[dwb]

It's a nice idea but will they have the patience to proof read the copy? I get the impression that the people who compile the text for the catalogues don't actually understand what they are writing.

David

 

[dwb]

The thing that is particularly exercising me about this year's Bachmann catalogue is the variety of bogies under the admittedly huge range of Mk1 coaches. A few coaches seem to have the Pullman style bogie and one or two have what I would term the Mk2 style. Bothe of these bogies feature coil springs rather than leaf springs. Is this according to the prototype or have the catalogue picture editors been caught out?

David

 

[dwb]

>otherwise does it really make a huge differance ?
Not really. I was just afraid that the photos could be "Oh my goodness! The photographer is coming in today and we haven't got a complete version of Mk1 coach type xx. Here pull the bogies off that one over there and shove them underneath; no one will notice".

Whilst I do not worry too much about the bogies under the coaches, I do like the numbers on the coaches to at least start with the correct region code. Bachmann do seem to vary the numbers and regions a bit, but if photos are not truly representative, the catalogue isn't really worth as much as it could be.

Thanks for the info by the way.
David

 

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I bought the Hornby and Bachmann catalogues this year. They are the first catalogues I have bought for a very long time. I was relying on the Internet, but my experience is that not all the information is there. This applies particularly to Bachmann. I also find that by browsing a catalogue I notice things that I would never see online. Here's two examples:-

1) Tucked away in a corner of the Hornby catalogue are "close" couplings for coaches.
2) The photos of Hornby's Mk1 coaches reveal that the couplings are of an older thicker design.

David

 

[dwb]

>interesting to note that the Class 25 diesel in Corporate blue falls into era 5 (1957-1966), and the green version of the same loco falls into era 7 (1971-1982)......

I rest my case (post #2). The marketing droids have spoken!

David