NRM Review - Hornby skaledale AWS boxes

rmg1919 · Post by **rmg1919** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:41 pm

mortyfootball wrote:Have you seen the bus-stop?

I was about to get one:

Until I saw it for real (rather than a computer graphic) of it:

Imagine a plastic one in real life that has been melted and that is what you have!

dr5euss · Post by **dr5euss** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:37 pm

Yep, that sums up what I thought

mortyfootball · Post by **mortyfootball** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:41 pm

Travel by Bus

I wonder what Hornby's bus looks like?

THIS??

Shaun

suchahampal · Post by **suchahampal** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:45 pm

Nah, that looks way too good for Hornby.

British Rail · Post by **British Rail** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:13 am

I must admit Hornbys stuff is rubbish apart from their new locos like the 08, 31, 50, 56 and 60.

suchahampal · Post by **suchahampal** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:17 am

mortyfootball wrote: I wonder what Hornby's bus looks like?

I found a pic of it:

British Rail · Post by **British Rail** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:18 am

Ahh just as I thought a right dog box

British Rail · Post by **British Rail** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:21 am

No belive me it's this

http://static.flickr.com/24/45991026_85b46463fa.jpg

and this is the re-tooled one

http://www.alaska.net/~davetami/in_the_ ... us_red.JPG

BR

suchahampal · Post by **suchahampal** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:23 am

Well, I suppose Hornby will make a variety of buses.

British Rail · Post by **British Rail** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:54 am

British Rail · Post by **British Rail** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:56 am

What was I thinking that was Limas this is hornbys,

http://www.magicsurfbus.com/rtbus03.jpg

re-tooled,

http://www.kabriolett.com/stvw/lf/54bus.jpg

rmg1919 · Post by **rmg1919** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:31 pm

British Rail wrote:I must admit Hornbys stuff is rubbish apart from their new locos like the 08, 31, 50, 56 and 60.

Agreed - but the Hornby (ex-Lima_ 67 isn't too bad. Some of their skaledale stuff is pretty good (but always overpriced). In fact, I'd go so far as to say that if Hornby could get the 67's motor in their older models they'd all be a lot better. I'm still hoping that the "new" HST will actually be much improved... (Of course I will probably be proved wrong... and find traction tyres and all the rest...)

thebuisnessman · Post by **thebuisnessman** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:52 pm

Their Skaledale stuff seems completely over-priced. Having said that, it obviously sells, otherwise they wouldn't keep adding stuff to the range. I wouldn't get it, but I was lucky enough to win the Hornby.com competition. I got 3 Skaledale Buildings, but only one looked realistic. The other two were a barn and a detached house that looked very toy-like.

tinsleytmd · Post by **tinsleytmd** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:18 pm

i got 1 of those aws boxes not whats being discussed here those other things they look like a small container & im very dissapoint in it they are very tacky to say the least & guess what yet again with hornby over priced i wish someone would bomb their factory blow it all to pieces so no one will have to bother with the crap they keep making

random man · Post by **random man** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:25 pm

i think thats a bit harsh... if it wasnt for hornby i wouldnt have a single railway thing. Apart from xtrkcad and my nrm membership, but i doubt i would even have them if i wasnt into railways