Are Hornby breaking the law by working with another manufacturer or am I completely wrong here?

[@GaryChilds-x5u]

See the interview with Andy from Rapido in Iron Horse Railways TH-cam report on the National Festival of Railways show at the NEC. Andy explains what happened. Starts 17 minutes into the video. th-cam.com/video/Qo1BIePBHaM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=iW1VFgeEr0OXgDu-

[@michaelball68]

I think you’re going over the top here. By avoiding duplication of liveries and numbers for their releases of their respective models, it will give modellers of the GNR/LNER *more* choice. Model locos are not bananas.

[@NewModelRailway1]

I hope you're wrong.