Black 5 Bear Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Half-full said: Any time I've had a problem with them (very little) they have been most helpful, including buying a non-working loco at a show. You should have contacted them and given them a chance, rather than belittle them on here. Unfortunately, Meatloaf is not alone. Surely forewarned is forearmed ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Half-full Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Black 5 Bear said: Unfortunately, Meatloaf is not alone. Surely forewarned is forearmed ! Every retail outlet will have sales that don't go as planned, its part of life. Tarnishing them without giving them a chance to resolve an issue is not fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendennis Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Half-full said: Every retail outlet will have sales that don't go as planned, its part of life. Tarnishing them without giving them a chance to resolve an issue is not fair. I'm sorry but I had a problem with them too; despite verbally promising otherwise, they took the full 28 day statutory period to deliver something they had in stock. What other on-line retailer offers that sort of service? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Half-full said: Every retail outlet will have sales that don't go as planned, its part of life. Tarnishing them without giving them a chance to resolve an issue is not fair. FYI, I ordered a brand new Hornby Black 5 from this trader on pre-order. When it arrived it came with a tender which had the old style pin connector and early crest whilst the loco had the correct plug connector fitment. This actually rendered the loco inoperative. I contacted the owner who was dismissive and basically accused me of swapping the tenders over. Why on earth would I do that when the electrical contacts are not compatable ? Numerous telephone calls were made to the shop, where his partner claimed he was not in the shop. I could clearly hear his voice in the background. He later admitted he'd never checked the content of the box prior to despatch. After a few weeks he reluctantly sent a replacement loco out with no apology. Sorry if you don't agree, but that in my opinion is poor customer service. Rather than clog up this blog, may I suggest you PM me if you wish to discuss this further. Edited June 13, 2020 by Black 5 Bear 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Half-full Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, Black 5 Bear said: FYI, I ordered a brand new Hornby Black 5 from this trader on pre-order. When it arrived it came with a tender which had the old style pin connector and early crest whilst the loco had the correct plug connector fitment. This actually rendered the loco inoperative. I contacted the owner who was dismissive and basically accused me of swapping the tenders over. Why on earth would I do that when the electrical contacts are not compatable ? Numerous telephone calls were made to the shop, where his partner claimed he was not in the shop. I could clearly hear is voice in the background. He later admitted he'd never checked the content of the box prior to despatch. After a few weeks he reluctantly sent a replacement loco out with no apology. Sorry if you don't agree, but that in my opinion is poor customer service. Rather than clog up this blog, may I suggest you PM me if you wish to discuss this further. You done something about it, Meatloaf didnt, that the difference. In this case you have every right to complain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Half-full said: You done something about it, Meatloaf didnt, that the difference. In this case you have every right to complain No I didn't the body was damaged but it was the chassis I was after and I was happy with the price paid. So they didn't need to do anything. My point is they advertised it as new - clearly it wasn't. And I certainly wasn't driving back to the show to return it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted June 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2020 https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/forum/69-model-shop-guide/page/3/ There’s a place for this kind of discussion. Griff 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, griffgriff said: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/forum/69-model-shop-guide/page/3/ There’s a place for this kind of discussion. Agreed, That's why I suggested further dialogue/discussion via PM. Edited June 13, 2020 by Black 5 Bear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Bargains anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 57 minutes ago, leopardml2341 said: Bargains anyone? Nah. I think most of the retailers are probably gearing up for reopening next week. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Nah. I think most of the retailers are probably gearing up for reopening next week. Jason Depends which country they are in. Sorry for being off topic. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 10 hours ago, 26power said: Depends which country they are in. Sorry for being off topic. Yes. But where are most of the retailers that do "bargains" located? Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxUnpopuli Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) Have a rifle through Trainstop of Knighton, my Father's local shop. It's not the nicest website, but the search is ok if you're after something specific. Lots of new old-stock collected up in there. Dai's a nice chap too. My focus is on big-four, so I haven't really hunted for BR bargains, but these don't seem bad IMO: Hornby R2355 - Bulleid Q1 BR 33037: £76.95 Hornby R3414SP - LNER J15 5444: £69.51 Hornby R3411 - SR S15: £85.18 Bachmann 31-433 - LMS Johnson 1F Half-cab: £81.96 Edited June 14, 2020 by FoxUnpopuli 2 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, FoxUnpopuli said: Have a rifle through Trainstop of Knighton Yep definitely worth a trawl IMO A few I have spotted: https://www.trainstop.co.uk/r3059---tornado-express-train-pack-dcc-ready-44431-p.asp £130 for 3 mk1s and a (railroad spec I presume) Tornado sounds good. Cheaper than this year's release (R3828) which looks basically the same thing other than the livery. https://www.trainstop.co.uk/r2795m---red-dragon-ltd-ed-train-pack-49129-p.asp That looks good at £107 for 3 coaches and a loco. https://www.trainstop.co.uk/31-512---159-dmu-stage-coach-3-car-44128-p.asp 3 car 159 for £97 https://www.trainstop.co.uk/31-512---159-dmu-stage-coach-3-car-44128-p.asp Colas tractor for £101 https://www.trainstop.co.uk/r2961---olympic-ltd-ed-hitachi-class-395-49133-p.asp Whilst not cheap, Olympics 395 which I think are hard to come by now? (Having looked at eBay, not hard to come by TBH) Strangely enough as a result of looking through this lot I have ended up spending about £270 with The Model Centre, having bought this (last one so not posting other than interest, although it is £160 at Trainstop) and the aforementioned Tornado pack as it's about the same price as Trainstop. Edited June 14, 2020 by TomScrut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Yes. But where are most of the retailers that do "bargains" located? Jason Online. