JeremiahBunyan Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hey! The Class 66 from bluebox has been around for a few years now and though it is a great model, one will agree that the model lacks the detail of today's standards. In my opinion the bluebox model is only superior interms of onboard electronics and finer moulding. The model itself lacks a huge amount of detail that actually captures the prototype and I think a more detailed variant is due. If Hornby can actually re-tool a Class 66 with details such as:-- Accurately modeled chassis with all piping and sandpipes- Accurately modeled bogies with dampers and piping- Etched metal grilles with semi-see through effect as on the prototype- Cab detail- Finer body detail If Hornby can do something like that to the standards of the Class 31, 56, 60 and 67 then I think it will surely sell well if priced at GBP.150 or so. The bluebox variant is literally a Lima shell with handrails, flush glazing, working lights on a new basic chassis. I think it's crying for an improvement. The current bluebox one is sold at an MRP of GBP 120-130. I doubt it is worth that much judging by it's lack of detail. What say Hornby? Up for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Its more likely to be near the class 31 price if not above and they would be going against a model which sells well and isn't that bad. So I can't see that happening. Just do some modelling instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 The Hornby CL66 is made from the Lima tooling. Don't the the Bachmann version is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahBunyan Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 The Hornby CL66 is made from the Lima tooling. Don't the the Bachmann version is . I know that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Quote The bluebox variant is literally a Lima shell with handrails, flush glazing, working lights on a new basic chassis. I think it's crying for an improvement. The current bluebox one is sold at an MRP of £120-130. I doubt it is worth that much judging by it's lack of detail.Well, you're the one who said the Bachmann one used the Lima shell !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahBunyan Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 Quote The bluebox variant is literally a Lima shell with handrails, flush glazing, working lights on a new basic chassis. I think it's crying for an improvement. The current bluebox one is sold at an MRP of £120-130. I doubt it is worth that much judging by it's lack of detail. Well, you're the one who said the Bachmann one used the Lima shell !! I said "The bluebox variant is literally a Lima shell with handrails, flush glazing, working lights". In no way does that sentence point out to B-team using a Lima shell. I was making a comparison and referred to it as an upgraded Lima shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Point taken although I don't think it had anything to do with the Lima she'll, it was made from scratch. Obviously the Lima one was fairly accurate if they are similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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