sandwich station Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Coronation Scot coaches and the APT. well done Hornby. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenman Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 It's difficult to fault their ambition, at least. Though to me it smacks of one last roll of the dice, using up all the expensive loan facility they anyway have to pay for to make as many populist toolings as they possibly can. It's truly audacious. It's also nice to see their responsiveness to a wide range of demands, from NR yellow coaches to Thompsons to the APT (I wasn't expecting that), alongside some more likely models such as the Rocket. Wow. Just wow. Paul 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) First off, Congratulations to Hornby on this very special year... celebrating 100 years of toy/model trains is certainly something special. Thank you Andy for the time and effort put into making these lists for all of us to view with ease. Really appreciated. Once again an ambitious announcement from Hornby and we keep seeing year after year Hornby are gradually getting better and better at their announcements. They're certainly not afraid to take on their competitors. I'm happy to say that I correctly predicted the Stephenson's Rocket, APT-P and Class 91 (not that anyone cares). What a terrible year for the wallet. I've (with a lot of mental strength) restrained myself to pre-ordering just 5 items. the APT-P is definitely on my radar. Edited January 6, 2020 by MGR Hooper! 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Wow.. thats quite some range.... Breathe ! it seems like theyve been reading everyones wish list. Edited January 6, 2020 by adb968008 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mooresby Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2020 Not a large number of things that i'll be going for personally, but some interesting additions nonetheless 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Hush hush may be worth picking up - can’t say I care for the steampunk models personally, but it’s not like I’m their target audience anyway interested in the design app, we shall see what that’s like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold papagolfjuliet Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 Crikey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mac Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Ghee.... that announcement took a while to read! well my New Years resolution to cut back on model railway purchases lasted 6 days! 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Very impressive range. I liked the Coronation coaches, the Hornby first 100 years book, the model cars and the retro Hornby-Dublo and Hornby clockwork trains. I am disappointed to see that the new SR and LSWR brake vans are still in the incorrect milk chocolate livery: they should be plain chocolate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MrTea Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2020 Chuffing Nora! That’s some list. They’re not messing about if they deliver all that in 2020... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RateTheFreight Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Interesting to see they’ve gone down the tinplate route which is fantastic in one sense (as someone who runs and collects ‘Coarse’ scale tinplate O’ ) however their price point for those models seems way off compared with the original and modern repro models that are more detailed from the likes of ACE, ETS and so forth. Still, well done to them for doing something a bit different that honours their past too. g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 APT? Wow. I want one. My lad will want one too. BR Standard 2MT? Looks good. Terrier in LSWR? I'll have one - will go well with Hattons coaches. But that DC control app? That is, I think the most stunning announcement, though it may go under the radar of some on here. I expect it to be in train sets before long. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldomtom2 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Nice to see the Caledonian Pug with added details - will this be used going forward? It looks all to be moulded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerzilla Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Bachmann have already done an Era 3 Sir Martin Frobisher...I have one. Should have picked a different admiral! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerzilla Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Dear Hornby, I was joking about a steampunk range! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishIHadAName Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Is their any new skaledale? Cant see it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, 60800 said: Just wow. Not overly happy about the 91 as it could steal Cavalex's thunder. I hope it doesn't stop cavalex though as the range of liveries is far better. Hornby want to do the 91, that's fine. But they aren't doing the Mk4s, so if Cavelex decide the project is no longer viable that leaves the people wanting the Intercity 225 with a third of a modern version... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles73128 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 New TTS Chips? I cant see any? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Well i can book in the W1 in LNER rebuilt form. I think also Edward Thomson in LNER from the A2/3s. Not really in the need of more rolling stock though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I don't model OO, in fact I don't model British at all, but I hope this range is a great success. This hobby needs Hornby to prosper because that is the name that the general public know - Hornby going out of business would send a message to the general public that our hobby is going out of business. Hornby prospering sends the message that our hobby is prospering! Although I don't model/collect British OO I did buy a Terrier last year just to support Simon Kohler who I first met when he was a rep for H&M - yes that long ago - and I'm tempted to buy at least one of these items for the same reason. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Unbelievable Jeff 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I'm feeling somewhat smug, as a lot of my predictions have been realised. Steampunk. Rocket. APT. App-based controller. Even the Hush-Hush, although I wouldn't go so far as to say that I actually predicted it, just thought it was a strong possibility. I also suspected that they might do a set of deliberately retro releases. It will be interesting to see how those are marketed, and how well they sell. New tooling O gauge tinplate is possibly the most left-field of those, though. As for the things aimed more at me, I think my wallet is reasonably safe. There's nothing that leaps out as a must-buy, at least for my current project, although the BR Standard 2MT might come in handy. I think I probably will shell out for Rocket, though, just because it's there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingWales Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Some interesting announcements, especially the W1 and A2/2. Not for me personally but will certainly be a nice addition to Eastern layouts I'll take the 2MT though!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 Nothing really new for GWR fans, sadly. Some use of existing tooling. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 An incredibly large and ambitious selection of models, and I hope Hornby prosper as a result of their choices. From a personal standpoint as a "focussed" purchaser, by location and period (and in which I have been well catered-for previously) almost all of it misses me by a country mile. My flexible friend will not be stressed this year. On a more positive note, some 2019/20 releases that take my fancy but on which I'd deferred a decision until the new program was announced, will now definitely be affordable. I should also have a substantial "war chest" in place for 2021... John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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