royaloak Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, Hroth said: 7th December. Another competition (no social media required...) Win a Santa's Express Train Set PLUS a 2019 Christmas Wagon. Go on and enter, you know you want one! Useless for me, I have already bought the 2019 Christmas Wagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, royaloak said: Useless for me, I have already bought the 2019 Christmas Wagon. But two is better than one, all you have to do is win it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 8th December: A competition for the Twitterati.... Back to social media for todays competition. Hornby would like you to "follow and retweet" (eh?) their competition tweet (arrgh....) to WIN a Hornby Highland Rambler Train Set (R1220)! So if you tweet and can't control the urge to, do it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2019 There are better deals on Hattons advent calendar 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribird Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: There are better deals on Hattons advent calendar Agreed! Hattons is selling the Hornby Princess Coronations around £140, for today. While Rails has been selling them at around £130 for a while now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 9th December. Another straightforward competition. WIN a pair of tickets to Model Rail Scotland! All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is enter your details on their competition page. At least you don't have to FaceTweet to be in it..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Hroth said: 9th December. Another straightforward competition. WIN a pair of tickets to Model Rail Scotland! All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is enter your details on their competition page. At least you don't have to FaceTweet to be in it..... I’m assuming that I’d have pay my own air fare and hotel to get there? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2019 I think we need to consider that perhaps members of RMWeb are not necessarily Hornby’s prime client group target.Many better bargains are available elsewhere. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Ian Hargrave said: I think we need to consider that perhaps members of RMWeb are not necessarily Hornby’s prime client group target.Many better bargains are available elsewhere. The fact that RMwebbers are not Hornbys prime demographic in this instance is well rehearsed. I don't think anyone looks for "bargains" on the Hornby Advent Calendar I perform this service in case something interesting comes up It enables RMwebbers to keep an eye on it without having to visit the Hornby website You don't have to look here or on the Hornby website if you don't want to! Io Saturnalia! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Hroth said: The fact that RMwebbers are not Hornbys prime demographic in this instance is well rehearsed. I don't think anyone looks for "bargains" on the Hornby Advent Calendar I perform this service in case something interesting comes up It enables RMwebbers to keep an eye on it without having to visit the Hornby website You don't have to look here or on the Hornby website if you don't want to! Io Saturnalia! Service ? What service....this is an open forum.There is no need to bridle at what was posted in good faith and was no way intended to cause offence. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2019 I wonder if Hornby are conciously NOT posting up bargains, as they dont wish to antagonise their dealers? Imagine how you'd feel as a model shop owned with a stack of R6666 locos on your shelf, not shifting because the RRP was £199, and then along comes Hornby (also with loads cluttering up the warehouse), shifting them for £50 a pop as part of an Advent Calendar deal? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2019 The message is taking a while to get through to some people. If you want bargains go to the dealers (and that includes their visitor centre). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 10th December. A Signal Box themed competition! (sort of) Signal Box is getting into the festive spirit with a special Christmas episode! "To celebrate Christmas we are giving away a limited edition LNER, A4 Class ‘Bittern', an East Coast Express Train set and a Hornby Junior Paddington Train set." All that has to be done is to answer a question* and provide the usual email address. * I've not viewed the Signalbox episode, but I assume the answer will be contained within... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 The selection of answers to choose from conflicts with every web entry I can find on the question posed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 36 minutes ago, Butler Henderson said: The selection of answers to choose from conflicts with every web entry I can find on the question posed! Really? https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=how+fast+does+santa's+sleigh+move&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 (first hit) gives me (A) 650m/s 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I asked NORAD. The reply was "Faster than Starlight"..... Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, truffy said: Really? https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=how+fast+does+santa's+sleigh+move&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 (first hit) gives me (A) 650m/s Um.. google certainly didn't come up with that this morning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 11th December. Find the perfect set this Christmas I quote. "It isn’t always easy to find the right set especially when you’re new to the hobby or picking for a friend or family member. Well, not to worry because we here at Hornby have you covered with this handy guide!" No editorialising. No. No sireee!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 OMFG, I had to check that you were serious! I realise that Hornby's got financial issues, but is that the best they can do? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 "A common argument amongst rail enthusiasts is" I thought he was going to open the OO/EM/P4 debate but apparently it is steam versus diesel. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 There are no wrong presents either - try telling that to the person who buys a 2mm finescale modeller a Hornby Junior or a Smoking Joe as a present. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted December 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2019 Quite. While my family is supportive and slightly knowledgeable about my area of interest, I find it preferable to buy my presents myself and get them to wrap them for me. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) Slightly off-topic, but there is a Hornby connection. Both Hattons and Rails of Sheffield are offering various instances of the Hornby J36 in their "Christmas" offerings. RoS undercuts Hattons by a tenner for both DCC ready and TTS versions... Edited December 11, 2019 by Hroth clarification 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 12th December. Santa’s 48Hr Challenge with Sam’s Trains More filler.... We recently invited YouTuber Sam’s Trains to put the Hornby Santa’s Express through its paces with a 48hr endurance challenge. Could Santa depend on this locomotive to help deliver his presents to those hard to reach places during the festive season? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Hroth said: We recently invited YouTuber Sam’s Trains to put the Hornby Santa’s Express through its paces with a 48hr endurance challenge. Could Santa depend on this locomotive to help deliver his presents to those hard to reach places during the festive season? And they couldn't run it for 48 hours themselves? Methinks there's less to this than meets the eye! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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