[Gary]

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%

 

[Gary]

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

 

[Gary]

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

 

[Gary]

Happy modelling
Gary

 

[Gary]

Some of the fully featured digital diecast continental loco offerings are £300 or more. How would the UK market react if Hornby suddenly produced a £400 fully featured digital loco with diecast body?

Shock?

Thats the perspective we need to be looking and and if the Pendolino digital set does not sell in large numbers at the price it is being offered at then clearly there is not the general interest in DCC in the UK that everybody presumes!

Happy modelling
Gary