Over the last few years there has been a trend to produce locomotives with ever more fine detail.
Now great care is needed with these models and Hornby have redesigned their packaging in the last year or two to permit items to be removed without actually having to push the item out of the packaging. The packaging sort of falls apart around the product. So clearly Hornby are conscious of this aspect.
Now the Thomas the Tank Engine range does not need packaging of this type. The locomotives are virtually indestructable.
However, they possibly are a bit light on detail for many.
So are we better served by having Hornby and Bachmann models with incredible amounts of detail, or should the industry have a rethink and focus on producing models that can be handled without the need for due care and attention?
And possibly in a different price bracket?
It might be that lower costs of development as a result of not having as much detail could result in the production of some of the obscure one off locomotives that have been requested.
Such as the City of Truro and the Duke of Gloucester.
Happy modelling
Gary
Now great care is needed with these models and Hornby have redesigned their packaging in the last year or two to permit items to be removed without actually having to push the item out of the packaging. The packaging sort of falls apart around the product. So clearly Hornby are conscious of this aspect.
Now the Thomas the Tank Engine range does not need packaging of this type. The locomotives are virtually indestructable.
However, they possibly are a bit light on detail for many.
So are we better served by having Hornby and Bachmann models with incredible amounts of detail, or should the industry have a rethink and focus on producing models that can be handled without the need for due care and attention?
And possibly in a different price bracket?
It might be that lower costs of development as a result of not having as much detail could result in the production of some of the obscure one off locomotives that have been requested.
Such as the City of Truro and the Duke of Gloucester.
Happy modelling
Gary