Roy Langridge

As shown here in a Class 31 driver’s desk photo on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/d5vWBm Edit: which of course also shows the reason for the Toffee Apple nickname. Roy

Here: https://revolutiontrains.com/product/caroline-975025-inspection-saloon-oo-4mm/

Just appeared Roy

Never saw anything added and was checking regularly since just before 1000 Roy

Absolutely, their older model still stands-up well against their newer version which has led to me not replacing any of my 10 older models. Roy

Perhaps worth you dropping FK3D an email as they specialise in doing coach interior items (no connection). Roy

Well, if we are reminding, a couple of the 12 Motherwell 37/3s. Roy

Somebody going to be in trouble for leaving that main reservoir pipe hanging, looks like it could foul stuff when running. Otherwise, looking really good. Roy

Don’t see there being any possibility of a 47. With Bachmann’s being as good as it is, what would make it viable? Ok, Bachmann are not releasing many, but they could change that quickly if there was competition announced. Deliberately not mentioned Heljan as the Bachmann model is superior in my opinion and, therefore, the greater competition. Roy

Simple looking in, but as we have seen, Bachmann aren’t sitting on a giant pile of money. Every run takes cash to create before those sales can be realised generating profit on that capital employed. Any business has to balance its cashflow. In the UK more businesses fail* through cashflow issues rather than a lack of orders. * in no way suggesting Bachmann are failing, just showing how important it is to stay on top of money in/out. Roy

As slow as that? I thought MGR discharge was at 4mph. Every day a learning day. Roy

Yes and no. As @MidlandRedsaid, if that includes stock that is in transit, that may be mostly sold already, but still could show as stock held until it is dispatched to the buyer / retailer and the invoices paid. Roy

Yep, it changes regularly, another day there is a load of steam. Roy

But, again, do we know how widespread those issues are? RMWeb is great, but it also makes mountains out of molehills at times. Any manufacturing process will have failures, that does not mean they are all wrong. Roy

But you have no facts to back up those statements, and nor do I to counter them. Hornby may be sitting there with the sales figures stunned at the complaints on here and, metaphorically, laughing all the way to the bank. A few months from now, let’s see what is getting sold off cheaply, then we can make a better informed judgement. Roy