More on the HUB set.
Continuing discussions with the factory this week indicate that this project is progresing quickly. As a consequence we will be making order forms available on the web site shortly and they will be posted out with the next edition of The Eureka Times which we are aiming to have in the post at the end of January.
Seven different cars will be available and whilst final set presentation is not yet settled, current thinking is that there will be a five car set with a futher two cars available separately to build up to a seven car Newcastle Flyer set.
Final pricing is still being finalised but it is likely that the pre-order price for the five car set will be $495 with additional cars available at $100 per car. The after delivery price will depend on the exchange rate at the time but is expected to be $630 for the five car set and $110 for the separate cars.
Three and possibly four liveries are being considered.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
The HUB set.
After protracted discussions with the factory the HUB set proposal has now been finalised and we are now committed to the project. The first stage of the project, the drawing process is underway. This project will be one of the items discussed at our visit to the factory in mid-January and we will be releasing full details including pricing and estimated delivery date after we return. At this stage mid 2010 is the estimated delivery date.
After protracted discussions with the factory the HUB set proposal has now been finalised and we are now committed to the project. The first stage of the project, the drawing process is underway. This project will be one of the items discussed at our visit to the factory in mid-January and we will be releasing full details including pricing and estimated delivery date after we return. At this stage mid 2010 is the estimated delivery date.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas
We would like to wish you seasons greetings and a happy and safe Christmas.
Eureka Models
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
A Package from the Factory
A knock on the door today and it is the man from Fedex with a package from the factory.
A bit of work with the snap-off-blade knife reveals two lots of test shots.
The first group is for the 40 class and is mainly samples of the frame with the checker plate pattern now added to the surface area of the footplate plus a couple of minor detail bits. Paint samples will be the next major step in the process.
The second group consists of a AD60 class boiler incorporating the modifications (mainly the twin turbo-generators) for the second run. All modifications are now complete.
A bit of work with the snap-off-blade knife reveals two lots of test shots.
The first group is for the 40 class and is mainly samples of the frame with the checker plate pattern now added to the surface area of the footplate plus a couple of minor detail bits. Paint samples will be the next major step in the process.
The second group consists of a AD60 class boiler incorporating the modifications (mainly the twin turbo-generators) for the second run. All modifications are now complete.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Surprising news from the factory
A visit to the factory is over-due and so this week we started canvassing a visit sometime between Christmas and the 16th of January.
The factory suggested that it would be good to be there whilst the CPH/CTHs were being assembled and they have gone off to see if it is possible to bring the assembly process for the CPH/CTH forward from the third week in January to somewhere around the 26th of December.
More news later.
A visit to the factory is over-due and so this week we started canvassing a visit sometime between Christmas and the 16th of January.
The factory suggested that it would be good to be there whilst the CPH/CTHs were being assembled and they have gone off to see if it is possible to bring the assembly process for the CPH/CTH forward from the third week in January to somewhere around the 26th of December.
More news later.
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