Bachmann have sensibly given notice of this arrangement now as it permits others to consider the structure for their 2007 catalogues and thereby create an Era standard for British outline.
Dapol may adopt with gritted teeth given the hard time that Bachmann have given them recently and Hornby might argue that you do not need to fix what isn't broken.
I note this quote from the Bachmann marketing manager:-
QUOTE It is part of our policy to provide greater information for our customers".
Now does not every marketing man say this?
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The really important information that modellers want are when are the models going to be absolutely available and on the shelves. There is no accurate information about this anywhere and yet this has to be one of the most simple if not THE most simple things to tabulate. The rest is all secondary to that and the above effort suggests that the boys at Bachmann have some spare time on their hands suggesting models will be here later rather than sooner!
And its all very well saying what goes with what but I am not going to wait until December for a coach that goes with a loco that I purchased in January! We need to be slightly practical here and there are possibly things that Bachmann have overlooked. Are they going to suggest in their catalogue that a current Hornby coach would be ideal for their loco?
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And it sounds like a way of further padding out a catalogue and charging more for it!
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And how many new modellers actually assemble trains and rolling stock from appropriate Era's?
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Most go on favourite colours and create designer trains that match the wallpaper!
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I happen to run green coaches with most things because I happen to like green coaches!
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Doug is collecting trains that are blue because he has something about blue.
There is the story of that modeller who runs a Deltic through the Libyan desert during WW2 because he happens to like Deltics and happened to be a desert rat.
What I am saying is that most modellers don't actually like to conform and knowing the British modeller they are even less likely to now that we are being told what we have to do!!!
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Happy modelling
Gary
Dapol may adopt with gritted teeth given the hard time that Bachmann have given them recently and Hornby might argue that you do not need to fix what isn't broken.
I note this quote from the Bachmann marketing manager:-
QUOTE It is part of our policy to provide greater information for our customers".
Now does not every marketing man say this?
The really important information that modellers want are when are the models going to be absolutely available and on the shelves. There is no accurate information about this anywhere and yet this has to be one of the most simple if not THE most simple things to tabulate. The rest is all secondary to that and the above effort suggests that the boys at Bachmann have some spare time on their hands suggesting models will be here later rather than sooner!
And its all very well saying what goes with what but I am not going to wait until December for a coach that goes with a loco that I purchased in January! We need to be slightly practical here and there are possibly things that Bachmann have overlooked. Are they going to suggest in their catalogue that a current Hornby coach would be ideal for their loco?
And it sounds like a way of further padding out a catalogue and charging more for it!
And how many new modellers actually assemble trains and rolling stock from appropriate Era's?
Most go on favourite colours and create designer trains that match the wallpaper!
I happen to run green coaches with most things because I happen to like green coaches!
Doug is collecting trains that are blue because he has something about blue.
There is the story of that modeller who runs a Deltic through the Libyan desert during WW2 because he happens to like Deltics and happened to be a desert rat.
What I am saying is that most modellers don't actually like to conform and knowing the British modeller they are even less likely to now that we are being told what we have to do!!!
Happy modelling
Gary
