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An added attraction is to view the working workshops and the huge bank of computer screen that control the entire layout

He talks about an evening out. I went in at opening time and came out at closing time, and that was in 2012 and again in 2013 when it was nowhere near the size it is today.

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I wish I had bought Accurascale 31 tbh it has all wheel pick up rather than the 2 pick ups the Bachmann loco,cost cutting I think. Steps keep popping of my Bachmann loco 31293. Picks are awfully,i took it back to rails in Sheffield and hod it looked at. It's now running faultlessly . But we should expect (demand) these locos should work out of the box ....£169

I’ve modelled in OO since I was a kid. I’ll never have the time or space to build something big enough for mainline . So I use OO for detailing, shunting puzzles and MPDs. I’ve brought a TT 50 and coaches and will have space enough to make something with a mainline feel

Have developed my 00 layout over the last 50yrs currently fills my garage plus a lean to shed and its more or less dormant for 4/5 months of the year due to temperature so have started a small exhibition layout i can work on during the winter indoors , needs to be small cos there's no 2nd hand stuff avail but being new should be reliable and target for show sept next yr - wish me luck

Hey wait a second. Thats my E7! The thing didn't work right rill recently. Now freshly oiled up she is better than some current locos

I don’t want to fanny about “modelling”. I’ve got a family, a career, 3 separate hobbies to maintain. I want to order a loco with everything fitted, including pipe work. I want to order similar rolling stock. I don’t want to weather anything, I don’t want to renumber anything (I’ll pay someone to do that). Model trains aren’t kids and old people anymore. It’s about middle aged plus men with high disposable income but not time rich. Me basically. Last time I painted a loco was 40 years ago. I think I weathered one wagon 3 years ago. Takes too long, I just want it in my hand.

Huge assumption and statement made based on, err, nothing. What evidence have you got that it is the exact same market as with OO?? You do realise that they’ll have done actual research, rather than you just deciding something is fact. And get away, you lot would love to be proven right about Hornby. Why else would you go on about it so much when there is no sign of ANY collapse.

Hornby was only ever a stepping stone for Montana in her career path. Maybe they should have put her in Kohlers shoes with a bit of training for 6 months. Best episode IMHO was at the steam show IIRC and noone coming in to buy anything while Kohler outside in a farm trailer on a jolly then the big boss Linden rocks up and not impressed with Montana left holding the fort and promoting her sales idea to get rid of old stock. She was OK but Hornby still needs someone with vision as the core design team is good but no bright product plan in God know how long. Maybe they should take on John from Rails as a consultant - oh the irony 🙂

You may be right, But I'm in ,I'm 65 received my first tri-ang set at age 3, ( night mail) by the time I was 28 I had everything Tri- ang and Hornby Railways had made, in OO, met ( the Girl of my dreams ) that year She bought my my first G guage, and we started collecting that, Now as a boy I wanted the TT tri-ang sets , but those where Lean years, I did start collecting Marklin Z Guage, that was lounge/ bedroom layouts, so two and a half years ago, the daughter and two young teenagers, moved in with me, my 10×5 foot layout had to go and the Hornby stuff, Now I only have the Lounge room, my son's taken the last spare bedroom, So I'm buying the Hornby tt Stuff, also have some Tilling, Roco, ( F'ing) fanastic fantastic quality) and Arnold, the Chinese are making stuff, And here in Australia a guy is making coach lights, for hornby, I have a great guy in Germany who is a TT specialist, So if you don't mind I'll fiddle if Rome burns, ( never made a Fiddle yard before,) I will buy everything Hornby makes in TT. I'm excited by trains again, that's a big thing at 65 years old, There are things to criticize about Hornby, always has been, but I owe Hornby a dept I can never repay,

If I can throw a few thoughts into the pot - HP Models were crude by our standards, but were pretty sharp by those of 80 years ago, and they were pioneering a new gauge/scale combo. Simply finding motors small enough to fit back then was an achievement. (Sadly, TT is now virtually dead over in the US - a forgotten scale, as dead as American OO scale, with 19mm gauge track) TT3 (3mm to a foot) was a necessary compromise, again to get available motors into British outline models in the late 60's - TT120 is 2.5mm to a foot linear scale. German engines generally were and are bigger than British ones - so at that time it came down to practicalities. Now TT120, the original and correct scale is the European standard and it makes more sense to use their scales. I'm quite happy with the original Hornby, and Berlinnerbahn/Tillig, incidentally; I can get the mechs very cheaply from the 3mm Society, usually with damaged bodies, and scratchbuild narrow gauge OO and HO scale upperworks on them. The chassis are tough - built like tanks, will take the treatment I give them and run reliably. Which is precisely what I want from model trains.

