Robin Brasher Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have been buying Tri-ang and its successor's catalogues since 1957. I missed out the 2014 catalogue due to delays in production of items carried over from 2013 and I did not think any new items would be produced in 2014. I think the 2015 catalogue is one of the best with lovely scenes on pages 2,3, 26 and 27. Besides showing what is new it also shows what has been omitted. It is clear that there is a lack of coaches for pre-nationalisation locomotives. I am pleased to see that the R047 green on off lever switch is still with us from the 1950s. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted January 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2015 Are you able to show a few of the section introduction pictures please? Mine won't arrive in New Zealand for a few weeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) I have asked Simon Kohler for permission to post some extracts from the catalogue but my email has been redirected. I will put in some extracts if I get permission. Edited January 16, 2015 by Robin Brasher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted January 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2015 Robin. If you want the 2014 catalogue now, Harburn Hobbies here in Edinburgh are selling their remaining stock at £2. A bargain! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted January 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks Robin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublecee Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 May I just say, it also smells nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawyermodels Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Our's our due into stock next. Can't wait to get my hands on one! love the smell of a new catalogue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevelewis Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I have been buying Tri-ang and its successor's catalogues since 1957. I missed out the 2014 catalogue due to delays in production of items carried over from 2013 and I did not think any new items would be produced in 2014. I think the 2015 catalogue is one of the best with lovely scenes on pages 2,3, 26 and 27. Besides showing what is new it also shows what has been omitted. It is clear that there is a lack of coaches for pre-nationalisation locomotives. I am pleased to see that the R047 green on off lever switch is still with us from the 1950s. Now I definately want one, I meant to add one to my Hattons order which was delivered today but forgot!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 They are already out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 18, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2015 Now I definately want one, I meant to add one to my Hattons order which was delivered today but forgot!! Would have been difficult... As of Friday Hatton's website didn't even acknowledge it existed!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I wonder how relevant a paper catalogue is now in a digital age! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 18, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2015 I wonder how relevant a paper catalogue is now in a digital age! Very important to R number collectors I imagine. A digital R8150 on your shelves? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thank you for the R number. I will now be able to search the internet to see who is selling one. If I had not bought the catalogue I would not have been aware that Hornby had stopped making the M7, the LMS brake van and the pre-nationalisation corridor coaches except the Railroad range. It also shows the cab interior of the 700 and lets me know that the 700 will have a diecast boiler and sprung buffers. It puts a lot of information together that I might not easily find on the internet. It also show rivals like Oxfordrail where there are gaps in the Hornby range particularly in rolling stock and accurate remote controlled semaphore signals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2015 I wonder how relevant a paper catalogue is now in a digital age! It's really more a souvenir or a collector's item in its own right nowadays. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted January 18, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2015 I bought my first catalogue in 2004 and have bought one every year since. I will continue to do so as I prefer the paper copy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Downer Posted January 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2015 I had a quick look inside the new catalogue in the Waterloo Ian Allan, and have to admit to the usual disappointment. I understand the completist's urge to buy it year on year, but it really is repetitive, unimaginative, and grossly over-priced. Anyone wanting a print list of the 2015 offerings need look no further than this month's Hornby Magazine supplement. Better photos too. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublecee Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 As is the case with every year, a lot of work goes into it and it is a very professional publication, that is always looked forward to with anticipation. But I think the format has now run its course, and I would certainly like to see something different for 2016. I hope this is the end of the line for the side on, orthographic images. The do provide uniformity throughout the catalogues, but 3/4 perspective will always show the models (or CAD renders) in a much nicer way. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 The Hornby Product Guide provides the recommended retail prices of the new products which the catalogue does not. Hornby have stopped issuing price lists because the price may fluctuate during the year. The illustrations of the prototypes of the S15, J50, King and Radial are much better in the product guide. Despite this I find the catalogue useful to find out which items have been dropped from the range. For instance I would not have been aware that Hornby had stopped producing the M7 and the pre-nationalisation corridor coaches if I had not bought the catalogue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Is the Adaptor Track R476 still in there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2015 Does it state in the catalogue what coaches are (correct) suitable for behind it's Grange, Hall, Star, Castle and King please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Does it state in the catalogue what coaches are (correct) suitable for behind it's Grange, Hall, Star, Castle and King please.Online it says: "Suitable rolling stock: GWR rolling stock of the period." for the King (R3330 - KGV, with double chimney*), so I'd be surprised to see it different in the printed material. * which made me smile since KGV never received a double chimney in GWR days. One wonders "what period?" but I'm much less offended by "rolling stock of the period" than something misleading. Edited January 19, 2015 by Ozexpatriate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
County of Yorkshire Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Does it state in the catalogue what coaches are (correct) suitable for behind it's Grange, Hall, Star, Castle and King please. As I've stated elsewhere, I believe Hornby recommend a rake of these: http://www.Hornby.com/shop/new-for-2015/railroad/gwr-4-wheel-coach.html I've currently got 15 on order to hang behind my castle for the Paddington to Temple Meads express. Given the lack of a brake vehicle, I'm not sure what the operating department will have to say about it though. Cheers, CoY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2015 Now ,they are crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCuckoo Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Page 92 - What is a GWR MONGO vehicle? Is it for transporting Flash Gordon's luggage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Page 92 - What is a GWR MONGO vehicle? Is it for transporting Flash Gordon's luggage? No, it's a horse van: For unconscious horses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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