RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2018 Last I heard they are due in the summer 2018 July/August but then if they are on a slow boat from China ! who knows. You could have built at least 6 Comet kits by July and probably a dozen conversions using Comet Sides and Dapol Kits/donor carcasses. Andy Handy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pom-pom Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Matey, when I worked for a big Model Shop in the South over 20 years ago they were a main dealer for a top producer of Continental HO stock. Some loco's then were priced at more than £200 and they were not DCC. We have been very lucky in this country and still are really and yes, I understand that £200+ is getting challenging when you don't have an income that can support such purchases, but the quality of models now is easily as good as these Continental models were back then. Phil Fair enough, I have no exposure to HO models other than an ancient Lima GWR King class loco, I think, when I was a kid in the '70s - so it's interesting to hear of the price and detail comparisons echoed on here. I would imagine that £200+ is very challenging for all but the middle-aged who have often worked up to a suitable earnings bracket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2018 Fair enough, I have no exposure to HO models other than an ancient Lima GWR King class loco, I think, when I was a kid in the '70s - so it's interesting to hear of the price and detail comparisons echoed on here. I would imagine that £200+ is very challenging for all but the middle-aged who have often worked up to a suitable earnings bracket. Yes pom. Didn't mean to sound narky at all. I know of some 'young' people that wouldn't blink about spending £200 on clothes or booze. Each to their own I suppose. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yes pom. Didn't mean to sound narky at all. I know of some 'young' people that wouldn't blink about spending £200 on clothes or booze. Or a night out, including taxis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2018 ref the catalogue, one obvious omission ive noticed is colas 37099 'Merl Evans' would that be because its classed as a 2017 release with no 're-release' planned for 2018? also the price list is missing the word 'vat', ive put my foot through the catalog and sent Bachmann the bill (with vat) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium gc4946 Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2018 My catalogue arrived in the post today so for the first time I've had an overview of what's announced this year. Might consider buying a Glyn Valley Tramway Baldwin 4-6-0T (391-029) because I already own a Peco/Farish 0-6-0 GVT tram loco and Peco 4-wheelers. Otherwise I'll buy a C.P. Perry & Son PO wagon (37-117) as the prototype was based in Birmingham, my place of birth. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) I’ve got the brochure and nice and shiny it is too.... We have both a class 44 in green and blue - a freight only machine that died out in about 1980. But no class 45/6 which were longer lived and included passenger work....not forgetting the oft asked for sealed beam version. The class 70 in colas appears to have disappeared , replaced by a freightliner 70 with air intake mods. I thought they’d keep that in the catalogue longer as the FL is a bit more limited what can be pulled.. 47/0 in blue stays the same as has been for some time. 66.....no DB colours ? These young whipper snappers who Model today’s railway will be crying out for one I’d think....and they must have brought the licence as they have the ex EWS shed with DB branding... Must be some logic to it I guess Edited January 22, 2018 by rob D2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 The "Red box" company will be getting the Lions share of my cash for 2018.The only item that I will definately be purchasing from Bachmann will be the green disc type 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) I’ve got the brochure and nice and shiny it is too.... We have both a class 44 in green and blue - a freight only machine that died out in about 1980. But no class 45/6 which were longer lived and included passenger work....not forgetting the oft asked for sealed beam version. The class 70 in colas appears to have disappeared , replaced by a freightliner 70 with air intake mods. I thought they’d keep that in the catalogue longer as the FL is a bit more limited what can be pulled.. 47/0 in blue stays the same as has been for some time. 66.....no DB colours ? These young whipper snappers who Model today’s railway will be crying out for one I’d think....and they must have brought the licence as they have the ex EWS shed with DB branding... Must be some logic to it I guess Yes defies logic why there wasn't a Class 66 in DB Red from Bachmann but even more perplexing there was no Class 60 in DB Red from Hornby, maybe they like to see their customers squirm at filthy prices for their previous iterations on eBay as some sort of voyeurism... Must admit there have been enough Class 66's flooding the market in the past year so understand why there was no 66 in DB red. Please don't tell me the Colas 70 has been dropped? Edited January 22, 2018 by classy52 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamish_barb Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Does anyone know when the Class 150s/1558/159/170s are due to be released, now that we have prices? Thanks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 The "Red box" company will be getting the Lions share of my cash for 2018.The only item that I will definately be purchasing from Bachmann will be the green disc type 4. You WILL change your mind when you see the beautiful newly tooled class 25 !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIAM Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 As pointed out earlier, it's strange that two Colas locos are not in the catalogue (37099 & class 70) but 37421 is there?? Have they been sold out to retailers already? