I understand that much effort goes into the research and production of new locos, and given the difference between the Chinese economy and the British economy, I perceive there is a veritable bottom line profit for Hornby, Bachmann and the rest, which will encourage them to keep on making super-detailed locos to sell here at high prices.
However, I would like to see a real effort made by these companies to manufacture correct track with correct sleeper spacing, and not keep feeding us with an HO/OO dual purpose item.
This is not likely to happen, as it is easier to sell a new loco to run on existing track, than it would be to rip up all existing layouts and replace the trackwork with accurate sleeper spacing etc.
A pipe-dream I know, but I'm beginning to feel they could address this if they wished to, but they choose not to.
Anybody else feel the same way or am I a solitary voice crying in the model wilderness ?
However, I would like to see a real effort made by these companies to manufacture correct track with correct sleeper spacing, and not keep feeding us with an HO/OO dual purpose item.
This is not likely to happen, as it is easier to sell a new loco to run on existing track, than it would be to rip up all existing layouts and replace the trackwork with accurate sleeper spacing etc.
A pipe-dream I know, but I'm beginning to feel they could address this if they wished to, but they choose not to.
Anybody else feel the same way or am I a solitary voice crying in the model wilderness ?
