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i thought i would start a place for discussion about competition between the manufacturers.
for those who dont already know bachmann has announced a deal to distribute the mehano range giving the bachmann group direct competition with many of the more promising lima models. Mehano offer a range of TGV models, although the coaches are thin on the ground! they are not quite as good as the lima/jouef offerings buit then are £30 less per set!
hornby on the other hand have announced a very interesting range for 2006 but seem somewhat reluctant to tell us about it! for those who havent seen the paper mags, there is a good range of TGV's and the CIWL coaches are to make a comeback as are a whole host of wagons. as of today there is still no mention of the 2006 range and tha last bit of news was 1st july last year. Hornby are normally very good at this kind of thing. aparently some items are starting to hit the shops although i havent seen any.
Peter
for those who dont already know bachmann has announced a deal to distribute the mehano range giving the bachmann group direct competition with many of the more promising lima models. Mehano offer a range of TGV models, although the coaches are thin on the ground! they are not quite as good as the lima/jouef offerings buit then are £30 less per set!
hornby on the other hand have announced a very interesting range for 2006 but seem somewhat reluctant to tell us about it! for those who havent seen the paper mags, there is a good range of TGV's and the CIWL coaches are to make a comeback as are a whole host of wagons. as of today there is still no mention of the 2006 range and tha last bit of news was 1st july last year. Hornby are normally very good at this kind of thing. aparently some items are starting to hit the shops although i havent seen any.
Peter