The Definitive 9F? Hornby 'Black Prince' Unboxing and Review

Is this the definitive Class 9F model? Today Jenny unboxes and reviews Hornby's newly tooled 'Black Prince' 9F locomotive.

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Chapters:
00:00 Video start
00:37 Introduction
04:20 Sponsored by TMC and Clark Railworks
05:44 Overview
08:34 Unboxing
11:16 Review
29:04 Sponsored by Tramfabriek
29:20 DC Running and Firebox Flicker Test
29:52 DCC fitting guide
34:27 DCC running test
37:18 Scores
46:16 Conclusion
48:01 Thanks and Sponsors

[stephendavies]

Decided to sit back with a glass of red & relax for this one... Your full reviews are professional, entertaining & informative.

And let's face it: everyone loves the 9F.

[martinpattison]

The 9F was and still is one of the great locomotives ever built in Britain. It is good to know that more than one was saved. Martin. (Thsilsnd)

[BoaFilmsPlc]

Hi Jenny,
Re. the firebox flicker. If Hornby had made it able to be controlled, it would need 2 extra wires from loco to tender to make this happen. This was the same situation on their Dublo Flying Scotsman model.

[marcdempsey]

Thankyou Jenny for an excellent review. This loco is something very special; it has a presence of its own like the Cock o the North. The new tooling and detail from within it make the price high; something which is becoming a norm but looking at this the model does give what you are paying for. All best Marc from Leighton Buzzard

[LNER]

Yes, the Hornby 9F is a better model than the Bachmann 9F, and 92203 being a local locomotive is a favourite.

[tulyar]

Did you notice the joint lines of the two parts of the smoke box top? Looks good, runs well and for myself ....overpriced.

[StormmyStormmy]

Hi Jenny, very good informative review of a very important loco, I only have Hornby steam locomotives in my collection because they have never let me down, it’s been a few years since my last purchase which was the rebuilt hush hush model from Kernow’s for a superb price, I will probably buy the latest W1 hush hush when I see one for a great price, it’s the one with the new draw bar, this 9F should have that new style draw bar which looks so much better than the usual option with the wires showing, it’s the one thing that puts me off this model unfortunately as everything else is very good in my opinion, if there is a draw bar upgrade kit for this model then it would be a great option especially if it was a 5 or 6 pin capacity for lighting and control of the very nice glowing firebox, thanks for sharing.

[lifestyleunleashed]

I love 9f's... This is top of my wishlist for my 00 gauge garden railway

[AdiPullen]

Like a said in my review
The ultimate 9f and it definitely is am very happy with the model i brought
I know the price point is going to be a bit of talking point
Hornby should be proud of the model
Keep safe ARP

[paulkandi]

Great review...😊
The rectangular boxes on the tender chassis is a water filter, these were connected to the loco via the injectors, any debris in the sheds water supply, would be caught in these two filter elements, they were changed or cleaned in service intervals...
The manifold on top of the firebox has to be moulded as flat as possible as to release it from the tooling mould, that would be a join, not a brake...it will be on the other side too...

[Valleysxx]

My dad knew Dai, I used to play on the old locos in the scrapyard and I still know his son. He had a Red Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. I must get a Tyne Dock version of this loco.

[erikjaneskes]

What a great review of this iconic locomotive! Although prices are going up, as you say, they're still lower than that of Continental models.
As an aside, when we were in the UK on holiday I picked up a preowned, earlier version of the Hornby 9F which had never run @ £120. It turned out to be a good model too.😊

[joek]

I enjoyed this. My love of British steam began in 1986 when the "Black Prince" was used in the opening scenes of a favorite movie...The Canterville Ghost with John Gielgud.

Of course, back in the 80s it wasn't easy for someone stateside to learn about these. My dad took a picture of the screen, gave it to our neighbor across the street who was from England, she sent it to her brother explaining the situation and he not only responded with an identification, but also a great book on British steam...which I still have!

Thus, it all started for me with the 9F! 🤗

[class_clag]

Ah, Clark railworks, there the guys listing a graham farish class 25 for £999, 999.00...
And this 9f ain't for me, I'm going to just use my 2009 9f as it's pretty heavy, good puller and overall costs far less than this. Sure it hasn't got all the bells and whistles but eh. Nice model but it's a pass for me jenny.

[leswindeler]

Great review Jenny, thank you. I bought the latest 9F in 92167 guise when they were first released. I fitted it with a Zimo and sound. It's a lovely loco and would have been even better with steam.

[HighFell]

All looking very good for the release of the TT:120 version. 👍

[steved]

Nice model. New tool but uses the old plug tender connector? Maybe Hornby realised their new connector had reliability problems.

[Tauraco]

Nice Jen❤, really nice, thinking of ordering mine now👍

[pim]

Nice Loc, wrong scale, but nice loc ...

[michaelnaisbitt]

Hornby as you wellknow miss Kirk is no longer interested in providing good reliable models at a reasonable price Instead they re-hash the same old models over and over again and continually jack up their prices by A quick respray with new livery does not equal a new retooling I believe that Hornby could in the future withdraw from trains all together