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HORNBY: LOTS OF MISTAKES

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Hornby are knocking out shed loads of rolling stock at the moment - a lot of it being from the toolings aquired from their purchase of Lima.
The choice is great but Hornby are definately skimping on attention to detail. It seems nearly every model has a livery error or some silly mistake which could have been sorted before production had they done their homework properly. It might seem like 'nit-picking' to some but if you are going to produce something and replicate it many times you'd think they would at least try to get it right, surely!?
To get details correct on my rolling stock and layout, I simply look at the many quality pictures on the internet or in magazines and even actually look at the real thing if it is current. If I can do it I'm sure Hornby can too!
And that goes for all manufacturers.
I think most of us can forgive a rivet missing here and there (or maybe some of you can't?!).
But basic 'bread and butter' detail and livery should be looked at and checked before production begins.
Come on Hornby 'Put The Detail Back' - and your quality control - and stop making so many silly mistakes while you are rushing out all these models.
Quantity at the expense of quality is not good. If our models are going to have 'detail' then it should at least be researched properly and be correct.
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QUOTE (pedromorgan @ 10 Jan 2007, 13:51) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>on a more constructive note. i wish they would put pictures of a final approval model in the public domain and actually invite comments say 20 days before production so if there any daft mistakes they can be sorted.
The grill on the 67 would have been spotted instantly on a close up shot and people would have complained like crazy! ..................

..............And in all honesty they are not major issues (apart from the 59!) if you cant paint seats that you can hardly see or change a coach number or put on a transfer for the horn grill then quite frankly i think you should safely locked in a padded cell. you are a danger to the general public.

Peter

Hard words there Peter, although, having said that I have to totally agree with the sentiment. See also the thread about Hornby Mk3 TGS coaches. Come on people - get back in step with reality, after all, as has been said before, by myself and others small things can easily be corrected, big things, for example the Heljan 33 roof error, can't

Regards

John
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QUOTE (Ron @ 12 Jan 2007, 12:44) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You're so easily offended aren't you, and very childish with your comebacks.......

......Try being more thoughtful next time you have something to say.

But at least Peter, myself and others are not hiding behind anonymity, and no I don't work for Hornby, although I did briefly when I was 18 (30 odd years ago).

Regards

John
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