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Why bewildered? It was set up before the launch of TT! If anything it will encourage the youngsters into asking for a set and when they look up Hornby online, which most will do, they'll see TT120...

Oh Gawd, I hated that programme!! :) Snowy update number three: She's back up and about, no wobbling and the limp seems to have gone (perhaps the sedatives helped there!), and she's eating the new food, thank goodness, and is back to her old self, i.e annoying me and acting as "guard cat"! I know things will start to go downhill in due course but it's nice to have her back again...

Still no decision They've backed themselves into a corner (hole would be more appropriate!), they know what they should do, which is reverse last year's result, but they won't bring themselves to do it. RB cheated, it's doesn't matter by how much, they cheated and got an advantage by doing so and that allowed them to win the championship. Do the right thing and stop faffing around, FIA, and bite the bullet!

Judging by the number of people on this forum who have said they have bought a set around the same number on this forum who have expressed their dissatisfaction of the enterprise! So am I and I would say that the reactions haven't been negative except for certain people who don't like Hornby, but more questioning why they've done it and if it will succeed or fail. Rather like here, I'd say. As we've said, though, the launch of a brand new scale, as we've all admitted, carries a great deal of risk, the use of direct sales actually removes that financial risk from those people who have most to lose, i.e. the small retail shop. So on the flip side to your argument they could also be said to be doing them a favour! If it does take off I'd be surprised if it wasn't run out into the shops, though, to help keep up momentum if nothing else. It's one of those discussion that has equal weight from both sides. Has anyone asked a model shop whether they would stock TT had they been given the chance?

It's better than the brick hut it replaced, though! I was not sorry to see that go, but it would have been nice to have that black and white building still around.

So he's got a split personalty then! ;)

Considering Hornby have said they've been developing it for five years I suspect it's actually Heljan that are duplicating, though why they just couldn't have chosen another loco I don't know, perhaps cold feet and this gave them the chance to jump ship?

Perhaps? TBH if it does take off enough and other manufacturers also come on board I can see Hornby TT being sold in shops in due course, if they want to stock it. I see this as a way to keep initial costs down by Hornby, whether I am right or others are with differing views I don't know, the only person to be able to answer that is SK. Wonder if anyone has asked him and if he gave a response?!

I agree but it looks the same to non enthusiasts, they see the colour and shape rather than the name/number!

This thread reminds me of a comedy sketch I saw years ago where people were lining up (in a corridor?) to interrogate someone, as one person finished and left the room they handed it over to the next person, ad infinitum. If you honestly can't see that's what's happening and why those of us who are genuinely interested in the launch, rather than the politics, are frustrated, then I despair. OK I won't ask for people to stop any more, clearly that's not going to happen, I'll just respond to the comments and keep it polite!

In other words let them get away with it.

No, Andy, I am not trying to dictate what goes on, just pointing out that the subject they are commenting on goes well beyond direct sales and would be better discussed in a thread that covers the whole subject rather than take over a thread on a different subject, direct sales it but a small part of the launch but has taken up a disproportionate amount of space, sadly. I was thinking about another thread to actually discuss Hornby's TT range but it's obvious from this thread that any attempt to do so before we actually see anything in the flesh will result in the same comments from the knockers that we see here. When I get the set I will start up a new thread, though.

Completey agree, but there's also a saying, " there's a time and a place". I was simply suggesting that as the issue us wider than just TT120 you set up another thread to air your grievance. I didn't expect to be insulted by doing so.

Other than Hornby's throat? Probably not! They aren't due just yet (just in case you missed that bit amongst the froth!) ;)

I understand thiat there have been issues ongoing for some time and this is just the latest development. So a separate thread would be more appropriate. I'm not suggesting that you don't discuss it, and I am no fanboy as you put it, I've no Hornby models at all in fact, but I'd would like to discuss the Hornby TT range without the thread ending up as a vehicle to slag off Hornby. What's wrong with a separate thread, that way you could discuss all the issues and not just the direct sales element and leave this thread to discuss the TT range. Seems a perfectly reasonable request.

I doubt we'd notice the difference, well finescale modelers might I suppose! There do seem to be some errors, though, they need to employ some better proof readers@

I fully understand where you are coming from. What I would question is why people need to hijack this thread. If you have a grievance please set up a thread for it and leave those of us who are genuinely interested in TT120 to discuss that in peace rather than to constantly need to deflect criticism of Hornby and try to drag the thread back on topic. Please.

Might ask about those balls, but for the moment we'll see how we go. She had the full blood tests which ruled out diabetes and thyroid thank goodness.

And there's the reason for 46, sorry, 48, pages!

It suggests nothing of the kind. What it does prove, though, is despite protestations to the contrary there is a hard-core of forum members who hope it will fail, for various reasons, and come up their reasons which have been repeated and debunked every few pages. Hence 46+ pages! As we all know is that we simply don't know how it will pan out, that's the only definite!!

If course it depends on if they fill the things with weight, but I'd have thought the tenders might have room?

25 from a while ago? Wouldn't mind one either!

They are in 009 locos that are smaller than TT so shouldn't be an issue.

Here we go again same old, same old, this must have been covered so many times already both here and elsewhere. Look on the size comparison thread, there's a large difference in size between H0 and TT. Space wise its obvious, H0 will give you a layout the same size as 00, TT is smaller. Round and round we go...

Depends on how many they gave to sell, bearing in mind that they will get sales from existing modellers and collectors it could well be kess than you think.