robert_whitlock

Thres another one from AC models up at £795 I feel sorry for the kids that desperatly want this model, All because of the greed of a few they will never beable to own the model. I get it that some models command more than others but come on a Thomas loco which is only equilivent to a Railroad loco with that asking price is a joke.

Oh just one more thing to point out due to how the economical climates have changed it would actually be more economical to bring production back to the UK just think they could control manufacturing direct and no more 3 years late products which actually costs them a lot more in lost revenue so that saving alone and keeping the customer happy would be much more viable, And one more thing these companies go on about being green how can it possibly be good for the climate transporting goods half way around the world not to mention they would save on that cost as well as the import tax to sum up we are being hoodwinked and it.s time to put the customer first again.

I worked in the motor industry for years either rewinding or replaceing depending on the cost and to be frank and to the point Hornby are talking rubbish, These motors cost pennies to buy this comes down to bad management and greed in some back office there is an idiot who thinks they will make more profit by not offering spares and the end user will just buy a new loco as this unfortunatly is the way companies now think just look at most products, But this is where Hornby will kill it.s own customer base as they are now charging extortanate prices for inferior products any loco with a silver cased motor will end up needing a new one as these motors are inferior compared to the black cased ones and tend to be one off runs, Whereas the black cased motors in general ar actually the same motor in constant production the difference being the shafts and gears there are some motors that are physically different but not many if you look closely. The bottom line here is Hornby could easily stick to using 5-6 motors and keep plenty of spares but whatever bull they try to feed you they think it is more profitable using the current format.