The set will work with only a few pieces of track in a straight line, so you don’t need to worry about ensuring you have a completed ring of track for it to work. One thing you don’t need to worry about is circuits. The Three-Part Power System, Image: Sophie Brown The way you plug in that two-pronged metal connector will determine which direction is forward and which is reverse for the locomotive, however, if you find they’re back to front, it’s very simple to flip it around and re-orientate your loco. The power track piece is also very simple to put together: a two-pronged metal connector attached by wires to the train controller slots into the box on the side of the power track, then the train controller is plugged into your wall socket like any other electrical device. This is an electric set which runs off mains power and the included power track piece is how that electricity is transferred into your railway. You’ll also need to think about your points (that’s the bit where a track splits in two for anyone not familiar with railway lingo) because the point status determines where the power is flowing and having them set the wrong way can mean your locomotive won’t move. Hornby 00 Track Connectors, Image: Sophie Brown Incorrectly connecting the track is the biggest cause of derailments and it’s easier than you might think to slot pieces together wrong-on building this set for the first time we found at least three connections that we only discovered weren’t together properly when we started running the train. To connect the tracks together, you’ll need to precisely slot the rails into one another-not as easy as it sounds when they measure barely 2mm across at their widest point. In and of itself it’s very easy to build, however, if you’re only used to assembling basic wooden train tracks then this is a significant step forward.
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Simply put, this is enough track to build a full oval with a short siding, the whole thing measuring approximately 155cm long and 113cm wide. Opening the Hogwarts Express Electric Train Set Box, Image: Sophie BrownĪ 3rd Radius Oval is a standard Hornby designation.
Because it is a starter set, you’ll get a locomotive, carriages, tracks, and other accessories so you can set up a model railway of your own right out of the box. It is built to exacting specifications and is a perfect scale model of its real-world counterpart. The Hogwarts Express electric train set is a model railway starter set designed for older collectors and model railway enthusiasts. What Is the Hornby Hogwarts Express Electric Train Set? Please note: This post contains affiliate links. However, if you’ve still not received your letter to board the real thing, Hornby has you covered with their newly released 00 gauge (1/76 scale) Hogwarts Express electric train set.
It’s September 1st which means that today, students from all over the UK will be heading to Kings Cross station in London to board the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9 ¾. I will cover them in various posts over the next few weeks – along with reviews of more of the new LEGO Harry Potter releases, having just received a long awaited shipment of LEGO sets.Hogwarts Express Electric Train Set, Image: Hornby
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Ryk has made instructions on how to build them available here.įor LEGO Harry Potter fans, who may not have the room for a train oval, this could be a great way to display your Hogwarts Express (along with your Harry Potter book collection).Īt the anniversary display, I also showed a few of my newest MOCs for the first time. Ryk basically took the Hogwarts Express (set 75955) from 2018 and “cut it in half”, creating a set of bookends, that looks like the train is going through your books via a tunnel. It featured a number of my own MOCs, but also this very cool set of bookends designed by my friend Ryk, which caught much attention at the display. To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter, Blockwarts has been doing a display at the Brick Zone (who has all LEGO Harry Potter sets on display) in the last week. Interested? Luckily, Ryk has made the instructions available… While it does look great, these bookends designed by Ryk Field gives you an alternative way of displaying the train to make it stand out even more. The Hogwarts Express set released in 2018 was a great set – by far the best version of the iconic train released to date.
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