Ragtag Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Picked up the latest Northern Class 156 today in commemorative RAF livery - nice model but the change in packaging is interesting. Gone is the block of polystyrene inside the box (hurrah!), and in its place is a cardboard container not unlike an egg carton albeit sturdier. I'm just curious whether this is a shift that has been seen anywhere else in the range, or is this perhaps a sign of things to come? Edited August 31, 2019 by Ragtag 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centraltrains Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) It's rather like how many of the cheaper Train Sets have been packaged for years (e.g. Blue Rapier). It makes more sense for train sets, where collectors are less likely to be the buyer, to prioritise easily recyclable packaging. However, in this case, it's a special livery which from my viewpoint seems a rather appealing train to target at collectors where one might expect a more premium packaging style, though having said that, it isn't a premium model detail wise anyway. I don't like how hard it can be to take locomotives out of polystyrene, however in the blue rapier I don't think the train is packaged tightly enough. Was this easy to remove from the box and, in your opinion, secure enough for transport? In my opinion, the 156 just needs putting into the railroad range and then the box really doesn't matter at all! Not aware of any other non train sets using this style, however the Eurostar is coming up for re-release in a few months time, and that too has been using polystyrene packaging. Will be interesting to see if that takes the same approach as here or not. Edited August 31, 2019 by centraltrains 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted August 31, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 31, 2019 Possibly a move to recyclable material. To be commended but not critical to Model I think. As long as it arrives in good shape 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2019 Seems Hornby have caught on to the carbon neutral bug. Seems a great move to me. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Hilux5972 said: Seems Hornby have caught on to the carbon neutral bug. Seems a great move to me. Just so long as they don't start making the models compostable, too. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 8 hours ago, centraltrains said: Was this easy to remove from the box and, in your opinion, secure enough for transport? In my opinion, the 156 just needs putting into the railroad range and then the box really doesn't matter at all! Easier to remove from the box than the older versions and it feels secure enough to me. Then again, as you say there's not much in the way of separately fitted detail to fall off. With Realtrack's model out I don't imagine many view this as anything except a Railroad version, but with a bit of detailing it will still hold its own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Lyndon Davies and Simon Kohler had mentioned something about this on one of the recent Signal Box episoddes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF96 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Coincidentally it has large finger holes for easy access to lift the model out. Some of the previous packaging methods were difficult to extract the model from without damaging it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 14 hours ago, Dunsignalling said: Just so long as they don't start making the models compostable, too. John By using mazak?.......hang on a minute...... Stewart 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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