[tooty]

I really like the look of the virgin pendolino and noticed the train pack was £120 and the trainset was £160 my question is, if you spend £40 more on the train set you get the large Oval of track with two sidings, two points and two buffer stops
Hornby TrakMat ,Hornby Select Digital Control Unit ,so are the trains in the £120 inferior as the select dcc is £70 on its own + the track and track mat must amount to at least another £25, so if it is the same trains why is there such a difference in price thanx

DCC FITTED VIRGIN TRAINS PENDOLINO TRAIN PACK £120
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This stunning 4 car Pendolino pack is representative of Virgin Trains latest state of the art passenger train. The new Hornby 4 car model is ready to use straight out of the box. Designed to capture the real essence and style of its full size counterpart, the Pendolino certainly can show off its accurate tilting mechanism especially when the train travels at speed around bends. Each Power Car unit is fitted with directional lights plus a Hornby Digital decoder so that the lights can be switched on and off even when the train is in motion! (Additional Pendolino coaches are available so that a full train can be created.)
Contents

* Pendolino Class 390 (Motorised) Length 335mm
* Pendolino Class 390 (Non-motorised) Length 335mm
* Pendolino Class 390 Trailer standard Buffet coach (Non-working pantograph) Length 315mm
* Pendolino Class 390 Trailer Standard Open Length 315mm.

Virgin Trains Pendolino DCC Set £160
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This stunning four car Pendolino set is representative of Virgin Trains' latest 'state of the art' passenger rolling stock. The new Hornby four car model is ready to use straight out of the box. The large oval with two sidings ensures that there is plenty of track for the Pendolino to show off its accurate tilting mechanism especially when the train travels at speed around the bends. Each drive unit has lights that illuminates in the direction of travel but can, using the Hornby Select Unit, be independently switched on or off even when the train is in motion! The set includes a new Hornby TrakMat.
CONTENTS

* Virgin Trains Class 390 Power Car (motorised)
* Virgin Trains Class 390 Power Car (non-motorised)
* Standard Buffet Coach (non operating pantograph)
* Standard Open Coach
* Track: Oval of track with two sidings, two points and two buffer stops
* Hornby TrakMat
* Hornby Select Digital Control Unit

 

[Petal]

This is why there are so many unboxed new models and controllers for sale.

The boxed trainsets are generally good value for money. Traders split them up and sell the constituent parts at a decent profit.

Look at the Hornby DCC mixed goods set. Cost online about £100. Add up the cost of all the parts and it comes to about £170 - £200 at online prices. (I'm going from memory here, it's some time since I worked it out)

 

[tooty]

thanx for the reply petal, so are you saying it is the same trains?

 

[darobi]

The set in the Digital set has a decoder already fitted. The one in the pack doesn't. Apart from that they are the same.

HTH

 

[tooty]

Just seen 1 in amazon for £124 darobi digital fitted as well, so looks like im gonna have 2 tracks n 2 digital controllers and virgin Pendolino for only £4 more than the trains on there own yeha

 

[tooty]

QUOTE (darobi @ 8 Dec 2007, 19:13) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The set in the Digital set has a decoder already fitted. The one in the pack doesn't. Apart from that they are the same.

HTH

Just seen 1 in amazon for £124 darobi digital fitted as well, so looks like im gonna have 2 tracks n 2 digital controllers and virgin Pendolino for only £4 more than the trains on there own ye ha, so ive gone from a newbee with 1 track to a newbe with 2 tracks and 2 controlers within a week lol