Flying Scotsman Review

[bunji]

I emailed Hornby and it's actually got the new all singing, all dancing 08 in it. I guess the similarity comes from the fact they both have 6 wheels

Sorry, should have clarified:


Odd looking chassis


Nice looking chassis

It's actually cheaper to buy things in a set, though I don't know why. You get 3 (crappy?) coaches, a crappy loco, 2 crappy points, some crappy track and an average controller....

Precisely my point. With the set aimed at first time buyers who dont know the value of Hornby's well loved (he says, tongue in cheek) track, it could seem like a bargain. Hornby could make a tidy bundle.

[Andrew Morrow]

I was sucked into buying the set! but luckly for me the train died after a few days and I was sent the newer version of the train, its the loco drive scotsman, I dont know anything about details but all i will say is the train runs much much better Hornby points are no longer a problem, as long as the track is layed right I have had no problems.

[leopard]

I actually got the older version of this set, with four coaches.

yes its tender drive.. this matters why exactly? as for no power, well I have a total of 13 coaches, it manages that lot ok so it can move.

detailing? well I don't have much to compare it to, but i bought it to move not look at so I'm not that bothered.

for the price (130) it got me the loco, a bit of track, a controller and some coaches.

and enough points to tell me I don't like the hornby ones (don't like the look they work fine).

the only let down is the coaches being a ploastic colour and no a teak colour (I'll be repainting them). given i got a 10% discount when I got this, and the rest of the coaches new and unboxed for a tenner each along with a second loco for a tenner I'm not complaining.

the fun will be re-wheeling it to P4 standards..

I doubt it will ever be the best looking loco i have, once i have a few more, but as a set I'm happy with it

[Peanuts]

http://www.ifranview.com its free, and works wonders with pics

[redline41190]

just to echo...
I have noticed that the sets that hornby offers are of a lesser standard than Bachmann, which is why all of my locos and stock are Bachmann . Ive had a look at some of the individual locos too, and they are not great either, the Castle class' valve gear is plastic! (I think ) seems kinda iffy to me... alot of their locos are loud, and the tender drive is definitely a down side. Ive got a Thomas 0-6-0 from 1992 and while it is one of the best engines ive owned it has also been the loudest. But I guess its to be expected in this age of rising prices and worse quality

just my two cents

Jeremy

[PTmodeller]

Bachmann uses it's real range in sets, while Hornby tend to use older toolings. The sets are toys really.