Our son and I are members of both the Hornby & Backmann collectorsn clubs.
Just got the Backmann issue and after sonny jim had looked through it he put it in the ;Dad's to read pile' next to the latest Hornby issue. I must say one stands out head and shoulders above the other :-
More content Better photo's More interesting features Better quality paper even !
Bachmann
OK you get a small loco with the Hornby club but as we have DCC it's fiddly to fit the chip. You do get a nice waggon with Backmann which get used more.