Review: Hornby TT:120 "The Easterner" Train Set, First Impressions of TT:120, N gauge comparison

Detailed review and first impressions of Hornby's "The Easterner" TT:120 Train Set with a comparison versus the Kato N gauge Class 800 and consideration of where does TT:120 stand now following the delivery of the first two train sets.

Sections:
00:00 - Introduction
01:45 - Unboxing
08:33 - Close-up views
11:30 - Running Session
19:17 - Summary
20:51 - Scoring
26:17 - Recommendation

The scraping noise with the coaches is covered in the Hornby Forum with a suggestion on some very minor surgery to the coach underbody to address is:
https://uk.hornby.com/community/forum/easterner-coaches-wheels-scraping-on-curves-342296?ccm_paging_p=2&ccm_order_by=&ccm_order_by_direction=

Here is the link to the original video that highlighted the issues with the curved track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBQ5l48LpvY&t=350s

TT:120 Club 15% Discount:
At the time of publishing I wasn't sure if this was still active as it was no longer being mentioned - replaced by the 20% reward points. I checked a test order this evening so as of 26/02/2023, both the discount and reward points are active if you are fully signed up. TT:120 Membership is no longer free however.

Related Videos:
Review: Kato Class 800 LNER Azuma for N Gauge and comparison with Hornby 00 Gauge Class 800 Azuma: https://youtu.be/DvbXCnLjnBs
The Great Hornby TT:120 Debate - Viewer Poll Results and Video Comments Analysis: https://youtu.be/8W_WYf754ZY
The Great TT:120 Debate - Reviewing Hornby's recent announcement and it's implications: https://youtu.be/LzkhcbMDSlg

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