What should Hornby produce next?

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Gary

Discussion Starter · Aug 26, 2005

Which of the following should Hornby produce?

Class 26/27 Diesel Loco	7	5.15%
SR/BR Schools Class 4-4-0 Loco	24	17.65%
LNER/BR Q6 0-8-0 Loco	14	10.29%
SR/BR M7 0-4-4 Tank Loco	4	2.94%
Blue Pullman	27	19.85%
Class 156 DMU	17	12.50%
GWR Dukedog 4-4-0 Loco	10	7.35%
GWR City of Truro 4-4-0 Loco	15	11.03%
Thompson/Peppercorn A2 4-6-2 Loco	18	13.24%

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Gary

Discussion Starter · #2 · Aug 26, 2005

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I have visited the Hornby website and reviewed the list of suggestions made in the "suggestions" section over the last month or two by members of the Hornby discussion group . There is certainly a theme going with regard to one or two of the locos suggested. I have no particular comment to make as the loco I would like to see light of day is not in the list although I suspect it may be on Hornby's development agenda as it is a certain Bulleid.

So are visitors to Hornby's website and members of the Hornby discussion area providing a true reflection of what Hornby should be planning and are they on the right track?

Which of the locomotives in the poll would you nominate if you only had to nominate one?

Happy modelling
Gary

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LisaP4

· #3 · Aug 26, 2005

I'd like to see an SDJR 7F, think I'll be waiting a while though!

double00

· #4 · Aug 28, 2005

After many years in the hobby, I still maintain that Hornby produces its locomotives for the toy market - too much plastic used. Though other manufacturers as Heljan and Bachmann are now using too many parts made of plastics and reaching a time when handling a locomotive many parts simply just fall off and with no rough handling envolved.
Going back twenty odd years, a locomotive or coach could be serviced easily by the removal of a few screws and reassemble with no breakages. Now everything is "plastic" most parts easily broken when removed - "a broken part is a manucturer's profit".

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Bilbo

· #5 · Aug 28, 2005 (Edited by Moderator)

Don't really agree with that as their models are now so brilliant and accurate that they really appeal to serious modellers. We all accept we have to take great care in handling them and they really are not intended for very young children.
Hats off to Hornby(and Bachmann) they are doing a brilliant job and Hornby have to be congratulated immensly for turning roud a struggling company and making it the success it is.

Next Year M7 mark my words.

Would love a Blue Pullman but will they ?

Gary

Discussion Starter · #6 · Sep 6, 2005

Heljan have announced that they plan to produce a Class 26/27 diesel loco in 2006 so it is unlikely that Hornby will development this model.

So would those voting in the poll please take this into account.

There will probably now be a number of votes for a Hornby Class 26/27!

Happy modelling
Gary

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pedromorgan

· #7 · Sep 17, 2005

i would love a blue pullman but i am being realistic and i know i would never get a RTR version. i would be happy with a pack of the old body mouldings that i could kit bash. i am not being defeatest but it is the same with the APT. i think the only way we will ever get these models is to kit bash. but we must campaign for the parts to enable us to do this cost effectivly. currently the PARLOUR cars (not the kitchine!) are going for £80+.
if we could persuade Mr Kohler to rattle off a few thousand body shells and sell them through the spare parts dealers, i would be pleased as punch.

Peter

mow

· #8 · Sep 17, 2005 (Edited by Moderator)

Something to replace the tension lock coupling would be a great step forward in my view.

The LNWR Super D would win my vote, and so would the Webb Coal Tank. However, I would think that there is a case for an improved HST 125 or Class 43, given that it has been in service for most of the last 25 years, with plenty of colour schemes from the last 10 years.

Doug

· #9 · Sep 17, 2005 (Edited by Moderator)

I'll second the idea on a revision for the coupling system.

When was the last Hornby 9F made? How about a superdetail DCC ready BR 2-10-0 9F?

Makemineadouble

· #10 · Sep 21, 2005

So where is the S&Djr 7F on this list.

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LisaP4

· #11 · Sep 21, 2005

Complete with factory fitted DCC sound as well, in S&DJR livery, and on the correct gauge too.

Me? Fussy? Pigs flying?

Makemineadouble

· #12 · Sep 22, 2005

Both my 7F's now run with a Hornby 8F chassis, with a few simple modifications.
They both have sound deocders in the tender. They really run well. To fit the chassis
required a little bit of milling with the dremel and a bit of patience.

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Makemineadouble

· #13 · Sep 22, 2005

I forgot I have a photo.
SDjr 7F
the layout was scrapped just before we left Johannesburg to move here to
Somerset next to the old S&Djr. BTW ever been to Priddy ?

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LisaP4

· #14 · Sep 22, 2005

QUOTE (Makemineadouble @ 22 Sep 2005, 07:30)... ever been to Priddy ?

No never been out of Oz, but have some pic's thanks to help on the net.

Gary

Discussion Starter · #15 · Sep 23, 2005

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Happy modelling
Gary

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Don

· #16 · Oct 10, 2005

Strange? There's no where for us to vote for the Rebuilt West Country or the Unrebuilt Merchant Navy that keep coming top of all the other polls on this subject over several years.

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Jennings

· #17 · Oct 11, 2005

I went for the 156 as it's the only modern image item on that list.

Personally i want Hornby to release a class 67 (they have the lima tooling now). Could have working lights ... but not much else ... Sound ???

degs1947

· #18 · Oct 17, 2005

I would like to see Hornby produce a model which is not on the poll list, not mentioned by anyone else and never previously produced in RTR (as far as I am aware).

It is the Southern Railway (ex.LSWR) T9, or "greyhound".

LMS 10456

· #19 · Oct 18, 2005

Well. I just think that there are too many big passenger engines produced.
OK they, sell but they are not the whole railway scene. Come on lets have some nice freight and smaller tank engines -
LNWR G2 0-8-0
NER G5 0-4-4T
etc etc.
Cheers everyone.
Pete

60134

· #20 · Oct 18, 2005

How about some adaptable prototypes such as, say, a GWR 52XX 2-8-0T and a 72XX 2-8-2T - they could share 90% of the chassis and body components and give Hornby two models for the production costs of 1.10!

Are there any other mix and match prototypes that could work this way?

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