco would be useful. Your explanation about decoders cutting out when any wheel signals a loss of contact explained a lot! Thanks to you both for this video! Cheers David

Thoroughly enjoyable watch. Cheers

I had my first Hornby HST back in 1978, and I still remember the day I bought it. I was thrilled with it. Later in life I was lucky enough to drive Inter-City 125, and it was an utter pleasure to drive. Now I have the new Inter-City 125, it’s definitely the best model from Hornby TT:120 and it’s probably going to be the game changer for the scale! Great video by the way! 🙂

Great talk, can´t wait to have more! Cheers to both of you! 🎆

Well done gentlemen, an excellent program. Well worth watching. I agree with you both about the scale being the right size to make dioramas that look proportional. I'm presently working on a brewery and a colliery, both of which need room to look convincing. I have invested in the scale(perhaps more than I'd dare admit to my wife!). I presently have 250 wagons, 20 or so coaches, all the locos and 120 yards of unpaid Peco track (it helps to have a second address when it comes to keeping SWMBO in the dark). Keep up the good work. PS. Thanks. The cottage and shops arrived safely.

Hi Chris and Greg. Very much enjoyed your chat. You raised some good points and topics. I got into TT because my OO layout which is situated in an outhouse in the garden is mainly steam era based. I always wanted a separate 1980s/1990s era layout to run diesels and electrics but never had the space. I did consider N at one point but not having very good eyesight I'd probably find it too small and fiddly. So when Hornby announced their plans to introduce TT I thought it would be a great compromise. So what did I buy?! More Gresley Pacifics! 😂 But I have got the BR blue 08 and have recently come into possession of the lovely swallow livery HST with rake of Mk3s. So I've a 6×4 baseboard set up in my spare bedroom and am beginning to design and build a continuous double track circuit. I have Hornby's Settle & Carlisle station so will try and base it on a fictional village/small town along the S&C which is one of my favourite routes. For the curved sections I plan to use Hornby's 4th radius setrack as the inner radius then make a 5th radius with Peco's flexible track. That should just about fit into the 4ft width and give the effect of some reasonably gentle curves. So plenty to keep me occupied in my retirement! My OO layout is also crying out for a good rebuild. The track is still the old steel track and needs replacing. A lot of it is 1st and 2nd radius curves too which I'd like to move away from using. Regarding the young man with his trains on the carpet. Well he definitely seems to know his stuff regarding the mechanics and electrics of the models but I completely disagree with many of his reviews. Sometimes its like he buys models he doesn't like the look of just to trash them in a review. If you don't like a model or if its not your thing why waste your money on it? But he's entitled to express his opinions I suppose. I just feel he can be fer too negative. From the new announcements in April I'm hoping to see a few more variants of the Mk1s. My TT passengers definitely want to see a catering vehicle so a Mk1 buffet would be well received as well as maybe an open standard and first. Also more ready to plant buildings would be great. Looking forward to the Clasd 50 and I do have a Duchess on pre order though I'm trying not to duplicate my OO collection. I think everyone wants a tank loco of some sort which I'm sure will be on the horizon. Also would be good to have a hetitage DMU. Look forward to some of your chars with other model railway YouTubers. Regards Rob 😊

Well done lads, enjoyed very much listening to your reasons for starting your TT journey. I had a hornby 3 rail setup given to me by my uncle and just like the you teenage years came along. Last year I was diagnosed with cancer and while recovering from an operation was thinking I need something to occupy my time in retirement. Spent more time than normal watching TV and came across Hornby a model world and TT120. I hope to actually start the layout next month, I already have a couple of sets and other track, locos and rolling stock with more on preorder. Strangely I have the Dutches of Atholl on preorder because it reminded me of one I had. Unknown to me my brother had a load of 00 stuff from when my father passed away and there in bits was the one I had which was the Duchess of Atholl. Look forward to the next one and also your individual videos.

Great video both of you, some resonating points on what brought me into the hobby and good discussion points keep up the great work.

Great to hear from you both, and I'll second the shout out for Mouldy Raspberry, his videos were a big part in getting back into model railways, but with TT:120 being more suited to the space I had available.

Hi guys. I had a OO layout when I was a kid, but I have since never had the space for one. When I saw tt:120 on "hornby a model world" I thought it was brilliant. I have bought the scotsman set, Mallard, flying scotsman and HST, plus lots of rolling stock. HMDCC chips fitted to all. It's fantastic. I'm surprised Peachy, you had trouble running without the power bank. I've had no issues with mine running on the hornby track. I did have problems with Flying Scotsman, which went back to Hornby, who replaced the chip and tender bogey. It's run fine since.

Simon still very enthusiastic of tt and so am i too.