leopardml2341 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) To help stop Bargain Hunters (Mark 2) being locked (again) Just sayin' Edited November 8, 2017 by leopardml2341 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 8, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2017 Sorry we already have a thread going about ‘non bargains’....... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/22361-olivias-trains/?fromsearch=1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 8, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) Sorry we already have a thread going about ‘non bargains’....... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/22361-olivias-trains/?fromsearch=1 This one also runs close for non-bargains....... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/125236-bargain-hunters-mark-2/ Cheers, Mick Edited November 8, 2017 by newbryford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 This one also runs close for non-bargains....... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/125236-bargain-hunters-mark-2/ Cheers, Mick Mick, that actually made me laugh out loud, you wicked man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 All that stuff about "Bargain Hunters" missed the point. These are the real bargain Hunters: Limited edition for General Motors. Twenty quid. Not made in China either. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) All that stuff about "Bargain Hunters" missed the point. These are the real bargain Hunters: image.jpg Limited edition for General Motors. Twenty quid. Not made in China either. Rated craftsmanship/clever with a huge groan on the side! Edited November 8, 2017 by leopardml2341 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 ...These are the real bargain Hunters:..Limited edition for General Motors... However, my 'snapshot' perception of the image was 'genetically modified'... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) I would suggest that we have a separate "bargain twitchers*" thread, for those who want to leech off other people's helpfulness without any extraneous distractions. * From the birdwatching term: "Twitchers are only interested in adding to the list of rare birds which they have seen. With their intelligence network, the are ready to set out at the drop of a hat at any time of the day or night to travel large distances for the prospect of seeing a migrant lesser spotted scrub warbler, or whatever. This poor bird, not normally a visitor to the UK...finds itself...surrounded and harried at every turn by hundreds of anoraks sporting high-powered telescopes; like a horde of press photographers fighting for a better view...twitchers are highly stressed, nervous individuals. The very mention of some exotic avian delight...sends them into paroxisms." I think this is a reasonable analogue to the behaviour of those who lurk waiting for an update to the bargain hunters thread in the hope of being able to satisfy both the acquisitive and the miserly urges which are forever in conflict within them. (I'm convinced that there must be some kind of psychological explanation for their lack of tolerance for perfectly normal forum behaviour.) Edited November 9, 2017 by ejstubbs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 However, my 'snapshot' perception of the image was 'genetically modified'... Yes, but that's just the way your mind works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I will say that the complaints that someone was raising about a dammaged item with a rotting chasis was not a bargin, but to me it is. If aquired cheap enough a loco suffering from the rot can be used for repowering older models, or even repaired with new parts (I love Heljan locos with defects). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 (I love Heljan locos with defects). There's plenty around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Not 100% sure but I don't think' Made in the UK' any longer - China and Eastern Europe Not made in China either. .. ........Eventually, alternative supply sources were sought and developed in Europe and the Far East and plans were made to exit the Dumfries plant and relocate the company HQ to Edinburgh.[23] This move was finally made in September 2008. The Chinese made gumboots are visually similar to the original Scottish made gumboots apart from the addition of an internal seam. Some manufacturing efficiencies have also been made including the removal of the latex dipping process, making the boots virtually identical to those from many other manufacturers........ Sad - another empty Scottish Factory. Ray Edited November 10, 2017 by Silver Sidelines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Not 100% sure but I don't think' Made in the UK' any longer - China and Eastern Europe .. ........Eventually, alternative supply sources were sought and developed in Europe and the Far East and plans were made to exit the Dumfries plant and relocate the company HQ to Edinburgh.[23] This move was finally made in September 2008. The Chinese made gumboots are visually similar to the original Scottish made gumboots apart from the addition of an internal seam. Some manufacturing efficiencies have also been made including the removal of the latex dipping process, making the boots virtually identical to those from many other manufacturers........ Sad - another empty Scottish Factory. There have been numerous complaints about the Chinese-made product - the formulation was changed to a less flexible one, so that you could kill a pair of boots within six months - premature wear and cracking. They are absolutely no good for any sustained / regular use. Nowadays I only wear the old Scottish-made ones, or the somewhat better-made Le Chameaus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Hello Horsetan I am just catching up http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5315699/Hunter-slammed-peeling-boots-customer-service.html There have been numerous complaints about the Chinese-made product - the formulation was changed to a less flexible one, so that you could kill a pair of boots within six months - premature wear and cracking. They are absolutely no good for any sustained / regular use. Nowadays I only wear the old Scottish-made ones, or the somewhat better-made Le Chameaus. Quite sad but exactly what might have been expected. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Hello Horsetan I am just catching up http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5315699/Hunter-slammed-peeling-boots-customer-service.html Quite sad but exactly what might have been expected. My first pair of Le Chameaus have lasted a decade so far, and no leaks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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