HUB Update:

The "Zhen He" in Port Phillip Bay.

             The factory has advised that Motor Vessel "Zhen He" will leave Hong Kong on the 10th of December with a container load of HUB sets bound for Port Botany where it is expected to arrive on the 20th of December, 2012. Allowing for the usual 3/4 days to clear customs the cargo of HUB sets should be delivered to Eureka on Christmas Eve.
             Distribution will commence immediately and should be complete by the end of January.
             Samples from the production run have been received and photographs are currently being taken for posting on this blog site. 

HUB Update:

 

 

The factory has advised that production of the HUB sets is expected to be completed on the 25th of November, 2012. This would suggest that the shipment should leave Hong Kong around the last day of November and arrive in Port Botany around the 10th of December. Posting out should get underway around the 15th of December and be completed by the 15th of January. 



K Class all dressed up and getting ready to go.

The K class sample which was test run at the Caulfield exhibition has now been checked and given a coat of paint.
It has also under-gone further extensive running and the factory has been advised of a couple of minor changes required. Sound files are being collected now so that when the final engineering sample which incorporates all corrections is available the sound installation process can be carried out by QSI. The sound has to be synchronised to the running characteristics of the motor and this can only be done once the final running sample is available.
The whole process is proceeding ahead of time at the moment and is on target for delivery in the second half of 2013 around Caulfield exhibition time.

K Class Engineering Sample on Running Trials at Caulfield:

The K class engineering sample arrived from the factory the day Eureka left for the Caulfield exhibition. This did not allow time for even a quick coat of paint so running trials had to be undertaken naked. The locomotive spent several hours running on the "Kilmore East" layout where by all reports it did not miss a beat. The rest of the weekend the sample was on public display.
The sample has now gone for serious measurement and checking after which it will receive a coat of paint and undergo more running and load tests.
A complete model incorporating any corrections and including sound is expected by the end of 2012 and the factory has been advised that the target delivery date is third quarter, 2013.

K Class Progress - News from the Factory.

The factory advised yesterday (Monday) that they had forwarded by air an engineering sample of the K class. An engineering sample is a fully running model.  We had hoped to be able to put a photo of the model up on this blog but it is likely that the sample will not arrive until tomorrow (Wednesday). As we are heading off to the Caulfield Exhibition on Thursday photos will be available until well after we return next week.
However, the sample will be on display at the Caulfield exhibition. Those who are interested should drop by the Eureka stand for a look.

BSVs - The Post Out Continues 

Our BSVs passed through Customs on Thursday the 2nd of August and the post out of orders commenced immediately. As of today 60% of orders have been posted out and it is expected that the mail out will be complete by next Tuesday the 14th of August.
Demand for the BSV 3-packs has been brisk and it is expected that the weathered models will be out of stock by this coming weekend.
Reasonable stocks of black BSVs and blue NSSFs remain.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS

MV Teng He is due to depart the Pearl River Delta on Monday, 9th of July, 2012. It is expected to berth at Port Botany on the 19th of July and its cargo should clear customs by the 25th.

                                  The Teng He (Hopefully it will not be taking this route to Port Botany)

Amongst theTeng He's cargo will be Eureka Models' Bogie Sheep Vans (BSV). Distribution of the BSVs should start on the 30th of July and is expected to be completed in about four weeks.



Eureka's BSV