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2018 We have both a class 44 in green and blue - a freight only machine that died out in about 1980. When new, the BR Sulzer Type 4s, aka Peaks, which became Class 44, were prime passenger power. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 As pointed out earlier, it's strange that two Colas locos are not in the catalogue (37099 & class 70) but 37421 is there?? Have they been sold out to retailers already? That is baffling, go to any online model rail shop and you can pre-order both those Colas loco's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Does anyone know when the Class 150s/1558/159/170s are due to be released, now that we have prices? Thanks The Turbostars don't have prices ATM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitalspark Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 When new, the BR Sulzer Type 4s, aka Peaks, which became Class 44, were prime passenger power. Agree and worked express passenger as far north as Perth. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pom-pom Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yes pom. Didn't mean to sound narky at all. I know of some 'young' people that wouldn't blink about spending £200 on clothes or booze. Each to their own I suppose. Phil Hi Phil, no offence taken at all. I think you've just nailed it - I actually did spend just over £200 without a moan on a jacket and a pair of shoes for work a couple of days ago... with inflation lately, £200 is just not a lot of money these days yet we perceive it to be so for a highly detailed model locomotive. Perhaps it's because many of us can justify spending that on a jacket to our other half but find it more challenging when it comes to a model locomotive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 You WILL change your mind when you see the beautiful newly tooled class 25 !!! By the time the 25 is released from Bachmann, SLW will no doubt have had their version of this loco out for some time. I doubt very much there will be much in it in relation to pricing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted January 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hi Phil, no offence taken at all. I think you've just nailed it - I actually did spend just over £200 without a moan on a jacket and a pair of shoes for work a couple of days ago... with inflation lately, £200 is just not a lot of money these days yet we perceive it to be so for a highly detailed model locomotive. Perhaps it's because many of us can justify spending that on a jacket to our other half but find it more challenging when it comes to a model locomotive. Or it maybe that I use my Jacket and shoes every day or every weekend,and derive value from that, while I run my latest £200 mega model once in a blue moon . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Agree and worked express passenger as far north as Perth. Dave. Fair enough, but regardless, I can't see these selling better than the other peaks. Seems a strange omission. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centraltrains Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Or it maybe that I use my Jacket and shoes every day or every weekend,and derive value from that, while I run my latest £200 mega model once in a blue moon . Or maybe it's the fact that there are cheaper alternates available which cost nowhere near that and the increased price on a higher quality is more of a choice... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) Or it maybe that I use my Jacket and shoes every day or every weekend,and derive value from that, while I run my latest £200 mega model once in a blue moon . Though some might well do the opposite. Or maybe it's the fact that there are cheaper alternates available which cost nowhere near that and the increased price on a higher quality is more of a choice... The same applies to clothes and shoes. I don't bat an eyelid at paying the best part of £100 for a pair of shoes but plenty of people balk at even half that. Edited January 23, 2018 by Dunsignalling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2018 That is baffling, go to any online model rail shop and you can pre-order both those Colas loco's. Hornby has been accused of the same thing in the past. Neither Bachmann, Hornby nor other manufacturers can really be expected to know which models that they have sold out of are still available from retailers, so they tend to omit them from catalogues so the likes of us as customers don't get disappointed, annoyed (choose your own adjective) because something in a "new" catalogue is not actually available. Where this argument falls down of course is for those models that B/H/etc. have sold out to pre-order, but which have not yet been released. There seems to me to be no reason why these shouldn't be included in the catalogue because it will be available from retailers in due course. Indeed the retailers arguably have a right to complain if they are not because omitting them might depress pre-orders/sales from them because their customers don't know from the catalogue that the model even exists. Perhaps in the case of the COLAS locos, Bachmann expected them to have been delivered to retailers - and potentially sold out - by the time the catalogue was released. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23, 2018 I don't bat an eyelid at paying the best part of £100 for a pair of shoes but plenty of people balk at even half that. Check out a Clark's outlet shop. The one in Torquay regularly sells really good shoes for half price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Nothing for pre-war SR modellers. But the Hunslets look strangely tempting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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