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 20 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Yes. But where are most of the retailers that do "bargains" located? Jason Hereford by the looks of this thread ... 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted June 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2020 16 hours ago, FoxUnpopuli said: Have a rifle through Trainstop of Knighton, my Father's local shop. It's not the nicest website, but the search is ok if you're after something specific. Lots of new old-stock collected up in there. Dai's a nice chap too. Much like some of the smaller less high profile shops I have found them very handy as they have some older long out of stock items so worth a trawl of their site if you are looking for something specifically as they don't always appear high up in web search results. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 30801 Posted June 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2020 Not a bargain as such but they seem to have Huntley & Palmer Peckett train packs in stock. https://www.trainstop.co.uk/r3686---huntley--palmers-ltd-peckett-w4-works-freight-pack---era-2-48829-p.asp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Here is another Tornado pack, £120.75 for Tornado with 3 Railroad Pullmans: https://hlsmodels.com/products/tornado-pullman-pack-pullman-special-edtn Also looks like they have some full fat Pullman coaches at £40 each: https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/pullman-1st-class-parlour-car-ss https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/pullman-2nd-class-parlour-car-ss https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/pullman-1st-class-kitchen-ss https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/pullman-3rd-class-brake-car-ss Railroad GWR Composite and Restaurant for £15.19 https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/gwr-composite-coach https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/gwr-restaurant-coach Railroad Scotsman for £65.33: https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/flying-scotsman-class-a1 Railroad Tornado for £68.25: https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/br-class-a1-tornado Quite a few Hornby plank wagons at £7.99 https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/walter-scott-middleton-ltd-3-plank https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/harrington-coke-ovens https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/pwllhelli-granite-co-ltd-quarries https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/archibald-bathgate-coke-wagon https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/eaglesbush-6-plank-wagon https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/city-of-liverpool-coop-soc-7-plank https://hlsmodels.com/collections/Hornby-oo-ho/products/tirpentwys-21-ton-steel-wagon I have done quick Google searches for some of these items and they seemed either not that available or dearer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) Over to Chuffers of Winchester for a few Hornby Railroad goodies that stood out: R3494 Railroad Black 5, £82. R3499 Railroad GWR Hall Late Crest, £78. R3583TTS 37, £89. Not used them before, and they appear to be a relatively small internet-based affair, but a few good things on there - link: http://www.chuffers.com/Hornby_RailRoad/hornby_railroad.htm As an aside, Colletts have the R3414-6 series of J15's available for only £59.99. Available on order, placed an order for one last night with no issues. These models are on clearance at quite a few places, but cheapest I've seen them. Link: https://www.collettsmodelshop.co.uk/product-category/model-railways-2/oo-gauge/Hornby/steam-locomotives-Hornby/j15-class-steam-locomotives-Hornby/dcc-ready-j15-class-steam-locomotives-Hornby/ Edited June 16, 2020 by NXEA! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 24 minutes ago, NXEA! said: R3060 Railroad A1 Tornado, £82. But it's £68.25 in literally the post above! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted June 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 16, 2020 47 minutes ago, NXEA! said: Over to Chuffers of Winchester for a few Hornby Railroad goodies that stood out: R3060 Railroad A1 Tornado, £82. R3494 Railroad Black 5, £82. R3499 Railroad GWR Hall Late Crest, £78. R3583TTS 37, £89. Not used them before, and they appear to be a relatively small internet-based affair, but a few good things on there - link: http://www.chuffers.com/Hornby_RailRoad/hornby_railroad.htm I would be careful there - everything on their website quotes 2018. Are they real / in existance? Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 hours ago, TomScrut said: But it's £68.25 in literally the post above! Didn't see that! Sorry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Roy Langridge said: I would be careful there - everything on their website quotes 2018. Are they real / in existance? Roy I see what you mean, but if you have a trawl of their ordering info page you get an address and an email address too. Address appears to be a residential property, but then that's no different to S and J models for example. If anyone wants to order, email him first via the link on the Ordering Info page. No connection, just trying to hopefully pass on some bargains/hard to find items. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 19 minutes ago, NXEA! said: Didn't see that! Sorry. It's OK I found it funny more than anything else! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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