Chy Mengrowyn Paul Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Downtown ; t'aint fair, taint right, taint fit, taint proper. Oops, wrong county/duchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Just a thought on the Downton Abbey set. Could it be this late because of the length of time it has taken to get a licence from the TV company that won't bankrupt them paying for it? As I said, just a (cynical) thought. Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted January 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2016 Did/will Hornby do an East Enders set for the laboring classes...... Exactly the same set only in factory-weathered finish with the Holden loco named Walford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 H.L.Mencken said (paraphrased) that "no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligent of the American public", but I think you may find plenty of gullibility no matter where you look. As has been mentioned, DA is over or drawing to a close as it is over here. Shopping just before Christmas, there was an overload of DA themed stuff ranging from the inevitable tea bags to anything with the name stuck on it. So maybe the Hornby set should be included although there was a lot of the same stuff on sale after the holidays - 50pc off! If people in the US are gullible, at least they waited for the best price! Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I always thought an Abbey was a 4-6-0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted January 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2016 You win.. Downton Abbey 2.jpg Please send SAE for the bluetac. Where is Mr Kohler when we need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Did/will Hornby do an East Enders set for the laboring classes...... Exactly the same set only in factory-weathered finish with the Holden loco named Walford Also fitted with a TTS sound decoder. Sound effects include.... F5 - "Leave it arrrt" F6 - "RICKY !" F7 - "You Slag !!" The Eastenders set will also regularly derail, causing a disaster crash scenario, with some additional murder, wife beating, ######, extra-marital affairs, double-crossing and family feuds. All good clean family fun for the kiddies to enjoy with Mum and Dad. . Edited January 27, 2016 by Ron Ron Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 28, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2016 Also fitted with a TTS sound decoder. Sound effects include.... F5 - "Leave it arrrt" F6 - "RICKY !" F7 - "You Slag !!" The Eastenders set will also regularly derail, causing a disaster crash scenario, with some additional murder, wife beating, ######, extra-marital affairs, double-crossing and family feuds. All good clean family fun for the kiddies to enjoy with Mum and Dad. . Don't forget F99 'Sawted' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arran Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Damn, I was hoping for a 12v inflatable Lady Mary with DCC sound lady_mary.jpg well if you get sutton to do it on Zimo you could get the thrash button and extra features Regards Arran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Anyone remember fighting their way through the Flower Fairies to get to the trains at the Toy Fair, the last time Hornby's pendulum swung towards "We're a toy company"? (CJL) Edited January 28, 2016 by dibber25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted January 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2016 Was that before or after my little pony? Both I think did little harm to Hornby profits IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 When my daughter was about 6 in 1984, she had a 'Pound Puppy' made by Hornby. I think they had the UK franchise at that time. It was a dog supposedly from the pound that you adopted, a rival toy to Cabbage Patch kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted January 28, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2016 When my daughter was about 6 in 1984, she had a 'Pound Puppy' made by Hornby. I think they had the UK franchise at that time. It was a dog supposedly from the pound that you adopted, a rival toy to Cabbage Patch kids Didnt that nearly bankrupt the company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2016 When my daughter was about 6 in 1984, she had a 'Pound Puppy' made by Hornby. I think they had the UK franchise at that time. It was a dog supposedly from the pound that you adopted, a rival toy to Cabbage Patch kids Hardly surprising this didn't do well, a puppy in a pound is hardly the cutest part of a dogs life. Maybe they should have bought the franchise for the 'my little pony' abottoir set or the pepper pig full English breakfast kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold papagolfjuliet Posted January 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2016 When my daughter was about 6 in 1984, she had a 'Pound Puppy' made by Hornby. I think they had the UK franchise at that time. It was a dog supposedly from the pound that you adopted, a rival toy to Cabbage Patch kids There was a train set to go with that range too - basically the standard clockwork set with 'Pound Puppies' written on the side of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Heatsealed plastic cocoons. What a strange way to merchandise locos and rolling stock! I suppose thats Limas equivalent of Hornby Railroad - can't see any fine detail parts surviving the unpacking process. Or, looking more closely, are they additional to the Junior range? I do think the "Junior" plastic track is a bit of a dead end, especially if you want to encourage "Junior" customers to eventually progress to even the cheaper end of mainstream model railways. Unless there's something dodgy about the wheel geometry of the Junior range, they ought to run on conventional track quite happily. It'll be interesting to see how far Hornby take the r/c battery train idea. If inexpensive enough, the mechanisms may have potential! I rather like the Airfix Engineer Radial Engine model, but given the size of the box, I feel it must be in the same price bracket as their rather warped looking loco. The wooden set seems to be confused as to what is a road vehicle and what belongs on a railway. In 15 years time, we're going to have more drivers believing that cars and trains can co-exist happily on level crossings.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold papagolfjuliet Posted January 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) That white Lima diesel with the green roof looks suspiciously like the old HO Class 33. Correction: it's probably this. http://www.Hornby.it/giocattolo/naviga-per-marchio/hobbyline/hl2302.html Edited January 29, 2016 by papagolfjuliet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 That white Lima diesel with the green roof looks suspiciously like the old HO Class 33. Correction: it's probably this. http://www.Hornby.it/giocattolo/naviga-per-marchio/hobbyline/hl2302.html It is that mentioned in the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Heatsealed plastic cocoons. What a strange way to merchandise locos and rolling stock! Bachmann USA sells their H0/00 Thomas and Friends items that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2016 Re Hornby's Wooden Train. As well as Brio they have competition from "The Works"! http://www.theworks.co.uk/p/wooden-toys/traditional-wooden-train-set---21-pieces/5052089185166 Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 That cocoon style of packing is surprisingly very tough and durable. I've over the years received gifts and other little things of various shapes and sizes in the same style of packaging, tried many a time to damage it. Was never successful. Let me add, it took me about 15 mins to poke a compass through it. The packing is indeed drable and perfect for toy trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 There's also a sort of Q6 coming up in the Airfix range (maybe with an elongated Collett boiler?). Scale? Don't know I'm afraid but Phil said it's a big box. Airfix_Loco s.jpg So is that the Airfix 21st Century equivalent of their Pen-y-Darren? Gerry Anderson never predicted that. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Strange to see Lima back on a train set box again, flash back to the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 That cocoon style of packing is surprisingly very tough and durable. I've over the years received gifts and other little things of various shapes and sizes in the same style of packaging, tried many a time to damage it. Was never successful. Let me add, it took me about 15 mins to poke a compass through it. The packing is indeed drable and perfect for toy trains. But what struck me is what do you do when you want put your train set away? If you don't have a box to put the items back into then they could end up being damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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