Andy Y Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 R6638 / R6638A BR 12 Ton Fish Van (Original RRP £16.49) R6624 BR 12 Ton Fish Van x 3 pack (Original RRP £48.49) R6639 BR 12 Ton SPV A Parcels Van (Original RRP £16.49) R6640 / R6640A LMS 4 Wheel CCT Van (Original RRP £18.99) R6641 / R6641A BR 4 Wheel CCT Van (Original RRP £18.99) R6642 GWR Shunters Truck - Acton (Original RRP £13.49) R6642A GWR Shunters Truck - Gloucester (Original RRP £13.49) R6643 BR Shunters Truck - Reading Central (Original RRP £13.49) R6643A BR Shunters Truck - Park Royal (Original RRP £13.49) R4350 BR Mk1 Corridor Composite Coach - BR Maroon R4351 BR Mk1 Corridor Second Coach - BR Maroon R4352 BR Mk1 Corridor Brake Second - BR Maroon (Original RRP £20.95 each) R4353 BR Mk1 Corridor Composite Coach - BR Chocolate & Cream R4354 BR Mk1 Corridor Second Coach - BR Chocolate & Cream R4355 BR Mk1 Corridor Brake Second - BR Chocolate & Cream (Original RRP £20.95 each) There are reductions on other PO wagons; full details here - http://www.Hornby.com/news/revised-Hornby-prices-for-2013/?utm_campaign=Hornby_Newsletter_173385_Issue_73&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=CM_hornby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2013 New brooms sweep clean. Let's hope this is just the start of a revival of fortune. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 That's good news and the new prices look good value - it means that ordinary shops and the 'full price' retailers will charge at that level. I wonder if there will still be the clamour that if the RRP is down 20% then people will expect to find further substantial discounts? Hatton's website still shows the Shunter's wagons as available to pre-order at £12 (presumably they haven't had time to revise their price yet), so the new RRP is below this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2013 They still insist in selling the "old" style wagons with huge moulded couplings at the same price as the ones with NEM style pockets. IMHO those should be consigned to the Railroad range. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I hope the new wagons and vans sell well at these revised prices. They might then represent a small step towards claiming a greater share of this segment of the RTR market for Hornby, one which Hornby have largely ignored for many years, apart from a few honourable exceptions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2013 Interesting news in the light of the known sharp rises in costs coming through from China. What fat is left to trim off the end-to-end supply chain? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuoitsPlayer Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Wonderful to see Hornby competing with Bachmann on 'pocket money' priced items at last. Hopefully this will be the start of Hornby's revival in fortunes in this segment of the market with modellers. It certainly makes the 'Railroad' Mk1's more interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2013 They are not exactly hard to chop off to replace with something proper though..... But why should you? These are relatively old designs which, if were a loco, would have been "demoted" years ago. They don't deserve being in the main range alongside, IMHO, much superior products. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Well, that's good news - it's lowered the cost of my fish train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercity125 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 It's a good step by the new management. I too echo the comments on here and hope this starts to revive Hornby's flagging fortunes. Apart from retail price, it needs to get to grips with the supply chain problems it's been experiencing for the past 3 years or so to ensure that it can supply all its retailers and satisfy customer demand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Shame that I've 70+ Bachmann Mk1's the Hornby ones look like seriously good value! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frobisher Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 They still insist in selling the "old" style wagons with huge moulded couplings at the same price as the ones with NEM style pockets. It's not compulsory to buy them you know... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frobisher Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Shame that I've 70+ Bachmann Mk1's the Hornby ones look like seriously good value! It's probably worth a punt on one to see how well it matches in though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 In addition to the items Andy listed in the OP, you can find more reduced price wagons here. There are lots of PO wagons for under £8.00. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 The MkI new price-point really makes my 'WCML and ECML diversions' rakes much more feasible. Ditto the fish consist which was always going to be in multiples of threes, and the LMS van whose underframe in early engineering shots was decidedly underwhelming. This is a good move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_man Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Will these new prices be passed on to the trade or are they only available at the Hornby Store? Perhaps Andy can clarify? Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2013 My Mk1 rake is now on hold pending seeing the actual product when released. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2013 But why should you? These are relatively old designs which, if were a loco, would have been "demoted" years ago. They don't deserve being in the main range alongside, IMHO, much superior products. Keith Unfortunately, if Hornby were to move all their 'old school' wagons to the Railroad category, the main range wouldn't fill much of the catalogue. For far too long, they have (with the odd notable exception slipped in to show us what they CAN do if they try) more or less left the market for quality steam era wagons to Bachmann and newer ones to everybody! I, for one look forward to much more activity in this area under the new regime. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2013 New brooms sweep clean. Let's hope this is just the start of a revival of fortune. Heartily agree Ian - I've heard that another product area on the railway side is in line for reductions in order to improve the competitive situation but I doubt the area concerned will be of much interest to the vast majority of members of RMweb if it turns out to be correct. This news is however far more important for the competitive position and future of the range especially as it includes new vehicles, a welcome step towards common sense marketing in my view. And I'm sure that in some cases - such as the Mk1 coaches - it does not reflect poor advance orders from the trade. I think one thing we should keep in mind is that Hornby is clearly interested in direct sales via its online presence and this sort of re-pricing will make them more competitive - not necessarily a bad thing because as others have already observed it will also make them more competitive on the toyshop shelves as well. However I suspect those who will be looking for deep discounts off these prices might not be so lucky because if someone is going for sales volume instead of straight profit returns they are going to have to shift even more to reach their turnover and profit targets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2013 Well this is an interesting development, obviously Hornby not only reckon they can make money on the models at this price but that it's the best price to pitch the model at. I wonder if the return to moulded on details (albeit a better class of moulded on details) has made the lower pricing viable. Good news either way. I'm a bit of a fan of moulded on rather than separately applied; it can be finer, straighter and squarer than some of the stuck on stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Come on down Hornby - but is the price is right? XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuoitsPlayer Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Wonderful that Hornby are selling wagons for £8.00 list price. Presumably the idea is to try and sell more volume as opposed to profit margins, so am I the only one wondering if we are going to see a return to separately fitted detail to a high standard like Bachmann/Dapol do with Hornby matching them on price? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2013 Quote from latest Kernow newsletter - Hornby have reduced their prices on unreleased 2013 coaches and wagons! They have been looking at various alternative manufacturers and during the process they have been able to reassess the costs of certain models, which has resulted in an overall price decrease on certain items. The following items have therefore had their prices decreased! If you have made a pre-order for any of these models the price will automatically be amended to the new lower price. From this it appears that Hornby have found someone to make them cheaper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at C&M Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Will these new prices be passed on to the trade or are they only available at the Hornby Store? We have received an e-mail today which confirms a corresponding reduction in price to retailers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted June 28, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2013 Kernow are quoting pre-order prices about 50p-95p below the Hornby reduction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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