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  1. Blaine
    Its not your capital outlay thats been put on the line here so why the concern. If there is no improvement Hornby could enter administration (again) and that would be unfortunate. They are still the leading brand name for model railways (in the UK/IRL at least) but their loss would be felt. They could begin by improving quality control and delivery times of their products
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    Yes Mother - and people bought it too.
  3. Blaine
    Perhaps, dont forget similar models were sold as 'Irish Passenger Set'
  4. Blaine
    Proves that people will buy any old rubbish
  5. Blaine
    One simple word - America. They love this kind of thing, from Elvis trainsets, to Downton Abbey trainsets, even Operation Iraqi Freedom trainsets....
  6. Blaine
    I never did watch Downton mainly as Top Gear was on at the same time - but trains/railways were not integral to the plot of even a single episode. There are 'people arriving/leaving on a train' scenes, nothing more http://downtonabbey.wikia.com/wiki/Downton_Railway_Station Its not like the aforementioned Thomas the Tank engine where the series is about trains
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    See attached.....
  8. Blaine
    Has to be heard for real alas
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    Edited - wrong thread - Sorry
  10. Blaine
    710-714 are withdrawn, some are at DCDR 737 is withdrawn,possibly scrapped 728/780 are out of use at Limerick Junction (observed in summer 2015) 770 is only used within Portlaoise PW depot 800 is scrapped Few additions to stock too, notably 751 and 781
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    Dont forget the trainset market too. People will always want track, only the more seriously minded folk want it right. Until relatively recently points still had wooden sleepers when the rest of the line was concrete so its not imperative they bring out concrete sleepered points
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    http://www.modelrail-scotland.co.uk/index.html Well worth a visit, a smaller, friendlier version of Warley. Flights are also cheap from Ireland at present, given there is no 6 Nations Rugby in Scotland that weekend. Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Glasgow International Airport is a short taxi/train run away http://www.secc.co.uk/attend/how-to-get-here.aspx The MRSI will be exhibiting with O'Connell Street, and Bleach Green Junction will also be attending from Ireland
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    Couriers will deliver them. Its only the post office that now cant carry paint/chemicals
  14. Blaine
    Peco are far too late to the party. The only advantage they have is availabilty. The rest of your arguements dont work with me so Ill simply ignore them,like most of your posts
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    Thats just a polite way of saying 'Thank You for your suggestion'. All the UK liveries will come first as they will sell more. Ireland is still a niche market and on the edge of their radar Will wait until I have seen one, despite all of the CAD engineering available today, models still get through the design stage with things wrong
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    Judging by that reply its what you have heard, read or have seen. Its not actual experience that you have of any of the above track manufacturers. Looks like you have just trawled a few forums and copied and pasted what you have read about what someone else has said. So no real opinions brought to the discussion, just recycled material. Rumours mean very little. Wait until actual announcements are made Ive worked with the C+L track and it is very good, along with Marcway points. Its been available for a long time. At least now its slightly more readily available than it was before
  17. Blaine
    There has been proper scale track available for quite some time http://www.finescale.org.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=346_375_383 and points http://www.marcway.net/point.php. Just now a mainstream manufacturer makes the track - but not the points. They are only 40 years too late Personally, I think this committment is down to the fact that almost all modern stock comes with finer-scale wheels (compared to pizza-cutter wheels that demanded code 100).
  18. Blaine
    Indeed, all too easy to jump to conclusions in these times
  19. Blaine
    Where has that been said? If Oxford have enough interest they will produce them in the 4 Irish liveries (CIE/IR/IE/Executive). But Id say given the huge number of UK liveries there could be a bit of a wait
  20. Blaine
    This post is both puzzling and amusing. You are all for raising the standards in model railways and now are here suggesting a backward step is taken, back to the standards of the 1970's and before. Instead of speculating about it - do it. If it pleases you, mission accomplished
  21. Blaine
    Well you seemed very happy to buy the similar quality and similarly priced IFM coaches and regard them highly. So these should suit your own personal needs precisely. Complete with their wooden chassis and dodgy shades of orange. They are not to be considered RTR, just pre assembled kits.....
  22. Blaine
    The centre motorcoach on the BR Class 442 Wessex units had a central door layout identical to the Mk3 EGV prior to their rebuilding. Development work to the structure of the BR Mk3 coach undertaken for IE, specifically the floor being able to take greater weights (to permit a generator to be installed) and power operated plug doors, provided the key to the evolution of the Mk3 design that became the class 442 EMU.
  23. Blaine

    Scale HO.

    Blaine replied to joe123's question in Questions & Answers

    Ah tanx bud xx
  24. Blaine

    Scale HO.

    Blaine replied to joe123's question in Questions & Answers

    To really throw things into the mix, HO gauge trains on EM gauge track is 5'3 in 1/87 HO scale - same as 21mm track in OO gauge
  25. Blaine
    More like manufacturer trying to clear their stock
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