You are allowed to your opinion of course, personally I think TT-120 is an excellent idea. 00 is fat too big for many of us and N gauge too small, so please stop criticising and allow us to enjoy. is stop being so selfish

Hi, I got 8 new LNER Mk 4 Coaches today (at a bargain price) as recommended by you, a good call. I need a loco or two to pull them. Any ideas (also at a bargain price) Their silver with red ends, also used for transport for Wales. As you know 😂😂

I messaged Mike and told him we love you ya ya ya and then messaged Thecheekyengine and told him I want to hold Your hand. Here in the states, we all want the Trotters train and are willing to pay big bucks for it, not really. I have no idea what this is all about but assume its three men in a love triangle, You Brits. Anyway, this all happened," Yesterday" so," Let it Be" and " Something" "Here, there, and everywhere" needs, " Help" so," Don't Let Me Down" because we all need to, Come Together" "Now and Then". That was fun! "Get Back" to me Great video, Jersey Bill

its not that deep

EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!

God bless Hookie Street......coming to a market near you !!

i think the connection of the tank engine to the beatles is that it looks like thomas

I’d buy the only fools set haha

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yeah. I Enjoyed that.

60 quid for an olld chinese tat loco because it has OFAH on it , huge fan but get me out of here

The Hornby Beatles loco is the worst abomination I’ve ever had the misfortune to see

Ultimate hypocrisy! Are you expecting a Christmas card from Sam Trains this year?

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I love the Boycie's car transporter wagon and would totally buy it.

2:15 "Love you too, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan(!)" D:

Sorry Mr motion won't happen again! At least Mike stood up for me! Haha 😂

Cannibal corpse are playing the barrowlands in Glasgow on 26th of september

Pure pishing meself! 😂😂😂

Ha ha !

No she wasn't. I base this on me asking why all the class 66s, 37s and 57 they produced about 3 years ago had the same running numbers as ones that Bachmann had already made. There were options to have other running numbers. She replied that they were making them for people that were new to the hobby as well who might not already have them. Business wise that was the most ridiculous answer. Different number would appeal to new and seasoned collectors. I sent this after I had just cancelled 4 orders with them.

Did you model Fanny Sideflap off Montana?

Haven't Hornby already done this with their Corgi Wallace & Gromit train?

I was on hornby model world hornby live steam hope you don’t mind me saying that kind regards Paul

Play trains was a Lima invention, and nothing to do wih Hornby and Montana

Play trains was a Lima invention, and nothing to do wih Hornby,

Have to agree that the Simon and Montana hour was the best part of the shows. And why am I not surprised that the new CEO has precisely zero experience in model railways

Ha, ha, ha, love it.

PR bovine extrement from the great god Hornby & a really tacky clip. Your clips when you showed used locomotives were quite good, now they are quite simply (mostly) HornbyBashing, padded out with rubbish.

I'd be worried about the safety of a £3.50 train set from China.

Good positive exposure for Hornby. But the best thing? Not too sure about that.

Er no. Next question

Well look,lets take a look around Tesco Extra just before closing time. What toy stuff do they have for a last minute desperate present for the vaguelly related child of a brother or sister? Well there's camping stuff that wont last a week in a forest on a windy day,so forget that. Teddy Bears? Check! Lego? Check! Actually,lots of lego,and Star Wars lego and Harry Potter lego so thats good. What about cool transport stuff to get the kids interested in summer holidays? Well there's a few dinky style aircraft,a few fancy modern fighters like the F22 Raptor for the boys,Hot Wheels of course...cool! Batmobile! Super Cool! And train stuff...how about a Jinty painted blue with a number and face on it,and two wooden looking but actually plastic coaches.There.That says fast,modern and cool doesnt it. No. Absolutely not. That's why we need people like Montana at Hornby to keep making suggestions like the Birmingham New Street and Grand Central Shopping Centre set. Could be the new Tracey Island.

Nope! Just there as eye candy