QUOTE (Brian Considine @ 4 Aug 2008, 06:27) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I did not mention the FLM offerings because of the limited range & the price (which was clearly unacceptable to the
European manufactures at the time simply did not understand the need for a hybrid scale/gauge.
Has anybody mentioned Trix who attempted to produce in a hybrid scale for the British market at 3.8mm to the foot if i remember correctly? Needless to say it bombed as it pleased no-one in the UK despite some quite good quality items? Every attempt to comercially manufacture British Outline in HO has been a disaster for the manufacturer. Face it, it will never happen it is not viable. Even the first Eurostars produced to HO by Hornby and Jouef as a joint anglo/french project sold very poorly (as they still do s/hand) if my shop was anything to go by!
David Y
European manufactures at the time simply did not understand the need for a hybrid scale/gauge.
Has anybody mentioned Trix who attempted to produce in a hybrid scale for the British market at 3.8mm to the foot if i remember correctly? Needless to say it bombed as it pleased no-one in the UK despite some quite good quality items? Every attempt to comercially manufacture British Outline in HO has been a disaster for the manufacturer. Face it, it will never happen it is not viable. Even the first Eurostars produced to HO by Hornby and Jouef as a joint anglo/french project sold very poorly (as they still do s/hand) if my shop was anything to go by!
David Y
