Jeff Mennell Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I know it's HO but what's the censensus on the 'Lima Junior Range'? they look nicely detailed to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Don't think you can really fault it at those prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFSCARBON Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 The model I bought to build my Aberdare Class was so nice I felt a little guilty cutting it up. Good, solid, decently detailed models, albeit with cheap mechanisms (not that they are poor runners). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahBunyan Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 The Lima Junior range actually does what the Hornby RailRoad range intended to do... I am going to pick up one of these little beauties soon https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/shop/brands/lima-h0-1-87/lima-junior/lima-junior-h0-1-87-diesel-locomotive-sncf-class-c-61000.html, apart from British N gauge I also design and build Indian HO gauge models, a "generic" (I use the word loosely) Industrial Shunter can be plonked anywhere along the layout and used to shunt containers. Infact my first try at a custom built HO scale model was that of an Industrial prototype. So having two different shunters would be lovely. I'll also be respraying it and adding my brand logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mennell Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Jeremiah, I was certainly impressed with that little shunter as it woud be brill on an industrial scenario. Also I think the Hornby Railroad range are absolutely fantastic and have more than enough detail for me. Personally I would feel bit 'obsessive' if I were to covet more detail than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahBunyan Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Jeremiah, I was certainly impressed with that little shunter as it woud be brill on an industrial scenario. Also I think the Hornby Railroad range are absolutely fantastic and have more than enough detail for me. Personally I would feel bit 'obsessive' if I were to covet more detail than that!Incase no one knew this...This C1 61000 Industrial Shunter actually has working directional lights... I also think that the Hornby RailRoad range is exceptional however I do think that the current day pricing (due to external factors) are pushing Hornby RailRoad into something that's not really a budget range. A similarly sized loco from the Hornby RailRoad stable with lesser detail and no working lights (eg: Class 08 or Jinty) costs £44.99 whereas this little loco with a good amount of detail, more realistic chassis, reworked motor and working lights costs £26.99. Same parent company, same aim for a sub-brand and yet a huge difference in price and detail. Don't get me wrong not trying to bash Hornby, I still find the Hornby RailRoad range reasonable. However this is something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mennell Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 I'm not particulaly 'well off' so cannot even afford the Railroad models as they are too expensive for me. That's why I'm usually scanning ebay for knackered locos to gradually fix up! I won't get to retire (I think), and I suspect there will be less folk able to do so in the future. Looking at the ages on the recent survey would suggest model rail is a pastime of mainly retired folk. Maybe the hobby will simply die out after we have gone to that great loading shed? Think the unthinkable, for example I don't think libraries will be around for much longer, same with post offices. If the demand isn't big enough and there's no sales/usage.......work it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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