VSOExpress Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Can we have something exciting to look forward too, like a European vesion of the VSOE with blue, white roofed and gold embelish coaches with lights etc?The lack of inspiration has negated 3 years of any purchases from Hornby, there is no inspiration to purchase at all. Our last item was the Bachman Midland compound 1000, limited edition, that warranted excitement. Come on Hornby, it is becoming tedious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Surely these would be more appropriate as an HO Hornby International model? Shouldn't this thread be in the wish list section?? Personally I would prefer to see CIWL 'Night Ferry' sleepers and associated baggage cars in OO, to go with both the Merchant Navy and Bo-Bo 2550hp electric, which are currently being developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainlover23 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Both ideas have been mooted before and the same answer has always been given ie Not a big enough market to justify the tooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If you want European locos try a European manufacturer. There are still plenty of uk's locos that still need manufacturing which will keep Hornby going for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If you want European locos try a European manufacturer. There are still plenty of uk's locos that still need manufacturing which will keep Hornby going for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If you want European locos try a European manufacturer. There are still plenty of uk's locos that still need manufacturing which will keep Hornby going for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VSOExpress Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 @ all1. No, it is already in HO scale by Rivarossi that Hornby purchased but they lack the lights and embelishments needed. It is in the wishlist! The VS Orient Express has more appeal than a "Night Ferry", it is also an iconic train, world appeal. 2. Have to laugh at that, not a big enough market, yet hornby create such tat as the Olympic sets that plumeted in price due to lack of sales and they were just as dull as other realeases. 3. Hornby just appears to cater for inward thinking individuals instead of looking at world wide sales, who want to purchase a dull little engine unrelated to them form some unkown place in Britain? The VSOE is known world wide and with the right approach and forsight could be an excellent set. But who give a monkeis, I have lost patience with Hornby and their lack of imagination and leave them to their dull little creations! You are right I will approach Bachman see if they will take it on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 @ all1. No, it is already in HO scale by Rivarossi that Hornby purchased but they lack the lights and embelishments needed.You have answered your own question - Hornby already make it!2. Have to laugh at that, not a big enough market, yet hornby create such tat as the Olympic sets that plumeted in price due to lack of sales and they were just as dull as other realeases. And they have produced hundreds of other model railway items that sell well and meet the demands of the market place.3. Hornby just appears to cater for inward thinking individuals (pot calling kettle?) instead of looking at world wide sales, (world wide sales are in HO and not OO) who want to purchase a dull little engine unrelated (a train that never runs in the UK can hardly be considered relevant) to them form some unkown place in Britain? The VSOE is known world wide (is it?) and with the right approach and forsight could be an excellent set. (I think a lot on here would not agree)You are right I will approach Bachman see if they will take it on! (and I would wager you will get even less response from them too!) I apologise for reproducing the response, but I felt it necessary to answer the individual points specifically. There isn't a world wide manufacturer who make non-British trains to run on 16.5mm gauge track to any other scale than HO. OO is a uniquely British phenomonom with a built in inaccuracy of scale and gauge, whereas HO is much closer to right and the chosen scale for the world (except the UK). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 So you what Hornby to produce a model of a European train in the English scale of OO of a model of train they already make in HO. And you think VSOE is going to sell better then night ferry why? All because you want one is not going to do it. Buy the HO one and add some lights.And to say peoples modeling choices are dull is not a very open minded opinion is it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 He only comes on here once a year with the same old drivel. Take no notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_forward Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I did see an excellent model of the 'Rocky Mountaineer' in a shop window in Kamloops a couple of years ago, but to run it on a UK layout would be stoopid! Lovely looking model though... <sighs wistfully> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 One question has been missed in the reply from LC&DR - who gives a monkee's? Answer - No-one You should be flattered though - I was only thinking a few days ago that we were due your usual, narrow minded, view - was it late this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Hi Tony What did you think of Kamloops? We thought it was about as good as Eastleigh, yes, that good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Kamloops was aweful. We stayed one night and went to a 'restaurant' and it had 'No soliciting' on the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 We went to a place in Alaska and there was a sign on a door saying 'No Firearms' !!! I warned you Kamloops was awful. You've been to Eastleigh - the armpit of the south coast !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 One question has been missed in the reply from LC&DR - who gives a monkee's? Answer - No-one You should be flattered though - I was only thinking a few days ago that we were due your usual, narrow minded, view - was it late this year?I thought that might be rude, so I deferred to others to say that for me :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainlover23 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I notice that VSOE has 68 posts to his name 4 to ask for a 4MM VSOE and 64 trying to justify it . So next year the post count will increase prorata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Still rattling on? It is time this was de-railed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Horrible thought - he's not started early for 2016, has he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 That's a horrible thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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