Model zone Holborn open AGAIN.

[Metroland]

happy days back open for few weeks now along new oxford street,

[trainlover23]

Now filing for Administration

[james2k]

Now filing for Administration

Hopefully it can be saved. I have bought many items from them.

[Pannier09]

I went there on Friday and I would like to know is why is it so small and were are the Bachmann stuff I could only see Hornby.

[HonestTom]

I went there on Friday and I would like to know is why is it so small and were are the Bachmann stuff I could only see Hornby.

There were a few in the cabinet, but very little - if I only want Hornby, I could just go to my local department store or toy shop.

[sub39h]

I went there on Friday and I would like to know is why is it so small and were are the Bachmann stuff I could only see Hornby.

There were a few in the cabinet, but very little - if I only want Hornby, I could just go to my local department store or toy shop.

indeed - if i were in central London and I wanted to get some Hornby stuff I'd just go to Hamleys or Harrods. if I'm willing to pay RRP on stuff (which I'm not as it's all overpriced imho) I might as well give myself more selection by going somewhere else.

that said, there was a chap who worked there who was very helpful. greying hair with a box beard. he'd moved to Stratford for a while during the relocation and he even remembered me when I turned up there once.

[Leader]

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[trainlover23]

I went to the Plymouth Modelzone today. Notices in the window "Shop closing down" and "20% to 50% off everything". Inside another notice stating "No discount on Hornby and Scalextric ". Surely this is in contravention of trading laws. No, I did not buy or even look at any railway items
Hornby must now be very concerned as Modelzone was Hornby's clearing house.

I would think that the administrators know what they are doing don`t you ? Modelzone did NOT ACTUALLY own any of the Hornby/Scalextic stock as it was supplied to them on a sale or return basis, as Modelzone were a concession store. Also it is quite common for closing down sales to exclude certain lines so I shouldn't think any laws have been violated

[poliss]

Somebody must have noticed as I've just looked in Newcastle Modelzone and the sign outside has had 'Scelextric and Hornby excluded from the sale' added in felt tip.

[Black-Marlin]

It wasn't a question of 'noticing'.

The packs of posters that were sent out to all the stores were standard packs used by many businesses. Since different stores have different requirements, these must obviously be added by the staff - hence the handwritten Hornby & Scalextric exclusion notices. We were all instructed to do this when we received the packs. And spare a thought for the poor staff member in the Birmingham store who carefully wrote out "Excludes all Horny items"...!

Regards
Gavin
Assistant Manager, Modelzone Aberdeen

[EE8CSVTMKIII]

Will the store stay open or are closures imminent? MZ Holborn was the 1st railway store I ever visited, and even my globe-trotting brother fell in love with the place after I introduced the place to him. He's going there again in a couple of months but wonders if the replacement at Oxford street is still going to be there when he arrives...