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It's a trap point incident, not a major event for god sake

No need to be an impatient child

Why don't you just cancel your order, get your instant fix elsewhere and stop moaning like a petulant child

There you go, you've identified the gap in the market that Hornby have missed, so start your own company and deliver all these models.

I'm sure a new model could be more finely moulded, though there dont appear to be any glaring issues with the HJ model. If anyone was to do it though, I think it would be more up Cavalex' Type 5 street who have made a fantastic job on the 56, and the forthcoming 60 looks just as good.

Except for me! The HJ/EFE model seems fine, what's so wrong that we'd need duplication?

Why is it a vile practice? It's not food or medicine, it's a model train, a completely discretionary purchase. No one's life will be changed if they don't get one. If it's priced too high, no one will buy it, if it does sell for whatever price then that's what the buyer has chosen to pay. I'm pretty sure if the bids were going very high and you were going to rake the money in, you wouldn't end the auction early and sell for a lower price.

Grow up

Solution for who? For those who are too impatient to wait? SLW are 2 man team, who have day jobs too. They produce their models to extremely high standards and thus are not mass-market by any means. People need to learn to be patient.

You think that is rude? It's not as rude as jumping on a thread and expecting an answer to your question because you couldn't be bothered to check previous postings. Do you go into Tesco and ask the first person you see where the soup is? Far too many people are just jumping in and asking questions without reading through the threads or performing even a basic search. That is disrespectful to all those who take their own time to share their thoughts and knowledge on the subject being discussed.

What's wrong with looking it for yourself? People have taken the bother to post on the colour debate, the least you can do is go and find it yourself.

AS sold direct at first, then opened up to retailers after many requests from them, so why would AS try to make a point by delaying their allocation?

A bag search may have stopped me from losing my leg a few years back. I'm all for them.

And you know this how? AS started off selling direct, that doesn't fit with your narrative does it? I suggest you stop posting your fantasies until you have the full insight of Accurascales business practices.

One thing I really like about foreign layouts is the fact that you don't see repeat copies at show after show after show. I've grown quite tired of the same old diesel depot with every privatised operator represented, along with multiple preserved locos all revving away but going nowhere. 20 locos on a single road shed, all straight out of the box, volume hiked up, all lights on like Christmas trees, yard lamps and emergency vehicles with flashing lights. It just gets quite repetitive and makes me want to walk past without looking. I'm aware that I could be missing out on some fantastic modelling, but the same old same old just turns me off. Yes you do see swiss layouts with curved viaducts and american layouts with small freight yards, but they are more individual in approached and are generally 'modelled' rather than a shake the box diesel depot. I've recently seen @long island jack and @YT-1300 american yards and the amount of actual modelling that has been done is brilliant to see, overcoming necessary compromises to present believable scenes. More please!

From seeing them in the flesh at Glasgow, your concerns are unfounded.

Why don't you find the information yourself? You are coming across as demanding and condescending in both the threads you have on this subject, do you have an interest in Laisdcc that you are not declaring?

What is so wrong with the Daol 59? I know it needs a few details corrected, but what else?

Why start a thread just to post a video? Are you that desperate for attention?

It all depends on the setting and context. You can use big locos on small layouts. On a recent trip to the states I was watching a big six axle unit, an ES44 (I think) switching 3 timber carriers over 3 sidings in an industrial estate, hemmed in by buildings. This could be fitted in a 4ft scenic section in HO. I took a good look at the Hornby HST at model rail Scotland and I think it's a great size. Not too small and carries some of the heft that 4mm has. I would start buying stuff if they, or another manufacturer make what interests me.

Stop f-ing moaning for Christ's sake, it's a toy train

I remember my PE teacher saying that a sport is an activity that is done alone or as part of a team, competitive or not, harnessing the power of something that can kill you. Such as mountaineering, motor sports and cycling. Using his reasoning, just going to the shops and back where I grew up would be a sport!!! Savages.

It's hard to pinpoint, I just think that overall Bachmann have captured the 31 better. I saw both at Model Rail Scotland yesterday

Not in any way wanting to rain on your parade, would it be better to restart with the correct length coaches? It looks like you are using the original Hornby shorty's that are a scale 57' long, rather 75' ( though I believe the 442 vehicles are 74' long)

I had a close look at these and Accurascales model today, I have to say Bachmann seems to have captured the look and feel better. No disrespect to AS at all, their model is fantastic too and you would be pushed hard to tell which is which on a layout.